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LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• Unicorn Art – Because You Earned It

  

  Vincent van Gogh – The (Unicorn and the) Starry NightEdgar Degas – Dancers (and a unicorn) Practicing at the BarreGeorgia O’Keeffe – Rust Red (Unicorn)... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• When the Answer Was No.

  

  Comments will be closed on this one. Not because I don’t love y’all to bits– but because this is just a journal documentation for me, of the 30 anxiety-ridden... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Oracle of Babylon

  

  After Sesame Street taught me about the hanging gardens, I was consumed with the need to rebuild Babylon.A new dynasty.My big brother played the Oracle, and... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Confessions of a List Junkie

  

  I like lists. The way the original cookie monster likes cookies. The way cats like napping. The way little kids like markering their own face. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why’d You Put Your Blog Shoes On, If You Didn’t Come to Dance?

  

  I love prompts and challenges. To me, they’re the crazy country farm dance of the ‘sphere.Guest posting can be quite social, too, but it’s more formal– like... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Infinity of Storytellers

  

  I build cities with imagination, and planets with pretend. I plant nightmarish trees, and make dreams without end. I fill worlds with characters and inject word... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Seedling’s Nap

  

  She rolled into a ball, making herself smaller than the small feeling in her heart. She pressed into the ground, letting the ground absorb her as if she was onc... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Secret Project – ¡Geekeria!

  

  Lotería is a Mexican game of chance that factors heavily in both Dave’s early childhood culture and my own. The images on the cards are iconic, but sadly out... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oops!

  

  Have you checked out the Freshly Pressed board today?  You’ll see me in all my dino glory next to the word oops– see? I have an affinity to that word. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Am I Write?

  Whether it be an essay or song, whether it be short or long, I make myself write.Is that so wrong?I push my muse to be more deft, only to find myself bereft.I... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Math is Your Friend.

  

  Trigger warning: This post involves math.If you’re a regular reader here, you know that I’m more prone to hyperbole than a unicorn is to dancing on double... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bermuda Triangle of Mac & Cheese

  

  … on the road again…There’s a new collective blog in town, and we’re keeping it real.It’s my turn, and I decided to start with a cooking story. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Was Going to Marry Balki.

  

  Balki was a smart guy. Certainly no Bozo the Clone.Back in the day, sometime before 1993, there was a show called Perfect Strangers. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mornings and Metaphors

  

  To: MomFrom: RaraSubject: Finally!Message: It took me a few years, but I caught the morning on camera. 15 years ago…(Lying in bed, with a pillow covering my... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You Dead Or Alive?

  

  Every so often, I read a blog post that triggers a million thoughts.  It’s awful because usually the thoughts have nothing to do with the original post– only... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rara and The Moon

  

  I promise this blog isn’t going to go the way of religious posts all the time, but when I was offered a voice in the 5 Day Conversation on God over at Le Clown’... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• God & Me

  

  … on the road again…Recently, Le Clown invited me to partake in a 5 part discussion on God. He promised it would be a respectful, thoughtful journey into five... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Losing a Job Over Hyperbole (and a Half)

  

  A long time ago, long before I started my current job, I worked for a Big Serious Company.   I can be a pretty serious person myself, especially when it comes t... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Royally Wonderful Night

  

  Matticus and his beautiful queen had us over for dinner last night. I wasn’t great with pulling out the camera, but we did manage to capture this picture which... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• That’s Numberwang!

  

  People keep saying that success is a numbers game.  I do not think it means what they think it means.Unless they mean that success is a numbers game like... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION