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play.write.create!: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. What Halloween Can Teach Us About Writing. Once again, it's that time of year. Leaves changing to orange from green. Scary movies on syndication rotation. And the dreaded five (OK, ten) pounds gained between now and New Year's. So, what can Halloween actually teach us about writing? Read on, if you dare. muahahaha. Step into Someone Else's Shoes. The best part of Halloween (aside from eating all the dark chocolate I want with no judgement? What does your character look like?
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The Last Few Months — Elsewise Strategic
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How could information shape your world? The Last Few Months. February 18, 2011. I’ve been busy finalizing a couple projects for release, as well as working on a few that won’t come out for another month or two, and I’ve really let the blogging go. Here’s a quick roundup of a few news items since my last post in September:. I released PDX Trees. In October, and it won the Most Appealing App award in Portland’s Civic Apps Challenge. I just posted a progress report. Republished on her own site. Take a look&...
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The Benefits of Having Your Head in the Clouds — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. The Benefits of Having Your Head in the Clouds. June 3, 2009. For at least half a day earlier this week, a story about clouds. Was the most shared story on the BBC News website:. Clouds: More popular than Reagan and Bee Thieves. Clouds, something most humans see all the time, were ranked above something quite rare: a jet falling out of the sky over the Atlantic. Of course, the clouds that were eliciting such excitement were not just any clouds:. They are dynamic...
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Peculiarity over Productivity — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. May 1, 2009. In Life Cycle of Ideas. If inefficiency is culture, as I recently asserted. What is the effect of a nationwide preoccupation with efficiency? Isn’t that just another kind of culture? When I use the word culture, I’m describing what I see as an ideal culture: a diverse and evolving conversation of ideas. The Maize is All The Same. As Michael Pollan put it in a 2002 article. Because it’s the cheapest thing you can feed any animal, thanks to fede...
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The Next Act — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. February 19, 2009. Life Cycle of Ideas. Last weekend, I watched a video of Elizabeth Gilbert’s presentation at this month’s TED conference. The title seemed promising: “ A different way to think about creative genius. Her speech began with a common reaction to the success of her book “Eat Pray Love”:. 8220;Everywhere I go now people treat me like I’m doomed.”. 8221; She seems to have let that atmosphere of doom permeate her thinking:. Where to begin…. I agree: i...
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Sending Location Adjustments from iOS to CouchDB — Elsewise Strategic
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How could information shape your world? Sending Location Adjustments from iOS to CouchDB. March 1, 2011. I’ve been a fan of Portland’s Public Art collection since I first visited the city twelve years ago. Over the last few months, I’ve been working with the Mayor’s office. And the Regional Arts and Culture Council. To build a map-based iOS app that showcases this art and presents it to a wider audience. And now, it’s here: Public Art PDX. Is available for download from the App Store. With over 400 works...
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Quotes Related to Creativity — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. From the category archives:. Words on a Screen. January 18, 2010. Each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I set aside some time to read through one of his speeches. Yes, read. Not listen or watch, but read. True, Dr. King was more of a speechmaker than a pamphleteer. The audio and video recordings of his speeches are indeed powerful. The non-verbal elements that inspire and attract us to a well-delivered speech can distract us from the actual message. 8220;, f...
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Words on a Screen — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. Words on a Screen. January 18, 2010. Each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I set aside some time to read through one of his speeches. Yes, read. Not listen or watch, but read. True, Dr. King was more of a speechmaker than a pamphleteer. The audio and video recordings of his speeches are indeed powerful. The non-verbal elements that inspire and attract us to a well-delivered speech can distract us from the actual message. Here’s an excerpt of an excerpt.
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A Retrospective — Elsewise Media
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Exploring the Elements of A Creative Life. December 3, 2009. Life Cycle of Ideas. Is it too early? It’s barely been a year and a half. I am currently, shall we say, gathering data in Terra incognita. Rather than rush to publish a few posts that aren’t quite ready, I thought I’d take the chance to highlight a few from the past seventeen months or so. Writing a blog feels a lot like practicing a musical instrument with the door open. 8221; Or “He’s. In May, I wrote about traveling with. December 4, 2009 at...