Monkeyshines

Monkey puzzle or puzzled monkey?

Happy@the library — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:57:07 +0000

I thought I would get back to the important business of play this afternoon and spent some time looking at the flickr tools like fd’s Flickr Toys. At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to get any of my pictures to load. Foolish me, it took me forever to realize that all I needed to do was use the Create button.

Here’s my lovely monkey puzzle courtesy of Jigsaw.

(BTW, I highly recommend all of these old favorites.)

Flickring Monkeys

Happy@the library — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:55:45 +0000

Still running behind, but at least still running.

The new challenge is to learn about flickr and post an interesting image. You’ll find there are a lot of monkeys out there, but I have to say this picture intrigues me the most. What did the monkeys do to deserve such cruel treatment? As one commentor says, “Well, I will not be going there then”

Off to a slow start

Happy@the library — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:13:21 +0000

So it sounds like fun, and a monkey is always curious, but somehow the best of intentions – and company, and holidays, and other happy interruptions find me here, weeks late, finally trying to get my blog started.

The impetus for this blog is Library 2.0, a program to teach library staff several new technological skills. (http://acl20.wordpress.com/) if you’ve got to know more.

We are asked to respond to presentation on the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits and declare which are easiest, which hardest. Play is in my nature and I would say I don’t need to plan for it. Except, honestly, I tend to get bogged down with details. Doesn’t hurt to be reminded to Have Fun! What’s hardest? Goal setting. There is so much a little monkey wants to master. It is hard to pick a goal. Pick one and you miss another? Pick them all and you might achieve none.