Category: Social Issues

Social Issues Travel

Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Parenting Social Issues

“That’s It?” becomes “That’s It!” for my daughter after Frances McDormand’s Oscar Speech

Another Year/Another People Magazine Cover Overlooking Me as the Sexiest Man Alive
In Pacific Rim, 2018 Sexiest Man Alive Idris Elba proclaims, “Today, we are canceling the apocalypse.” Well today, I’m canceling my People’s Magazine subscription. (I don’t really have one) Here’s why: I’ve been waiting for too long to be named The Sexiest Man Alive. Every November, I walk to the magazine section in CVS and […]
The Bosch 500 Series Dishwasher Brings Magic to the Kitchen
Washing the dishes is one of the biggest time-sucks of my day. A large family equals a lot of dishes. That means I must run the dishwasher at least 3 times a day on the weekends and at least twice a day during the week. After every meal, I can be found scraping dishes and […]
Perfectly Happy with my Imperfections
For the longest time, I snickered at those who participated in the selfie craze. While traveling, I couldn’t understand why people would take a selfie instead of asking someone to take a photo. Since I travel a lot and go to many events and conferences, I found myself in need to take a quick photo […]
They Say Each Year Makes You Older and Wiser (I only feel older)
My job title stated that I was a human resource specialist, but inside I was an actor and writer. If you were to ask me then what I did for a living, those were the claims I would have given. My office was near Greeley Square and during my lunch breaks and after work, I […]
Visiting Grant’s Tomb
On July 23, 1885, Former President and Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant died of esophageal cancer in Wilton, NY. Before Grant passed, he had one request and that was to be buried next to his wife. West Point and many other military cemeteries did not allow women to be buried on-premises, so that left […]