online

Tips To Break Your Online Addiction: Make Music

09.29.2011 Music

One of the oldest and most fundamental human experiences is the making of music. Music is literally tied to the rhythm of our hearts, to the vibrations of our environments, and to the sounds of breathing, living, and moving. Listening to music is wonderful, but nothing compares to the experience of making music yourself. Making [...]

LinkedInStumbleUponShare/Bookmark
0 comments Read the full article →

Tips To Break Your Online Addiction: Read A Book

09.27.2011 Books and Literature

As much as I am enamored of my Mac, my iPad, and my iPhone, I love books more. I can literally read all day. That, for me, is a terrific vacation day (along with an occasional swim in the ocean, some eating and drinking, and time with my loved ones). Reading a book can also [...]

LinkedInStumbleUponShare/Bookmark
10 comments Read the full article →

Tips To Break Your Online Addiction: Garden

09.26.2011 Simple Productivity

Many people feel like they spend too much time, waste too much time, aimlessly wandering online, playing games, or attempting to keep up with the never-ending stream of social media updates. It’s so easy to get sucked in, especially with portable and mobile devices like the iPhone and the iPad. Online addiction can be a [...]

LinkedInStumbleUponShare/Bookmark
1 comment Read the full article →

Library Myth #1: Librarians Are Just Clerks

06.15.2011 Books and Literature

“When I was a kid, they used to predict that by the year 2000, you’d be able to go to the moon. Nobody ever thought to predict that you’d be able to, but nobody would bother.” — Roger Ebert in his review of the film Apollo 13. Indifference seems to be the besetting sin of [...]

LinkedInStumbleUponShare/Bookmark
1 comment Read the full article →

In Defense Of Libraries

06.14.2011 Books and Literature

More than a few communities are beginning to deemphasize, privatize, or close their libraries, claiming that they’re no longer needed or wanted. Some use the specious argument: “we just can’t afford it ” when they really mean, “we don’t’ want to pay for it.” And some are saying “Libraries aren’t needed any more. We don’t [...]

LinkedInStumbleUponShare/Bookmark
1 comment Read the full article →