going bananas loading RSS feeds into my google reader

mwah ha ha ha......(rubbing hands together vigorously)

8 Things - Thing Number Three

Just started the lesson on RSS feeds, ashamed to say I was kind of clueless. Haven't finished the Thing yet, but will work on it as time allows. Seems to me it's similar to when i sign up for a site and ask to be emailed any time there is an update - but different!

Web 2.0

Moving along into "thing 2"
BMJ editorial - good to see - the big challenge is getting increased participation. some people are not big on embracing technolgy (age old dilemma). The article has a lot of good references to check out too.

Stephen's Lighthouse - lots of good stuff here - a bit overwhelming. but i took a quiz on smartphones and i like the latest post about "50 things" - important to think about

LOVED the video - saw it once before but i can't remember where

I'm the kind of person who wants to go in and "clean up" all of the unused websites that have been abandoned.... I hate clutter! So i'll try not to think about it

BLOG PROMPTS
1. why take this course? why not? i'll learn neat and interesting stuff - i can amaze my friends at cocktail parties
2. some of those videos are from 3 years ago (posted) - i don't think i was aware of YouTube 3 years ago
3. the Wayback Machine is cool....sites are definitely more user-friendly now. The old ICSI.org website is a dinosaur!
4. at 2 different times, probably spent about 2 hours reading and surfing around

extra bonus: not sure if i think the number of articles on PubMed is large or small. Seems to me that this stuff isn't going away. Younger people are embracing this sort of stuff. Us "older" sorts better get w/ the program (change or get left behind)

back from vacation

Vacation was lovely, though Tampa was colder than normal.
I HIGHLY recommend "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett. I'm kicking myself for waiting this long to read it (published about 9 years ago?). I really enjoyed it

Books I hope to finish reading on vacation

I am bringing 3 old books that i've never read on vacation:Track of the Cat (can't remember the author's name) and book 2 in the series. All I know is that they are all set in National Parks w/ a main character by the name of Anna Pidgeon (did I get that right?)
and
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
here's hoping I find the time to read all of them (I plan to leave them behind on the ship in the swapping library area)
Labels: authors, books, vacation

My first blog (not really...)

First blog post on my new blog. I have one set up on Ning, but it's restricted to a specific group of people (and i haven't been on it in a LONG time). We'll see if I get better at blogging now.

I leave on vacation tomorrow, but wanted to get this in before the 3/1 deadline. A cruise in the Gulf of Mexico/Western Caribbean awaits.

Ciao!