Random Weekend Video: Stephen and Souwah

July 29, 2011

Stephen & Souwah | Things from Casey Warren | MINDCASTLE on Vimeo. In the past couple years, I’ve been mesmerized by the power of story. Sure, I’ve enjoyed stories since I was a child listening to my mother read me all the Dr. Seuss books. But, in recent years, I’ve become aware of how important [...]

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    My Favorite 2011 Commencement Address

    July 21, 2011

    In the previous post, we examined the top ten commencement addresses of 2011 as determined by The Huffington Post. Overall, it was a pretty good list with a wide variety and selection of speakers. But one great speech was left out, most likely because the speech occurred after The Huffington Post published their list. This [...]

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      2011 Commencement Speech Review

      July 15, 2011

      If you’ve read this blog since the Blogger days, you know that I’m a big fan of the commencement address. I enjoy them for their motivational, aspirational qualities and the feeling of major accomplishment I feel for the graduates. I also remember how triumphant I felt at my own graduation. But I don’t think I [...]

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        Chicago’s Place for Poetry

        June 27, 2011

        In a fast-paced world where the attention of young and old alike is being captured by our small electronic devices, it might seem like something as simple and “archaic” as a poem might might be deemed as irrelevant. But my visit to the Poetry Foundation’s new building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, reminded me that [...]

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          Happy Bloomsday!

          June 16, 2011

          Truth be told, I’ve only read one book written by James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and thoroughly enjoyed it. But as someone who knows a little about a lot, I know that Ulysses is regarded as one of the most highly regarded pieces of literature out there. A couple years [...]

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            My Mom or Why I Want To Be Like Jayden

            May 20, 2011

            I recently was moved by a video on Yahoo that hit home with me. A Colorado high school baseball player Jayden Goldenstein accomplished an amazing feat just two days after finding out his mother passed away. He played in a doubleheader where he pitched a no-hitter in the first game and then proceeded to hit [...]

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              Times Like These…

              April 22, 2011

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                Dancing Blue Jellies

                March 28, 2011

                I wanted to share this video for two reasons: first, I have been absolutely mesmerized with jellyfish ever since I took a trip to the Monterrey Aquarium about seven years ago. Their shapes and translucent colors are poetry in motion. I do realize that jellyfish can be very dangerous for humans, but seeing these creatures [...]

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                  Twitter’s Fifth Birthday

                  March 24, 2011

                  This past Monday, social media/microblogging outlet Twitter turned five. Co-founded by Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey, Twitter now has an estimated 190 million users and its estimated value is $10 million. Truth be told, I once did a search on my blog and found that its estimated value was listed for anywhere between $5,000 and [...]

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