A New Year and a New Outlook

Be prepared for a stream of consciousness. You’ve been warned.

I haven’t blogged since September. Yikes. I’ve had things to say, but have said them in person directly to people or in chat or online. But not here. I’ve kind of let this blog go. But no longer.

It’s a new year. And for a multitude of reasons, my brain is suddenly awake. And all these writing ideas are spewing out of it. Up until now, I’ve focused this blog on librarianship and technology. After all, it’s titled “Librarian in the Cloud.” But my interests have grown to include education, lifelong learning, library advocacy, education technology, teaching. I want to write on them, read about them, think about them, and let others know. It’s a scary thought. I used to blog and write many years ago in college. No you’re not going to find my writings linked anywhere — on purpose. They were purely partisanly political in nature, and I’ve changed and moderated a great deal since that time. The world was black and white and I had it all figured out in college. And then I left college. The real world collided. I started working. And meeting lots of different people, who challenged me with their lives and their beliefs and I was refined.

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Twitter Daily Digest for 2011-02-04

  • Twitter Daily Digest for 2011-02-03 http://ff.im/-xjX14 #
  • Time to face the day and figure out what my warmest clothes are. It's apparently -15 outside or in other words it was 0, 15 degrees ago. #
  • @alemon WOW. how much snow did you all get again? in reply to alemon #
  • dont have time to eat lunch, but need to eat….what to do?? #
  • @alemon act we only got 8 here; lawrence was on western edge; KC has more to the east and they have more to the south of here too in reply to alemon #
  • @alemon well you dont get many snows like this, so not much plowing ๐Ÿ™‚ enjoY! in reply to alemon #
  • @joshuamneff @wizzyrea i scrounged up a yogurt bar and & strawberry yogurt; that'll hold me for 2 more hours till i go home! in reply to joshuamneff #
  • @joshuamneff @wizzyrea always feel torn abt stopping to eat if i haven't eaten by this time…. in reply to joshuamneff #
  • @calimae oh no! hope he's ok ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ™ in reply to calimae #
  • @calimae i took one of mine in in one time because "he lost his meow" turns out he was probably acting out against getting a little sister in reply to calimae #
  • @calimae but i really did think something was wrong when he stopped meowing all the time (which is normal); if only cats could talk indeed! in reply to calimae #
  • @calimae something's definitely up! a cat that gets less talkative/doesn't meow/purr as much…. poor guy for sure in reply to calimae #

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Twitter Daily Digest for 2011-02-03

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  • @annehaines good luck!! in reply to annehaines #
  • For the 1st time, I'm extremely disappointed in Apple. Their rule change will probably affect my kindle app access. Apple stop being greedy! #
  • @annehaines yep. At some point will open garage to see how snowed in i am. in reply to annehaines #
  • @annehaines glad you made it safely! Why are parking lots always the worst?? in reply to annehaines #
  • @princessofworld people that have snowplow/snowblowing equipment are going to make some serious money with this snow! in reply to princessofworld #
  • Beyond Books: What it takes to be a 21st century librarian http://t.co/D6jiB3u #
  • @wizzyrea yikes now my iPad will be 70 unusable if that happens. Apple you'd better rethink this decision… in reply to wizzyrea #
  • Baking/cooking project: first go of the day: Mac n cheese is in the oven. Haven't made it in years!! Cookies up next. #
  • Which should I tackle first? Snickerdoodles, choc chip, molasses, or peanut butter, or sugar? Oh and blueberry muffins on list too! #
  • loving this snow story on the Pioneer Library System, being written by patrons line by line: http://t.co/hlE4xme #
  • they're working on removing snow outside my apt right now. The cats aren't happy about the loud engines ๐Ÿ™‚ they ran off to hide! #
  • @DaenelT dealing just fine by baking/cooking/keeping in touch online. also snuggling w cats ๐Ÿ™‚ tomorrow roads should be much better! in reply to DaenelT #
  • @ClaudiaBossBil @gohomekiki @alemon snickerdoodles won out. Think I'll bake peanut butter cookies in a bit. List was a bit ambitious ๐Ÿ™‚ in reply to ClaudiaBossBil #
  • you know its cold when you choose very warm dinner food (hot tea, hot rolls, and hot mac & cheese); and the kitchen is the warmest place #
  • @socdownload should have done that; i gave up and crawled in bed with 3 blankets. may still pull out electric blanket; -10 low is COLD!! in reply to socdownload #

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