Pumpkins For Obama

Check out “Yes We Carve.”  Here’s a sample!

Sarah Palin is NOT my role model.

During last night’s debate John McCain said, “Americans have gotten to know Sarah Palin. They know that she’s a role model to women.” Wrong. Sarah Palin is NOT my role model, and I have no use for anyone who thinks she is or should be.
My role models are articulate, wise, thoughtful, quick-witted, brave and kind-hearted. [...]

Is Web 2.0 Taking Over Your Life? Listen to this.

This is great. I like the idea of hiring a “password guy.”

Doing the “Happy Dance”

I’m doing the “happy dance.” With this blog post I’ve completed the “23d Thing” of the “23 Things” in the Evanston Library Learns (ELL) Web 2.0 program. It was a great experience, and it’s GREAT TO BE FINISHED!
There were many good things about ELL; here are my top 5:
- “In Plain [...]

Obama Llama song.

I am very glad there are lots of people out there with time to create YouTube videos. This one got me over my MyMediaMall rant (see below) in a jiffy.

ARGH! I’m giving up on “My Media Mall”

I’ve been trying to download an audiobook from MyMediaMall.net for about 2 hours. I’m fed up, frustrated, and giving up. I’m usually not technologically-challenged and am rarely a quitter, but today I’m clearly both.
This doesn’t seem to be an Apple-friendly product, and there is no help on either the Media Mall or Apple [...]

Racism, union workers and Obama. From AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka

Wow. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka speaking at the Steelworkers convetion in August.

Podcasts

This week our library staff was asked to play around with podcasts. I’ve subscribed to several NPR podcasts through my RSS feed for a while — “This I Believe.” “Car Talk,” and “The Tavis Smiley Show.” They are all radio shows that I enjoy “live,” but usually miss. I like having them [...]

September Madness. Who’ll make the Final Four?

(If you click on the graphic, it’s easier to read.)

24’s CTU and Sarah Palin