We survived to Friday! What a relief, eh? I’m ready for the weekend. So ready, in fact, I forgot I wanted to do a post today. So, instead of babbling about nothing, YOU tell ME – what are your weekend plans?
TGIF!
We survived to Friday! What a relief, eh? I’m ready for the weekend. So ready, in fact, I forgot I wanted to do a post today. So, instead of babbling about nothing, YOU tell ME – what are your weekend plans?
BLARG! THURSDAY!
How did it get to be Thursday, AUGUST 2nd??
BLARG! THURSDAY!
How did it get to be Thursday, AUGUST 2nd??
Announcing… A Noonorial!
I’m having so much fun with learning to use different multi-media presentation tools that I came up with a tutorial that I’m calling a Noonorial. (Don’t laugh, this stuff is infectious and fun. I mean, imagine what you could share with others, what cool screen tips you could share, just by playing around? Don’t believe me? Check it out: Screenr.)
Today is Writer Wednesday and I’m at the Writer’s Retreat Blog with the debut episode of the Noonorial – How to Get a Permalink in Blogger. Stop on by!
Announcing… A Noonorial!
I’m having so much fun with learning to use different multi-media presentation tools that I came up with a tutorial that I’m calling a Noonorial. (Don’t laugh, this stuff is infectious and fun. I mean, imagine what you could share with others, what cool screen tips you could share, just by playing around? Don’t believe me? Check it out: Screenr.)
Today is Writer Wednesday and I’m at the Writer’s Retreat Blog with the debut episode of the Noonorial – How to Get a Permalink in Blogger. Stop on by!
Tue Cent Twosday – Copyright
Many of you will have noticed the recent kerfuffle on the internet about use of images on blogs. Many bloggers have used images that do not belong to them, and for which they do not have license or permission, and one author got in trouble for doing so. It kicked off a long discussion and many expressed surprise that using such images would be wrong.
Since my husband is a professional photographer, this topic is near and dear to our hearts. I asked him his opinion and he explained Creative Commons licensing to me. For a longer discussion on the issues, I’d like to refer you to the blog by Vacuous Minx, in which she points the reader to an excellent article on Dear Author on the subject: “How To Do a Google Image Search and Why You Might Want To“. I wanted to add a link to the Creative Commons license itself, here. I suggest reading it, it is enlightening.
Also, for the record, the images on Lolcats and Loldogs are okay to use on our blogs, and are available under that license. If you use other images, just check to make sure you are allowed to, first. And, of course, use your own images as you wish.
Tue Cent Twosday – Copyright
Many of you will have noticed the recent kerfuffle on the internet about use of images on blogs. Many bloggers have used images that do not belong to them, and for which they do not have license or permission, and one author got in trouble for doing so. It kicked off a long discussion and many expressed surprise that using such images would be wrong.
Since my husband is a professional photographer, this topic is near and dear to our hearts. I asked him his opinion and he explained Creative Commons licensing to me. For a longer discussion on the issues, I’d like to refer you to the blog by Vacuous Minx, in which she points the reader to an excellent article on Dear Author on the subject: “How To Do a Google Image Search and Why You Might Want To“. I wanted to add a link to the Creative Commons license itself, here. I suggest reading it, it is enlightening.
Also, for the record, the images on Lolcats and Loldogs are okay to use on our blogs, and are available under that license. If you use other images, just check to make sure you are allowed to, first. And, of course, use your own images as you wish.
Monday! Monday! It’s Monday!
It’s the fifth Monday of the month! I don’t have any posts anywhere, so I can’t use that as a topic, and it’s Monday… which just isn’t very exciting, right?
But let’s take a step back. We have a lot to be grateful for. So here’s a quick list to kick-start your week and so we can remember all the abundance in our lives.
1. The internet. It’s a wonderful tool for communication!
2. Computers in general. Again, wonderful tools that allow us to type, (so much so that my friends complain when I assign handwritten prompts!).
3. Good friends. Both online and in-person, I am grateful for the connections I’ve made.
4. Our pets. If you’re a pet person, you understand. If you’re not, you probably don’t. And that’s okay.
5. Food in our bellies, roofs over our heads, and money in our pockets. Abraham Maslow had it right – when the basics are taken care of, we can turn our minds to other tasks.
For what are you grateful this week? Tell me in the comments, I’d love to know.
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| I took this picture last October at the Skokie Lagoons in Illinois, USA. (Copyright 2011 A. Catherine Noon) |
Sunday Box Talk
On the Subject of Naps
I’m sitting here, exhausted after my first week of work after vacation, my second week of work ever at my new job that I love, and realized something.
The reason I can’t think of a good post is because I’M TIRED!
Duh.
Then it hit me. Sunday’s Box Talk this week will be about – you guessed it – naps!
When’s the last time you took a nap? When’s the last time to got a good night’s sleep? If you have to think about it for a moment, it’s been too long. Do what you have to. Take a sick day (only if you haven’t just started a new job ~grin~), a personal day, a vacation day, hell, even a weekend day. Declare it “Nap Day.” If you have kids, outfit the living room with blankets, sheets, and build a fort out of the couch. Lounge around in your pajamas and refuse to go outside.
Rest.
Most global traditions hold that the Creator rested at some point, be it the seventh day, or after weaving the world, or holding it up, or creating it out of dust. Regardless of your religious traditions, or even in the absence of any, it just makes good sense. Babies, cats, and dogs know it. Horses know it. Birds know it. Naps are good for you.
Excuse me, my couch is calling me. It’s time to nap.
Happy napping!