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The end of advertisements on Mind Sprocket (hooray!)
by Edward Atkinson on December 30, 2008
If you look around the Mind Sprocket website, you will be most pleased to find that there are no advertisements! We’ve nixed them for good. We all have a strong dislike for ads and are happy to remove them from the website. In many ways, ads just don’t really fit with Mind Sprocket or what […]
How to Find Happiness When Times Are Hard
by Lindsey Charlton on December 28, 2008
Sometimes even the best-laid plans go wrong. It could be something as simple as a dinner date being canceled, an illness right before a party, a job opportunity that falls through. And especially at Christmastime, we expect everything to fall into place and be happy and cheerful and joyous, because it should be, because that’s […]
I Won’t Promise You the Moon
by Lindsey Charlton on December 19, 2008
“You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that’s a pretty good idea. I’ll give you the moon.”
– It’s a Wonderful Life
There’s something in human nature that wants reassurance and certainty. Otherwise, we wouldn’t make promises. How often do you make someone a […]
The Delicious Challenge
by Lindsey Charlton on December 12, 2008
It’s December. For some of us, it’s cold, wet, and rainy with only a chance of snow. In keeping with the spirit of posts about warm drinks, I challenge you to make your own hot chocolate. Mmmmm. Think of how it would warm your work-weary soul at the end of the day. The next time […]
Calm
by Jacqueline on December 8, 2008
No matter where I am in the world, when I sit down to a cup of coffee, I am home. The ritual in brewing a pot of coffee soothes the most restless days; the sense of normalcy brings a calm aura to any atmosphere.
Sitting down to coffee with a friend, or […]
Arbitrary To Do List
by Lindsey Charlton on December 5, 2008
Things to do that you probably haven’t done lately:
1. Write a letter, and mail it.
2. Whistle as you walk into work. Or while you work, if you wish.
3. Pick up the hobby that you started months or even years ago and forgot about.
4. Pick up the unfinished project lurking in your closet or in the […]
Coming soon, better than before
by Edward Atkinson on December 1, 2008
Dear Mind Sprocket Readers,
It’s December and Documenting the Unseen has not been published. Fear not! It is coming soon. We’ll be releasing a final publishing date soon.
We currently have:
an ISBN number
a bar code
a printer
a website ready to launch where you can purchase it
an in-person purchase form you can get from any staff member
two design drafts, […]
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