Alice in Libraryland

Still Holding Out

2008-08-28T17:25:00.000-07:00

Good Things About Not Owning a Cell Phone

1. My phone bill, even with long distance, is cheaper than any cell phone plans.
2. I don't need to get a new phone all the time, and wastefully dispose of the old one.
3. I can't leave my phone anywhere.
4. No one can steal my phone.
5. There are no complicated, changing rates and rules.
6. No one can judge my ring tone.
7. I don't need to remember to turn my phone off.
8. I can't ever be that obnoxious person on their cell phone in a public place.
9. It's very easy for me to be unreachable.
10. I occasionally need to depend on the kindness of strangers.

Bad Things About Not Owning a Cell Phone

1. I occasionally need to depend on the kindness of strangers.
2. It's very easy for me to be unreachable.
3. I sometimes experience brief inconveniences.
4. I can't talk on the phone while driving - oh wait, that's a good thing.
5. Things are getting more difficult with payphones going extinct.

Fun with Flickr

2008-08-28T17:12:00.000-07:00

I created this image using the Flickr web app Mosaickr. It's a photo of a squirrel, created out of 300 other photos of squirrels! Isn't modern technology amazing? It looks a lot better if you back up from the computer a few feet and look at it.

I've got to admit there are a lot of cool things you can do on Flickr. Since I still use film for my photos though, I don't have a lot of personal ones to add.

Library interior; World Book Encyclopedia

2008-08-25T12:50:00.001-07:00

Library interior, circa 1978; World Book Encyclopedia, originally uploaded by Johnjron1.

Circa 1978, just like me.

I'm glad things aren't so yellow nowadays.

Today's Curious Thing

2008-08-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

"Do you know that you have a crime-fighter in your library?" man

Well, what do you know...

2008-08-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

creating a blog is incredibly easy. That explains a lot.

To complete my requirement:
I find Habit 2 (Accept responsibility for your own learning) the hardest, because I usually don't follow through on my ideas to learn something new and semi-difficult unless I'm somewhat forced to. For example, I think it's important fot everyone in the U.S. to learn Spanish, but I am probably not going to be motivated enough to learn Spanish on my own unless I really have to for my job or another reason.

Well Habit 7 1/2 is the easiest. I'm also good at Habit 4 (Have confidence in yourself...)