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Carin Moonin


Carin Moonin is a freelance writer and content strategist with more than 15 years of experience. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Everything the Internet taught me about being 39 is a lie

I’m not that different than I was at 20. Or 13. Or 8.

On Jan 10, 2014 by Carin Moonin

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Put your damn ‘Christmas Jammies’ away

Videos remove the holiday spirit from my mantle and add it onto my screen, and I hate it. 

On Dec 20, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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How do you post bad news online?

Who wants to be the Eeyore of the Interwebs?

On Dec 13, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Voicemail etiquette for journalists: Just don’t

Why, in this era of multi-connectedness, are we constantly missing each other?

On Dec 6, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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What I’m not thankful for on the Internet

From listicles to Throwback Thursday, there's a lot to hate on the Interent

On Nov 28, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Tired of Goldieblox girl power? Me too

Why does there have to be a great divide between drawing pretty pink princesses and building the Large Hadron Collider?  

On Nov 21, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Life’s too short to waste on lame sex

Despite hooking up freely, women still enjoy sex more when they know the guy, according to a new study. 

On Nov 13, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Don’t feed the giraffes on Facebook

If you don’t know the answer by now to the riddle that’s been spreading like the hantavirus, then… well… who cares?

On Oct 31, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Why I need a post-vacation buffer day

Vacation days should be all about suspending real life, so it kind of burns to waste a day preparing for the inevitable.

On Oct 25, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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In defense of Maria Kang, the ‘no excuses’ fitness mom

Seriously? This is what it comes down to?

On Oct 17, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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My Awesome Facebook Friend of the Day

 It doesn’t really matter how I know my friends. What matters is how you know my friends.

On Oct 10, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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Quit it with the viral job-quitting videos

Quitting like this is flat out rude. What happened to classy?

On Oct 2, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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The Hater: In defense of high-end grocery stores

Yeah, yeah, we've heard it all before. Why all those parodies are still kinda wrong. 

On Sep 20, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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The Hater’s guide to football

I don’t know if anything is more American than American football. That's part of the problem.

On Sep 12, 2013 by Carin Moonin

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The Hater: Stop with the favorites

Favoriting can be flattering, but honestly? I don't get it. 

On Sep 5, 2013 by Carin Moonin