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summer

2009-08-26T00:54:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone in Blog Land. This is the first time I have been in my blog for months. Guess I have been enjoying the summer weather here in Ohio. But it is already the end of August, so it will be time again for all of the holiday's and cold weather. Yuck! But meanwhile, I am enjoying each moment of warm weather. One thing that has been fun this year is watching the tiny little Hummingbirds that appear at my backyard feeder. What amazing little fairy like creatures that wiz by your head and then disappear in the air as fast as they came. Soon they will be migrating to Mexico but they always come back to the same place each year. So I will be waiting next spring for my favorite little birdies to come back and watch again.

Luau 09 at Church

2009-02-11T23:24:00.001-05:00

Cay and Karen - Women of Unity Persons of the Year 2008

2008-12-23T22:49:00.004-05:00

2008-03-02T09:56:00.002-05:00

I have discovered a new book from Oprah's Book Club "A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life's Purpose". So far, I have read to Chapter 3 and and am totally amazed with Eckhart Tolle's writing of this book. I have joined the Oprah Webcast classroom and am so excited to start tomorrow night, March 3rd at 9 pm. What a exciting thing to be happening around the world! The book is very similar to the book "A Course in Miracles" which I have been studying for over 5 years. I even have a class for ACIM at my house on Thursday nights. And we are talking about having a book review on "A New Earth" on Thursday nights also. Alls I can say is, the ACIM has changed my life so much for the better. And now this new book by Eckhart Tolle has simpified the Course to help understand more about the ego and how it works. Its amazing how I have learned from both books that its our minds that cause the problems in our lives and the world. We have a choice to choose to be in fear or love. Our ego's are the fear thoughts. We all have grown up with beliefs that we thought were right. And when things do not go our way according to our thoughts, we believe that it is a problem. ACIM and A New Earth changes our thoughts to see who we really are. Not what we perceived about ourselves and others. It is opening my eyes to see that I am a spiritual being. That my body, my car, my house is not who I really am. But the spirit is and always has been and always will be who I Am. And it also has opened my eyes to see who other people are. To see the good in them as that loving spirit that they are. So all I can say is, I am very grateful for these books and people that have put there time into helping others see the Truth!

Going on to #24

2007-09-21T21:46:00.000-04:00

http://http//www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar could be something I can use in the future for converting written information that I have found in a web site and now be able to print this information. Before I was not able to convert them into a format that I could print. Converting them into PDF files will help me be able to print them for each person at a class that I facilitate at my house. So Zamzar is a great learning tool for me! Also, this is a great tool for helping patrons at the library on converting there files.

Lake Erie Sunset

2007-09-02T23:49:00.000-04:00

I took this picture this summer with my digital camera.

Thing # 23

2007-08-29T18:50:00.000-04:00

Oh my gosh! I did it? I really finished the 23 things! Its been so much fun learning new things on the computer. The best part is the sharing with each other. Our interest, our humor and even pictures of our families. It helped me get to know people in a more personal way. Also, it was fun helping each other learn and I appreciate all the help others did for me. Another important thing is, it gave me confidence with working on computers. Which will help me to help patrons at the library. This whole blog thing was a challenge for me and I loved it!

What was my favorite thing? I loved finding new things to put on my blog thru Flickr and the image generators. I plan on adding more things to my blog in the future. And maybe just maybe, I will continue beyond the 23 things.

Thing #22

2007-08-29T18:39:00.000-04:00

I checked out Net Library and created my account under PLYMC link. There are lots of titles that I could read on the computer but I don't think I could sit in front of a computer screen reading a book. The Audio books I might use with my MP3 player. At least I learned more about using Net Library, which in turn will help patrons at the library.

