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(Issue Story)Web Development
Beneath the Surface
In a few days, we begin the process of taking down our fifth exhibition at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Heartland: The Stories of Ohio Through 250 Objects was a tremendous amount of fun to put together, and we heard from so many people that they learned ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story) Forgotten Frugality
Beneath the Surface
In a lot of ways, Hollie was raised by her grandpa. A gruff Appalachian farmer of few words, he lived next door, and as soon as she was big enough to run back and forth between houses, she was usually where he was. He had a kind of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Delight is in the Details
Beneath the Surface
Years ago, when the children were very small, we used to attend Quaker meetings occasionally with a F/friend. After a week of having people chattering at you nonstop, it was restful to just sit in silence for the better part of an hour with kind, earnest people. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Crapshoot
Beneath the Surface
Language is an incredible thing. One hundred years ago, if you had said to someone, “I need to scan this QR code to access my files in the cloud, but I have to delete my cookies first, and I need an Apple charger,” just try to imagine the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Show and Tell
Beneath the Surface
One of the funny things about getting older is looking back on childhood and realizing that you were absolutely being tricked. Happened all the time! Usually, we were being tricked by our love for doing one thing into doing something that sounded much less fun. For example, your ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Behind the Screens
Beneath the Surface
In theory, auctions are the most transparent of transactions. Someone holds something up, says, “How much will you give me for this?” and then counts aloud until people stop raising their hands. Historically, you could eyeball your competition, just stare them down! These days though, the auction process ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Need-to-Know Basis
Beneath the Surface
With two teenagers in the house, we spend a fair amount of our time these days—discussing things. If you were listening, you might think it sounded like arguing, but it is not. It is discussing: what wet towels do to mattresses, carpets, wood, etc.; why doing things when ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Gray Area
Beneath the Surface
No one tells you how much of parenting is bribery. Maybe bribery is a harsh word (we do not think so…) but whatever you call it, coercion, incentivizing, motivating, etc., they are all just fancy words for a bribe. You do this, and I will give you this—or ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Piece Work
Beneath the Surface
We are working on another exhibition. When we did the last one, we said, “We are not doing any exhibitions! At least not in the near future! We are not considering any additional exhibitions until at least 2025!” Which, in December of 2021, sounded as though it was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Collecting Stories
Beneath the Surface
Years ago when Hollie and a friend were doing something not fun together—waiting in the rain for a concert to start or sitting in holiday traffic—he said, “Sometimes you do things because you know they will be fun, and sometimes you do things because you know they will ... (Read More)
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