Sunday, January 8, 2023

Picture of the Day - January 4th, 2023

 Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan 


Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan 4/2023 207/P365Year15 5320/P365all-time – (January 4, 2023)


Neither students nor

squirrels look their best on the 

first day of classes.

#SquirrelHaiku #HaikuChallenge23


  • Why this one? Loved how this squirrels looked on the first day of classes.  While in the Fall Term, we have more spring in our step and enthusiasm for the year, the first day of Winter can be tough.  And if it is raining, even harder.  Here is a squirrel in front of Hatcher Library that captures that exact thought!

  • Picture Description: Fox squirrels on a damp day at the beginning of Winter Term 2023.  Taken at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday January 4th, 2023.  Wednesdays are going to be a normal in-person day for me - but it is also the day when I will be making house calls to my squirrel friends.  There were a good number of squirrels who had bald patches on campus - a sign of mange.  If there was a red mark on the skin - that meant they were scratching.  I think I will make Wednesday my main medicine distribution day - so I do not give any of the squirrels too much Ivermectin.  I did not see some of my friends who had the worst cases, but I will check on Friday.  Hopefully we will get these squirrels on their way to healthy living soon.  Many squirrels will share a nest and that is how mange will spread.  Wishing you joy, health and peace wherever you are.

  • Project 365 Tracking: 4/2023 207/P365Year15 5320/P365all-time – (January 4, 2023)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/umsquirrels01042023


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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Picture of the Day - January 3rd, 2023

Picture Title: Backyard Red & Fox Squirrels (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

Backyard Red & Fox Squirrels (Ypsilanti, Michigan) - 3/2023 206/P365Year15 5319/P365all-time – (January 3, 2023)


How is a squirrel

supposed to keep her hair straight

when it rains like this?

#SquirrelHaiku #HaikuChallenge23


  • Why this one? - Wanted to mix up some of my pictures of the day, so I chose the best one I took of a squirrel.  Not perfection, but a nice mix to be sure.

  • Picture Description: Red squirrels and fox squirrels at our house in Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Here are some pictures of my squirrel neighbors coping with the cold & wet weather at the beginning of January, 2023.

  • Project 365 Tracking: 3/2023 206/P365Year15 5319/P365all-time – (January 3, 2023)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/ypsisquirreljanuary3rd2023



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Monday, January 2, 2023

Picture of the Day - January 2nd, 2023

Picture Title: Runyon & Iggy - January 1st & 2nd, 2023 (Ypsilanti, Michigan) 

Runyon & Iggy - January 1st & 2nd, 2023 (Ypsilanti, Michigan) 2/2023 205/P365Year15 5318/P365all-time – (January 2, 2023)


Looking backwards is

no way to start the new year.

Look forward Runyon.

#SquirrelHaiku #HaikuChallenge23


  • Why this one? - My favorite picture of Runyon this morning on the golf course.  He loves digging around that burn pile to try to seek out some of the animals that nest there.  

  • Picture Description: Pictures of Runyon, our Catahoula Mix and his neighborhood friend Iggy the Golden Retriever.  He loves playing with him on the golf course next to our house. Pictures taken on January 1st & 2nd, 2023 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.  

  • Project 365 Tracking: 2/2023 205/P365Year15 5318/P365all-time – (January 2, 2023)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day:  

  • https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/runyonsfriendsjanuary2nd2023


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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Picture of the Day - January 1st, 2023

Picture Title: Cosmo the Cat on New Years Day 2023

Cosmo the Cat - New Years Day 2023 and Late December, 2022 1/2023 204/P365Year15 5317/P365all-time – (January 1, 2023)


Hope this New Year's Day

is not Cosmo's last.  Turning

seventeen in May.

#SquirrelHaiku #HaikuChallenge23


  • Why this one? - First day of 2023!  The picture of the day that I take on January first often is the one showcased on the album (well, over the last few years at least).  I want to showcase Cosmo for the album for this calendar year's Project 365.  What better way than to make him the picture of the day!  I hope he is with us next year for New Year's Day.  He will be 17 in May - paws crossed!

  • Picture Description: Here are pictures of Cosmo the cat taken during the holidays ending with New Year's Day, 2023.  They were at home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is a good looking 16 year old cat, but last year, the vet found all sorts of old cat problems.  He has cataracts, is on thyroid medicine and eating wet food - and that makes him very happy.  

  • Project 365 Tracking: 1/2023 204/P365Year15 5317/P365all-time – (January 1, 2023)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/cosmojanuary2023


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Picture of the Day - December 31, 2022

Picture Title: New Year's Eve Walk at Rolling Hills County Park With Runyon (Ypsilanti, Michigan) - December 31st, 2022

New Year's Eve Walk at Rolling Hills County Park With Runyon (Ypsilanti, Michigan) - December 31st, 2022


  • Why this one? - On this dreary New Year's Eve, I wanted to do something different with my pup.  We were heading in the direction of Rolling Hills to pick up some corn from a local farmer (for the squirrels).  So we decided to visit this park.  I have not gone that much - too cheap to buy an annual pass.  But we popped in for the daily admission and walked around for an hour.  Lovely park and it will be a place where we will return when my leg is feeling better and I can go for a longer walk.  Love a picture of Runyon against the browns of mid-winter.  

