Pets: Social Petworking

I already like AnimalAttraction.com because it helps to support Petfinder, another site I like. The AnimalRescueSite is also another site that supports Petfinder and other animal rescue sites. Every day you click, raises money for pets. They have associations with Rainforest, Literacy, Child Health, Breast Cancer and Hunger. You can click each tab and raise money.

I like Catster. If I were to do a blog for my pets, this is the one I would probably use. I like reading other posts and seeing what people write about their pets. The health site is good as well. There is a lot of good info on the site. My only problem is I don't have enough time for my stuff, I just don't have time to pet blog right now.

Pets: Losing a Friend

Losing a pet is like losing a friend. People that only see them as animals don't understand. I've always had trouble with that. Anyway, I've had many pets over the years and have lost many, most to old age, some to terminal illness. It's always hard to make the final decision.

I like the Rainbow Bridge idea. Besides helping with grief, they have places to donate to help pets in trouble. The Humane Society also has a good help page on dealing with grief.

Pets: Pet Health Online

I did the CatAge site for one of my kitties. Since I didn't know her birthday, I had to guess at that. I said she was about 11 years old and the website said she was 48.5 in people years and that she was 13.7 years younger than average for her breed. It also gives information on things to do for her to help keep her healthy.

I didn't like PetFit all that much. It seemed to be aimed more at dogs than cats. I did like the PetMD site. It's nice to know there is information out there to help you with your pets.

Blog Action Day - Climate Change

Climate change is something that affects everyone. The melting of the polar ice, both north and south is increasing and affecting animals and water levels. This is something that could endanger polar bears and other species as they lose their environment. The glaciers are melting around the world and changing local environments.

In the US many plants that were native in one area are moving north as everything warms up. States are losing their state flowers, trees, etc. as the climate has changed enough to make it inhospitable for native plants and animals.

The Northwest Passage has completely thawed out in the last few years and there is no telling how this will affect animals, environment, etc. Plus if ships start traveling through the area there will be accidents, pollution and other issues.

Continuing pollution, greenhouse gases keep increasing temperatures, changing ozone levels, changing air quality effecting everyone on the planet. Many years ago airplane pilots could see for miles when flying, now there is a blanket of pollution around the whole planet and clear days have become rare.

This is our only world and we need to take care of it. We cannot be so arrogant to assume that everything will take care of itself and pass things on to the next generation. At some point we may reach a point where there is no reversal of what we have done.

Pets: Finding a Pet

I did the Pet Picker Quiz twice, with slightly different answers. Got two totally different answers. The first was a ferret, the second a bird. As I'm a confirmed cat person, that was strange. While a ferret might be fun, I would never choose a bird.
Looking on Petfinder there are so many animals needing homes, that is so sad. My kitties have been left as strays in my neighborhood and I have just adopted them. Also, my vet usually has kitties for adoption. Now, I'm not in the market.

Genealogy: Genealogy 2.0

OK, I put my Celebrity Collage under my blog entries. It is just sooo wrong. I had to try three different pictures to find a group that wasn't too weird. One I had with glasses I was matched with almost all men. Really wrong. Any way it's there.

I have downloaded the free part of MyHeritage on my laptop and have been making some entries from my father's side of the family. It has been interesting and challenging to try to trace relatives. I'm not sure it will continue much past the great-great grandparents I have found in the census info. It has been interesting asking my father about some of it. I have heard about some family stories that I wasn't aware of before.

About Footnote, I'm not sure I get the point of the Member Discoveries. That said, I stumbled upon an entry by my aunt about her husband that included biographical information. Some of it I had found some time ago on a military site. Just browsing, some of the original documents look interesting. I saw some of the Apollo program pictures that were great. But this just doesn't seem like a site I would spend a lot of time on. Maybe if I were more of a history buff it would interest me more.

Genealogy: Database Researching

I've been doing some searching on my father's side of the family. I have gotten bits of information from him on family names, but trying to find them in Ancestry.com is a challenge. Well, part of the problem is my grandmother's name is spelled three different ways on the census reports. When I found her mother, I was able to track my grandmother.
The USGenWeb site has links to more current pictures of the cemetery where a lot of my family is buried. Found my grandmother's and her sister's, mother's and father's markers.

Genealogy: Detective Work

I tried to listen to some of the Tejano Voices, but they wouldn't play on the pc I was using. I'm going to try some of the JSC programs when I get a chance. I'm more interested in space anyway.

