11.02.06
Neato.
I get a digest from a list called Sheep Thrills on yahoo.com. It’s a heavy traffic, no topic list full of mostly blather, the type of stuff you usually see on blogs, shared personal stories type of thing. Without the context of a blog, and given how many posts there are a day, I have a hard time keeping track of who’s who, and although there are regular posters and names from the fiber business world I recognise, mostly I end up skimming. There are interesting tidbits that pop out of the wash of type that flows over my screen, and I stay subscribed because even though I don’t feel like I have much to throw into the conversation, those interesting bits make it worthwhile, and maybe someday I’ll have something interesting to say that the group might want to hear. Thank heavens for digests though, whew.
Anyway, my point is, that amidst the many circular topics on lists, the podcast recommendation topic came up again, and this time, these two sites popped out at me:
Librivox and Podiobooker which have audiobooks, poetry, and serials available for free download. Some stuff you know (classics like Pride and Prejudice and Ragged Dick) and some stuff that I haven’t seen before but looks worth a shot.
I spend a lot of time plugged into the iPod trying to do my “work” quietly while Nick sleeps during the days now that he’s back on nights, and while I’m always game for relistening to what I’ve got, it’s nice to have fresh stuff too. Just thought I’d share the linky love.
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KnitSteph said,
November 2, 2006 at 2:56 pm
OO..those look neat. I’ll have to give them a try. I’m also on Sheep Thrills, but I’ve been on no-mail a while due to school and stuffs.
michelle said,
November 2, 2006 at 5:08 pm
I’m also a skimmer on the Sheep Thrills digest, boy do they cover the gamut of topics. But I have picked up some very intresting tidbids during the skims, and one day like you I may actually post