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## [\[BLANK\] As ART #4, Space](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/blank-as-art-4-space)

Simply as a very quick qualifying statement as to not mislead, this bl...

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14 Oct 2015

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## [Am I "Happy"~A Checklist](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/am-i-happya-checklist)

I am a happy person by nature, but just like everybody else, I can sli...

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06 Oct 2015

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## [\[BLANK\] As ART #4, Relationships](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/blank-as-art-4-relationships)

Welcome back to our monthly series of BLANK as Art! As a recap, this i...

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## [Halloween and Little Feet](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/halloween-and-little-feet)

Finally, the seasons are changing! Here in California, as I am sure yo...

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## [Corporations and Philanthropy](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/corporations-and-philanthropy)

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## [What Exactly Is Labor Day?](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/what-exactly-is-labor-day)

Well, another Labor Day has come and gone, and once again, here are th...

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## [BuzzFeed Trending](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/buzzfeed-trending)

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of crayons are thrown out from restaur...

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03 Sep 2015

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## [\[BLANK\] As ART #3, Nature](https://blog.thecrayoninitiative.org/news/blank-as-art-3-nature)

So at this point we have reached the understanding that “art” is emoti...

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