<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blogosphere Rants @ libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Blogosphere Rants) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 libraryladymom.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Blogosphere Rants @ libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>The Blog In Review: 2005</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_blog_in_review_2005.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_blog_in_review_2005.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fblog%5Fin%5Freview%5F2005</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ To start off 2006, I've been looking at some of the blog entries I liked best, or people really reacted to in 2005:


 

Blog Types
 
  After about 4 weeks on Blog Explosion, I was discovering patterns. And 1 year later, I]]></description></item><item><title>A Year On Blog Explosion</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/a_year_on_blog_explosion.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/a_year_on_blog_explosion.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fyear%5Fon%5Fblog%5Fexplosion</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today is another sort of "blogaversery"--it's the one year anniversary of my joining Blog Explosion.
 ]]></description></item><item><title>Polluting the Blogosphere</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/polluting_the_blogosphere.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/polluting_the_blogosphere.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=polluting%5Fthe%5Fblogosphere</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a guy out there calling himself "Enviroman" who is putting comment spam on lots of blogs to try to drive traffic to his own site where he can talk piously about making this a clean, green planet for us all.Well, start at home, boy]]></description></item><item><title>Well, I Never SAID This Is a Library Blog!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/not_a_librarian_blog.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/not_a_librarian_blog.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=not%5Fa%5Flibrarian%5Fblog</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I happened upon a site that reviews library related blogs and found the following comments on my blog:Although there are new postings almost daily, library-related postings are more on the order of 2 to 6 per month. They tend to be short, but enterta]]></description></item><item><title>If Life Is Sacred, That Means All Life</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/if_life_is_sacred_that_means_all_life.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/if_life_is_sacred_that_means_all_life.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=if%5Flife%5Fis%5Fsacred%5Fthat%5Fmeans%5Fall%5Flife</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is my 500th entry and I wish it could be a happy kvetch, but it's not. It's anger, pure and simple.Either life is sacred, or it isn't.  If you are going to be "pro-life", you'd also better be against the death penalty. You also ought]]></description></item><item><title>Joy,Joy,Joy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/joyjoyjoy.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/joyjoyjoy.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=joyjoyjoy</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's Monday and JR is upstairs in bed with a fever. Her camp called me at 11 AM to come pick her up. Apparently a LOT of the kids have this, and it's just a virus. That's the good news.The bad news is that it seems to last for up to a week. And JR is]]></description></item><item><title>The Jennifer Count #6-- 100 Jennifers!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_jennifer_count_has_reached_100.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_jennifer_count_has_reached_100.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fjennifer%5Fcount%5Fhas%5Freached%5F100</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've made it to 100!One hundred Jennifers. And a diverse bunch they are.Republicans and Democrats. SAHMs and working moms. College students and executive types.Bad poetry and overly cute pictures. Posts that make me want to cheer--and a few that make]]></description></item><item><title>It IS What You Say--On Profanities and Parenting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/it_is_what_you_say.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/it_is_what_you_say.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=it%5Fis%5Fwhat%5Fyou%5Fsay</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was reading a mommy blog where the mom is commenting on the potty words coming from her "brilliant and adorable" toddler.Considering that her blog is PACKED with expletive deleteds, I wonder where Little Darling Toddler picked up those ex]]></description></item><item><title>Here Chick,Chick, Chick</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/here_chickchick_chick.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/here_chickchick_chick.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=here%5Fchickchick%5Fchick</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had an interesting discussion with a patron the other day. She'd come to last week's park program that (because of the heat)had been held indoors at another local library.

