“You’re moving to Thailand?” It’s been since February when I knew my future would take me to Thailand and I would become an expat. For nearly five months, my life has been in this stop-wait-move pattern. Stop. Wait. Move. Stop. Wait. Move. It gets tiresome after awhile. And severely emotionally draining. Five months is aContinue reading “‘Twas the night before Expat Life”
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Why I will never be a T-Mobile customer again: a photo essay
There are few companies I don’t like: United, PEPCO, Chik-Fil-A and T-Mobile. Why? United = horrid customer service and stupid fees that change PEPCO = heads up their collective big-money arses Chik-fil-A = narrow-minded PR nightmare T-Mobile = crappy phones, crappy fees and the most epic of all fails ever — no service. During myContinue reading “Why I will never be a T-Mobile customer again: a photo essay”
The daughter of Las Vegas: an interview with Bugsy Siegel’s daughter, Millicent
//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js // <![CDATA[ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ]]> It was about 66 years ago when Millicent Siegel’s father, Ben “Bugsy” Siegel wrote a letter to his wife addressing his oldest daughter’s smoking habits.“I don’t like the idea of smoking at all, I would point out to her that it is not ladylike atContinue reading “The daughter of Las Vegas: an interview with Bugsy Siegel’s daughter, Millicent”
The failure of PEPCO
It’s the perfect summer night to be lulled to sleep by nature. Outside my window, I can hear light rain drops plunk gently off plump green leaves. Frogs whirring their mating calls. Except, it’s not a perfect summer night. It’s the worst night the DC Metro area has had in … as long as anyoneContinue reading “The failure of PEPCO”
Coming home
Pulling in to my neighborhood, I can feel my chest tighten. The trees. When did they get so big? The homes. When did they get so old? “Welcome to my house,” I say to Erica as I turn the car off. Home. We. Are. Home. I open the bright red door, the same bright redContinue reading “Coming home”
Escape of the Week: America via iPhoneography
If there is one thing I did to an excess while driving cross-country, it was taking photos. Between my new camera and my iPhone, I logged thousands of photos. Because the iPhone was easy to tote around, there were so many instances when I simply pulled it our from my purse (or from the armContinue reading “Escape of the Week: America via iPhoneography”
The charm and quirk of Louisville, Kentucky
“Louisville is so cute!” I coo to Erica as we drive through the giant, tree-lined streets. “It reminds me of Atlanta!” While totally out of the way on our road trip, I included Louisville on the route for two reasons: one, because one of my good friends live there; and two, because it was aContinue reading “The charm and quirk of Louisville, Kentucky”
A visit to Louisville isn’t complete without Churchill Downs
Here’s a quick lesson: If you mention Louisville ever, ever, make sure you don’t pronounce it “Louie-ville.” Seriously. It’s like when people from Nevada hear other people pronounce the state’s name as “Nevahhhdahhhh.” As someone who lived in Nevada, hearing that is like nails scratching down a blackboard. Knee tingling awful. Back to Kentucky. TheContinue reading “A visit to Louisville isn’t complete without Churchill Downs”
The quickie Chicago Tour of Awesome in photos
Chicago is no small city, especially after spending time in Omaha. It’s huge. Huge. I grew up in a suburb of Washington, DC, which basically doesn’t have any skyscrapers. Then, living in Las Vegas, the closest thing to skyscrapers we got were the resorts on The Strip. So, coming in to Chicago and seeing thoseContinue reading “The quickie Chicago Tour of Awesome in photos”
The art of a good night’s sleep
I can feel myself getting sick. I’ve felt it for days, but originally brushed it off as altitude sickness when I was in the Rocky Mountains. But now … in Chicago … I can feel a gland pop up on the side of my throat. I can feel my head begin to thump. This isContinue reading “The art of a good night’s sleep”
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