Thing #21 Podcast

2007-08-27T22:41:00.000-04:00

I enjoyed searching for different subjects in Podcastalley and Yahoo podcast and found one that I will use all of the time. Its on A Course in Miracles in Sedona Az. They have weekly podcast on different subjects with the course. Also in my searching for library things, I found one on book reviews. which could be used for librarian reference. I put a few RSS feeds for podcast into my blogline account. There is lots of information out there and podcast is one of the most interesting ones to find. Its like picking your own radio talk station anytime you want.

Thing #20

2007-08-21T15:23:00.000-04:00

The reason I choose the YouTube video on the Four Agreements is, its one of my favorite books. The Four Agreements are: Don't take things Personal, Don't make assumptions, Be Impeccible with your Word and Do your Best. It has helped me with my life and relationships with people. So I choose this video to show people what this book is about and that maybe it will help them also. I enjoyed exploring different video's on YouTube. As far as using it for the library, it could be used to explain things to employees, like new things on the computer. Or maybe even Mr. Sears talking to all of us on a video. Or even talking about favorite books or new books on a video. Its a great way to communicate ideas!

Thing #19

2007-08-18T16:25:00.000-04:00

This is really cool music site. You can choose the singer and make your own radio station. Bet you can't guess which male singer I made a radio station with? Check out Pandora.

Here are some of my favorite oldie games, I love to play Tetrix 2 and Splatman from Arcaplay. These are all from Web 2.0 awards. I am enjoying exploring all of the best sites in Web 2.0.

Thing # 18 continuted

2007-08-17T22:48:00.000-04:00

Well look there, my letter I wrote in Zoho is appearing on my blog. I guess I did something right!

ZOHO WRITER

2007-08-17T22:43:00.001-04:00

Thing # 18

This is my first time using Zoho Writer. So I am just experimenting with it. I find it very easy to use. Also, I think I will use this in the future for writing and a journal. Or even writing a letter to someone and printing it out or emailing. As I have been exploring Zoho, I just found all of the Templates in the Template Library. There are forms that my son can use for his business. And I found forms that my church might want to use in the future.

Its been so much fun working on my blog and soon it will come to a end. I hope that in the future, the library will have more challenges to work on, to learn more things on the computer.

So now I will try to send this to my blog. Lets see if I can figure this one out?

Signed,

The Wabbit

Thing 16 & 17

2007-08-08T16:28:00.000-04:00

Wiki for libraries are sure a fast way to find information on books or any subject. I found SJCPL Subject Guide the most interesting. It had a menu of subjects to choose from like cooking and photography. Its very similar to our library online catalog search. It would direct you to books in this library. Only thing with wiki is there is no control in the information that is put into Wiki. So how correct is this information? But I can use Wikipedia in the future for suggestions or information on things I am searching about.

PBWiki was really interesting. I could see how groups of people can take ideas in one place and share them with each other. Like the Learning 2.0 Wiki Sandbox PLCMC , where we could post ideas on favorite things and share them with our Library friends. I added my blog site to the PLCMC which was a lot easier than I thought.

Things #14 & 15

2007-08-04T16:40:00.000-04:00

Technorati is blowing my mind. I signed up with Technorati and claimed my blog and tagged it into PLCMCL2. I found my blog under PLCMCL2 with a few others that did a claim from our library. Also I did all the searches to see what is different in Learning 2.0 blog posts, in tags and blog directory. Didn't find any blog directory in PLCMCL2. The blog posts are just people posting in Technorati about learning 2.0 or other things. Its a good way to share information under a certain tagged subject.

I read Library 2.0 perspectives on #15 and seemed to be a little to intellectual for me. Of course I am not a librarian and it may be helpful to them. The main ideas I found is, technology is growing at a fast speed. Library 2.0 has showed me how many new things are out there on the web. And I never even knew about them until working on the 23 things. Probably in a few years all of these things will be outdated and there will be more things to learn. I can see how the library's have to change with all of this new technology.

