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#54 Social

2009-12-02T15:00:00.000-08:00

I joined librarything in the first round of IHCPL. I think I would prefer a live book club so I could have the intimacy of seeing people's faces and visting with refreshments.
We have a book club at our library, but it's for adults. We could try a children's or teen book club. I think it would be cool to have a teen(or preteen book club) and have the kids pick the titles at least half the time, unless they seemed like they needed more direction and more suggestions. I would definitely like there to be refreshments there. I liked the ideas for icebreakers listed on the Reading Group Choices site-one listed asked patrons to bring favorite book, numbers are displayed in lieu of person's name by each book-you try to match the person who brought the book. Reading Group Guides suggested The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for a YA book club book.
3. 78 people had Animal Shelter Mystery on Shelfari and it received 4 and 3/4 stars and compared that to Amazon's 4 1/2 stars. On Shelfari 36 members have Ghost Hunt, it got 4 out of 5 stars. On Goodreads An. Shelter Mystery received a rating of 3.72 and Ghost Hunt series ranged from 3.93-4.38.

#53 Finding Books Online

2009-10-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

1. The three closest bookstores according to google are Family Christian Bookstore, Andy's Bookstore, and Libreria Cristiana Amisadai. Family Christian has an online prescence with a sophisticated website as it is part of a chain-great graphics and sections for movies, pre-buy, email sign-up, clearance, kids, apparrel, and music besides books.
2. At Barnes and Noble Animal Shelter Mystery is $4.50 or $4.05 member, $1.99 used. I did not find an ebook for it on Barnes and Noble or Harris County for listening or reading online.
3. The ebook I chose was off of 20+ places for public domain ebooks;they had many sites for ebooks listed -I clicked on many books.net. At first I tried Abbot's Ghost by Louisa May Alcott, but the language was very formal so I then chose Adopting an Abandoned Farm by Kate Sanborn 49pg unabridged. It tells of a poet around 1889 who visits a friend in the country and decides to rent a house across the street for 3years for 40 dollars. It takes place in Gooseville, Conn. and assumed name for Foxboro, Mass. It tells of her experiences with local auctions, horses, dogs, hens, etc. I don't prefer reading online at length compared to print-unless it's news or something, but that gets annoying too with so many changes to websites with videoclips, etc. I only read about 20 pages in 30 minutes. It was hard to focus at times and when I scrolled down it would jump to the next page alot before I'd read the last paragraph on the page. A smaller device I would like even less, although it would be advantageous in a situation where you're waiting somewhere like at an airport,etc. Also, it can't be damaged or lost like a book, at least not in the same way-water damage still issue. Also, I like how they are automatically returned. Books more intimate of course.

#52 What to Read

2009-10-31T10:01:00.000-07:00

1. I searched in Novelist plus for Nora Roberts and it suggested Joann Ross, Anne Stuart, Suzanne Brockman, Christine Feehan, & Jayne Anne Krentz among other authors to try (for similar reads). In What Should I Read Next suggestions were Jude Devereaux, Catherine Anderson, and Cara Lockwood. Webrary.org results were pretty non-existent. I found her on a list w/romance authors but there was no link and she was not on their list of authors w/read-alike links.
2. For a fourth grade girl choice #17 on novelist for animal fiction was The Animal Shelter Mystery by Gertrude Warner. Since the genre wasn't specified I did a search for nonfiction also and first on list was Animals and their young how animals produce and care for their babies by Pamela Hickman. For her 13 yr old brother I searched for all (instead of fiction or nonfiction)-#6 on the list was Ghost Hunt anime series by Shiho Inada and #13 was The Ghost Behind the Wall by Melvin Burgess-those are my picks.
3. For Dean Koontz I went to Library Booklists and Bibliographies and was connected to Atomz.com and if you like. It was not nearly as easy to use as novelist, I had to look for him under horror authors-first other horror authors listed are Jonathan Aycliffe and Clive Barker(not exactly horror?) I didn't see him on webrary. Novelist Plus gave me Greg Bear and Dan Simmons.
4. For the Tamora Pierce series I chose Novelist -the name of the series is Song of the Lionness
. Alanna: the first adventure (1983) 2. In the hand of the goddess (1984) 3. The woman who rides like a man (1986) 4. Lioness rampant (c 1988)
(links from author to title to series)