  • Picture Description: Runyon and I have not ever spent a day on the trails at Rolling Hills County Park.  We had been there for Doggy Dip, but this was just to meander.  Might have to get a pass for this park next year!  Taken at Rolling Hills County Park on Saturday December 31st, 2022.   

  • Project 365 Tracking: 364/2022 202/P365Year15 5315/P365all-time – (December 30, 2022)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/rollinghills12312022



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Librarians on Old Time Radio: Damaged Library Book from Suspense (1945)

Lots of Damaged Books HereKresge Library (Michigan) Collection Surplus - July 17, 2014 I have started up a number of series of blog posts on the Golden Age of Radio - or old time radio.  I have focused on Christmas, Thanksgiving, diet, baseball, African-Americans, world travel and lighthouses.  Today I am starting a new series that I have been planning for some time.  As a librarian (13+ years at the University of Michigan), I have long wanted to match my love of old time radio with my profession.  So today, I start up my new series - Librarians on Old Time Radio.  I am going to feature programs that have librarians and related information professionals in key roles in the story.  These might be fairly straight forward - or only tangentially related to librarianship.  Maybe there is a minor part of a librarian in the story.  Anyway, I should have a good number of episodes to feature over the upcoming months.  I hope to feature one entry a week.  Hope you enjoy them. Among the very best shows that were broadcast during the Golden Age of Radio, the CBS Network's Suspense really stands out as one of the best of the best.  Radio's "outstanding theater of thrills" had a 20 year run on CBS - starting in 1942.  In fact, the last Suspense episode in 1962 marks the end of the Golden Age of Radio.  As you might imagine for a program that ran for 20 years, you have a great combination of excellent stories and fantastic production values.  If CBS was the best network on the radio, this was their star attraction.  Week in, and week out, they had one amazing program after another.  One of the reasons why I love listening to the early episodes is because I enjoy the sponsor, Roma Wines.  Their commercials are the best - Salute!   So maybe I should have held this one back - but why not start with a bang!  On September 20th, 1945, Suspense featured the great actress Myrna Loy as Prudence Roberts, in their production of "Library Book." We open with Prudence Roberts at the circulation desk at a librarian answering a phone call to see if they carry or carried the Racing Form. We are then have a patron return a book the counter. Gone With The Wind was returned 2 days late (that would be 4 cents) when the patron mentioned that pages 931 and 932 were pulled from the book. So Prudence followed the rules and wanted to charge the patron who returned the book for the vandalized copy of this work. The last thing she wanted to do was to buy another best-seller. When a colleague interceded and suggested that if the patron vandalized the book, would she have brought it up? While many might have tossed the now damaged book aside, she discovered that words were marked up on page 933. While Gone With The Wind is a romance, this is becoming a mystery. (Though to the young boy who thought it was about airplanes, it was very disappointing). Prudence discovers that the missing page and the one afterwards are leading to a kidnapping plot. Joining Myrna Loy in the cast were Cathy Lewis, Wally Maher, Conrad Binyon, & Joseph Kearns as the announcer. The story is based on the 1939 short story by Cornell Woolrich called "The Book That Squealed." It was adapted by William Spier, who also directed the episode. I hope you enjoy this episode, albeit filled with the stereotypical depictions of librarians, but the accurate telling of our love of rules! Library Book (Suspense, September 20th, 1945) If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Here are some links to programs relating to Old Time Radio and Suspense: * Suspense radio program episodes via the Internet Archive * Escape and Suspense (from a great tribute site) * Suspense on Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs * Suspense episodes from the RadioGOLDINdex * Episode information from Escape and Suspense * Suspense entry in the Wikipedia * Plot summaries for Suspense (from Plot Spot) * Suspense scripts from Generic Radio Workshop Librarians on Old Time Radio  * Damaged Library Book from Suspense (1945) * Corey's Librarian Entries Old Time Radio Links and Older Blog Posts * All my OTR blog posts * Corey's African Americans on Old Time Radio Entries * Corey's American History Entries * Corey's Baseball Entries * Corey's Christmas Entries * Corey's Food Entries * Corey's Librarian Entries * Corey's Lighthouse Entries * Corey's Your World Adventure Awaits Entries - I want to get this going again in 2019 * Greg Bell's Old time radio channel (#148) * Old Time Radio Drama (Wisconsin Public Radio) * Old Time Radio Researchers Group Library * Digital Deli Online * Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Site
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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Picture of the Day - December 30, 2022

 Picture of the Day - December 30, 2022

  • Picture Title: Backyard Red & Fox Squirrels (Ypsilanti, Michigan)


Backyard Red & Fox Squirrels (Ypsilanti, Michigan) - 364/2022 202/P365Year15 5315/P365all-time – (December 30, 2022)


  • Why this one? - I try to always take extra pictures every day because I never know what will excite me when I review them.  I am racing to the end of 2022 and I found this taken on the 30th.  A cute squirrel navigating on a shepherd's pole in the desire to get something to eat.  I likely have a good picture elsewhere - but this just struck me as something nice.

  • Picture Description: Red squirrels and fox squirrels at our house in Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Here are some pictures of my squirrel neighbors coping with the cold & wet weather at the end of December, 2022. 

  • Project 365 Tracking: 364/2022 202/P365Year15 5315/P365all-time – (December 30, 2022)

  • Other Pictures of Note That Day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/tags/ypsisquirreldecember30th2022


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