Category Archives: General Ramblings

Isabel Allende Is Powerful

Today’s another share Ted talks day because there are some great conversations to start! Power doesn’t have to come in large packages. Isabel Allende proves it in this fascinating talk about feminism not as a call to arms, but as … Continue reading

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Seoul Brings Water Back

                  Mikyoung Kim has brought a stream back to life in Seoul’s central business district. The ChonGae Canal Source Point Park: Sunken Stone Garden won an ASLA award in 2009 with the … Continue reading

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Create Jobs For USA by Starbucks

Starbucks and Opportunity Finance Network made an announcement last month about the creation of a new organization, Create Jobs For USA, that would establish a fund that they started with $5,000,000. Joe Nocera covered it in his October 17 opinion … Continue reading

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Wow, Something’s Changing in USA?

                  I don’t think that I’ve ever seen anything like this before in the USA (at least in my life time). I caught this image that was tweeted by Michael Moore and … Continue reading

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Friendly Warning – If You Link To Google Maps

                  I just saw this article when perusing DesignTaxi, and was speechless for a few seconds. And then  reality once again hit me upside my head. There is nothing unusual with this as … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween

I saw this adorable post card by Rhode Montijo and thought it was the perfect way to say:                           p.s. Stay safe if you’re going out!!

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Thought For The Day – What Makes People Say Things They Do

This isn’t only about #OWS – it’s also about people who simply refuse to see another perspective on any topic. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t come up with a good answer. I was reading a … Continue reading

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3D Printing Making A Shellter Home

  I just saw this amazingly hopeful use for a 3D printer: making shellters for homeless hermit crabs. Makerbot is working with Miles Lightwood of Team Team USA on a crowd-sourcing project called Project Shellter. The concept is for people … Continue reading

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Get Well – Scott Olsen

                    I’ve been thinking about him since I heard (and saw via video) about his injury, and can’t believe that I didn’t post anything. I have one simple wish for Scott … Continue reading

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Culture Not Costume

I just saw this campaign against racism being run by the Students Teaching Against Racism in Society (STARS), a student organization at Ohio University. It’s a poster campaign that is currently in work and a great one to support. Here … Continue reading

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