Froggy finds Thing #3 frustrating...

Many months ago I kept hearing the buzz about RSS. Actually, I'd been hearing about it for a long time, but finally got fed up and decided that I needed to learn about it or I was going to fall way behind. This was while I was still pregnant and not sleeping well. So one night at about 3:00 in the morning, I got onto my Yahoo account and set up a My Yahoo page. It was great! I felst so relieved. I had all my news there, a link to my e-mail account, weather for both my homes, and goofiness besides.

In doing this project, I went to Bloglines as recommended and was overwhelmed by the messiness. I'm not sure why, but it just seemed difficult to get the page the way I wanted it. And I'm sure already being set up with a page full of RSS feeds in a different display with Yahoo didn't help any. I like My Yahoo, and I'm sticking with it. I suppose I'll check the Bloglines every once in a while, but it's not my cup of tea. I would recommend My Yahoo for anyone out there that likes to play with the colors of their page and get things to look the way they want. Click and drag, etc. That's all for just this minute folks!

Froggy finds Thing #2 interesting and thought-provoking...

Thing #2 involved watching a film and reading a couple of articles. The film mentioned "fitting Things in" which hit a chord with me. I've always been one to cram everything into life that I can. I play sports and enjoy it. When I had my first child, many people told me that I would find my life too busy to continue sports. But I have continued. I've made it a priority in my life and am lucky enough to have family that supports me in this. So I see what Mr. Abram was saying about making learning Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 a priority. Make the time. I continue to "make time" to do what I want to do even though I now have a second child. And it's hard, but life is that much more interesting because I insist on living it to its fullest.



I was also reminded of the role of libraries throughout the years reading the blog and article recommended. I've always felt that libraries have been on the cutting edge of technology even going way back to scrolls and the printing press. The internet and all the tools that have evolved because of the internet are the same as scrolls and the printing press for libraries. They are revolutionary. They will change our lives. And the library will give access to these tools to communities that might not be able to access them on their own. I look forward to learning the 23 Things so that I can participate in assisting our library community with their life-long learning endeavors. Isn't that what being a librarian is all about?