Week 6, Thing 13 - del.icio.us

Another fun experience! As I was "exploring" I came across http://del.icio.us/popular/cooking which I thought was fabulous! What made it even more interesting was it had an RSS feed so I added it to my Blogline newsreader account.

Week 5, Thing 12 - Rollyo

This activity was absolutely wonderful because it forced me to take time to do something I've really wanted to do for a very, very, long time....research sites for some new healthy recipe ideas! Maybe you'll find something delicious on one of the following sites:

http://busycooks.about.com/
SparkPeople.com
www.EatingWell.com
Healthy.Delicious.Recipes
http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/cb/rec.html
www.FoodNetwork.com

Week 5, Thing 11 - LibraryThing

Fun and easy! Best of all, I liked clicking on Suggestions to get the link LibrarySuggester.Book which determines books you may enjoy based on your personal catalog. This is something I will continue to use and I will definitely be "checking out" some of the suggested books!

Week 5 - Thing 10: My Avatar

This was a fun activity. It was interesting to be exposed to so many different things a person can create! But, I don't know if I'll really spend time doing anything like this again in the future.

Week 4, Thing 9 - Explore Merlin & Library related-blogs/news feeds

Fortunately, since the MERLIN site has an RSS feed it was very convenient to add to my blogline account. I also added a few more library feeds. I actually spent a few minutes exploring Avatars and created one which eventually may be added to a future blog! Was kinda fun as a one time kind of thing to do, but can't see myself spending too much time with it in the future.

Week 4, Thing 8 - RSS feeds

What a pleasant surprise! It was actually pretty easy to set up my own Bloglines newsreader account. I liked the discovery resource: RSS in Plain English. Although, I had to watch it a couple of times because it moved a bit too quick for me as I was taking notes! Fortunately, I've been able to subscribe to several feeds. This has been a very enjoyable learning experience and something that I'm going to continue to use! Thanks to those who have shared their public account...may give that a whirl in the future.

Libraries can use this in many ways. Librarians have an additional way to provide excellent service to patrons because they quickly have access to many online updated news resources. Plus, within BCPL, maybe we could use the "Really Simple Syndication" concept by categorizing different topics which apply to the organization and are frequently updated... current book releases and reviews, news about authors, rennovation/new building updates, BCPL in the News, BCPL events, meetings, staff development workshops, staff association events etc. It could be a great way to communicate up to the minute BCPL news!

I was tagged on July 6th!

2 kids 2 dogs 2 tired (love the name!) tagged me and explained that I should visit the blog to see what it's all about. Sooo, I visited the blog and found out that this is how it works:

1. Each player is to list 8 facts/habits about themselves.

2. The rules of the game should be posted at the beginning before facts/habits are listed.

3. At the end of the post, the player tags 8 people and posts their names.

4. Then the players goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read the tagger's blog to find out how it works.

Here are 8 facts/habits about me...

1. I try to live life with an "attitude of gratitude." Been through some challenging times and have learned the more I "appreciate," the happier I am!

2. I'm a morning person and love to pop out of bed at the crack of dawn (or earlier) and get the day started! But, by midnight I can barely keep my eyes open and can be quite grumpy.

3. My heart still melts whenever I see my daugher smile...and she's almost 21!

4. When possible, I really enjoy delicious dinners for breakfast. My favorite - Thanksgiving leftovers including all the trimmings and dessert - pumpkin pie and whip cream, of course! While most are hitting the stores on Black Friday, I'm reheating and eating!!

5. One of my favorite pastimes is taking a long, long walk on a beautiful day while listening to my old-fashioned headphones blast random songs.

6. Speaking of songs, I love music so much that I've volunteered and worked at a radio station. (WTMD - 89.7FM - check it out!) But now, in addition to listening, I really want to do some dancing and learn how to SALSA!

7. I treasure time spent socially with family, friends, and co-workers. But, I absolutely need "space" - very quiet solitude - to think, plan, and organize ideas and goals.

8. I love hearts and flowers, rainbows and butterflies, peace signs and smiley faces and still believe..."All you need is LOVE." Oh, and I still listen to The Beatles.

Here's who I am tagging: let them eat chocolate, 23 Swain things, Granny's Girls, funandgames, Why not?, Wine Knot, YellowPoplar, View from the Picadilly Tree.