Week Six: 23 Things Kansas

So the theme of this week is "rethink." I kind of tried delicious before and really didn't like it much. I watched the tutorials for diigo and decided to try that, but first I tried something different on delicious just to make sure I knew how to use it (shared a link with someone). Now I'm building lists on diigo and, so far, I think I favor it. I might actually get somewhere with this one. I like the toolbar. At first I had trouble, not making, but adding to the lists, but now it's working.

Week Two--23 things Kansas ha ha (There is no time in The Web!)

Just realized I didn't blog the 2nd week--just goofed around on Facebook. I'm on Facebook because my son's on facebook and I'm attracted to genius. Truly if there's a place 2 b, he will b there. However, when I have a blog, and a facebook, and a twitter and this e-mail account and that e-mail account, I do start to feel a little split personality. It's interesting that the very first thing to slide was my personal e-mail account, which I rarely check anymore. I think Facebook will last for me as long as I can connect to those important folks for updates. It's easier to find my son on Facebook than it is to phone him (we're too busy). It seems like just when I get absolutely disgusted with the tons of information, I find Michio Kaku on Facebook, or a new blog or Web page that's so much fun. What a rollercoaster is this membrane we eletronically inhabit.

Speaking of Kansas (and who isn't?), if you haven't yet, check out http://www.flyoverpeople.net/  cool pics to grace your space

Coolest blog so far

This is the coolest blog I found so far while goofing around filling up my rss feed page: http://infocult.typepad.com/   Looking forward to finding other cool stuff ...

23 Things Kansas--RSS Feeds

This was definitely easier than I imagined. I used My Yahoo since I'm tired of creating new usernames and password and I already had a yahoo account for Flickr. Now I just need to find cool blogs to subscribe to and find the time to customize my reader page.  Making progress, albeit slowly!

23 Things Kansas--sharing photos

 It's a little chaotic with the photosharing--there's so much out there. Here is my "Photostream": http://www.flickr.com/photos/ems_flash/  Just have the pups up right now. Trying to get the hang of searching. There are so many "cute dogs" that I can't find them right now. I guess on to RSS now ...

How are the X-games like a library?

Some of my colleagues have already heard me talking about this week's X-games (check it out at: ESPN). If so, or if you're reading this and you know me at all, you also now know that I'm a big fat liar, as I've often said that I'm not into sports at all. X-games isn't so much like watching sports, though; it's more like watching magicians. So here's how X-games is like working in the library:

Radical performance measures (did you see that cool spike measuring the big air?)

Performance measures work together: it's not just how high or how many but how you're stylin' If you do three massive tricks but ultimately fall on your face, you still have to get up and go again to reach the podium.

Friendly competition and camaraderie.

The successful are magicians, but even to participate you must have the courage to risk a fall.