5 of My Favorite Things...

Per Stephanie Klein, I'm supposed to share the love about 5 of my favorite things today. Anyone who reads my blog knows many of these already, so I'll try to share some more obscure items today...which might take me a few minutes to think of.

1. The Cincinnati Public Library. I'm pretty much "untied", as in free to relocate wherever I want. But I don't want to. Why stay in the midwest in a fairly conservative city? Our library system is TOP NOTCH. In fact, the downtown Cincinnati library loans out more books per year than the New York Public Library! Can this be? YES, it can. Obscure music, awesome selection of movies and tv on DVD and, of course, books. It's all there...for free (or a small donation, aka late fee).

2. Geoff Dyer. Ok, I'm 3 pages away from finishing Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It. I'm in love with this guy's writing. No idea where I heard about him. Oprah mag maybe? But he is a witty Brit with a real gift for language.

3. TED.com. From Elizabeth Gilbert to Sir Ken Robinson, I'm perpetually moved (to laughter, and tears) by many of the speakers from this prestigious conference. If I ever get really good at speaking (and over my terr0r), to present here would be the pinnacle of success.

4. Oprah magazine. Don't dismiss it. I ignore (mostly) Dr. Phil and the beauty articles, but the recommendations on film, music, art, books and the stuff by Martha Beck are worth the cheap subscription. For that matter, magazines in general are an entertainment bargain.

5. Watching Idol with "tweeple". I like Twitter but have especially enjoyed American Idol while watching the #idol stream since I don't really watch it "with" anyone. To do this, use http://www.search.twitter.com/, use search term #idol (or, for that matter, #anything you are interested in: Nine Inch Nails, yorkies, tasers...there's something there for everyone.

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