Hi All,
Here's a fact I suspect you didn't know: did you know that Long Island has 24 lighthouses located in both counties? Yep - we do. Click here for a map of the 24 lighthouses.
Why a blog entry on lighthouses? Well, they are interesting, and since we live on Long Island we have a lot of them. Plus there has been a resurgence in interest in lighthouses over the past 10-15 years or so.
Also, taking a mini-vacation to visit the various lighthouses can make for a very pleasant break in an otherwise dull week. A trip to a lighthouse or two can break the monotony of the daily grind...
Click here for a presorted list (chronological) of books that the Farmingdale Public Library owns regarding lighthouses.
This page has the name of the lighthouse, the county it is located in, the township and Lighthouse Viewing Guide. Included in this viewing guide are maps and driving directions. Site is neatly organized and pretty darn interesting.
Click here for a site that discusses the history of Long Island lighthouses. Note that on the left side of the page are Quick Links that includes information about presentations, upcoming events, and more. Note that the author has written 2 books on lighthouses - one called Long Island's Lighthouses: Past and Present and the other called New York State Lighthouses.
Finally, click here to find a link from the United States Lighthouse Society which is located in Washington state. The site has information regarding their membership, tours, resources and much more.
The resources link has a 'National Archives Database', comprehensive Lighthouse Lists, actual lighthouse videos (not for sale - free from Youtube), educational materials, lighthouse facts, and much more.
All in all the USLHS site is almost one stop shopping for everything related to lighthouses.
Enjoy the lighthouses.
Stu
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tidying Up Tuesday
Hi All,
Forthwith a bunch of unassorted links from the BottomLine - which I had used for ideas to generate blog posts.
Note that I've been collecting these links from the BottomLine with the intent of writing about each site...the title of this entry should explain why this blog entry is so full of unrelated topics! I'm trying to clean out some papers for 'Tidy Tuesday'.
There will more than likely be another potpourri type entry like this in the future! Enjoy!
Public Record Locator
How Healthy is Your County
Happier Cruises
Labor of Love
Smarter Home Improvements
Train the Brain
Back and Neck Pain Relief
Health Insurance For the Uninsured
Mature Travelers With Special Needs
Knots For Everyone
Unique Online Atlas
Calorie Counters
Calorie Burned By Activity
Enjoy the variety of links!
Stu
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Forthwith a bunch of unassorted links from the BottomLine - which I had used for ideas to generate blog posts.
Note that I've been collecting these links from the BottomLine with the intent of writing about each site...the title of this entry should explain why this blog entry is so full of unrelated topics! I'm trying to clean out some papers for 'Tidy Tuesday'.
There will more than likely be another potpourri type entry like this in the future! Enjoy!
Public Record Locator
How Healthy is Your County
Happier Cruises
Labor of Love
Smarter Home Improvements
Train the Brain
Back and Neck Pain Relief
Health Insurance For the Uninsured
Mature Travelers With Special Needs
Knots For Everyone
Unique Online Atlas
Calorie Counters
Calorie Burned By Activity
Enjoy the variety of links!
Stu
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Monday, November 15, 2010
That Time of Year! Family Get-Togethers
Hi All,
The weekend might have come and gone, but there is always a next weekend on the horizon.
That means 2 days off from work...and most (if not all) folks have family. And what does that have to do with a blog entry? Simple - todays topic is family entertaining and fun stuff to do with the relatives once they are over at the house.
As frequent readers know by now, I really, really like using About.com. As a matter of fact, if you click on this link, you'll find an article on 'Getting Together For the Holidays - Taking The Stress Out of These Gatherings'.
If you click on this link, you'll find some ideas for things to do once your guests arrive. These are some fun activities and games that you can play once your guests arrive.
Not sure how to put together a family get-together? Click on this link to get the scoop on this aspect of getting everybody together in one place
Finally, because of all the great advice I've imparted to you in this brilliant blog entry (note: humor alert), you will possibly want to photography this event. Click here to find out how to take memorable photos of the event - and to prevent everybody from moving when you take the 'family picture' at the end of the day.
Enjoy - and I hope you have a memorable family get together very shortly!