I've never really tried to do an oral history as such. Years ago, we tried to get my grandmother to talk about her past and tape record some of the stories. I've seen the tapes recently. I guess I need to try and find them and see if they can be made digital for the family to have if they want them. Some of her stories were of traveling to Texas (I think) in a covered wagon. The only other people that could remember some of the stories are my father and aunt. My father did a video around his home town on one visit. Again I need to find that tape and see if I can get it in a digital format.

I'm using Findagrave to find the cemetery where a lot of my father's family is buried and where we will go. It's the Coop Prairie Cemetery in Mansfield, Scott County, Arkansas. There is a picture saying Coop Prairie was founded in 1849, but in the records I can only find a death date of 1864 as the earliest burial. There are a number of records that don't have dates listed and they may be too worn to find a date. The burial for Elizabeth MaryAnn Shannon Hukill gives her death date as Feb. 19, 1864. According to the website, as the stone is very hard to read online, it says Elizabeth M, Wife of Jas. S. Hukill, born 1840.

I think there may be an art to taking pictures of gravestones. I lot of the ones on this site are hard to read. They are taken from above and the text isn't clear.

Genealogy: Genealogy Genesis

I haven't really been interested in genealogy. I have an aunt on my mother's side who has with her son, done extensive research and published a book on the history of that side of the family. No one on my father's side has done as much, though I believe there has been some research done by a cousin.

I have wanted to get some family stories from my father about his mother, but like many things, I haven't gotten around to it yet.

If I were to start, I would need to figure out what system to use, maybe check with my aunt on how she organized her research.

Start talking with my father about his family.

We also have a family Bible that goes back several generations that would also be a starting point.

The suggestions for software both require downloads. I might try one on my laptop just to see how it works.

Crafts & Hobbies: Knitting and Crocheting

Back when I was in college and when I first started working I did quite a bit of crocheting. I crocheted several afgans, both granny squares and a ripple effect. I also made a couple of shawls. A few years ago I tried a couple of hats for someone with cancer who had lost her hair. They were OK, but I was out of practice. Since then, I haven't done much. I have tried knitting in the past, but I have problems with it. My stitches aren't regular and I can never get the size right.

I kind of like some of the chemo hats and since Head Huggers has crocheted ones, that would be something I could do.

We don't have a knitting/crocheting group. To start a group, we would have to put out a call to see if anyone was interested. Those books go out some, but I think we have more quilters in our area.

Crafts & Hobbies: Coin Collecting

On and off I've looked for unusual coins. Unless I'm in a hurry, I'll usually look at coins I get as change. I'll try to spot wheat pennies and look at dimes to see if any are all silver. Haven't found a silver one in years. Frequently hold on to Susan B. Anthony dollars. From my grandfather I inherited some old buffalo nickels and some other old coins that he had collected over the years. Haven't gotten into the state quarters.

There is a coin shop in Humble, don't know that I will visit. I do look at the coins when I go to the Houston International Gem & Jewelry show and the Houston Gem & Mineral Society show. There are usually people there selling coins, but I look at them for interest, not for buying.

This is not something I would do seriously, but I have fun looking at my change.

Crafts & Hobbies: Zines

I've seen and read a few zines over the years. For the most part, they just aren't my thing. If I were to do something along those lines, it would probably be craft related. I have enough with trying to blog, for work and for myself. Trying to do something else, just not enough hours in the day.
I don't see a problem with having them in the library if they are well done and an appropriate subject. They should also come out with some regularity.

Crafts & Hobbies: Digital Scrapbooking

I've done a tiny bit of scrapbooking with paper, etc. Unfortunately it's very time consuming, plus you need a lot of supplies. It's not really a craft I want to do. At least with the online sites you can play around and edit everything easily. Also, no scraps or mess to deal with. I have looked at a couple of the online sites and they look like they would be fairly easy to use. There are a lot of great pages in their galleries to give you ideas on things to make. I don't know how much of this I would do, but it might be fun to make up a few pagers.

I signed up for Scrapblog to practice on. I have trouble getting things done at one sitting, so it's easier to be able to save and work when I have a chance. OK, I finally finished a page and have hopefully loaded it. Finally got it to load.

