Infojones 2005-02-26T16:00:45Z Where this reference librarian acts out her addiction tag:infojones.leita.org,2005://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2005, leita U.S. Budget in Oreo Cookies! 2005-02-26T16:00:45Z 2005-02-26T08:00:45-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2005://1.56 2005-02-26T16:00:45Z Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream stars in a great Flash animation of how to understand and fix the U.S. Budget, done in easy-to-grasp Oreo cookie chunks.... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Ready Reference Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream stars in a great Flash animation of how to understand and fix the U.S. Budget, done in easy-to-grasp Oreo cookie chunks.

]]> Joshua Tree and Baja 2005-02-23T17:09:14Z 2005-02-23T09:09:14-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2005://1.55 2005-02-23T17:09:14Z We're back from our camping trip and have great photos of our time in Joshua Tree and Baja. We spent a couple more days in hotels than planned due to rain that kept us from traveling further south for a... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work We're back from our camping trip and have great photos of our time in Joshua Tree and Baja. We spent a couple more days in hotels than planned due to rain that kept us from traveling further south for a couple of days due to a flooded arroyo. But that gave us more time in Estero Beach and El Rosario getting to know the area. We saw some of the best sunrises ever while camped on the beach on the Bahia de Los Angeles on the Sea of Cortez and such lovely rocks and sunrise and sunset light on them in Joshua Tree.

]]> Test Camping 2005-02-01T18:16:32Z 2005-02-01T10:16:32-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2005://1.54 2005-02-01T18:16:32Z We went on a short camping trip with Merle and Nicole to test out our equipment and my new hip before we leave next week on a 12 day trip that will take us to Joshua Tree National Park and... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work We went on a short camping trip with Merle and Nicole to test out our equipment and my new hip before we leave next week on a 12 day trip that will take us to Joshua Tree National Park and then into Central Baja. With wonderful, spring-like weather, we had a glorious two days and one night camping and hiking on the Sonoma coast.

]]> xmas '04 2004-12-28T18:35:33Z 2004-12-28T10:35:33-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.53 2004-12-28T18:35:33Z I've been out and about the past couple of weeks. Occasions were an Infopeople staff meeting at Joan's home in Sacramento, sitting on the front porch watching (along with a squirrel) Sally string lights on our maple and apple trees,... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work I've been out and about the past couple of weeks. Occasions were an Infopeople staff meeting at Joan's home in Sacramento, sitting on the front porch watching (along with a squirrel) Sally string lights on our maple and apple trees, back to Sacramento to have Christmas with the McCulloughs, and over to Bob, Francisca, and Frederic's for day after cheese and desserts. The hip seems to be healing well. I'm rather impatiently awaiting my x-ray and surgeon visit on January 5.

]]> Another view of the war 2004-12-16T23:14:07Z 2004-12-16T15:14:07-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.52 2004-12-16T23:14:07Z Baghdad Journal contains dispatches and art from artist Steve Mumford and Iraqi artists he met. The period covered is from August 19-October 5, 2004. From a NY Times article.... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Musings Baghdad Journal contains dispatches and art from artist Steve Mumford and Iraqi artists he met. The period covered is from August 19-October 5, 2004. From a NY Times article.

]]> Off the couch and into the sky! 2004-12-14T23:00:37Z 2004-12-14T15:00:37-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.51 2004-12-14T23:00:37Z Check out the latest in extreme sports! Ballooning into the Sky tells you everything you need to know about cluster ballooning. You, too, can travel like Curious George.... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work balloons.jpg Check out the latest in extreme sports!

Ballooning into the Sky tells you everything you need to know about cluster ballooning.

You, too, can travel like Curious George.

]]> Bionic woman! 2004-12-08T21:21:58Z 2004-12-08T13:21:58-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.50 2004-12-08T21:21:58Z It's been awhile but I have an excuse. On November 12 I had my left hip replaced. I am now a member of the bionic generation. I've put photos chronicling the past few weeks in my photo gallery. So far,... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work It's been awhile but I have an excuse. On November 12 I had my left hip replaced. I am now a member of the bionic generation. I've put photos chronicling the past few weeks in my photo gallery. So far, totally good. Jury's out until after my x-ray and check-up with the surgeon January 5 as I'm not yet allowed to put full weight on the leg (means a walker) or drive.

