Thing 8, RSS feeds

This could be useful for me to track book reviews on such sites as Slashdot. It was easy to set up but I'm trying to figure out how to manage the posts once they're there. It looks like they disappear unless I mark "keep new."

My public bloglines url: I have no idea. I'm not understanding the 23 things directions. There's no Share tab, there's a Share link. I don't know if I'm supposed to make up a user name or if one is already assigned. If I enter a username, I get instructions to insert Javascript code into my blog template. This is Greek to me (or maybe, Geek to me). I am not getting what I expected to see based on the 23 things directions.

I just went into my settings and found a place to enter a user name and change the privacy settings. I'm getting confused between blogrolls and bloglines but I'll ignore that for now.

Okay, I saved the settings and NOW I'm getting what 23 things showed I would get. When I first set up the bloglines account, I had not entered a user name and I had all the settings on Private. Apparently this makes a difference in what you can do later. My url is:
http://www.bloglines.com/public/moink

This is how technology drives people nuts. Directions never seem to be foolproof. And I be a Fool! (No, really -- I was born on April Fool's Day. Thanks, Mom!)

Things 6 & 7

Okay, I like the librarian trading cards. In my copious spare time I will create one to pass out to all my fans.
Here's what technology I appreciate: my car dings at me if I leave the lights on. This was one of the most useful improvements in cars in a long time. Now I can drive in the daytime with the lights on and not risk running down the battery when I forget... Another useful bit of technology: email reminders about which of my library books are due. Now that's worthwhile.
Mom says: turn half these lights out!

Thing 5, Flickr

One of my brothers has been sending me his photos from Flickr. I don't have a digital camera, and I've never used Flickr myself. Looks like a dangerous time-sink, heh heh. Here is a great group in Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/stickfiguresinperil/pool/
I've always been entertained by Stick Figures in Peril. I just didn't know they had a name! My favorites are two that I saw in the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Remember, it's a bell tower. One caution sign shows a stick figure holding his ears because the bell is ringing. The guy in the other sign is getting hit on the head with the bell as it rings. Clunk! D'oh! (How do you say "d'oh!" in Italian?)
Mom says: watch! watch!

7 1/2 habits of lifelong learners

I think my best habit is having the confidence to learn. I like learning new stuff, which is why I jumped at the chance to do this program.
Hardest for me? Setting goals. I react to stuff; I don't usually look forward and say "I want to do this for this reason" or "by such-and-such a date, I want to have accomplished this." Something for me to work on. Hmm. By August 1, I will set myself 3 goals to achieve in the coming year, how about that.

Mom says, Get your hair out of your eyes! Maybe that will help me look forward and set those goals.

Hello there

I'm a librarian learning how to blog. The title of my blog comes from advice Mom was always giving us when we claimed we couldn't find something in the fridge. It can probably be applied to other situations as well. Move those things!