Holiday, Cooking, and recipes oh my! #51

2009-10-30T12:03:00.000-07:00

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Ingredients
16 (8-inch) flour tortillas, preferably red or orange
8 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 cups grated pepper Jack cheese (12 oz.)
Preparation
Preheat broiler to high and place an oven rack about 5 inches from heat source. Line a baking sheet with foil and mist with nonstick cooking spray. Stack 8 tortillas on a cutting board and use a sharp paring knife to trim away some of top, leaving a 1-inch "stem" so tortillas are shaped like pumpkins. Repeat with remaining 8 tortillas. Use a knife to cut two triangles for eyes and a crescent for a mouth into 8 tortillas.

Warm 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add a tortilla without eyes and mouth, sprinkle with a scant 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with cutout tortilla. Cook until underside is golden, 1 to 2 minutes, slide onto baking sheet, and repeat to make three more quesadillas.

Place baking sheet under broiler and broil until tops are golden. Slide onto a serving platter and loosely tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas and cheese. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information
Calories:524
Fat:25g (sat 11g)
Protein:19g
Carbohydrate:55g
Fiber:3g
Cholesterol:45mg
Sodium:753mg
All You, OCTOBER 2007

Conversion using Recipe Conversion Calculator which connects to FruitfromWashington.com for 2 people instead:

4 Tortillas
1 tbsp and 1 tsp of vegetable oil
2 cups grated monterey jack cheese

I went to myrecipes.com for the recipe and planned to go to Southern Living but right off the home page they had a picture with halloween recipes that I liked.

Texting module/Potluck #57

2009-10-29T15:07:00.000-07:00

I have used text before. A year or two ago when I was on a family plan I just did a few times because it cost extra. Two months ago I bought unlimited text and have been texting often, but could probably get away w/500 a month text plan because I don't think I go over that.
I'm a regular texter now. I use text lingo, but mostly just whatever abbreviations that come to mind.Text 2 lingo seemed not too useful for me, but for those who are confused by text lingo and need practice or translations it was ok.
After reading the New York Times article, I definitely will avoid texting while driving altogether in stead of just doing it occasionally. It seems even more distracting then talking on the phone. It's pretty unbelievable-the statistic they mention that teens are averaging almost 2000 texts a month!

Recession Busters #60 Fun food & frugality

2009-10-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

1.I really enjoyed Clara's video. I liked her little side stories of the price of potatoes in the depression, having to quit high school because no money for socks or clothes and a lady trying to steal from her garden.

Here's a Recession Recipe from the net. Looks like I could have picked an even cheaper one, but this is something I have eaten before and really like so...
Here is a healthy and frugal recipe that my husband, daughter & I LOVE (my son, not so much...). I fix this when green peppers are 4/$1 ~ I usually have the rest of the ingredients on hand.

2 medium sized green peppers

1 lb 90% lean ground beef

1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)

2 medium tomatoes, peeled and cut into small wedges

1/2 cup long grain rice

1/2 cup water

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon dried basil or oregano, crushed

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup shredded lower-fat natural cheddar cheese (2 ounces)

Halve peppers lengthwise and remove stem ends, seeds, and membranes. Immerse peppers into boiling water for 3 minutes. Invert onto paper towels to drain well.

In a large skillet cook meat and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in the tomatoes, uncooked rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, basil or oregano, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 to 18 minutes or till the rice is tender. Stir in half of the cheese. Spoon meat mixture into peppers. Place peppers in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Spoon any remaining meat mixture into baking dish.

