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Happy Earth Day, Earthlings
April 22, 2013
Well, it’s the only planet like it (unless you listen to NASA), so we might as well celebrate it. Happy Earth Day, Earthlings. Here are a few of my favorite Earth-related treasures: (click on the underlined, hyperlinked words to see more) These photos of Earth from space over at Nat Geo. Any one of these […]
My most recent column, a 90′s flashback, and old dirty talk
April 21, 2013
Last Thursday my third column was published in the Kentucky Enquirer. I wrote about getting back outdoors and leaving devices behind which I wrote indoors and glued to my laptop. Put that on your list of irony, Alanis. Read my column by clicking here. To read more of my dirt-praising and creek adventures, check out […]
Story of a thought.
October 14, 2012
Yesterday, tired only in the way you can be after a night of free booze and wedding dancing, I sank deep into a plush couch until I could no longer move my arms enough to reach any one of the three remotes. Imagine little Randy in his bundles of winter coats rolling around helplessly in […]
Guns in America: I have a lot of questions.
July 23, 2012
I’ve never taken much time to formulate any kind of political standing when it comes to the interpretation and implementation of our beloved second amendment. When my brother took me to a shooting range a few years ago, I was disturbed and humbled by the power of the gun in my hand. One trip was […]
Thoughts for Aurora
July 20, 2012
During a July 20th midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, a 24 year-old man opened fire on an Aurora, Colorado audience killing 12 people and injuring 40-50 others. You can read more about the incident by clicking here. I feel compelled to write because I always do when faced with life’s best and worst. […]
When Woody Showed Me the Way: The Artist (2011)
July 15, 2012
The Artist, I decided, was a movie I must see in the theater. I needed to see the dynamic of grayscale and the charm of nostalgia on the big screen from an oversized high-back seat with giant arms and a spot for an equally oversized, overpriced soda. Marketing told me that this movie was a […]
The Kids Are Outside
July 1, 2012
It feels special to have had a childhood full of dirt. Two days ago when our area lost power during a storm of wind and rain, something strange happened. The rain stopped, the lights stayed off, and the kids… the kids went outside. There were bikes with kids riding them… kids walking down the street […]
A Writer’s First + Top Ten Don’ts for Political Discussion
May 16, 2012
Dearest Readers, Below is a link not only to my first ever published article, but also to 10 things that NEEDED to be said for this election year. So please, read it, discuss it in the comments section on City Beat Cincinnati‘s website, and pass it along. Top Ten Behaviors to Keep out of Political […]
Photofood, an homage.
April 28, 2012
My nieces, one of the sweet age of four and the other a terrifying age of 9 going on 16, are full of questions. There is one question, however, that I hear more often than the rest: Aunt Elizabeth, why are you taking a picture of your food? The question seems as absurd to me […]
2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: It’s funny because it’s true.
April 28, 2013
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Last night our Commander in Chief turned comedian to open the 99th annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The event offers an opportunity to poke fun at public officials, the press, and in the President’s case, himself. Here are my favorite funny lines regarding today’s press from the President’s speech: “I know CNN has taken some […]