Claude Monet; my favorite painter. I'm especially fond of his landscapes/country scenes such as this one. It's so tranquil and inviting. I imagine myself in this scene, feeling the breeze and appreciating the peacefulness on a lovely day. I was very forturnate to see an exhibition of his paintings in Cleveland in April. I've also seen some of his works at the Art Institute in Chicago, and shared thoughts with my niece and sister.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Thing 9
I didn't have too much of a problem finding a number of interesting feeds, although I noticed that, to view the NY Times Book Review feed, you have to subscribe to their site. According to them, it's free, but I can't help wondering if this is a sneaky way to get me on more e-mailing lists.
As far as the other search tools for finding feeds/blogs, I did a search using the term "public libraries". The search on Feedster resulted in quite a few hits, but most all were barely related to the topic. It reminded me of a Google search. Syndic 8's search resulted in only 4 hits, and two were simply the home pages of library systems. Topix was very confusing, in that it appears you can search only via a geographic area. Although, I must say, I found a nice feed in the area where my grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents lived. Technocrati turned out to have the most productive results. Specifically, I found a great blog from a children's librarian in Florida.
As far as the other search tools for finding feeds/blogs, I did a search using the term "public libraries". The search on Feedster resulted in quite a few hits, but most all were barely related to the topic. It reminded me of a Google search. Syndic 8's search resulted in only 4 hits, and two were simply the home pages of library systems. Topix was very confusing, in that it appears you can search only via a geographic area. Although, I must say, I found a nice feed in the area where my grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents lived. Technocrati turned out to have the most productive results. Specifically, I found a great blog from a children's librarian in Florida.
Thing 8
Setting up the RSS feed wasn't a problem. The podcast and the video were helpful, though. It certainly is pleasant to be able to get what you want, without the annoying (to say the least!) ads and commercials!
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