RSS & Feeds

This had to be the most challenging of all the "things" so far. It was very frustrating and eventually I had to request help from a fellow co-worker or else I would go crazy. I did manage to add a link to my bloglines on the blog and I even added some feeds too. From now on, I think I will stick to reading news from the direct website or relying on the good old paper version that lacks the technological hurdles.

Fingerprints are unique

On a recent trip to the Statue of Liberty in New York, I was amazed by some new technology that I witnessed there. As it turns out, in order to enter the statue itself all personal items like shopping bags and purses have to be stored in a locker area. I was really surprised to learn that there were no keys to carry or combinations to remember, rather the locker was locked using a single fingerprint. It is scanned in the computer and you are assigned a locker number and scanned again in the end when you are ready to leave. It seemed strange that in order to retrieve our belongings (which only consisted of my daughter's treasured Hannah Montana purse) all we had to do was hang on to my husband's finger. That proved difficult,however, after I threatened to chew it off when he left me alone and rushed off to the top to see the view...

red sunset on Jaco Beach

red sunset on Jaco Beach
Originally uploaded by Marlis1

Wow, I can't believe I managed to add this picture to my blog. It took some patience but I am glad I got it on here. Now, about the picture...

This is a picture I found on flickr.com of a place that I visited last year. Jaco is a city in Costa Rica (where I was born) and Jaco beach is one of the country's most popular beaches. I have to say that while I was there I saw a sunset on this same beach and it is even more beautiful in person. This picture signifies the beauty of the country as a whole and makes me miss the family I have there even more.

Blogs and libraries

In my opinion, the best way for blogging to benefit libraries is by using it as a tool to communicate between coworkers and even among other departments. Regular emails can be a bit boring and formal and blogging offers a new and fun way to share our thoughts, opinons, and gripes.

7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners: What do I think?

Lifelong learning, as explained in the tutorial, is a term used to describe the idea that "it is never too soon nor too late for learning". I find this concept to be very true and constantly find myself using the phrase "you learn something new everyday". After all, nobody knows Everything. In particular, this tutorial was informative and thoroughly defined and described what lifelong learning is all about.

Among the 7 1/2 habits, the hardest for me would have to be Habit 3: View problems as challenges. It is difficult for me to view problems, especially as they occur, as anything but obstacles. Once the problem is resolved or at least I had time to deal with it I do try to tell myself "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger" but this strategy is not always easy to follow.