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Orion’s Party Hat
There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been said about the Artemis II mission to – and around– the Moon. Watching, thinking, listening and conversing about the…
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Breaking Conventions
Remember when the Democratic party broke with proper convention (and conventions) to nominate Kamala Harris? As a decidedly left-leaning citizen I absolutely wanted Kamala to beat Trump in…
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From post to gatepost: why “engaging” social media strategies don’t always get people to show up
and what to do about it. Focusing on social media engagement stats can be antithetical to actually helping people show up in real life. Because “engagement-based” social strategies…
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Hope in coping mechanisms
Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…
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What happened to the chicken bag?
The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…
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