Crafts & Hobbies: Decoupage

Several years ago we had a teen night and part of the program was decoupaging covers for a scrapbook. The covers were made out of a thin wood. I did the sample one. It was fun, but not a real project. I've been trying to find the time to do a project for several weeks and I just don't have the time at work to do anything like that. It is not a hobby I would be inclined to take up on a large scale. Some of the jewelry ideas look like fun and maybe not too time consuming.

I also really like the suitcases by pixiegene. Some of them are really wonderful. Some really neat jewelry too. This pendent is a fun Texas map. A good use of old maps and catalogs.

This is just not my thing, but I might like to try the jewelry at a later date.

Crafts & Hobbies: Craftspiration!

The video is a real hoot!

The One Hour Crafts has some fun ideas and some good links. Found a cute easy to make scarf that doesn't require knitting, crocheting or anything but winding yarn. I like the Curbly Video on using paper nakins to make coasters. I love the garland idea from Kiddley, can be used for any season, especially Christmas. There are also some good organising ideas for crafts. This is a good website for making bias tape.

craftzine had an interesting yo-yo crocheted afgan. Maybe more time consuming than I want to do. I don't crochet much, but from her site, she had a recipe for cream cheese mints that looks easy to make.

A really cute Valentine pin craft and easy to make. Another craft with buckets and pictures decoupaged on to the outside.

One website I like when I have time is from the PBS series Bead, Baubles & Jewels.

I'm also finding good stuff on Repurposeful including what to do with leftover coffee.

I like these kinds of sites, there is just never enough time in the week to do everything I would like.

Recession Busters: Food, Fun & Frugality

While there are lots of things to do in Houston, the surrounding areas can be more of a challenge. For the most part, I'm not interested in driving into town to do stuff. I also stick close to home for eating out and don't go to expensive restaurants in the first place. Many of the suggestions may be good for families looking for things to do this summer, but not really my thing. The Houston Meetup Groups did find a couple of possibles in my area, but they don't seem to meet very often.

Looking at some of Clara's videos, I'm reminded of some of the stories by grandmother told about the depression. I kind of like the bread recipe, but would want to cut it down, I don't need 7 loaves of bread.

Looking for recipes, I found a vegetarian blog, vegetarian on the cheap, where the blogger has put up some of her recipes. Some are more complicated than I want to deal with, but there were a couple that looked good. One is TVP Sheperd's Pie and the other is Granola Bars. The basic info for the Granola Bars follows, she has more info in her blog.

So, pick one or several favorites from each group and get mixing. The recipe I used is geared towards my son’s taste - notice the absence of dried fruit. Go ahead make your own and share your favorite combinations.
Granola Bars: makes about 20
3 cups rolled oats = $1.38
½ cup shredded coconut = $0.30
½ cup pumpkin seeds = $0.48
1 cup walnuts = $1.89
½ cup almonds = $0.79
¼ cup flaxseeds = $0.12
1 teaspoon sea salt = $0.05
1 teaspoon cinnamon = $0.09
¼ cup agave nectar = $0.64
¼ cup peanut butter = $0.68
¼ cup dark brown sugar = $0.03

Total for 20 granola bars: $6.45 or $0.32 per granola bar
1. Heat oven to 325º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange oats, nuts, seeds and coconut shreds and toast for 15 minutes.
2. Combine the wet ingredients - agave nectar and peanut butter - with the flavorings salt, cinnamon - leave out stuff that would melt such as chocolate chips - and combine with the sugar - stir over a low heat until the sugar melts.
3. Combine the dry toasty ingredients with the guey ones and mix well. Spread out in a baking pan - so the mixture comes up about ¾ of an inch on the sides. If you like your granola bars thinner use a bigger pan or a smaller one of you like them chunkier. Press down well so there are no air pockets. Bake for 30 minutes.
4. After the baking sheet has cooled down completely - cut with a very sharp knife - pressing down with your weight to produce clean cuts. Enjoy!

She also has a cracker recipe using flaxseeds and Super Easy Bean Chili that would be good in winter.
She even has a recipe to make your own Automatic Dishwahing Detergent.


As far as what I've seen, the car dealers seem to be having some good deals. Store keep saying stuff is interest free for a long time. I'm not sure how this is any different that what it used to be and people are probably still buying more than they can afford. Memorial weekend is a tax free weekend for some air conditioners and other appliances. This may help some people out.

My main money savers are washing clothes in cold water, air drying clothes, don't run the A/C more than I have to and use fans to circulate the air. I try to shop for stuff on sale and try to make sure I really need it before I buy stuff. That said, I still eat out about once a week and go to the movies once or twice a month.

