Bloglines

Just thought I'd share something that I got in my bloglines feed -- there's that Learning 2.0 coming in handy again. I love that we can get all kinds of different things through the bloglines feed -- comics, word of the day, news. It's great to just go to one place each day, not 14!

Anything technology related

OK. I know this is gonna sound like I'm a freak, but I'm just now learning to use my Outlook calendar. I know, I know, everyone reading this probably uses their's all the time. I'm late to the party again. But in my defense, in the last place I worked I didn't have my own PC. I never used Outlook. I always accessed my email through webmail. It was just easier. Now that I'm using it more, though, I'm liking it. It's really easy to use. Plus I work with people who are willing to answer all my inane questions about it. Of course they probably mock me behind my back, but that's ok. I can handle it.

Hey, I just realized that this isn't one of the 23 Things. Hmmm...can I get extra credit for this?

For my next assignment...Flickr

I took several pics today, set up my account, and VOILA! I have photos on Flickr.com. It was much easier than I thought it would be. I looked at some of the the mashups/3rd party tools and they're fun to play with. One I particularly liked was Framer, one of fd's Flickr Toys. I even used it to create what I think stamps would look like in the land of the peeps. Don't get it? You must look at my photos (yes, I tagged them all PLCMCL2) and read the description under the photo of the Peep King. There's an incentive for ya!

7 1/2 Habits

Now to answer the question that's been plaguing man for eternity (or at least 2 weeks): Which habit among the 7 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you and why?

Oy vey! Introspection on a Friday after lunch is not a good thing, at least for me. I'll give it my best shot though.

Easiest? #4. I know I am an effective learner. I can figure things out, and am not afraid to make mistakes along the way. What's the worst that can happen? Realistically I don't know enough to do any real damage.

Hardest? #3. Looking at a problem as a challenge is, well, a challenge for me. It is not just an opportunity to complain (but I'm not gong to kid myself, I'll still complain some), but an opportunity to try and come up with unique solutions. I'll let you know how it works out!

My First Post

The title says it all! This is my first post on my new blog. Why did I choose this name for my blog? 'Cause I'm from Long Island, obviously, and I like to read. Plus all the really good names I wanted were already taken. That's what I get for jumping on the blogging bandwagon late.