Author Archives: Carolyn

About Carolyn

I'm the creator of this site. A technical communicator who is now spreading her wings in the creative world. It'll be baby steps, but I'll be offering up my own creations to you as time goes on.

More PDF 2012 – Carne Ross and The Revolution Of Us

Carne Ross used to be part of the establishment until he became disillusioned with it. Now he is part of the Leaderless Revolution, which he has written about and lives. He believes that we need to take back our agency … Continue reading

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Female Bits, The Internet, And Us

Deanne Zandt spoke out at the Personal Democracy Forum recently in a thoughtful talk about the new power of the Internet. 2011 and 2012 have been banner years for the introduction of the Internet to the world. The world that … Continue reading

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Seeing Past Ourselves

      To really see what’s around us, we need to see past ourselves first to understand the view. Anais Nin understood that our vision can be skewed by a simple thing: us. Our view of the world is … Continue reading

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Nothing Stands In Christine’s Way

http://youtu.be/o1uGywpkzW4 Ok, there are a lot of onions on Reddit again. Here’s a portion of the episode (starts at 2:30), Master Chef, from season 3 which features a surprising contestant. Her name is Christine Ha and she wants to win the … Continue reading

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Coca Cola Security Camera

http://youtu.be/auNSrt-QOhw So Reddit has once again uncovered another great video. This one is an advert by Coca Cola Latin America and International Security Camera Association, and it shows that even security cameras can catch random acts of unexpected kindness, love, … Continue reading

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Secrets

Note: This is probably the most honest story I’ve ever written. I wrote it years ago after going through several rough patches in life. I never intended to share it. Until I felt its call… (btw – I’m fine. It’s … Continue reading

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Doing It For Love

Rodney Mullen is known in the skateboarding world. He’s the Godfather of Skateboarding. He’s also known outside of it because he still continues to do what he does for love. What’s so awesome about this Ted talk at USC is … Continue reading

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Never Let Them Give Up

Seriously, Reddit always has amazing stories (like helping a guy with cancer get a dream trip before he dies) that touch even the most cynical of hearts. But somehow, this brief posting of a hipster comic store owner who was … Continue reading

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The Brilliance Of Old And New

                      It’s a political campaign like no other – perhaps it’s the uncampaign that is emerging with this new era that is gaining in fire. Politics is a smash of … Continue reading

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Notes In My Head

Highs and lows that cascade in shimmering tones seek to replicate ecstasies unknown.   The head is full of uncut gemstones awaiting the blade of creativity honed.   Will they succeed in tripping from my mind twisting and turning sent … Continue reading

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