]]> Virtual Planetarium Skymaps 2004-11-11T20:05:45Z 2004-11-11T12:05:45-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.49 2004-11-11T20:05:45Z Your Sky lets you produce sky maps for any time and date, observing location, and viewpoint. Terrific! Each map you make includes an ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, planets, and any tracked asteroid or comet.... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Ready Reference Your Sky lets you produce sky maps for any time and date, observing location, and viewpoint. Terrific! Each map you make includes an ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, planets, and any tracked asteroid or comet.

]]> Playing with numbers or, there's hope 2004-11-05T17:28:55Z 2004-11-05T09:28:55-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.48 2004-11-05T17:28:55Z I liked an electoral map a friend emailed me and posted about yesterday as it hit the very disappointed feelings I had after the national election. Then I ran across another map - not the winner-take-all electoral map, but this... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Musings I liked an electoral map a friend emailed me and posted about yesterday as it hit the very disappointed feelings I had after the national election. Then I ran across another map - not the winner-take-all electoral map, but this one (from a Boing Boing post) shaded to match the national vote in each state. This one gives me more hope.

map of US shaded by vote

]]> Yahoo! Images Search 2004-11-04T17:55:32Z 2004-11-04T09:55:32-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.47 2004-11-04T17:55:32Z Yahoo! Images Search has expanded their image collection to 1 billion images (vs. 880 million that Google has). Why am I telling your this? Because you should remember to try it if your habitual Google Images search doesn't find exactly... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Ready Reference Yahoo! Images Search has expanded their image collection to 1 billion images (vs. 880 million that Google has). Why am I telling your this? Because you should remember to try it if your habitual Google Images search doesn't find exactly what you want.

]]> Any of my LA area friends need a house-sitter next year? 2004-10-11T22:29:47Z 2004-10-11T15:29:47-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.46 2004-10-11T22:29:47Z blogging.la's Best of LA - 2004 makes me want to spend some serious time there!... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work blogging.la's Best of LA - 2004 makes me want to spend some serious time there!

]]> Michael Chabon on Berkeley 2004-10-06T20:49:06Z 2004-10-06T13:49:06-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.45 2004-10-06T20:49:06Z Michael Chabon lives in Berkeley and is one of the authors who support the Berkeley Public Library. This essay, The Mysteries of Berkeley is posted on his very interesting website. It was published in a 2002 Gourmet. Check out his... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work Michael Chabon lives in Berkeley and is one of the authors who support the Berkeley Public Library. This essay, The Mysteries of Berkeley is posted on his very interesting website. It was published in a 2002 Gourmet. Check out his nicely designed home page.

This Berkeley Brown Shingle home owner thinks that he nails our town.

]]> If she blows Now that she has 2004-10-01T15:46:36Z 2004-10-01T08:46:36-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.44 2004-10-01T15:46:36Z This U.S. Park Service site is the one to remember if/when Mount St. Helens erupts again, especially if as large as last time. It opens on the webcam photo of the volcano (photo updated every 5 minutes) and links to... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Ready Reference This U.S. Park Service site is the one to remember if/when Mount St. Helens erupts again, especially if as large as last time. It opens on the webcam photo of the volcano (photo updated every 5 minutes) and links to a great deal of information on the volcano and the park. There is a link to their "Special Conditions" page for current activity, but I would advise going right to the primary source for the most current information on this volcano.

]]> How fast is your Intenet connection? 2004-09-29T00:21:46Z 2004-09-28T17:21:46-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.43 2004-09-29T00:21:46Z The bandwidth speed test at MSN is a handy tool to check your connection speed. This site will tell you how fast your connection really is. I've been in libraries whose T1 line was slower than a 56k dialup modem.... leita leita.org carole@leita.org Efficiency The bandwidth speed test at MSN is a handy tool to check your connection speed.

This site will tell you how fast your connection really is. I've been in libraries whose T1 line was slower than a 56k dialup modem. I have a DSL line where I work (my home) and this tool just told me I'm getting 1139 kbps (of course, I'm the only person using this bandwidth) -- which is about what I should be getting. Does your library really provide high bandwidth access?

]]> For all the NPR Weekend Edition listeners 2004-09-26T17:05:45Z 2004-09-26T10:05:45-08:00 tag:infojones.leita.org,2004://1.42 2004-09-26T17:05:45Z The blog post (don't miss the comments either) imagining an affair between Lianne Hansen and Will Shortz that Lianne mentioned this morning. http://www.polytropos.org/archives/000536.html... leita leita.org carole@leita.org More to life than work The blog post (don't miss the comments either) imagining an affair between Lianne Hansen and Will Shortz that Lianne mentioned this morning.

http://www.polytropos.org/archives/000536.html

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