From the web 2.0 awards, I chose to browse urbanspoon from the food category. It is great! It provides reviews and locations of restaurants categorized by city, style of food, etc.

The Columbia section would be very useful when patrons (particularly those from out of town) ask about local places to eat--my mind always goes blank!

And the Montreal section would have been very useful for my recent trip! They have gathered in one place a lot of the information I was trying to put together on my own from all around the web.

Playing with Google Docs

I recently developed a library program on the features of Google, and started using Google Docs so I could be familiar with it for my program. It's amazing how quickly one becomes addicted to having her documents accessible from wherever she may be! No need to remember a flash drive or an email attachment. Just open Google Docs and everything is right there!



It's a little stripped down compared to MS Office, but for most things, it works just fine!

My husband and I recently traveled to Montreal. Neither one of us is very good at remembering to take pictures, but we did manage to come home with a sorry few.

Montreal is such a cool city. Very European-feeling. Being surrounded by French-speaking people made me feel so..I don't know...cosmopolitan or something.

Loved the Museum of Fine Arts and the Basilica Notre Dame and the whole feeling of Old Montreal.

7 1/2 habits

Excited about this learning opportunity!

The habit that's most difficult for me is remembering to view problems as challenges. I tend to view them as, well...problems! This is especially true when the problem involves my inability to accomplish something correctly the first time I try--which is why I don't sew...or draw...or play sports...or...!