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Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postDiscussion to have on Earth Day
What’s it going to take for companies to be truly sustainable and green? What do you think? What do your company and your staff do to be “green?” Is your company sustainable?Please tell us what you think in the comments below. See More
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postFive Ways To Express Love Without Spending Money
Said a male friend of mine recently, "You cannot win Valentine's Day. You can only lose. It's an expectations game. The best you can possibly do is meet expectations. There is no way to exceed them." Of course, these social anxieties play right into the hands of retailers trying to stoke the fires of frenzied consumerism. The more we worry about living up to the Valentine's Day hype, the more we spend. Break the cycle, I say. Here are five ways to…See More
Charlotte Ashlock posted a status"http://ning.it/OW2fSD I wish someone would make a bike map like this for San Francisco!"
Charlotte Ashlock commented on David Marshall's page BK Book Reader Reviews"A Peacock in the Land of Penguins was a moving business fable that stressed the value of nonconformity, but also went beyond that. It's one thing to say "I'm special, why do they hate me for it?" and it's another to…"
Charlotte Ashlock posted a status"Trying to simplify the navigation on this site. <3s from your webmaster."
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postBeing Unique in Community
One of the most common themes of children’s literature is the idea that your deformity, the quality that isolates you from the group and makes you a subject of mockery, is not a deformity but a blessing in disguise. Rudolph saves Christmas with his red nose. The Ugly Duckling is ugly because he is bursting with the genes of graceful swanhood. Harry Potter may be a freak when he lives with the Dursleys, but he’s a hero extraordinare in the wizarding world.This is the message all of us crave…See More
Charlotte Ashlock posted a status"I just read an awesome post by Jeevan on planking and realized I really should visit this site more often...."
Charlotte Ashlock commented on Brad Casenave, DCB Intern's blog post Adventures of an Intern in PublishingLand: Episode I"I used to be Jeevan's intern..... I'm happy you're having fun! I like your writing style! Can you write your next blog entry about something funny that happens to you?
http://ashlockcharlotte.wordpress.com/"
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postAren't We All Just So Special
Blogging, vlogging, tweeting: the commotion never stops. Anything to prove we’re just as special as everyone else. In the famous words of DASH, from the animation movie The Incredibles, “Saying everyone is special, is just a way of saying no one is.”I sympathize with you, Dash. I too am hiding my mutant superpowers in a hopeless attempt to conform with societal norms. If only my story could end as happily as yours did. How did we become such cynics, Dash? Aren’t you supposed to be a carefree…See More
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postPractical vs. Sentimental Environmentalism
This video shows environmentalists sitting in the middle of the forest, crying, wailing, and mourning for dead trees. This video has been widely circulated and mocked, and I would be the first to admit these people do seem rather ludicrous.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThQr8fDiLA&feature=relatedHowever I do have something in common with them. When I was in middle school, my parents cut down a little blue spruce…See More
Jeevan Sivasubramaniam commented on Charlotte Ashlock's blog post How School Ruins Writers"Well said, Ashlock. This relates back to our discussion about how university libraries are well-stocked with graduate theses that no one will ever look at because they were never actually intended to be read."
"Bravo, Charlotte. Your last paragraph says it all. "Man, if you've got a good story-- tell it, from the heart. If you've got good argument-- make it, please without referring to Locke or Hobbes." As we say at BK to avoid…"
Charlotte Ashlock posted a blog postHow School Ruins Writers
C.S. Lewis, in his celebrated Narnia Chronicles, told of a runaway princess named Aravis who escaped the evil empire of Calormen and an unwanted marriage by fleeing across the desert. When a talking horse becomes her traveling companion, he demands to hear her story. Aravis sits up straight, speaks in a low melodious voice, and blows everyone away by telling her life story in the manner of a grand epic. Lewis explains her eloquence by writing, "In Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories…See More
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Discussion to have on Earth Day
What’s it going to take for companies to be truly sustainable and green? What do you think? What do your company and your staff do to be “green?” Is your company sustainable?
Please tell us what you think in the comments below.
Posted on April 17, 2013 at 4:19pm
Five Ways To Express Love Without Spending Money
Said a male friend of mine recently, "You cannot win Valentine's Day. You can only lose. It's an expectations game. The best you can possibly do is meet expectations. There is no way to exceed them."
Of course, these social anxieties play…
ContinuePosted on February 7, 2013 at 2:30pm
Being Unique in Community
One of the most common themes of children’s literature is the idea that your deformity, the quality that isolates you from the group and makes you a subject of mockery, is not a deformity but a blessing in disguise. Rudolph saves Christmas with his red nose. The Ugly Duckling is ugly because he is bursting with the genes of graceful swanhood. Harry Potter may be a freak when he lives with the Dursleys, but he’s a hero extraordinare in the wizarding world.
This is the message all of us…
ContinuePosted on July 30, 2012 at 4:39pm
Aren't We All Just So Special
Blogging, vlogging, tweeting: the commotion never stops.…
ContinuePosted on August 10, 2010 at 11:34pm
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