Category Archives: Other Writing

Over time, I’ve written about various topics, this is the place where the writing the doesn’t fit into the other three main subjects will go.

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The Reluctant Leader

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Oleg K.

When the editor of Gary’s school newspaper graduated, Gary became the editor because there was no one else who knew as much as him about running the paper. When no one volunteered to lead a committee at Cindy’s workplace, the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Think. Just Palm.

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Oleg K.

Laurie over at Glimpses of South Pasadena took a fascinating picture of two moody palm trees out of her sunroof which made me think. Don’t I also have a few palm tree pics? As a matter of fact… I do.

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Back from San Diego

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Oleg K.
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The Optimist – A Simple Story

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Oleg K.

There was once a middle-aged man with a large golden bald spot peeking out of his grey hair. He called it his “mind’s egg,” let people rub it for good luck and joked about its sheen. He was an extreme … Continue reading →

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SFPL’s Realia Exhibition and the “Aura” of Objects

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Oleg K.

realia is “Three-dimensional objects from real life, whether man-made (artifacts, tools, utensils, etc.) or naturally occurring (specimens, samples, etc.), usually borrowed, purchased, or received as gifts by a library for use in classroom instruction or in exhibits. Archival and manuscript … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from San Francisco, photostream

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Oleg K.

As I have been arriving home too late, and when arrived, been bogged down with correspondence, I haven’t had a chance to organize my notes to post proper dispatches. I did, however today organize my photos from the last three … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from San Francisco, Day 1

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Oleg K.

The lead-in A few weeks ago I was looking at my schedule, pondering what my life would be like in the future and I realized that for much of the next year I will be hard-pressed to find any real … Continue reading →

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Typography Lacking Focus: A Review of “Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works”

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Oleg K.

The first thing that must be said about “Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works” is that its purpose is simply not clear. If it’s supposed to be a book for beginners to learn about type, it lacks … Continue reading →

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Protected: Giving Things Up (an argument in-progress)

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Oleg K.

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Review of Edward Tufte’s “Envisioning Information”

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Oleg K.

(pic stolen from the Amazon page) I wrote a small review of design-guru Edward Tufte’s book “Envisioning Information” which I have posted on Amazon and here for your perusal. Here it is: As a student of Information Science and an … Continue reading →

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