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- On Finding Purpose 2018 April 13
- XLR Mic Mute Switch with LEDs – Proof of Concept 2017 September 30
- How to Test Thermostat/Thermal Fuse in Kitchen Tools 2017 September 14
- Use Up That Zucchini – Googoots / Cucuzza Recipe 2017 August 27
- Hotline Memes 2017 May 24
- Garlic and Red Wine Mustard 2017 April 16
- Dance Funding: A Proposed Experiment 2016 December 13
- To Feel The Chill 2016 December 08
- Fermata / Rokeby House (sound recording) 2015 May 22
- Fix The Problem, Not The Blame 2015 March 01
- Six Thinking Hats at the Hotline 2015 February 25
- Fermata 2015 February 23
- Getting Paid to Write 2014 December 29
- Grief In The Dark Time Of The Year 2014 December 21
- Does Privilege Still Exist In Our Society? 2014 December 10
- The CIA Torture Report: Summary of Findings 2014 December 09
- Protected By The Color Of Our Skin 2014 December 03
- Why Does Assisted Suicide Bother Us So Much? 2014 November 08
- A Taoist Parable of Elections 2014 November 05
- When You Call a Suicide Hotline 2014 November 02
- Nutrient Imbalances in Teaching: Understanding vs. Practice 2014 October 29
- Boylston Street (tune for the Boston Marathon bombings) 2014 October 25
- Witnessing (Our Own) Pain 2014 October 24
- Nix the Just 2014 October 23
- Social Media Guide for #crisisdir14: How to Participate 2014 October 21
- Instructional Design Means Advocating for Learners 2014 October 18
- If You Ask Me Why I’m Sometimes Depressed 2014 October 14
- Using Twitter At Work: Basic Concepts 2014 October 12
- Using Twitter At Work: How to Get Started 2014 October 12
- Waiting to Talk Isn’t Listening 2014 October 11
- The Protocol For Help 2014 October 08
- Want Your Kids To Survive Common Core? Do These 6 Things 2014 October 07
- Want Your Kids To Survive Common Core? (short version) 2014 October 07
- Checking In On Student Understanding With Thumbs 2014 October 03
- ‘If’ Doesn’t Belong In Apologies 2014 October 01
- “Just a Flesh Wound”: Moving Past Stupid Arguments 2014 September 29
- Adjust Your Bike Brakes the Easy Way 2014 September 27
- Corporate Funding and Common Core 2014 September 24
- Make Time for Short Practice Sessions 2014 September 22
- The People’s Climate March 2014 September 20
- Involuntary Hospitalization and Mental Health 2014 September 17
- Listening Isn’t About Giving Advice 2014 September 14
- Doublethink in Obama’s ISIS/ISIL Declaration 2014 September 11
- Slow Tunes Down with REAPER for Learning By Ear 2014 September 10
- Voting for ‘Unviable’ Candidates 2014 September 09
- Victory for the Lobster Boat Blockade! 2014 September 08
- Ten Years of Progress on Suicide Prevention 2014 September 07
- Spirit Airlines Doesn’t Care About Being Offensive 2014 September 06
- Nested Quotation Marks 2014 September 05
- Identifying Dandelions in Autumn 2014 September 04
- Spirit Airlines Wants to Cash In On Jennifer Lawrence 2014 September 03
- Talking about Lived Experience 2014 September 02
- Jennifer Lawrence Is A Crime Victim, Not A Sex Symbol 2014 September 01
- Shaming Our Allies in Suicide Prevention 2014 August 31
- Lean Optimization and Automation 2014 August 30
- Censorship of Aliaa Magda Elmahdy’s Body 2014 August 29
- RF Interference Testing the Naiant X-R Hypercardioid Mandolin Mic 2014 August 28
- Mandolin Mic: Naiant X-R Hypercardioid 2014 August 28
- Why you shouldn’t share videos of suicide death 2014 August 19
- Melting and Metamorphosis 2014 August 17
- How to ask about suicide 2014 August 13
- Why you shouldn’t say “suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem” 2014 August 12
- Talking about suicide and Robin Williams’s death 2014 August 11
- Work and love, made visible 2014 August 06
- Mandolin Picks Comparison 2014 August 02
- Mandolin Picks Comparison answer key 2014 August 02
- Preparing for Work 2014 June 13
- George Will and the “Myth” of Sexual Assault 2014 June 09
- Suicide-related Terminology 2014 June 05
- Thank You For Donating! 2014 January 21
- Scarcity and Overabundance in the Climate Change Debate 2014 January 20
- Making a new mandolin bridge 2014 January 15
- Greatest Hits of 2013 – a Yearly Roundup 2014 January 02
- Monthly Roundup – December 2013 2014 January 02
- Road Trip Games: I Kill Your Cows! 2013 December 28
- How to Survive an Ice Storm 2013 December 21
- Atomic Actions 2013 December 21
- The Problem 2013 December 04
- Lies My Teacher Told Me About Common Core 2013 December 03
- Hollis Easter Creations handmade jewelry — holiday sale 2013 December 03
- Monthly Roundup – November 2013 2013 December 03
- Fear and Gratitude: Giving Thanks 2013 November 28
- The Sheriff’s Star: Arithmetic Solution 2013 November 27
- The Sheriff’s Star: Playing Math! 2013 November 26
- Did Anyone Expect The Hipster Inquisition? 2013 November 24
- Iconic Hipsters 2013 November 23
- Pipers’ Gathering 2013 Instructors Concert (listen) 2013 November 23
- Want to leverage your language skills to impact people more? 2013 November 21
- Reachout Training Re-Design: Early Results 2013 November 21
- Compassion and the Little Prince 2013 November 19
- Frankenstein’s Musical Laboratory 2013 November 17
- How Much Does Grad School Cost — Followup 2013 November 16
- Finishing the dandelion tincture 2013 November 15
- How Much Does Grad School Cost? 2013 November 14
- Play faster and better with this 1 weird old trick! 2013 November 12
- Monthly Roundup – September to November 2013 2013 November 11
- Triangles and Pyramids: Playing Math! 2013 November 10
- Try The Honey Badger Diet! 2013 November 10
- Why You SHOULD Get Chills From That “Homeless Veteran Timelapse Transformation” Video 2013 November 08
- Site Policies 2013 November 08
- Honey Badger Empathy Survey 2013 November 07
- Pathologizing Language 2013 November 06
- Of Mice and Mindsets 2013 November 05
- What’s Wrong With Your Savings Account? 2013 November 01
- Fears In A Hat: A Facilitator’s Guide 2013 October 28
- In The Digital Forest 2013 October 27
- Why Are Tweets Missing? 2013 October 27
- T-Rex and Honey Badger Drawings 2013 October 25
- Start With The Feelings: A Guide for Helping People 2013 October 24
- Hotline Directors’ Reading List 2013 October 22
- Getting Their Best: Performance Improvement at Crisis Centers (NASCOD 2013) 2013 October 18
- Humble, humility, humiliated… a meditation on words 2013 October 17
- The Grief Closet 2013 October 17
- You’re So Talented! 2013 October 11
- Jay O’Hara of Bourne (tune) 2013 October 04
- Using Metronomes Effectively – Part 1 2013 September 26
- Alcohol tinctures – How much alcohol is needed? 2013 September 24
- How to make dandelion tincture (whole herb) 2013 September 24
- The Pillar Metaphor 2013 September 21
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