Stu
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The weekend might have come and gone, but there is always a next weekend on the horizon.
That means 2 days off from work...and most (if not all) folks have family. And what does that have to do with a blog entry? Simple - todays topic is family entertaining and fun stuff to do with the relatives once they are over at the house.
As frequent readers know by now, I really, really like using About.com. As a matter of fact, if you click on this link, you'll find an article on 'Getting Together For the Holidays - Taking The Stress Out of These Gatherings'.
If you click on this link, you'll find some ideas for things to do once your guests arrive. These are some fun activities and games that you can play once your guests arrive.
Not sure how to put together a family get-together? Click on this link to get the scoop on this aspect of getting everybody together in one place
Finally, because of all the great advice I've imparted to you in this brilliant blog entry (note: humor alert), you will possibly want to photography this event. Click here to find out how to take memorable photos of the event - and to prevent everybody from moving when you take the 'family picture' at the end of the day.
Enjoy - and I hope you have a memorable family get together very shortly!
Stu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Birding on Long Island
Hi All,
You see them all around - possibly even feeding some of them. They have vibrant colors, sing wonderful songs in the morning and have adorable shapes. What am I talking about you ask? Birds of course!
And Long Island is home for some fantastic birds! Click here to find a small article about Suffolk County birds. The article discusses Dune Road in near Shinnecock and Moriches.
If you are a beginning birder this site from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a must see. Birding Basics, bird guides and more are all available from this very authoritative website. Note that users can find birds by name, bird shape, bird family and more.
Furthermore, when you find a particular bird, users get a picture of said bird, identification methods, a life history of the bird, sounds the bird makes and video of the bird. There is also a range map which describes the locations and geographical places that the bird can be found.
This is a wonderfully comprehensive birding website even for the intermediate birder in your life.
Click here for the Wikipedia entry on birding. The entry gives context to the hobby and is well written. Notice also that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is mentioned about half-way down the article. The SSAS has a wonderful mission statement that can be found on the home page link.
The organization sponsors birding outings and is active in promoting environmental education. Definitely worth looking into if you like birding or if you think you might like birding, click here for a more informal view of Long Island birding from Long Island Birding.com.
Going back to a site that I use often in this blog is About.com. Click here for the About.com birding entry - which, while somewhat similar to the Wikipedia entry, is more thorough and more comprehensive. Click here for About.com entry on '3 Steps to Easy Bird Identification'
Reades should note that there are many, many organizations dedicated to birding, especially on Long Island. Click here for the South Shore Audubon Society webpage.
Finally, click here for a more informal view of Long Island birding from Long Island Birding.com.
Regards and happy birding!
Stu
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You see them all around - possibly even feeding some of them. They have vibrant colors, sing wonderful songs in the morning and have adorable shapes. What am I talking about you ask? Birds of course!
And Long Island is home for some fantastic birds! Click here to find a small article about Suffolk County birds. The article discusses Dune Road in near Shinnecock and Moriches.
If you are a beginning birder this site from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a must see. Birding Basics, bird guides and more are all available from this very authoritative website. Note that users can find birds by name, bird shape, bird family and more.
Furthermore, when you find a particular bird, users get a picture of said bird, identification methods, a life history of the bird, sounds the bird makes and video of the bird. There is also a range map which describes the locations and geographical places that the bird can be found.
This is a wonderfully comprehensive birding website even for the intermediate birder in your life.
Click here for the Wikipedia entry on birding. The entry gives context to the hobby and is well written. Notice also that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is mentioned about half-way down the article. The SSAS has a wonderful mission statement that can be found on the home page link.
The organization sponsors birding outings and is active in promoting environmental education. Definitely worth looking into if you like birding or if you think you might like birding, click here for a more informal view of Long Island birding from Long Island Birding.com.
Going back to a site that I use often in this blog is About.com. Click here for the About.com birding entry - which, while somewhat similar to the Wikipedia entry, is more thorough and more comprehensive. Click here for About.com entry on '3 Steps to Easy Bird Identification'
Reades should note that there are many, many organizations dedicated to birding, especially on Long Island. Click here for the South Shore Audubon Society webpage.
Finally, click here for a more informal view of Long Island birding from Long Island Birding.com.