Money & Finance: Credit, Money Management, and Saving

Read the article How Credit Scores Work and took the Credit Score quiz. Scored 100. Also read How Identity Theft Works. It was very informative.
I have in the past checked my credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com, but I'm past due to check them again.
Looking at some of the pages off of the Mymoney.gov website, I found one on savings, and it lead to a page by the SEC on Tools and Calculators for Investors. Some of them should be helpful.
Some of the budgeting plans seem very labor intensive. I have done plans years ago when I was first learning how to handle money. I guess they would be helpful for people that have problems with their spending habits or want to save for something specific. I want to look at some of them to get an idea if I can do better, but for the most part, I don't have problems.
Using the TCDRS website would be great, except I have no idea where my 2002 annual statement is to find my pin number. Some of the general info is good and I like the page of links. And why use Social Security numbers, why not our id numbers. I finally called to get a pin mailed to me. This seems complicated for a part of a training session. Finally got to log into my account. Finally found a place to see Statements of Depost and other info. It does tell you how much you'll earn depending on when you retire and how to set up your beneficiaries. As I'm not planning on retiring soon, not so much interested right now.

Money & Finance: Banking, Budgeting, and Spending

I use a credit union and they do have free online banking, but I don't use it. They have security and everything. I had started paying directly from the business sites before the credit union started the online banking and I have just never changed over.
I'm looking at the budgeting websites. Foonance doesn't really appeal to me. It looks very simplistic, but you have to sign up to get much information. I will at least try expensr and Wesabe, but they seem to be time intensive. No matter what you choose, you have to spend time inputting data.
As for cutting cost, I already comparison shop and buy some things at Sam's Club cheaper that you can get at the store. I don't buy bottled water, I try to use rechargable batteries. On my mileage, I get at least as much as the highway standard and it takes regular gas.
I already wash in cold water and usually air dry. I usually use a microwave, or I have a small toaster oven instead of the big oven. I've been changing over to the florescent bulbs as the others burn out. I just need to be better about turning out lights.
I don't have cable and my cell phone is prepaid.
I have a credit union for most of my banking and there are no charges for that.
Everything else, I try to be as frugal as I can.

Pot Luck: TXT U L8R - Texting

I've done a little texting. Mostly during Ike, but some since.
My father has gotten very good at texting and keeps his phone close by. When I did some travelling, it was easier to text him along the way where I was than to call. Not while I was driving! When I stopped for coffee.
I don't regularly text. There must be a lot of people texting to make the average they are showing.
I use some of the basic shortcuts.
Anyone who texts and drives or does anything else hazardous is not being safe. Talking on a phone is bad enough, but texting, which makes you look away from the road while you are trying to write a message, is idiotic.

Potluck: To Tweet or Not to Tweet...Twitter - Part 2

I have been back a couple of times. I did find the search at the bottom of the page and it works. I found websites and blogs that people mention which are interesting. Searched ihcpl and found a couple of tweets. Not sure that I would 'follow' any of the people since I don't think I care that much for using Twitter. It's just too much to keep track of with everything else that I'm doing.

Potluck: To Tweet or Not to Tweet...Twitter

I had signed up for an account during the original iHCPL, but it isn't something I have ever felt like doing constantly. Facebook is easier for me to use and more of my friends use it. I don't feel like trying to use it from my phone either.
I picked a couple of people mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article, How to Twitter, to try following, plus, HCPL. I also found two Houston tv stations and Houston Public Library to follow for a while. KHOU seems to Tweet a lot. Was watching ET last night, first time in forever, and they were talking about their Twittering. I'll 'follow' them for a while.
It's very hit and miss to us the name search to look for subjects. I did find a couple searching beading and quilting, but a subject search would be better. The search link in iHCPL didn't work.
It might be fun for some people, especially people on the phone all the time and with lots of friends who might want to share info all the time.

Pot Luck: Getting the Most Out of Facebook

I started using Facebook with the first iHCPL. My cousin got me to seriously using it. She is in college in Virginia and it's a fun, easy way to keep up with what is going on with her. I also have several friends that I keep up with this way. I don't have tons of friends and like it that way.
I do have a number of applications that I keep up. I have fun with (Lil) Green Patch and (Lil) Blue Cove, the ongoing Snowball Fight! and Pieces of Flair. From the previous iHCPL posts, I have added Visual Bookshelf, but need to do more with it. I've become a Fan of HCPL, Doctor Who, Stargate and others.
I was glad to have the information on 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know. I changed some of my settings right away. I am very particular about how far my info goes.
I have added friends to my account and found friends to join me. I have occassionally chatted with people, catching up or passing on information.
I enjoy using Facebook as a way to keep up with friends and relations. It's a fun site.

