Wednesday, August 26, 2009
on passing
Feel compelled to document my sadness over the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, not that it was unexpected or particularly tragic in its timing. But like the end of summer, which looms like a large shadow as school begins tomorrow, it is a bittersweet and melancholy moment that both pulls you back to reflect on the past and pushes you forward to face the new day. If it means a passing of the torch, a metaphor they've been talking up since Kennedy endorsed Obama in the presidential race, then this moment is somewhat anticlimactic. But how fitting that the Obama's chose to vacation in Martha's Vineyard this summer, only a stone's throw from the Kennedy Compound and within palpable reach (both literally and figuratively) of this great figure in American political history. I hope the legacy of Ted Kennedy endures beyond cable television tributes, and his dreams of social justice and health care for all come to pass through the Obama presidency.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
end of 23 things, beginning of....
the rest of our lives in a techno age. Looking forward to continuing to expand my use of: library databases (before we lose them to the budget slashing!), flicker, blog uploads and embedding--which I never really mastered, and delicious.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Post from youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bJOIqVAD-s
Check out the above link to see our family's favorite commercial jingle. My 9-year-old does a perfect impersonation of this guy's singing voice.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Primordial New Zealand
Ahhh...I would love to transport myself here now. I have never been to New Zealand, but it has always intrigued me (especially since discovering they filmed the LOTR trilogy there). This looks nothing like I would imagine NZ to look like, but the vibrant colors and trout pond are gorgeous.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Ta-da!! I am now part of that ubiquitous facebook community. I have really enjoyed checking out people's facebook profiles as I've friended various people. It's neat to see what all the fuss is about, and to compare how different people's pages mirror their personalities, ages, etc.
Friday, June 12, 2009
database video
This week's lesson focuses on the amazing databases available with that little piece of free plastic called your library card. Wow. I didn't realize how many neat tools were available. I watched the promo videos that other libraries have made, sort of mini commercials, and they were great! I definitely think we should try and do the same. They were funny and informative. I also found Thomas Frey's vision of the library as the "Search Command Center" with computers in a U-shape and the librarian as the Command Center Captain, (for lack of a better word,) very compelling.
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