Beyond Method (Step) #2 Your Customized Window to the World (Wide Web)

The Truth is out there!

iGoogle and Netvibes look like great ways to keep up with the information that ONLY you want to see first thing.  You can even have your email fed onto the page so that when you first get onto the Information Superhighway you have all the news that pretains to you at your fingertips.  To me, this kind of looks and feels a little bit like RSS feeds page with the difference being that you don't have to fill your space with just blogs or things like that.  I think for some people this is the way to go, but for me I still love the hunt for the information.  It is thrilling!

Teaching Adult Classes at the Library: The People, The Myths and the Legends

I have been teaching adult computer classes here at the library now for 2 months.  This has been an interesting adventure for me.  Having taught children before, I have some classroom management and teaching skills in my varied bag of tricks.  But nothing can prepare you for the people that want to take free classes.  These people can be classified as the "need to get out of the house" people, the "have no idea what I am doing" people, the people that actually want to learn and have some idea of what people in a classroom setting should act like and then last night I got the first guy that decided he wanted to try and pick up the teacher.  Yes, Boys and Girls, he wanted to hit on me after he has already told me that he lives at home with his mother, has no job, and has no computer skills what so ever.  Let me just tell you that I should have gotten Teacher of the Year for the preformance that I had to put on last night.  Winning smile ... CHECK, Ready to Help Answer any and all questions ... CHECK and lastly Helping him look up EVERY county in the area so he could apply for government jobs because ... "It is really hard to get fired from those."  Yes that was a direct quote.  Even after all of that...I still love my job!

Beyond Method (Step) #1: Here we go again!

Well boys and girls...the adventures in libraryland have come back. I have started a new program and I will have to blog about everything I learn. It has been a while since I have blogged anything so I might be a little rusty so please be nice!

It is only Wednesday!

This week feels like it is going on forever! The cold temps have started to move away, but now the rains are coming...Oh well as is life! This to shall pass as my mother would always tell me. I miss her terribly but I know she is doing much better than we are.

It is Friday!

This week has been the longest week ever, but the weekend will be here in a matter of hours and I get to spend a nice, cold weekend with my family. Around the Christmas tree with hot chocolate in hand, we plan on watching the Polar Express this Saturday. So Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone!

It is only Tuesday!

Today is only Tuesday...but it feels like this week is going by so SLOWLY! I just need a pick me up. You know something to make me smile and laugh away the gloomy gray from outside, and I know what it is!

Yes, this video is so funny! To think that even the Lord of Darkness likes to get down and funky sometimes, just brings a big smile to my face! Hope everyone else is having a great week!

Another Friday Eve!

Oh yes it is Friday Eve again...and tonight I have to make a turkey pot pie. I have never made one so I hope it comes out ok. It is cold and frosty here and it really feels like Christmas is coming. It makes me want to cuddle up with a good scary movie and a cup of hot chocolate. This weekend is going to go by fast. I can feel that already but I am ready for whatever comes. I hope that everyone's week has gone by smoothly and I wish the Christmas spirit gets you and makes you smile!