Books, Readers and Beyond: Social Networking Through Books

I led the book club at our branch for several years. It was OK. I read books I might not normally have read, but it's not really my thing. I enjoy reading, but not necessarily discussing books.
I had joined LibraryThing before the first iHCPL and GoodReads during iHCPL. There just doesn't seem to be enough time to keep up with everything. Shelfari looks like another version of these. Again, it's fun to list some books online, but discussion just isn't my thing.

We have a book club at our branch. Trying to find a book by theme for our Asian Pacific Heritage month has been a challenge. I was using ReadingGroupChoices and ReadingGroupGuides and when I found a possible book, either HCPL didn't own the book or didn't own enough copies. I finally found a title by an author that was on ReadingGroupGuides, Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama. I don't know if we will use the book, but it is a possibility. Trying to use Firestorm by Iris Johansen didn't work, it wasn't in either of the book club sites.

It would probably work better starting with some of their lists rather than having a book and then looking to see if they have reviewed it.

I looked for Firestorm on LibraryThing, where it had 2 reviews, average rating of 3.76 and on GoodReads where it had 23 reviews and 4.02 average rating. So it was liked fairly well.
I don't think I would join any of the virtual book clubs. I just don't care for other people choosing what I would read and then discussing it. I read for pleasure and most of what I read doesn't show up on discussion sites.

Books, Readers and Beyond: Finding Books Online

Looking for bookstores in Humble, of course we have Barnes & Noble and Half-Price Books, two of my favorite stops. After those, it's mostly Christian or Children's bookstores or they are further away than what I would shop. There is a used bookstore in Humble, but I have to admit I've never been there. Barnes & Noble, online big time, Half-Price Books, just lists where they are, no way to search inventory.

Looking for the children's book, Stealing Thunder by Mary Casanova, I found it on B&N for $5.99 with no problems. Same price on Amazon with a selection of used books listed. I didn't find it as an audio book, checked HCPL, Audible, Books on Tape, Recorded Books, and Audiobooks.com. These are the most popular distributors and if they didn't have it, then I don't think it has been recorded.

When I checked adult authors, such as John Saul, I found books on our page and Audible to be downloaded and other places to buy. Popular authors can be found many places to download. I checked on Firestorm by Iris Johansen and we have it in an abridged CD and online, unabridged. It is also available through Audible.

I have an online used book site I like, it's BookCloseouts.com. It's mostly remainders and seconds, but it's great to browse and has good prices and great sales. You can also have it notify you if you are looking for something and it comes in to them. Otherwise, it's a great site to browse.

Just browsing some of the remainders and out of print stores is fun. I have a children's author I usually check for just to see if they have some of her books and the prices. AbeBooks has some copies as does Books-A-Million. Powell's Books also has some copies. I've been to Powell's and that's just amazing to browse.

Trading books online just isn't something that appeals to me. If anything, I would sell them at Half Price books or something.

Looking at some of the free sites, it's amazing what all is out there. I found a couple of places I might want to visit more and maybe do some downloading.

OK. As far as downloading one of our ebooks, I couldn't do it on my work pc. The software isn't there and I/we can't download it. So I used my personal laptop. It took 2 hours to find a way to download and install the Adobe Digital Editions. Their website wanted Flash installed, which I did multiple times, followed their and our help screens and it still wouldn't install. Finally found a page in Adobe's support that let me manually install ADE. At that point it finally let me get it installed and then download the book from our site. I don't know how many of the public would have the patience or know how to do all of this. I found it extremely!! frustrating to do this. Will now read the book.
I did a little reading before lunch. My laptop has a shiny screen which is always a little annoying, but with a book, it is distracting because it shows everything behind me. Also, it's not real light to hold in my lap. All in all, would rather read from a book. Also went to WOWIO, which was one of the sites from the original iHCPL. It lets you use its own reader, there is nothing to download. It works fairly well on the pc, but again, you are reading from the pc and are trapped in front of it. If I had a Kindle or it's equivalent, it might be better, but a computer just isn't comfortable to read in front of or carry around.