Regards and happy birding!
Stu
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Rainy Days - What To Do?
Hi All,
I've skimmed over the last few weeks worth of blog posts and a somewhat regular theme seems to have emerged - perhaps I did it unconsciously, or not. I'm really not sure, but I do seem to post a lot about the weather. As soon as I realized this, I thought of yet another weather-related post.
Lots of Farmingdale residents have children...and the weather (here it is again!) isn't so splendid in the Fall. As a matter of fact, it can be downright nasty what with all the rain, wind, clouds and stuff during this time of year. Now, add to this fact that folks might have children - and they probably aren't playing outside during this type of nasty, cold, rainy weather.
So...what to do with children during the inclement weather? Indeed, we'll come to your rescue and find something to at least keep the little ones a bit amused during this time of year!
Click here to find some rainy day activities for your 6-10 year old. This site has divided up the games into memory games, word games, science games and card games (go figure) and guessing games and more...cute and easy to navigate website.
Click here for a site called 'Kids Can Have Fun During Rainy Days - which is more of a summary of what you can do with your kids during this weather.
Brought to you live, from Helium.com is the next entry: Indoor Rainy-Day Activities For Children. I need to explain a bit about this site. The above link is really a link to a list of pages that discuss what to do with children during the bad weather.
Clicking on an individual link will get you to the actual article itself. In other words, there is a built in extra layer that users - this means you - have to click through to actually get to the material you are interested in. Makes sense? I hope so.
So...for example, I clicked on the first entry by Trudy Brown. Note that you have to click on the title of the article that you are interested in once you get to this page. Click here to follow the link from Helium.com
Finally, click here for a site from AmazingMoms.com and an article called BoredomBusters. Notice that at the end of this article they have more games for children to play during the foul weather.
Okay...here is another site that is very, very helpful. It is called Babycenter.com and I typed in a search in the box at the top right side of the webpage. I used the phrase 'rainy day activities' and the results can be seen by clicking on this link. I suspect that you will now have lots of things to do with your children when inclement weather prevents them from playing outside.
I hope these sites are entertaining and keep your children busy during the nasty weather.
Stu
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I've skimmed over the last few weeks worth of blog posts and a somewhat regular theme seems to have emerged - perhaps I did it unconsciously, or not. I'm really not sure, but I do seem to post a lot about the weather. As soon as I realized this, I thought of yet another weather-related post.
Lots of Farmingdale residents have children...and the weather (here it is again!) isn't so splendid in the Fall. As a matter of fact, it can be downright nasty what with all the rain, wind, clouds and stuff during this time of year. Now, add to this fact that folks might have children - and they probably aren't playing outside during this type of nasty, cold, rainy weather.
So...what to do with children during the inclement weather? Indeed, we'll come to your rescue and find something to at least keep the little ones a bit amused during this time of year!
Click here to find some rainy day activities for your 6-10 year old. This site has divided up the games into memory games, word games, science games and card games (go figure) and guessing games and more...cute and easy to navigate website.
Click here for a site called 'Kids Can Have Fun During Rainy Days - which is more of a summary of what you can do with your kids during this weather.
Brought to you live, from Helium.com is the next entry: Indoor Rainy-Day Activities For Children. I need to explain a bit about this site. The above link is really a link to a list of pages that discuss what to do with children during the bad weather.
Clicking on an individual link will get you to the actual article itself. In other words, there is a built in extra layer that users - this means you - have to click through to actually get to the material you are interested in. Makes sense? I hope so.
So...for example, I clicked on the first entry by Trudy Brown. Note that you have to click on the title of the article that you are interested in once you get to this page. Click here to follow the link from Helium.com
Finally, click here for a site from AmazingMoms.com and an article called BoredomBusters. Notice that at the end of this article they have more games for children to play during the foul weather.
Okay...here is another site that is very, very helpful. It is called Babycenter.com and I typed in a search in the box at the top right side of the webpage. I used the phrase 'rainy day activities' and the results can be seen by clicking on this link. I suspect that you will now have lots of things to do with your children when inclement weather prevents them from playing outside.
I hope these sites are entertaining and keep your children busy during the nasty weather.
Stu
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