Bake, uncovered, in a 375 degree oven about 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes or till the cheese melts. Makes 6 servings.

Enjoy and God bless ~ Thrifty Gal

I really enjoyed Clara's video. I liked her little side stories of the price of potatoes in the depression, having to quit high school because no money for socks or clothes and a lady trying to steal from her garden.
2. Tips on recession I've read about in the media include shopping around for car insurance, and increasing deductibles to lower rates and cutting out unnecessary coverage, and using the library!
3.Tips I've used include the obvious: buying soup, eating in more, turning up thermostat not running heater, avoiding driving and trips, saving and using coins, and adding water to liquid soap (also wearing jeans twice-yuck!)
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#74 Social Petworking

2009-10-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

I looked at some of the sites and decided to create a profile for Rocky on Animalattraction.com. It wasn't too hard or lengthy to sign up, but it wasn't real clear that to activate the account that i had to click on the site in an email received. I had tried to login after signing up, and after repeated attempts clicked on send password just to see. It sent the password i had already been trying to my email account but activated my account when i clicked on site from there. I also entered Rocky in a second pet contest on the site. I don't know that I would make this a regular stop for me but I liked the idea of $1 being donated to petfinder.com for everyone that you refer to the site.
Kim

Losing a Pet

2009-10-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

I went to the Humane Society website and found good information on the grieving process and 5 ways to remember your pet including holding a memorial service, having a special place for the ashes, having a living memorial, making a scrapbook, or writing down your feelings. It also gave tips for dealing with a child's loss of a pet.
The ASPCA site gave alot of info about euthanization of a pet, grieving, and when to replace a pet (wait a month).
The Delta Society gave info on public pet memorials, a resource directory with info on counseling, memorials and cemeteries and an online community section.
All sites were helpful in their own way.

#72 pet health

2009-10-14T15:33:00.000-07:00

Took dogage quiz. My dog, Rocky, who is on the pet parade btw, scored an 11.5 or so in dog years which is 4.5 or so years under a dog of his breed's average estimated age. He is acually 3-3.5 years old I believe. I have had him almost 2 years and he was 1 or 1 1/2 yrs. old when I got him. He was adopted from a friend of a friend who was moving into an apartment.

IHCPL Pets module #71

2009-10-07T12:58:00.000-07:00

1. I took the pet picker quiz and unfortunately, was recommended to get a ferret. The last quiz I took matched me more to my terrier- a parson russell terrier mix.
2. I went to petfinder.com and checked for animals available (dogs) for adoption in my area. Results turned up about 22 dogs in my general metro area which included houston, pasadena, san leon, texas city, alvin, and league city. I didn't really find any dog that I was so bowled over by that I would be willing to absorb the extra cost in addition to the dog i already have. He could use a buddy but the time I spend at work in addition to the vet bill doesn't warrant a second dog for me.

staying well #42

2009-09-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

I went to drugs.com and used the pill identifier to look up my regular 2 prescriptions. For one, the site gave many identifying pictures. The information seemed brief,but accurate and more information was available in other segments on the site on the drugs. I had trouble with medline, then realized I wasn't using medline plus. I got 5-7 good results for endocrinologists in Galveston County (within 10 miles). I created a family medical tree by clicking on My Family Health Portrait. I filled out just the medical information for myself, entered listings for my siblings, parents, grandparents, and my parents siblings. After printing I will fill out the information that I know and will find out more on other family members' medical or past medical conditions. Some of my relatives had multiple medical conditions, as we do now, and I'm not altogether certain what they died from, but am curious to see if I can find better definitive answers from relatives. This is important for genealogy, besides encouraging you to write down names of relatives of course, you can trace incidences of common disease and begin to guess at heriditary or lifestyle nature of diseases present.

