Musings o’ the Day:
1. I just bought an app for cataloguing all of our books. It’s called “Book Buddy.” I got started right away and realized fairly quickly that all of these book library apps work best on books that have ISBN barcodes on the backs of the books. If a book is older and doesn’t have a barcode, you can still input the actual ISBN number manually. If a book is even older and doesn’t have an ISBN number, you have to look it up online. If you can’t find it online, you have to input the book information manually. So, these apps are a wonder for those whose book collections are recent publications. Sadly, this does not describe our book collection, which is a motley assortment of old books that I’ve gotten at library sales and used book stores over the years. Still, we have enough with barcodes that it’s still been a satisfying experience, especially since every time you scan in a book, you get rewarded with a nice sound. It’s addictive. So far, I’ve input 287 books. We’re guessing that we have at least 1000 books. I’ll keep ya posted.
2. Got a women’s clothing catalog the other day that was new to me. It was clearly geared toward older women. I guess we’re a pretty predictable group – I liked most of what I saw.
3. I remember when I first found out about texting. I didn’t like the idea and thought it would lead to an impoverished way of communicating. Years later I finally got a cell phone and realized the wonderful allure of a text message. It’s hard to remember now that we used to just call people, rather than texting them first to see if they were available. I use my phone way more for texting and other types of messaging than for phone calls. Has it led to an impoverished way of communicating? Probably. I’m glad my husband and I were courting during a time before cell phones. We have a wonderful collection of love letters that would not have been written had we been able to send a short text.
Time to go start supper…but I’d really rather just sit on the couch.
I’m stuck to the couch
What a terrible slouch.
I’m feeling so lazy
It’s making me crazy.
It’s now 5:04
And I’m sitting some more.
I need to get up
And go make our sup.
It’s a good chicken meal
With a lot of appeal.
And yet here I sit
Not moving a bit.
I guess it’s time
To finish this rhyme.
Entitled: The Unfinished Leaf. If I ever finish it, I’ll change the title.
This has been Monday Musings with Lynniebee.
I’ll probably…gotta go make supper!
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