Top 40 Links of 2012 from the Santa Cruz Sentinel Community Media Lab
The Santa Cruz Sentinel Community Media Lab revisits 40 of the best posts from 2012 from the CML including a birth of a book, Gabriella Cosner's Snow Day, potty talk, profiles, surfing, food and more. Stay tuned for more blog posts in 2013.
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Surfer Dude Pumpkin HeadHalloween may be Santa Cruz's favorite holiday, even Surfer Dude takes on a different persona around this time of the year. The surfer sc...
The Greatest 21 Days: 1990 CMC: Darryl Ratliff, Was There- 724The Sumter batter hit it deep, but Darryl Ratliff was there. His team up 5-4 in the ninth, Ratliff ran down the ball, making an over-the-...- Making Museums Matter: Nina Simon's TEDxSantaCruz Talk | Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center← Back to Blog In September, I got the chance to share our vision at the MAH with the world through the TEDxSantaCruz conference. This in...
- Susanna's Apron: Messages of Hope from Aurora, ColoradoEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they com...
Tales from the Coast: Say It With NeonAt the age of 18, I was offered a job on the condition that I undergo a full physical examination. No other employer has since asked me f...
Leading Apple with Steve Jobs - Jay Elliot | Interrogation HubSwinnerton: To start of can you give us a little background on where you are from, where did you grow up? Elliot: I am a fourth generatio...
3 Ways Potty Talk Has Helped My ParentingThis week, my writing prompt was chosen for Mama Kat's Pretty Much World Famous Writer's Workshop. So naturally, I feel pressured to foll...
Play ballWarning: Very little of this blog item deals with free/open source software. In fact, with the exception of some historical references or...This Year, I'm Staying in the Picture (I [Heart] My Life)
Lately, my child goes to preschool with two bits of precious from home: a picture of our family and her beloved koala "Rose Petal." Rose ...
Candles for the Broken-Hearted"The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug." - Mark T...
Sunset Trail: Hidden Gem in San Lorenzo Valley " Steer Me RightA big perk of homeschooling in Santa Cruz County is the variety of scenic hikes we can use for P.E. One of our favorites is Sunset Trail,...
Faces on the Walls: the Inside Out ProjectYou may have noticed the black and white photos of faces outside the Downtown Public Library. Some of them are hard to ignore. The faces ...
Kyle Theirmann, Surfer with a Cause | Sustainable Santa Cruz - Culture and Style GuideKyle Theirmann, Surfer with a Cause Santa Cruz pro-surfer-turned-activist Kyle Thiermann is back at it with a new Surfing For Change epis...- Becoming a SurrogateI want to share with you how I heard of surrogacy and how the idea came to life. I apologize in advance for the length of this entry. It'...
2012 O'Neill Coldwater Classic Final Day | Santa Cruz WavesThe final day of competition was filled with excitement. The beautiful weather and bounty of waves brought thousands to Steamer Lane to w...
Vegan Eats & Treats!: Our Vegan Wedding: Cookie Buffet!There were a few reasons why we decided not to have a wedding cake... First of all, I didn't know of any bakeries in town that made good ...- It Takes a Kitchen™: Building a Family in the KitchenMost often familial bonds are formed naturally, from birth.The connection between child and parent is innate.Some such families will defi...
Team G: Just Incredible....Despite the Tragedy
"It's so senseless...we know so many, too many, families fighting to save their child's life and then this senseless act of pure evil hap...
Media Lab Profile: Christine Candelaria started blogging about parenting for a contest, hasn't stopped sinceClick photo to enlarge EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series highlighting bloggers from the Sentinel's Santa Cruz Community Media ...
the leaflet | ❥ casey: a big deal in santa cruzThere are a few things that I've learned about small town living growing up here in Santa Cruz. Now, you may be thinking that Santa Cruz ...
Motherhood: A Descent Into Madness: A Little Taste of FreedomLast week, my grandmother passed away and I went back to Oregon for her funeral. The travel arrangements worked out to where I was able t...