Wellness, #41b Going Green part 2

2009-09-03T15:24:00.000-07:00

I looked at the consumer reports website and found many tips on saving car gas mileage, most I had read before, but will make more of an effort to abide by the tips now. These things I consider a harder to change. Tips include: going 55 instead of 65 or 75, not accelerating or braking as hard, warming the engine first, making sure the tires are properly inflated, and avoiding idling. One thing that was actually easy was going to Internet Consumer Recycling Guide and taking myself off the Valpack mailing list. So, I reduced my waste today by avoiding those envelopes that come in the mail full of coupons every week or so.

Wellness 41a Going Green Activity #1 & #2

2009-09-03T15:11:00.000-07:00

I went to the Green Team site to get my estimated carbon footprint. After taking the survey and submitting suggested improvements, the site told me I could whittle my usage down 6% for a savings of $305 a yr. to save 2510 pounds of CO2 per yr (to make my usage 36,672 lbs. a yr). Points were given for recycling, getting a more economical car, using more efficient light bulbs etc.
I've been to a few farmer's markets. The last notable larger one I've been to was Froberg's Farm on the outskirts of Alvin, TX (off Hwy 6). I called ahead for hours and to ask what was in season. Although they had a variety of goodies and a nice building, I was dissappointed that the 2 things they told me were in season and grown on the farm-eggplants and something else, weren't actually in stock when I got there. I would go again though.

wellness module fitness #40

2009-09-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

I looked at the fitness calculators on exrx.net. I don't know that I'd use the site much though, personally. My BMI was dissappointing, even though I've lost 10lbs. in the past 2 weeks. I was 5 whole points above average ( mine- 30.2). Also, my caloric intake to maintain seemed pretty high 2972. I feel like I don't take in near that many calories,but I've just recently started eating only one full meal a day, most other days I just snack. Traditionally, I don't eat much food, but the wrong kinds. Too many carbs, fats, sugars as opposed to more fruits and veggies. I was a little surprised by the results and plan to as always walk the dog more and join a local gym.

wellness module/nutrition #39

2009-09-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

I went to nutritiondata.com and checked out the back to school section which reminded me to eat breakfast, even if it's just some dry cereal or a piece of fruit, also to pack lunch and plan snacks. Some other items I clicked on included the glycemic load portion and the weight loss segment. Under weight loss I clicked "lose without being hungry and learned that baked potatoes give much more "fullness" than potato chips. Also, oatmeals, apples, and grapefruit among a few other food items are much more filling actually than pizza, ice cream and a snickers bar. I also clicked on the meditteranean diet section to remind myself of the imporantance (especially for the heart) of eating fruits, veggies, fish and olive oil. I was surprised to learn that a donut had actually 12% iron, but was almost 1/2 fat (calories from). Total fat is 18% and saturated fat is 16%.
The recipe I found out information for on sparkpeople.com was black bean salsa.
Here's the recipe and nutritional data:
2 cups black beans rinsed
1 package frozen corn thawed
1 tomato
1 red, orange or yellow bell pepper (+1 poblano pepper if you like)
1 small purple onion
1/8-1/4 cup cilantro chopped
2 tbsp lime juice
salt and pepper
Nutritional data:
4 servings
CALORIES 160.8
TOTAL FAT .9 g
SAT. FAT .2 g
polyunsat. fat .4 g
monounsat. fat .1 g
cholesterol 0.0
sodium 588.0mg
potassium 545.7 mg
total carbs 31.8 g
dietary fiber 9.8 g
sugars .9 g
protein 9.2 g
vit. a 39.2%, vit b-12 0%, vit b-6 11.2%, vit d 0%,vit e 1.9%
calcium 4.1%, copper 13.3%, folate 38.1%,iron 15.3%,magnesium 19.7%
manganese 30%, niacin 5.9%, pantothenic acid 4%, phosphorus 16.1%, riboflavin 6%
selenium 2.2%, thiamin 18.7%, zinc 8.3%

