Okay, so I might be a few years late on this one (be sure to look for my follow-up post on why the Macarena is such a popular song), but I finished all seven Harry Potter books last year, and …
Change Your Story
It’s been a hard few weeks. I turned 27. My horse came out of his stall unable to put weight on one of his legs. I got into quite the altercation with an overzealous cop. Oh, and I got dumped. …
Dream Again
Some of you have probably already heard the story of Isaiah Austin. He played basketball at Baylor University and was expected to be chosen in last night’s NBA draft until he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome three days prior, a …
Kaboom!
The best relationships that we build, the ones that propel us forward both personally and professionally, often develop in the most unexpected ways. In January, I was in the audience to hear a speaker. The speaker began his presentation by …
Deep In My Heart
June 21 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the senseless slaughter and lynching of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during Freedom Summer in Mississippi. They gave their lives to insure that every person in Mississippi would have …
Remembering Tony Gwynn
Every once in a while, someone passes away who—as people remember his or her life—inspires you to be a better person. Tony Gwynn is one of those people. Tony Gwynn died Monday from cancer. The likely culprit was smokeless chewing …
Futbol is for Communists
I remember standing near the concession stand on a cool Saturday morning watching all my 4th grade classmates play soccer. I held a hot chocolate close to my lips—letting the steam warm my face—with deep judgement in my heart. My …
The Great Poop Incident of 2014
I’m not sure this story has a moral. In fact, I’m almost positive it doesn’t. But we’ll see. Maybe I’ll stumble upon one by the conclusion. Either way, I’m writing about my year downtown, and this happened to me while …
The Only Way Out is Through
I am writing this from the bottom of a hill. I live here now, with the mosquitoes and the ticks and the stinging nettle, because I’m tired. I’ve been running for over 30 minutes, up and down these hills, through …
Made in Cincinnati
John Augustus Roebling was born on this date in 1806. While many know Roebling for his second most famous project, the Brooklyn Bridge, located in a small eastern town known as New York City, those of us from Cincinnati or …