Cold turkey

Free rice website

I have been trying to wean myself off blogging because I wont be able to blog while I am on the Great Vic Bike Ride and don't know if I can go cold turkey.
But I have been sent this United Nations website
http://www.freerice.com/
It is really cool. You must visit is NOW!!!!!

Melbourne cup day hat

I went to a Melbourne cup day function.
I dont know why I did not win fashions on the field. I wore a hat especially.
Funny picture though.

How am I feeling?

This was a clock but it stopped working. So more fun!!

I absolutely LOVE this site...
http://abowman.com/

This site has the penguins and the tree frog and the lame-o game. And I want to share!

fun game

The Great Victoria Bike Ride

In two weeks I will be cycling along the 2007 Great Victoria Bike Ride. Phillip Island to Buchan.

Entries close 16th November so you had better hurry and register. Then you can ride with me.

http://www.bv.com.au/great-rides/20004/

We start at Phillip Island on election day (don't get me started on that!) 24th Nov and travel to Wonthaggi for the night. Then to Foster for 2 nights.

Somehow I have to ride to Mirboo North and then on to Yinnar for the night.

As if the hills of the Mirboo North weren't challenging enough we then go to RAWSON!!!! 64 Kms with 30 kms up hill. I will sleep the sleep of the dead that night.

Then it is down hill all the way to Maffra. Wheeeee!!

Maffra to Paynesville. Don't forget the aeroguard!!!

Paynesville to Buchan via Bruthen.

I shall be lycra clad for a whole week!

Vomit!!!

Why dont parents believe children when they say they are sick?
Why do parents keep their children home from school due to illness and then bring them to the library?
On Friday we had a child demonstrate to everyone how sick he was...all over the floor in the Children's area of the library.
YUK!!!
Trouble was we were rather busy with non vomiting library users so the mess could not be cleaned up at once and we lacked the cleaning products to tackle the job effectively.
The child was given a bin to continue his outflow and paper towels were placed on the area to absorb the moisture. But apart from clearing the chunks and sponging the area with non absorbent paper towels there was not much we could do.
Any suggestions for next time?
We often have adults come to the library saying they have been to the doctors and are very sick with flu or a virus (gastro!!!!) and then cough or sneeze all over the circ desk while getting books.
And we wonder why library branch staff all get sick around the same time of the year.

Useful library blogs.

I have been reading a blog, Confessions of a real librarian http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com
and found some very interesting posts.
"But, I have found the PERFECT thing for libraries everywhere. A Cell Phone Jammer!! This little doohickey will disable cell phone signals. Yup, it's that simple!

There is just ONE tiny little problem... They are illegal to buy and sell in the United States. And according to Wikipedia, you could accrue fines up to $11,000 and be imprisoned for up to a year for operating, manufacturing, importing, selling or advertising a Cell Phone Jammer." ha ha.
Read the New York Times article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/technology/04jammer.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194498910-RFuTXo4feAT+2m5ZAYCHyA

Another great blog for the busy reader is the Lazy Library
http://lazylibrary.com
"read less. get more."
"Ever read a book that was a few hundred pages longer than it needed to be? Yeah, so have we. Fortunately, there are authors out there that would rather have a concise and effective book than a lengthy and diluted tome, and that's where we come in. "
You can search for titles read less. get more.
Ever read a book that was a few hundred pages longer than it needed to be? Yeah, so have we. Fortunately, there are authors out there that would rather have a concise and effective book than a lengthy and diluted tome, and that's where we come in.
Welcome to the LazyLibrary, where you can find books on any topic without having to worry about high page counts. If it's over 200 pages, you won't even see it. Read all about anything, in less time, for (usually) less money.
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Addiction

I have tried to stay away but I cannot.
I have found a counter to put on my blog so that I can see if anyone else ever looks at it!
It is depressing having 1 as the number of visits so far.

Penguins

I am starting to think I have a problem.
I think I am addicted to really cool internet stuff.

Tree frogs

I keep on finding really good things that I want to share.

Quiet please!

Could this be used in libraries?

I thought this was amusing and don't say you haven't thought about this kind of revenge. We all have!

more muppet fun

You Tube Muppet Halloween release

This shows that the wonderful art of editing can make anything look like something.

23 plus 1.5

23 plus 1

#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ..

I have really enjoyed finding about the Learning 2.0. 23 things. l especially liked learning about image generators and You Tube and of course Blogs.
I shall probably keep writing in my blog because it is fun!!
This motivational poster is from http://wigflip.com/automotivator/
To motivate people to keep on going with their blogging and learning.

#22 e-audio-books

A great idea. Download the audio book you want straight to your MP3 player via the library catalogue. On the due date/end of loan period the recording deletes itself.
No overdue fines. No lost materials. Wow!!
A major problem is that the majority of audio book users in our library service are elderly, some with vision problems. I doubt that library users who wont use the online cataloges will be downloading audio files on their MP3 players.
However other users will embrace the technology and love the fact that they dont need to physically go to a library to borrow and return the e-audio-book.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

Using my bloglines account I have subscribed to "The Chasers War on Everything!" and Jon Faine's Conversation Hour.
We have many patrons asking about books that are featured on the Conversation Hour so it important that I am aware what our library users may be interested in and asking for.
Subscribing to the podcasts is as easy as clicking a mouse button.
The Yahoo podcast tutorial was removed 31 Oct 2007. But you can still search in audio at Yahoo.
There are many podcasts to choose from and the choice is a bit daunting. You can preview podcasts prior to subscribing so that you know what you are getting and you choose the one you want.
Now I just need the time to listen to, and read all the items that I have subscribed to on Bloglines.
In the library podcasts could be used to instruct patrons how to search our catalogue, or use genelogy resources. Podcasts could be used for book reviews, talking books, music, community information...the list goes on. Anything that does not need to be visual.
We should have podcasts on our library home page now. What a great resource and a great way to provide information.