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Month: July 2012

My Camera Has More Fun Than I Do

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Cheryl

I remember going to a wedding as a kid back in the late 80s or early 90s and finding myself even then perplexed by the videographers’ jarring omnipresence. It seemed that no one at the event could see the event unfolding for

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Biography, Technology

Take Your Kids to Work The Carnival Day

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Cheryl

Last Friday was Take Your Kids to Work Day, formerly Take Your Daughters to Work Day. I participated as a mentor, talking to kids and answering questions about how to combine art and technology in jobs at places like Microsoft. Now, it’s

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Seattle, Technology, Women in Technology, Work education, girls-tech, job shadows, Microsoft, STEM

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