ihcpl/crafts/decoupage08/21/2009

2009-08-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted. I actually completed this module a few weeks ago, but my blog had been temporarily disabled because of inactivity. It's reinstated now of course, but my post won't be as fresh although I did make some notes. Anyway-from the websites flickr, etsy, mycraft.com,hgtv, etc. I liked the earrings, the trompe l'oeil chest, a screen, the frames, and the mirrors. I really like the mosaic items too. On HGTV there was a decoupage mosaic toy box that was impressive- on etsy, I liked the rabbit figurines and the silly bunny light-and I also like the poster chairs as well as the module creator which were made from fine art prints.
I have not made a decoupage project yet, but would like to make one soon. A few weeks ago one of our librarians held a young adult craft where the teens made decoupage keepsake boxes out of nice cigar boxes. I took one home. I have puzzle glue at home which is similar to modge podge I believe. I would like to do a mosaic effect-I have a mosaic stepping stone kit at home to complete also.
Thanks for posting this module-I enjoyed it. (:
Kim Tiller
Sr. Children's Asst.
North Channel Branch

ihcpl/week 10/summary learning 2.0

2007-11-29T13:24:00.000-08:00

ihcpl was alot more fun than I expected! Thanks for the motivation, sincerely. if you would have told me i would do things that weren't required, i wouldn't have believed you. all of the exercises we did, although somewhat fun in nature, are very relevant to the library world. it is so important for us to keep abreast of what is new technology wise and with trends so we can effectively compete with today's world and fulfill needs of our patrons and be able to communicate with them and provide assistance to them about subjects that are important and modern. There are also so many ways to keep us on the map by participating in these applications which can help us advertise the library and its programs in addition to just getting better name recognition. specifically, having videoclips of sample programs at the library, such as babytimes, etc. and using podcasts for training (as we have already started to do)are wonderful ways of implementing 2.0. But we could also consider having a presence with a site like youtube even if its a more humorous application than serious. it would be a way to appeal to younger audiences in a way that they are relating to now. Thanks again!

ihcpl/week 9/overdrive

2007-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

Checked out music by Norine Braun (Norine braun & the Mood Swings) on hcpl's site, as well as the Dollmaker by Amanda Stevens (fiction book). I am interested in listening to all of the book, I haven't found too much new fiction I'm interested in lately, and this has New Orleans as a setting, right up my alley. On LibriVox there were podcasts too but I didn't see book cover icons, which are nice and inviting. i did see them on Wowio.

ihcpl/week9/podcast subscribe

2007-11-27T17:53:00.000-08:00

Subscribed to a texas parks related podcast to bloglines account. I thought I subscribed to one other on camping but I don't believe it went to the right place. the easy subscribe button to add to favorites is easy! podcasts are a great tool to keep abreast of library technology, trends and special interests (teens, etc.) and a great way to pursue other hobbies, interests that provide fun, education, and help us be more modern and interesting, able to help patrons with a wider range of knowledge.

ihcpl/week 9/podcasts

2007-11-27T16:58:00.000-08:00

First had trouble getting podcast.net, went to podcast alley and when I went to get the broadcast it appeared i had to download lots and finally quit after trying a few times. back at podcast.net I went to Hennepin County teens podcast for advertising movies at the library (as opposed to blockbuster, etc.),then to Montana Fish, wildlife & Parks video library and learned about lynx in the area and how info gathered is important to share with road systems and fishing support, last went to Sunnyvale Public Library's podcast ad for Mothergoose storytime. This one, like the teen one, did not produce a videoclip on my computer, just audio. heard them sing If You're Happy and You Know It with a librarian leading and baby crying in the background, not too stimulating but great advertisement idea for programs of course, along with the movie ad for libraries.

