Something interesting....

Okay, so I didn't finish my blog in time. Today, I had a peculiar reference question and found this neat website along the way! You should check it out!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 241 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Flux-Capacitor.......Take me back to Thing #2

So, apparently I probably haven't said enough on each of the THINGS I'm supposed to be doing. Now, I'm going back to Thing #2, with the help of Doc Brown, to blog-out ("write-out") my experience.
The hardest of the 7 1/2 habits is #3 - seeing problems as challenges. I usually am a pessimist and view anything that is not what I want to be doing or in the way of getting me where I want to be as a problem. The easiest is (and obviously) #7 1/2 - PLAY! I enjoy playing around with technology, my dogs, my blog (hey, that rhymed!), my friends, etc. Blogging and rolling through this experience will be filled with playing on various tools and sites.
Hope this satisfies the blogging Gods for Thing #2.

It's Lunch Time! Servin' up some RSS Feeds....(8,9)

Today, I subscribed to the BlogLines RSS newsreader and feed organizer. This is a great technology, but I think it has the potential to be overwhelming. Sure, I'd love to subscribe to tons of feeds and blogs, but I don't think I'd ever get around to reading half the articles!

So, I subscribed to Washington Post book reviews, iTunes top 25 songs, and CNN.com - all of these were found on the Bloglines site. In addition, I added a feed from the Bloodhorse site, for horse racing news, and subscribed to several blogs created by some of my co-workers here at CN.

I have used Technorati before and have found many interesting blogs using it. For instance, when the new Harry Potter book was coming out, there were numerous blogs on what people thought would happen to our guy Harry. The searching is pretty simple and there is a wealth of blogs out there!

I definitely see the benefit of RSS feeds and making it easier for all of us web-goers to organize our news tidbits in a way that is ad-free and seamless.

La Cosa Numero Siete

My number 7 activity (finally)....

I recently had a workshop on Finding and Using Internet Tools and Resources at Kent State. One thing we learned was mash-ups. If you search on google, you can really find some interesting mash-ups out there. Thing #6 discussed mash-ups briefly, but I found a mash-up site that is useful and fun!

The site is: http://www.weatherbonk.com/ The site is called Weather Bonk. It is a mash-up of weather (from the Weather Channel), maps (from Google), and traffic info from various live web cams around the area. In addition, traffic maps show what roads are under-construction, closed, lanes closed, etc. The map even allows you to see the newly posted speed in construction zones. For those of us that travel to Sebring and know first hand the madness of OH road construction, this could be a useful site!

Check it out!

My pup Sasha

Sasha after some Playing
Originally uploaded by Blonde Librarian

This photo is from my flickr account. This is Sasha, my 3 year old mixed-breed pup who is a wild-n-crazy gal. But the cutest.

Still poking around Flickr

Hey, all.

I got wrapped up trying to find a particular shot of Barbaro, which I was unsuccessful at doing. Then, I decided to try to find a particular Secretariat image, but, again, no luck. So, here is one of my favorite Secretariat shots of him in the Belmont Stakes. I found it on the photographer's (Neil Leifer) website.

If a Librarian Were A Horse

Battle of the Sexes
Originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses

That would have to be Rags to Riches, the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 102 years!
Sounds about right.... classy, courageous, hard-working, graceful, and beautiful. She must have been a librarian in another life!

I found this photo on Flickr and think it is a great shot! All kinds of interesting photos on there. I can't wait to upload my own!

So many blogs, so little time....

I hope everyone's blogs are going well..... I am currently sitting on the brink of the Flickr activity. I have been busy with school assignments and various other tasks of life. But, I am going to add new and improved items ASAP.

Happy blogging everyone!

Consumed in the Blog....

What a crazy thing this is... I love being creative and doing this techie stuff. Now, I'm officially addicted to my blog.
It's also equally fun looking at what everyone else is posting and the comments we all make to each other. I wish I could figure out who some of you are out there! :)
Well, happy blogging everyone.

Blogging and Wikiing to the MAX

Blogs and Wikis surround me all day now! I am in a Workshop at Kent State and learning even more about these Web 2.0 phenomena!
Hopefully I'll learn some really sweet skills to beef up my blog!

Thanks for all the great comments!

Blogging Bliss

I think the best part so far is getting comments from people...and trying to figure out who those people are!!:)
I think I'm ready to move on to my next lesson.....

My First Blogging Experience

Through the Fog....

Here is my first attempt at blogging. I found that the most difficult part of creating the blog initially was deciding on a name to effectively describe this endeavor. It only seems right to name my blog "The Foggy Blog". As I wander through this journey, I hope in the end I can perhaps change the title of my blog to "The Crystal Clear" blog.