Staycations in Farmingdale

Hi All,

Interesting article on the Farmingdale Patch website on May 7th titled: 'Readers' Choice: Best Staycation Spot in Farmingdale'.  Gist of the article was that Farmingdale Patch wanted to get readers' views on the top local staycation destination for this summer - which, even though the weather doesn't show it - is right around the corner!

So, what is your choice for best local staycation destination?  Oh, you can click on any of these links to visit the website for the staycation discussed.

Adventureland
Farmingdale Lanes
Town of Oyster Bay Beach
Battle Row County Park
Bethpage State Park
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
BounceU
Allen Park


And...click on this link to find books on family vacations that we have in the Farmingdale Public Library.  FYI, this is the link to the card catalog!

Finally, click on this link from Newsday - the subject of which is ExploreLI (Explore Long Island) - which is more geared to things to do on Long Island.

Enjoy the links!
Stu

Haven't Done This in a While! (The Number 7)

Hi All,

I haven't done this type of entry in a long time!  Forthwith, the number '7' - and the various subjects, topics and ideas related to the number 7.  There are lots of meanings -both hidden and obvious - to this common integer.

Seven Deadly Sins - a detailed look (with explanations) at just exactly what the seven deadly sins are.

Seven Wonders of the World- link from About.com/Geography that covers both the ancient and modern 7 wonders of the world. 

Se7en (film)
The 1995 Brad Pitt/Morgan Freeman/Gwyneth Paltrow film about two detectives hunting a serial killer who uses the Seven Deadly Sins as his modus operandi.

Seven Train (New York City) - aka the 7 Flushing Express. Did yoiu know that the 7 operates with 11-car trains - which is more thank any other NYC Subway service?  Click the link and you'll find lots more fascinating facts about the 7 train. 

7 For All Mankind - the leader in premium denim for women, men and kids! Check out the online store.

Seventh Heaven
This is the Wikipedia link to the phrase 'Seventh Heaven'.  The term has relevance to topics like religion, Television/Theatre/Film, Music and Literature.


Seventh Generation - the leading brand of green cleaning products, baby diapers, laundry detergent, paper towels, dish soap, tissues, paper towels, and baby wipes.

Enjoy the links,
Stu

Organ Donating and Facebook - Too Much Social Networking?

Hi All,

Click on this link to an interesting new program that Facebook has announced.  Basically Facebook has made it easier for users to sign up to register to donate organs via Facebook.  Users can identify themselves as organ donors on their Facebook page. Question:  Will this new program increase the number of organ donations?  Excellent question.  Click here for another article about Facebook's organ donation program - this time the article is from USA Today. 

Click on this link to visit the site that Facebook has partnered with for the organ donation program: Donate Life America.

Finally,click here to learn about all the pro's of organ donation.

I hope you found this blog entry interesting and useful!

Regards,
Stu

Attention All Bird Lovers (Birdwatcher)!!!!

Hi All,

I just came across a very interesting website for all fans of birding.  Simply put, the site - which can be found by clicking on this link - helps birders identify birds by various attributes like 'shape', 'size', 'bill shape', 'wing shape', 'song or live call', and more.

Users can follow iBird on Twitter or participate in the iBird forums, Ask Experts and more.

Note that the iBird app works for iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and other smartphones!

And now that you have a resource to help identify the birds, you might just need a group to go birding with and to share your passion. Click here for a website that has information on bird sightings, seasonal spots to birdwatch in, and links to other, helpful birdwatching sites.

Enjoy,
Stu

Volunteering Websites

Hi All,

Just found a great website for volunteering on Long Island.  Appropriately enough it is called 'Long Island Volunteer Center' and can be reached by clicking on this link or the title just mentioned.

So, just what is the LIVC? It is an all-volunteer agency the provides support to, and promotes, and advocates, for volunteer service on Long Island.  Click here for a brief history of the organization.

And of course, click on this link to find volunteer opportunities.

If you need o contact the LIVC, click on this link.  This next link is a list of organizations that actually entertain volunteers from LIVC.  This is a very long alphabetical list of organizations so you might have to scroll down a bit to get to the name of the organization you are looking for.

Finally, if you click on the name of the organization, you find an organization profile, a link, and the organizations address...great stuff to help you contact them!

Regards,
And here's to volutneering - what a great way to spend time!
Stu