Finding a long lost love

Since a few of my Face Book friends are getting back into blogging, I am thinking that maybe I should try it again also. I have found a long lost love in the last few months, and that is reading.....reading books that is. I had let it slip for a long time, even though I love to read. One issue is because it is hard to read when you wear tri-focals. But I have found that it is okay to read large print books. It makes reading so much easier for me. And the other issue was not finding the time. But now I seek out a few slices of time here and there throughout my day, so I can enjoy my new found love. My favorite author at this point in time, is Beverly Lewis. I love her Lancaster Pa Amish books. Not only are they on one of my interests - The Amish - but what I have read of her books so far, relate to areas I have actually been before, and I know the areas well. I also like to references to the Bible that she adds to her stories. Also learning of the Amish traditions and way of life. So interesting to me. So here I am, blogging again, after a few years. Kind of nice.......

Thing 23 - I DID IT!!!

I have done it, I finished the 23 Things. And I had alot of fun doing it. I have learned many things, some I liked and some I didn't like. Some of my favorites were: setting up my blog, flickr, the Image Generator - MEEZ. (I even put my MEEZ Image on my MySpace page). I think my favorites though are the RSS newsfeeds/ Bloglines and YouTube. I enjoy looking at my Bloglines and the newsfeeds, and I like the fact that I can add the feeds for those I like. I have not used You Tube before, so I was having fun with it, looking up videos and seeing missed interviews on TV. I will definitely continue to use You Tube. I have learned so much through these 23 things, and I am glad that I did it. I thought I was very internet literate, but I found out there were so many things I did not know. I now can say that I am more knowledgable about things of the internet. I am all for learning about new things. I am looking forward to the next learning opportunity.

Thing 22

I tried to check out Overdrive and NetLibrary, but could not get around those very well. I seemed to hit alot of dead ends. I also tried Project Gutenberg, and was successful there. I downloaded a title called "The Book of Ruth" and did listen for a few minutes. I also listened to a clip of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". I will probably use this tool in the future.

Thing 21

I am not impressed with Podcasts. I had a hard time coming up with a subject that came up with results. I also kept getting a window to run an activeX when I tried to listen to a podcast. I chose not to. So as for me, Podcasts may be a little bit in the future yet for me.

Thing 20 & You Tube

I love You Tube!! I have not checked out You Tube before. The videos are great and they load and play very quickly. I love the Gilmore Girls, and I am missing it this season on TV. I would like to see it return but ... oh well. Anyway, You Tube has given me the chance to see video clips I missed, like an interview with Lauren Graham on the Ellen show. So I will be checking out You Tube a little better. This is great!!!

Web 2.0 Awards - Thing 19

I selected the maps.google.com site from the Web 2.0 Awards for my discovery exercise. I have used MapQuest alot for finding directions. But I like this mapping tool much better than MapQuest. It seems to be so much easier to use. The satelite views are closer and much more focused. I will be using this tool for directions instead of MapQuest in the future.