Author Archives: Julie Laurin

When did it become ok to be dumb?

By Julie Laurin | Published: January 30, 2012

I was thinking about this topic this morning after a long work meeting.  When did it become ok for people to accept mediocre results?  When did it become acceptable to just be average?  When did we decide that being dumb was cooler than being intelligent? I don’t understand.  I was brought up by my mother, [...]

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Year-end thoughts

By Julie Laurin | Published: December 31, 2011

I thought I’d write a little year-end post to reflect on the past year and to share my plans for 2012.  For those of you who were expecting me to publish my regular “Books of [the year]” series, it won’t be happening this year.  I’ve decided to move my hosting away from GoDaddy (in order [...]

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Tonight, I ate bugs.

By Julie Laurin | Published: December 2, 2011

I learned a few years ago that insects are actually a great form of protein.  I saw it as part of a documentary and I wish I could remember the name of it… Anyway, eating insects is a widely accepted thing in other parts of the world, whether they serve it as a dessert with [...]

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