Tornadic Supercell

Tornadic Supercell
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Wow...I just found this on the weather page available through the library's intranet. Learning how to set up the accesss to load pictures from Flickr to my blog. How about that for cool!

More from 7 1/2 Habits

My favorite part of the tutorial on 7 1/2 Habits is the statement, "The words that you use to describe yourself will soon become your reality so be careful with your choice of words. Don't say it or think it unless you want it to be true."

I love that!

I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle...

Whistle While You Work

If your playlist is what it takes to get you through the day, check out this hoot from NPR: themed musical selections grouped under the series title, "Listen While You Work: Songs to Escape Work Without Leaving Your Desk." I love the titles of the selection groupings: "Songs for Ill-Advised Office Romances", "Virtual Vacation: Travel the World at Your Desk", "Songs for a Drab and Unfulfilling Existence", "Anthems for the Angry and Underpaid", "Tell Off Your Boss: Songs for Quitting Time", "Easy Listening for Uneasy Listeners", "Build a Better Workplace with Headphone Jazz", and "6 a.m. Wakeup Call". Speaking of which, it's time for some lullabies.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95515639

Guilty: Karrin Allyson

Do you know Karrin Allyson, jazz singer who got her start in Kansas City jazz clubs? Here she nails Randy Newman's "Guilty", recorded in '92; courtesy of the great NPR archives:

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=15860009&m=15809318

Blackalicious: Make You Feel That Way

Watch the video on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMbYOkU7LyI&feature=PlayList&p=2B7514D5232CF08F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners

7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners
Habit 1: Begin with the end in mind
Habit 2: Accept responsibility for your own learning
Habit 3: View problems as challenges
Habit 4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
Habit 5: Create your own learning toolbox
Habit 6: Use technology to your advantage
Habit 7: Teach/mentor others
Habit 7 ½: Play

I'm adopting Habits #5 and #6 by posting this list where I can conveniently refer to it. Check out my other posts as evidence of cultivating my favorite Habit, #7 1/2: Play.

Net Trek; Vampire Weekend and more

I'm a member of an exclusive group of Web 2.0 explorers participating in "Net Trek", a staff development project. The purpose of this project is to encourage discovery and exploration of various Web 2.0 applications. It's fun and our wonderful sherpa in this expedition is the fabulous Brandy Sanchez, DBRL librarian extraordinaire.

My fun for today will be posting links to my current music playlist. Listen up if you like!

Vampire Weekend [Album: Vampire Weekend; Song: Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa]
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=2&t=1&islist=false&id=113756180&m=113876008

Seprewa Kasa [Album: Seprewa Kasa; Song: Nkabom]
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=2&t=1&islist=false&id=113756180&m=113876008

Kasai Allstars [Album: In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy; Song: Mpombo Yetu]
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=2&t=1&islist=false&id=113756180&m=113876008

A Book a Day, Read All Day

Here's a cool thing: someone doing what they really want to do. In this case a woman reading a book a day for 365 days. Nina Sankovitch; read her reviews and reading lists at http://www.readallday.org/. There's an article about her today in the New York Times 12 Oct09.

Country Sampler, Spring Green WI

Great source for quilting patterns: http://www.sgcountrysampler.com/

Ch ch ch ch Changes (Change or die)

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that suvives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin.

From a postcard my friend Lauren passed along to me. Her mother-in-law picked it up during a recent visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.