ihcpl/week #9

2007-11-27T14:04:00.000-08:00

I watched videos on youtube entitled the first date, no cookies in the library(classic sesame street), part of the librarian occupational ad from 1946, and one of my son's favorites, the barney version of souljah boy. They are fun to watch, especially given that the new sesame street supposedly doesn't include cookie monster because he was obese and wanted to eat cookies all the time (and oscar was too grouchy?)??? I like the vast array of videos you can view quickly and easily from subjects from travel to endangered animals to entertainment/cartoons, etc. I don't like how I looked under comedy and after viewing the first date i looked to the side and saw links to lots of crude looking videos on sex. I will definitely have to keep monitoring my son's usage closely. It would be great to look up subjects in the library catalog and have the option to have related videoclips (maybe the more educational ones such as on travel and endangered animals, etc.)available in the search. Was able to post cookie monster video to del.icio.us

aminmoto video/ihcpl

2007-11-26T14:07:00.001-08:00

zoho discussion/ihcpl/week 8/#19 bullet 3

2007-11-26T12:02:00.000-08:00

zoho is cool. I like the way you don't have to worry about email attachments, etc. or as a backup tool this is great. easy sharing, easy to use...it would be nice if there were more fonts to choose from? email, blog, html option wonderful! spreadsheet option good too.

zohotest

2007-11-26T11:59:00.001-08:00

BlogBlogblogblog~~blog~~

Does this document have to be serious? I hope NOT!
i like the emoticons...
They like me!

Technorati Tags 8,week,ihcpl

ihcpl/week 8/ 19online productivity/zoho

2007-11-21T15:48:00.000-08:00

signed up for zoho but it won't come up on my screen to where i can start a new document. the computer is slow or file is large? later...i'll try again

ihcpl/week 8/social networking

2007-11-21T15:40:00.000-08:00

concerned with revealing too much on social networking sites-not a big fan. checked out the job postings on myspace-not bad. didn't get far with facebook since i didn't want to join. i liked ning's tag cloud and read under health some blogs on diet support. also like yahoo 360, although they are in a transition stage, i signed up (liked appearance). xanga also nice layout-read thanksgiving memories and circumstantial evidence entries, also picked up a widget idea there(teeny fish tank off widget box.com and added to this blogger site to left. loved the hgtv site. (:

ihcpl/week 7/tech blog

2007-11-21T09:43:00.000-08:00

I don't count my self as real tech savvy even though i have a cell phone, surf the internet regularly, etc. My phone is pretty basic,never had a camera phone, am just starting to use my digital camera finally. I try to keep things simple, so will definitely only use items to make life simpler, don't like reading manuals anymore. Would like to try to use some i've learned here for organizations outside in addition to inside work life. i posted a comment under participant #323's blog (pugmom) responding to their comments on technology.

ihcpl/week 7/wikis

2007-11-21T09:28:00.000-08:00

wikis are cool. nice not to have to know html, i see you have to do things like place 2 asteriks before something to make it bold, etc. though. I have used the HCPL srp wiki before by mf in material selection. a great resource, especially for new employess. like the tracking tools and that earlier pages can be viewed. I added my blog to favorite blogs in HCPL wiki and added a comment under favorite restaurants about a pho tail recommendation. i checked out Library Success: a Best Practices Wiki, Services for Teens(which included book recommendations/synopsis), and Library Services in rural, native and tribal libraries (reported how storytime on demand-for anyone who walks in and requests it-and strong audio holdings (oral history culture here) help literacy in those communities. I also checked out the ALA event wiki for the June 21-27,2007 meeting in Washington D.C. Flip Flop Librarians Weblog was another blog I have linked to my bloglines now.

ihcpl/libraries and learning 2.0

2007-11-20T17:45:00.000-08:00

VBPL 2.0 Thoughts on Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 (found by searching blog posts on technorati)
discusses a drop over the years in circulation at the writer's library and reasons behind (new technology). Also the idea that 2.0 is not so new-the internet's always been about sharing-this just kicks it up notch possibly.
While searching libraries 2.0 i found Libraries as space 2.0 ... and early indicators of social IT trends in which the writer discusses how libraries have evolved like the internet and social networking sites to be more social gathering spots.
All of these ideas are positive ones for the library world i believe

more week 6

2007-11-20T17:16:00.000-08:00

also saw an interesting post on boingboing about reissued Sesame Street dvd's from the early years that are coming with a warning that they are for adults because of some of the grittier scenes from those years compared to the more glossy ones from today. Puppets smoking pipes,milking a cow with bare hands, a girl going over to Gordon's house to dinner (with his family) but he could have taken her anywhere!