Before going any further I want to say that I really like this patron. Sh]]></description></item><item><title>On Mommy Blogs and Innocence Lost</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/maybe_the_mommy_bloggers_have_it_right.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/maybe_the_mommy_bloggers_have_it_right.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=maybe%5Fthe%5Fmommy%5Fbloggers%5Fhave%5Fit%5Fright</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator></item><item><title>Random Rantings On Things Large and Small</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/random_thoughts.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/random_thoughts.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=random%5Fthoughts</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator></item><item><title>Blogging For Beginners</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blogging_for_beginners_1.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blogging_for_beginners_1.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blogging%5Ffor%5Fbeginners%5F1</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A nice lady complimented me on my blog and asked if there was information on blogging etiquette.I've been doing some research--I am, after all, the &quot;Library Lady&quot; and have found lots of sites to give you help in getting started. They includ]]></description></item><item><title>Someone Said It Far Better Than I Would Have, Damnit!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/someone_said_it_far_better_than_i_would_have_damnit.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/someone_said_it_far_better_than_i_would_have_damnit.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=someone%5Fsaid%5Fit%5Ffar%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fi%5Fwould%5Fhave%5Fdamnit</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was &quot;International Blogger's Day&quot;I really wanted to write an entry for this. Thoughts on blogging. My belief that despite the fact that the blogosphere subjects us to tons of bad poetry, spelling and grammar that must be making a]]></description></item><item><title>Another Blueberry Recipe, Now That the Link Is Fixed</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/another_blueberry_recipe_now_that_the_link_is_fixed.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/another_blueberry_recipe_now_that_the_link_is_fixed.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=another%5Fblueberry%5Frecipe%5Fnow%5Fthat%5Fthe%5Flink%5Fis%5Ffixed</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When posting yesterday I wanted to also suggest using those blissful blueberries to make my <a href=http://www.libraryladymom.blog-city.com/recipe_my_moms_fruit_tart.htm>Mom's Fruit "Tart", a delicious sort of coffee cake that is both easy and health]]></description></item><item><title>A Diamond Jubliee of Jennifers--Jennifer Count #5</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/a_diamond_jubliee_of_jennifersjennifer_count_5.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/a_diamond_jubliee_of_jennifersjennifer_count_5.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fdiamond%5Fjubliee%5Fof%5Fjennifersjennifer%5Fcount%5F5</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sixty blogs strong and still counting the citizens of Jenniferworld.......If you want a full explanation of this, see my first Jennifer Count entry. And if you're a Jennifer, and I haven't found you yet, please leave me your blog info here and I'll]]></description></item><item><title>Blogger, I Won&apos;t Spare A Dime</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blogger_i_wont_spare_a_dime.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blogger_i_wont_spare_a_dime.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blogger%5Fi%5Fwont%5Fspare%5Fa%5Fdime</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mondays deserve a good blogosphere rant. I don't know if this qualifies, but.......Dear Fellow Bloggers,Sorry, but I will not:A) Contribute to your blog so that you can maintain it. If the costs are beggaring you, you'd better switch to a free servi]]></description></item><item><title>I Made A Boo-Boo</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/i_made_a_booboo.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/i_made_a_booboo.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=i%5Fmade%5Fa%5Fbooboo</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was so fogged yesterday, I managed to leave off the  al  on &quot;functional illiterate&quot;.Usually I proofread anything I print since I have a horror of producing the sort of functionally illiterate stuff I often read on the net.Yes, I do know]]></description></item><item><title>Blog, And Enjoy It-- But Don&apos;t Expect It&apos;s Going To Get You Into the NY Times Bestseller List</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blog_and_enjoy_it_but_dont_expect_its_going_to_get_you_into_the_ny_times_bestseller_list.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/blog_and_enjoy_it_but_dont_expect_its_going_to_get_you_into_the_ny_times_bestseller_list.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blog%5Fand%5Fenjoy%5Fit%5Fbut%5Fdont%5Fexpect%5Fits%5Fgoing%5Fto%5Fget%5Fyou%5Finto%5Fthe%5Fny%5Ftimes%5Fbestseller%5Flist</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There's a blogger who was featured in a NY Times article about blogging families--I mentioned it in one of my &quot;blog types&quot; rants. He has been blogging with the intention of turning it into a book. Well, apparently, publishers are turning hi]]></description></item><item><title>Jennifer 4-- Fifty Is Nifty (And Being 40-Something I Sure Hope So....)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/jennifer_4_fifty_is_nifty_and_being_40something_i_sure_hope_so.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/jennifer_4_fifty_is_nifty_and_being_40something_i_sure_hope_so.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=jennifer%5F4%5Ffifty%5Fis%5Fnifty%5Fand%5Fbeing%5F40something%5Fi%5Fsure%5Fhope%5Fso</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JENNIFER COUNT (as of4/18/05)= 50If you want a full explanation of this, see my first Jennifer Count entry. And if you're a Jennifer, and I haven't found you yet, please leave me your blog info here and I'll be happy to add you to the next countThe J]]></description></item><item><title>In Defense of Bloggers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/in_defense_of_bloggers.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/in_defense_of_bloggers.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fdefense%5Fof%5Fbloggers</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In recent months I have written a number of&quot;Blog Types&quot; posts. But I never named names--just genres. Lately though, I have been seeing blogs where the authors do nothing but pick other people's blogs to pieces. They do it in the cruelest]]></description></item></channel></rss>