Library Monk – Page 12 – Sometimes a blog with thoughts and opinions by Dan Greene

From Dan on Twitter this Week

March 22, 2009 by Dan

lesson of the day… doctypes are important #
another lesson yesterday… do not hit delete when you meant to hit transfer… mea culpa, mea maxima culpa #
NCAA men’s tournament – Tennessee is one and done #

From Dan on Twitter this Week

March 15, 2009 by Dan

daughter has ringworm, cream to treat it $75 and that’s with insurance…. geez #
interesting idea https://www.legacylocker.com/ #
@JOOREE yeah the healthcare system is broken when even with insurance coverage things cost that much maybe the obama admin can help..

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From Dan on Twitter this Week

March 8, 2009 by Dan

snow flurries, luckily that’s all we’re supposed to get #
working on a website #
long meetings in cold rooms today #
@mattgrayson nope my meetings weren’t productive and in a few respects might have been counter productive in reply to mattgrayson #
very tired… glad today is friday #
RT from multiple sources http://tinyurl.com/ce7elu

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From Dan on Twitter this Week

March 1, 2009 by Dan

monday is here #
back at work and wading through email #
today has been a bad news kinda day, but it’s picked up here at the end :-) #
prepare to die – bacon explosion http://tinyurl.com/a5pvvq #

From Dan on Twitter this Week

February 22, 2009 by Dan

watching at least part of the daytona 500 today I still have tickets to next months bristol race if anybody is interested… cheap cheap :-) #
rain shortened daytona 500.. boo #
mysteriously blank iphone solution http://tinyurl.com/bju556 #
wondering what can go right today, I’m ready for change #

From Dan on Twitter this Week

February 15, 2009 by Dan

it’s monday again #
ph.d = fail at least right now in communication& information anyway, looking at other programs #
oregon trail on the iphone, not really the 80’s version I remember playing tho #
link for last tweet http://tinyurl.com/cftc88 #
I have tickets for the Cup and Nationwide spring races at Bristol for sale dgreene@greeneweb.com

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So it’s 2009…

March 11, 2026January 23, 2009 by Dan

Added March 11, 2026: 17 years later, I’ve worked for UT full time for almost 20 years now.

I’m a non-tenured Clinical Assistant Professor at UT’s School of Information Sciences, where I got my master’s degree. From 2006 to 2024, I was staff at UT in one position on another.…

The paperwork for my job upgrade was been sent to HR, but it will be October before I see any salary increase. But the increase in pay will be retroactive until July 1, so it could be a nice payday. It doesn’t appear as though I’ve made it to the final interview stages of either of the jobs I applied for, although I could still be surprised.…

Jobs update

March 4, 2026June 30, 2008 by Dan

Well I didn’t get a librarian job. They hired someone for the User Education Technologies job but the Digital Media Technologies job was called a failed search and they’ll re-advertise it in the future. Better luck next time I guess.

On the brighter side my current position here at the library is being reviewed for an upgrade, and I’m in the pools for 2 other jobs elsewhere at UT and I’ve made it into the second round for both I think.…

Update on Cable, Interviews etc.

March 4, 2026June 10, 2008 by Dan

If you’ve looked at the recent posts here, you’d see that I’ve had issues with Comcast. I’m happy to report all is well. Setting up the Tivo again was a bit complicated, since this is the first time I’ve had a digital cable box.…