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Laser Heat and Victorian Optimism
A Makerspace day turned into bold mugs, restored 1881 advertisements, and new life for a Victorian-inspired card game. Between heat presses and laser etching, I’m blending fundraising, historical preservation, and playful optimism into tangible work — one 4×4 miracle at a time. Read More
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Samuels Library relying on fundraisers to finish year without county money
Northern Virginia Daily: As a Samuels Public Library trustee, I’m referenced asking whether any programming would be cut if fundraising slows. My question prompted staff to explain how grants and donations are sustaining services, highlighting my focus on planning and continuity during financial uncertainty. Read More
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Blue Hair #6: Relay Teams, Talking Mics, and the Flickr Wall
Dedric Mauriac forms a Relay for Life team, builds long-range microphones for Cisco events, creates a learning center on laggy land, scripts sewer access and restaurant menus, and launches a Flickr-powered SLideViewer—showing how Second Life was becoming a programmable media world. Read More