Books, Readers and Beyond: What to Read

I'm putting this at the top of this entry so that it might be seen. Everyone doesn't read to the bottom of an entry. My favorite website for series, further reading and other authors hasn't even been mentioned. The Fantastic Fiction website can be searched by author or title, or browsed. It lists all series by an author, the author's website, suggestion/recommendations by the author, other authors to read, forthcoming books. You can also browse by most popular, New books, Coming Soon, top authors, series, etc. It's a wonderful site.

The suggestions in the interview are what I already ask. Depending on their answer, I may refer them to a coworker who reads in their genre or author for other suggestions.

Looking at the suggested lists, I'm not over impressed with Library Booklists. The lists are too long and difficult to use. Some of the breakdowns are good, so it might be helpful if you have time to look for your subject. The children's fiction and the YA lists look good.

I tried a couple of authors I like and What Should I Read Next? came up with some good suggestions on one and not so good on the other. The Fiction_L Booklist didn't have one author in their list, but the suggestions for the other were good. To me, the Library Booklists makes you work too hard to get to a suggestion list. It might work better if you had a lot of time or possibly if you wanted to do some displays or bibliographies of your own. Surprisingly NoveList Plus only found 1 suggestion for one author, but did better on the other author. I'm choosing Iris Johansen's Firestorm as a suggestion.

The Morton Grove Public Library's Webrary Fiction_L Booklist has some fun genres, characters and settings. Trying to narrow it down to the correct list might be challenging, but fun.
I like the What Should I Read Next? site. Most of the suggestions seem to apply, but some are off the wall. Even those might provide an interesting new author.

Now I was working on the children's request. First looking for horse stories for the girl NoveList Plus did a good job. Two I found are Stealing Thunder and Paint the Wind. Morton Grove Public Library's Kids' Webrary has a very good Kids's Booklists by subject good bibliography and lots of lists for kids. I see one for the brother as well. Stealing Thunder was on that list also, along with Snow Pony. What Should I Read Next? doesn't work for this kind of RA, unless they already have a title. And trying one come up with mostly adult titles. Library Booklists found some bibliographies. There is a link to Deschutes Public Library - Saddle Up 'N Read which has stories on several levels, again including Stealing Thunder.

For the ghost stories, NoveList Plus has problems finding more than 2 books. I was doing an advanced seach with book, fiction, grade 7 or 8 and older kids seaching for ghost, ghosts with a subject or no subject. Now if I take the grade level out, it does find a lot of titles, but many are the wrong age, even leaving in older kids. Choosing teens did a little better. It found Breathe: A Ghost Story and Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, that are about boys and ghosts. The problem with some of the book lists, are they are not updated, so it's hard to find new titles. The Morton Grove Public Library's Teenreads has a search engine that is OK. It found A Gathering of Shades and Restless: A Ghost's Story.

Now for the Dean Koontz question.

NoveList Plus gives me Greg Bear, John Saul and Charles Grant.

Morton Grove didn't have a list for Koontz, but they do have a Horror Picks with some good suggestions; John Saul, Joe Lansdale, Stephen King.

What Should I Read Next? gave me Iris Johansen, Stephen White, Simon Green. To have something for later posts, I will list Firestorm by Johansen.

I went to Mid-Contenent Public Library for their Juvenile Series and Sequels page and looked up Alanna: the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. It found the name of the series and other titles.

Song of the Lioness series.
1 Alanna: The First Adventure
2 In the Hand of the Goddess
3 Woman Who Rides Like a Man, The
4 Lioness Rampant

iHCPL next stage

Well, I was never able to finish the "you ought to be in pictures" projects. They needed a lot of time off the desk and I never was able to get that. And then December was just too busy and I didn't get to the cooking things, though I looked at some of the websites, just didn't have time for the projects.
The new projects look interesting and can be done on the desk. So I'm ready to start.

Finding my Dewey Decimal number

I liked this one best.

Carolyn Allen's Dewey Decimal Section:

765 Metal engraving

Carolyn Allen's birthday: 8/13/1952 = 813+1952 = 2765


Class:
700 Arts & Recreation


Contains:
Architecture, drawing, painting, music, sports.



What it says about you:
You're creative and fun, and you're good at motivating the people around you. You're attracted to things that are visually interesting. Other people might not always understand your taste or style, but it's yours.

Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com