Welcome to a Sunny California Day in the Mind of Joel J. Rane.
I might not be available at the moment; however, my precious computer will always take your requests. If you find yourself stunned by the power of the Internet, perhaps you should visit the hippies responsible for it all, the illustrious PARC think-tank, formerly operated by Xerox.
These four ladies of the Day Family, my great-great-aunts Gladys, Grace, Neva and Oza, are enjoying a smoke while they vamp about in men’s clothes. There is no life sweeter than a Southwestern life.
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Yes, I am a writer. It’s so much fun I gave it a separate page, and you can read or download some of my work there…or you can search for my more successful colleagues’ work. But why write? What is my damn generation looking for in life, anyway? Just the chance to get the hell out of here? Maybe so, maybe so. In any case, we’ve got to think globally if we’re going to survive on this lovely little rock of ours. Enjoy some of my wanderings and stories thereof on my
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The links to various documents on these web pages are just below. If you’re merely interested in li’l old me, keep on reading. You can check out this Hollywood child’s <a href=”life.html”>life in pictures</a>, my celebrity friends at the <a href=”http://www.myspace.com/cattylibrarian”>Catty Librarian</a> page on <a href=”http://www.myspace.com/”>MySpace</a>, or my elaborate <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/joeljrane”>Facebook fan page</a>. You are invited to peruse the <a href=”http://www.californialibre.com/”>California Libre</a> blog, my futile screeds against war, death and ignorance. Perhaps you’re strangely fascinated by my up-and-down career as a <a href=”library.html”>librarian</a>, or some of my <a href=”index.html#habits”>bizarre habits</a>. Nature lovers, would you like to know what <a href=”index.html#creature”>my favorite creatures</a> are? Perhaps you’re curious where my friends and I are <a href=”index.html#banter”>hanging out</a> (when we’re not working so damn hard), or maybe you need to relax with my <a href=”inspire.html”>inspirational thoughts</a> for today. Read on, friends…
Maybe you’ve heard about the poetry, fiction, and other goodies available via <a href=”writer.html”>Joel Rane the Author, Step on Up</a>.
I love to make short movies…you can find a strange variety on my <a href=”videos.html”>video</a> page or on my <a href=”musicvideos.html”>music video</a> page, which includes some fab <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/jsmog”>YouTube</a> playlists.
Photographs and stories about distant places are free to all on my <a href=”travel.html”>travel</a> page.
Perhaps you’re looking for my official <a href=”documents/resume.html”>resume</a>? Or click the button on the right to see my <a href=”http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsmog”>LinkedIn profile</a>.<a href=”http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsmog”><img src=”http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif” width=”160″ height=”33″ border=”0″ align=”right” alt=”View Joel Rane’s profile on LinkedIn” /></a>
You may have heard about my pro-California screeds at the <a href=”http://www.californialibre.com/”>California Libre</a> blog.
If you’re looking for information on librarianship or libraries, try my <a href=”library.html”>Big Job as a Librarian</a>.
Typically, you’re already mad and want to send a flaming hot e-mail to <b>joel at joelrane dot com</b>.
<h3 id=”writer”><a name=”writer”>Wandering the Globe Scribbling…What?</a></h3>Yes, I am also a <a href=”writer.html”>writer</a>. It’s so much fun I gave it a separate page, and you can read or download some of my work there…or you can search for my more successful colleagues’ work. But why write? What is my damn generation looking for in life, anyway? Just the chance to get the hell out of here? Maybe so, maybe so. In any case, we’ve got to think globally if we’re going to survive on this lovely little rock of ours. Enjoy some of my wanderings and stories thereof on my <a href=”travel.html”>travel page</a> as well.
Updated Sunday, 16 July 2023, by joel at joelrane.com.