Sean Carlson

a work in progress

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Awesome parody benefiting Be The Match by Kevin McDevitt, @creativsurvivor, of Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood 

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A friend drawing attention to the need for bone marrow donors:

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Don't Litter (New York)

A photo posted by Sean Carlson (@seancarlson) on Mar 13, 2015 at 8:12am PDT

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But in my liberal-arts way I was very drawn to what good search, and the promise of finding information, might offer.

Karen Wickre (@kvox)

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Other Faces / Other Voices: Migrant Representation & Participation in RTÉ

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Post by Moyvane Village.

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A memo from 20 years ago, today.

Key quote: “The internet is a collection of computer networks that is connected around the world…A code of ‘netiquette’ exists among users and within user groups, but otherwise, you pay your money, find your niche and take your chances.”

via Johnny Kauffman at NPR 

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Airport arrival, via Instagram

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The gist of my essay published a year ago today by the Irish Times:

The significance of emigration, for Ireland like anywhere else, is that one country’s loss often means another’s gain. The reach of a single village can be disproportionate to its size.

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a glimpse while in transit on 21 March 2014:

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yesterday in rock'n'roll memories: 11 years ago

April 13, 2003: Kid Dynamite reunion with Grey Area and Trial by Fire at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia.

Temple News, "Charity reunites local band"

Jade Tree : "DYN-O-MITE: KID DYNAMITE REUNITE"

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Madcap Coffee growth in Grand Rapids may lead to new cafe

As reported by Matt Vande Bunte in yesterday's Grand Rapids Press:

“We’re just growing a lot down here, shipping out more coffee every week,” [co-owner Ryan Knapp] said. “We’ve got bags of coffee all over the café and it’s not decoration. It’s just overflowing inventory.”

Whenever Cathlin and I head back to Grand Rapids, we try to stop by Madcap on Monroe Street. Beautiful space and delicious coffee. Always a highlight during our visits.

While the headline here may overpromise the outcome (i.e., it looks like the space -- shared with another local favorite, Brewery Vivant -- would be used initially for roasting and eventually for a second cafe), hopefully the planning approval goes through without major hiccups.

(visiting Madcap Coffee on Monroe St. in Grand Rapids)

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"Being Irish in Britain," a discussion

Used Storify to hold onto the various threads of conversation prompted by the London Irish Centre's recent "Being Irish in Britain" conference:

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 the London Irish Centre held a one-day conference to discuss what it means today to be Irish in Britain. Like many, I followed along from afar -- in transit between Washington, DC and New York at the time.

Much to consider here around the experiences of emigration and immigration, issues of identity, community supports, political interests, and the differences between past and present.

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