Avatars

Today, I learned to make my own avatar and I also made a talking "greeter" (Charlie).  Hopefully, I'll remember how to do this.  My first avatar (headshot) was made in http://avatars.yahoo.com/.  The talking cat was designed in http://www.voki.com/.  I copied my avatars and embedded them as gadgets in my blogs.
1/22/12: To expand on what I did at Voki.com:  1) select create:  pick a character, select a background for your character, then give your character a voice.  At each step click Done.  To add a voice, select the 2nd icon so that you can type what you want your character to say.  Select the language and person you wish to do the speaking.  When all is done, click Publish.  2) On the right side of your completed character, copy the embed code.
Back on your blog design (after sign in), select Layout and on right side, select "Add a Gadget".  Select HTML/Javacript to add your Voki character.  Give a title and paste the embed code from Voki.  Save arrangement.  Now you have a talking greeter for your blog.

Alaska Trip-Aug, 2010

We went on an Alaska CruiseTour.  Half our trip was on land, starting in Fairbanks where the temperature in August was 91 degrees Farenheit.  We saw Denali National Park and we were lucky to see Mt McKinley and some wildlife.  We also visited a dog-sledding camp and were allowed to handle a husky puppies to "socialize" them.  We boarded the cruise ship in Whitier and saw the glaciers, whales, and other wildlife.

New Beginnings

How exciting it is to learn to blog.  No telling what new lessons I will learn or what doors it will open.  I will probably blab nonsense for awhile.
I'm learning to use Cool Tools from the web.