My prize

Oops, it appears I was supposed to mention the prize I would like in one of my blogs so I will do it now. The $40.00 gift card to Best Buy will be real "fly". Retro-coolness happening here.

#6 FLickR Mashup

The mashup I used to create the photo reel above is called a badge from www.flickriver.com. It was pretty simple to do after going back and forth between my flickr account, blog, and the flickriver website. The hardest part was choosing which photo set to include, making me realize that I need to post some more interesting photos that are Flickr-worthy.

#7 TecHnoLogy

Laziness comes to mind when I think about the technology my family and I appear to be unable to live without - but of course COULD live without. Or perhaps we just need to stop using it for certain things. I'm talking about cell phones. Yes, it is essential to us so we can contact our daughter at any moment and her us. But surely not when we are all in the same house? Yep, we use this technology when we are downstairs to call her upstairs to ask her to come downstairs. She does the same thing. Never mind that the extra exercise to climb the two floors would benefit us greatly; it's just easier than yelling when we know she won't be able to hear us because her music is blasting. Does it always work? No. She is usually on her phone and we get her answering machine.
Plan B then comes into play. After all, desperate times call for desperate measures;we then have no choice but to text her. And while texting her, why not ask her to bring down something we need from the upper floor???? No, she is not a child slave. She does this more than we do. She will text us to ask us where something is in her room WHILE SHE IS IN IT! So can we live without using cell phone technology this way? I say no. My rationalization is that it saves on our vocal chords. And reduces my chances of falling down the stairs again, breaking the other foot.

#5 Flickr

My new fetish is revealed in this picture! It has taken me all this time to become shoe-crazy like so many other people I know. It happened overnight and I blame Younkers and their annual 85% shoe sales this time of year. I sit here at my desk with red, sore marks on the top of my feet due to the black pair in the photo. The pair responsible for my pain is lying on its side on the right in the photo, but is now sitting under my work desk now, empty, fancy and footless..... But I think I read a quote somewhere, probably by Imelda, that part of the pleasure of buying shoes is the pain?
Flickr astounds me. There is so much talent out there and so many undeniably beautiful and creative pictures. It is very easy to stay on this site forever. What I like best about it is that under the Advanced Search feature, you can limit your search of photos to ones under the Creative Commons license. This means that you may be able to use it on websites and printed materials because people like us DO want to share their work. I have found some of the website pictures on here. The Large print webpage on OPL's website was found on here and although I didn't have to, I emailed the owner asking permission to use it and he was thrilled! More info about Creative Commons can be found here too. The Smithsonian is just one of the participating institutions!

Fetish Fantasmagorical

Stay tuned for next week when I reveal my new fetish!

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To me Lifelong Learning means keeping my brain strong, strengthening those cells in use and hopefully stimulating those that are dormant.... Out of this project, I hope to widen my knowledge of technology so I can use it in my personal/work life and buy some more technology at Best Buy!
During week one, I viewed Deirdre's blog. I also checked to see how many people were registered for our Wikipedia class being held at the Main Library on September 27. Only one person so far, I hope that changes. As a powerpoint lover, I look forward to using it as many ways as possible.

My love for Gabby

I must confess, I love Gabby. She is petite, black, speaks with a clipped British accent, and I wouldn't be anywhere without her. Inspired by a cool new friend I have made, this blog will explain my love for her and my dependence. We have our ups and downs like all lovers....she thinks she knows it all - not realizing things have changed. She needs to update her outlook of Nebraska for sure. She sometimes talks too much, interrupting conversations I am trying to have. I challenge her whenever we come to a crossroads in our relationship, because I have not truly listened to what she is saying. And I sometimes leave her breathless, powerless.

For those who know me well, I cannot live without her. We met two years ago. Here is a link to picture of her that does not do her justice. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=164&pID=6384