ihcpl/technorati/week 6

2007-11-20T17:10:00.000-08:00

in my technorati search i found
under blog posts:2 ?
tags:670
blog directory: 835
so yes the search used matters alot if I did it right!
Never thought about people being fulltime bloggers
i.e. blogg tips to make you more money blogging/problogger
under popular

ihcpl/del.icio.us/week 6

2007-11-20T16:57:00.000-08:00

I had previously signed up for a del.icio.us account in week 2 (:
I see the potential for research ease and wider sharing with this.
Don't know if I'll use alot or not yet.

libraryelf

2007-11-20T15:09:00.001-08:00

i signed up for libraryelf for my local library's account, since i already receive email notices from where I work. my son is signed up also-this is great since i wasn't on an email reminder service with the local library. Nice calendar on reminder and nice to have the option to have all your library reminders sent to one place.

ihcpl/librarything/#5

2007-11-20T14:21:00.000-08:00

Signed up for librarything. looks like a good resource to determine if the books i'm interested in are really things i want to bother with reading. unsuggestions pretty funny.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/newsjunkie14

ihcpl/avatars/week 5

2007-11-20T13:00:00.000-08:00

I've obviously been playing around with avatars, this one's from meez.com
very fun to work with, so was the one from yahoo, however i couldn't figure out
how to post that one to my blog (or one from avatars.com i believe-it was more of a logo avatar)
The meez.com one was very easy to post to a blog-i made it big at first then to the sidebar,
finally figured out how to make it smaller, then put that to the sidebar, may delete the others later (: 11/20/2007

scoutmom

2007-11-20T12:51:00.001-08:00

scoutmom

2007-11-20T12:40:00.001-08:00

ihcpl/week 4

2007-11-19T14:17:00.000-08:00

I've placed 14 feeds so far on my bloglines account
My address is: http:www.bloglines.com/blog/newsjunkie14
I read articles at nutrition journal and looked at librarian's internet index
which was alot different than I thought it would be like.
I love the news. This was a good exercise. I didn't think about the benefits of receiving news without the ads,etc. like you view on a website until I saw the last videoclip on RSS feeds.

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2007-11-19T10:25:00.001-08:00

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ihcpl/pixer edited pic/see original pic with boy

1318888-R1-010-3A

2007-11-19T08:25:00.001-08:00

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ihcpl

exploring

2007-11-16T15:38:00.000-08:00

I turned a picture of geese on our branch file into bead art
with bighugelabs by flickr-interesting

homework (:

2007-11-16T15:23:00.000-08:00

Today I also looked into making a library trading card with flickr toys
Also checked out photo editing tools-pixer

Flickr

2007-11-16T15:10:00.000-08:00

I signed up for a flickr and del.icio.us accout today.
I posted pictures from our Disneyworld trip in Summer 2004.

Internet Safety Issues

2007-11-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

I am concerned about internet safety and identity theft. I've known many friends and family who have had their information stolen. I try to avoid using credit cards online, but it's becoming harder to avoid. I don't like my name, address, or phone number to be on the internet.

Parks & Stuff

2007-11-13T13:03:00.000-08:00

I'm interested in camping tips, especially beautiful and economical state parks, etc. and other travel recommendations that involve camping and/or adventure on a budget. Sites with historical significance are also great. I do have a son involved in boy scouts. He's going to Northern Tier/Boundary Waters area on the Northeast corner of Minnesota/ Canada this summer for 10 days.

For week 1, 2 : I'm a visual learner but didn't see any discussion about learning styles in the powerpoint, video that I saw?