I spent 30 years inside the four walls of IBM. Great years and great experiences. Mr Watson was a great thinker which led to great innovations. So much so that on most desks was a plaque that simply said THINK in black letters on a white background. That was the company motto.
This class caused me to THINK outside my box. When you don't have to do much of something you can become stale. While I don't think I became stale I have become crusty or dry like bread. Stale to me is yuk, dead, rotten...... Crusty can be made into stuffing for a turkey or whatever.
Create a blog? What is that? Sounds like something other people would do. What"s in it for me?
Why would I want a blog. Obviously someone figured out there was something in it for me and offered to teach me how. Thank you!
In 2005 my wife and I took a cruise with our daughter and her husbands family to the Baltic. That story is for another blog. When we got home there were loads of digital photos to display. A friend of mine, a retired IBMer, left their computer behind when they retired. They asked me if I had a web site. A web site? I don't even have a blog. If I had one I could have sent some photos that way.
I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to create a Blog. Unpleasantly surprised at how difficult it is to manipulate a blog at times. Actions I thought were supposed to happen didn't or are still floating in cyber waiting for me to find them. I surprised me at times too. Something would be happening I didn't want to happen. A little experimentation and "oh look, it isn't doing that anymore."
The photo experience was fun. I will share more pictures later on too. I learned how to share them with anyone that wants to look. Found out they can be enhanced in most any way you desire. I'm able to get them from Flickr into my posts but am doing so the long way. For some reason the "cut and paste" thing has not sunk into my skull. But I figured out how to work around my thickness. That in itself makes me feel good. At my age going the long way around is just going slower. I seem to be heading that way.
Taking the time to take this class has made me realize there is a whole world of things out there I might get involved in. I mentioned the violin in a previous blog. I actually got it out yesterday, tuned it up and drew a few strokes of the bow across the strings. Rusty? You betcha I am. I won't be touring Carnegie Hall for sure. Tour, I won't even be doing that. But just playing it the short time I did made me realize there is something more for this Old Dog.
Just realized this is a first for me. The first "online" class taken. Would I do it again? If it was something that interested me, you betcha. Might even be convinced to try something that didn't interest me just to broaden my horizons.
Till our next venture, Shortchange Gene
2 comments:
Hello Gene...I always giggle over your posts. Crusty bread can be made into stuffing. You're making me hungry. Well it is almost dinnertime here at work.
Sharon mentioned to me that when you came into the JC Library today you asked for me. Sometime when I come to 4CL for our x-collection I will look for you. One time when I was stopping by to see Diane, you were over with Jeff by the loading area. So maybe I will see you there. Blogging and you have been loads of fun. I check your blog often and look forward to it. Glad that you asked after me. It really made my day. Barb at JC or otherwise know as Sr Clerk at the Library.
Gene, your comments have made it all worthwhile for me. Thank you.
I hope you will continune yo9ur blog. I want to har about how the violin lessons go.
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