Running behind - need to catch up FAST!!!

Looked at RSS several weeks ago and drafted this blog - just forgot to post it! Must check handbag for other mail not yet sent. Anyhow, now that I've realised I'm late I better tell you that what I like about RSS and newsreaders is that you can have access to a few favourites on the one site. Saves time. You can quickly choose to read the pieces that really interest you.

I added ABC news-top stories because I like to keep up-to-date and this is a quick way to do just that without having to go to a particular site. Chew on this was another I subscribed to as it has interesting, thought provoking articles dealing with diet and living a healthy life. I enjoy reading Backpacker from SMH so subscribed to it too. I really like the Powerhouse feed. There are some lovely photos there. I also subscribed to the Canberra Times as I have family there and like to keep informed about local news there

Then I went back into Googlereader I noticed that somehow I got KDC Trogloblog without even trying!!! Someone else said something similar on their blog.

I found a nice photo titled Old dog (thinking about new tricks). As my first post was titled Teaching Old Dogs new Tricks I thought I'd add it to my profile. I found it on Flicker posted by pomphorhynchus. It reminded me of the greyhound my husband owned when I first met him back in 1976. We had him for a pet until he died aged 14 years - very old for a greyhound. Now back to the Learning 2.0 - Online video.

Wiki Week

I found week 4 interesting. But an getting bogged down with work so I am thankful for the catch-up week - I needed it. Spent way more than 15 minutes a day on reading and looking at wikis. In fact, Learning 2.0 is eating into my lunch times just to keep up!! A common complaint I fear. Maybe I'll loose weight if I can't get out to buy lunch. But it is great to be in a position to learn new technology during work hours and I appreciate how lucky we are to have this opportunity and am trying to embrace it all.

Anyhow, I looked at Possible Next Generation Catalogues - futurelib/examples. I checked out Aquabrowser at Queens Library. Here I searched Statue of Liberty, Abraham Lincoln and New Orleans. These searches lead to books on these subjects. Quite a good way to discover what is available. Got very distracted looking at Montana History Wiki. Entered the Subject Guides, then under General Information I clicked on Lewis and Clark. Clicking here I entered Encountering Montana Lewis and Clark in Big Sky Country. I love history so I explored further. Under Lewis and Clark Quick facts I found lists of Corps of Discovery - names of members of expedition, list of suppplies, including 'Indian presents' and lists of tribes encounted by the Corps. If you want to explore more go to http://www.his.state.mt.us/lewisandclark/css/default.asp. Above is a photo of Montana - beautiful isn't it. A quite place away from the fast pace of modern day life.
I also visited the Mint Museum North Carolina - mintwiki and saw what exhibitions were currently showing - Masters of Disguise interested me as did an upcoming exhibition - Coming Home: selection of the Schoen Collection. Nice paintings. Could be a good way to 'test' an exhibition before spending time (and more often than not money) going to the real thing. Maybe State Library could wiki exhibitions or special collections or catalogue.

Anzac Day 2008

Early last Friday morning I visited this memorial. I've come across this on bushwalks but thought it appropriate to visit it on Anzac Day. It is such a peaceful place. Worth a visit. Description:Hewn from surrounding bush sandstone by 5756 Pte. W. T. Shirley as a memorial to fallen A.I.F. comrades, the Sphinx is approximately 1/8th the size of the Great Sphinx, located on Egypt’s Giza Plateau.
Pte. William Shirley was a patient of the Lady Davidson Convalescent Hospital for returned World War One Australian veterans. He sailed to war in January 1916 and served with the 13th Btn A.I.F. (the “Two Blues” – as a result of the Battalion’s two tone blue colour patch). Like many of his comrades at Lady Davidson he suffered from gas inflicted during the fierce battles on the Western Front - with the added complications of a tuberculosis infection.
Between 1926- 1928, an ailing William Shirley laboured at creating his personal memorial to his fallen A.I.F comrades. The Sphinx took some one and a half years to complete. He died in 1929, leaving an unusual legacy in stone to be contemplated by the many bushwalkers who enjoy the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
Inscription:"To my glorious comrades of the A.I.Fby the late W. ShirleyNo 5756 Pte. 13th BattalionDied 27th August 1928"

Teamwork

According to the Macquarie Dictionary teamwork means the work of a team with reference to coordination of effort and to collective efficiency.

Here is a team of window cleaners. Each person here has a certain contribution to the team. Some might think the number excessive, however each team member knows his assigned place and works accordingly. Sure one person could do it all, but it would be tiring and time consuming and very lonely. Imagine having to change ladders to suit the height of the windows. A lot of time wasted. With a TEAM the job gets completed more efficiently and quickly.

Teaching old dogs new tricks

What a process. Learning this is like learning a second language, or feeling your way around in a blackout. All these unfamiliar terms sometimes cause confusion. Not a great or promising start.....After taking a long time to think of what I thought was a 'unique' name I managed to mess it up completely. Initial panic and frustration over, I was able to negotiate my way around the dashboard to find a way to change it to what I wanted. Much happier now, hopefully I will do better as the course progresses. Hope this old dog can learn some new tricks.