Monthly Archives: October 2008

10/24/08 closing a chapter – one last prompt

Posted on October 24, 2008 by rick mobbs

I’m writing from the coast of North Carolina as tropical rain and winds lash the house and the lights flicker inside. My extended family is gathered for a reunion here. There is something comforting about working while the winds rage … Continue reading →

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what google got

Posted on October 21, 2008 by rick mobbs

(from Google’s Project 10 to the 100th project proposal submitted tonight by Rick Mobbs and Naomi Swinton) 10. What one sentence best describes your idea? (maximum 150 characters) Social networking for conscientious objectors, friends & families of COs & prisoners … Continue reading →

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swords into war toys

Posted on October 19, 2008 by rick mobbs

Cut from steel plate. I know, not the best answer. But it’s a start.

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Google’s $10 million, revisited

Posted on October 18, 2008 by rick mobbs

A couple of weeks ago I posted a notice about Google’s 10 to the 100th project. You know, Google’s call for ideas that could change the world and offer to fund the most popular to the tune of $10,000,000. Deadline … Continue reading →

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10/16/08 image prompt

Posted on October 16, 2008 by rick mobbs

I’m actually posting these images on a Thursday, like I said I would. Life gets a little hectic here with a new baby, workaholic parents, a wild 9 year old. Almost 9. Okay, about the baby. Omygod, what a baby. … Continue reading →

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uwc-usa southwest studies – agua prieta

Posted on October 12, 2008 by rick mobbs

US/Mexico Border by Marc Figueras, for the UWC-USA newspaper followed by notes by Rick After all the preparations for what was going to be a unforgettable experience in Mexico, Bart, Ditha, Gal, Hickson, Holly, Kwun Kui, Louisa, Nicole, Rayah, Rave, … Continue reading →

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the mad celt asks

Posted on October 10, 2008 by rick mobbs

“Historically, the conquest destroyed the outward form of what had already inwardly decayed; it cleared away with regrettable brutality and thoroughness a system of life which, with all its gifts of order, culture, and law, had worn itself into senile … Continue reading →

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10/9/08 image prompt, a poem, and marcia abigail ryder

Posted on October 9, 2008 by rick mobbs

We’ll call this painting this week’s image prompt. I’m in Agua Prieta, Mexico, on the border with Arizona with a group of UWC-USA students who are doing a week-long Border Issues study. Internet is sketchy so while I have it … Continue reading →

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10/3/08 day late image prompt

Posted on October 3, 2008 by rick mobbs

Oops. It’s been a topsy turvy week. I apologize to those who have sent work in that I have not yet put up. I’ll try to post it later today or tomorrow. In the meantime, here is something Broadus and … Continue reading →

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