Thing #13

2007-08-03T15:06:00.000-04:00

Del.icio.us .com really does not interest me. But I did listen to the tutorials and read the information to learn about it. I guess what turned me off on Del.icio.us was having to install buttons on my toolbar. Which I probably would never use. I don't want to become a computer zombie again. Yes, I was there once and had to use a 12 step program to help me with my addiction. Just kidding! I did learn about Tags and Bookmarks. Tags are like Keyword on AOL, a one word description to type in and it gets you to what you are searching. I could make my links from my favorite places on AOL or IE a bookmark and then tag them to share with others. But at this time I am not interested.

Thing #12

2007-08-02T03:14:00.000-04:00

My gosh, its 3:17 AM and I am still up working on this Blog. But I figured out this Rollyo thing. I am registered and have my search engine up on my blog. It took me forever but I figured it out. Its a good thing to have and it will make it easier for searching on the web. Finished, done with #12 and Good Night!

Thing #11

2007-08-02T01:05:00.000-04:00

Librarything.com is a very helpful site to list all of my books that I own. Its pretty cool to be able to have a inventory list of some of my favorite books on my bookshelves. They are all listed on my blog for a quick reference.

Thing #10

2007-08-01T23:45:00.000-04:00

Can you believe I met Paul McCartney in Starbucks? And I actually made it on front of a magazine cover with Paul! I am so excited that I am still floating on cloud 9! That was the fun of working on #10. I can fantasize and make my own dreams come true, right on my blog. The Image Generators have been my favorite learning tools so far.

Thing # 9

2007-07-30T21:10:00.000-04:00

It was interesting to read about the different News Feeds that I can use. Topix.net seemed to be the easiest for me to use and most useful. I found a news feed for my hometown of Canton, OH. It has updates of the news that is happening in Canton. Also I put a news feed of Youngstown in my Bloglines.

Thing #8

2007-07-30T20:39:00.000-04:00

Ok, I created my Bloglines account and have over 10 feeds, plus the 3 Library feeds and also co-worker feeds. At first I thought this was going to be boring, but as I continued it became another fun thing to do. Its pretty cool to be able to go right to my blogline and see updates of different things that I am interested in. I never realized that actually my Yahoo email home page already had RSS feeds. I had set up my Yahoo with many things I was interested in reading. The RSS feeds are actually the same thing. But now I have things that interest me in my Blog, also. How fun is this!

#7 Thing

2007-07-23T22:26:00.000-04:00

Site pal would be great for a business Blog. But I am not running a business at this time and really do not want to pay $9.95 a month. It was interesting to see how it works, with animation and the audio. Technology has came a long way with a lot of fun things to use! Speak of fun technology things, check out my Third Party Ricco. Ain't he cute!
As far as technology, using my digital camera has been a learning experience for me. I have learned to use programs to color correct my photo's, highlight them or what ever needs to be done to make the picture come alive. I plan on purchasing a new computer printer/scanner/ copier, so I can help my son with his Videography business. That will be another new kind of technology for me to learn. I have always been interested in new items that come on the market. I would love to have one of those new Apple I-phones!

#6 Thing

2007-07-23T22:22:00.000-04:00

Flickr mashups and 3rd party tools are very interesting. I found some cool ideas in Flickr Toys. I can make my own calendar with my own digital camera pictures in the future. I may make a Grand dog Pele Calendar! Or maybe use some of my landscape pictures I have taken and make a calendar. There are lots of fun ideas in Flickr Toys.

# 5 Thing

2007-07-23T22:16:00.000-04:00

I am finally finished checking out all of the stuff in Flickr. It sure can consume a lot of time, but it was fun! I uploaded a pic from Flickr and also made a Flickr page from my digital photo's. Which can be seen when clicking on My Flickr link. I never realized how many things you can do on the computer. This Blog thing has sure opened up my eyes.

My Flickr Page

2007-07-19T13:52:00.000-04:00

Check out my Flickr page full of pictures of my Grand Dog Pele. Pele loves to go Trick or Treating every year. Check out some of his costumes.