I never cared much for dating.  As a teenager, my nose was too firmly planted in a book (or in the air, depending on who you ask) to be googly-eyed about boys.  As an adult, the last thing I wanted to do at the end of a long work day was sit in a darkened […]

No, I don’t mean me. Nyachom Chiek is a student at my law school.  She’s also a deeply inspiring person who believes passionately in human rights, who is the first woman from South Sudan to go to law school. Because of the falling exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollars, and the fact that […]

Like many women, my family tree is covered in a Spanish Moss of cancer–Dad, both grandmothers, my grandfather, all of my great aunts, most of my great uncles.  Genetics are not my friend.  So when I turned 30, I resolved to do a breast self-exam every month just to keep a watchful eye on things. […]

J.Crew’s perilous slide into fashion obscurity continues.  Their sales fell to the tune of almost $800 million.  Tales of shifty sizing and poor quality persist.  And now their ‘retailer goodwill’ has plunged through the floor.  Apparently, no one is feeling good about buying J.Crew. There was some hope earlier in the year that J.Crew would return to its roots.  But […]

Every year, we stop to thank our nation’s veterans for their service.  However, this year, I would like to take a moment to thank the spouses of our veterans.  They may not put their lives on the line for our country, but they sacrifice in their own ways. Spouses send their loved ones into harms […]

You can’t explain 9/11 to those who are too young to remember, not really.  Because the story of 9/11 isn’t just about the tragedy of a single, horrific day. The world on September 10, 2001 was a beautiful place to be a 19-year-old college sophomore.  The Cold War was over.  The Berlin Wall was down. […]

After much reflection, I’ve decided to talk about my struggle with depression and suicide, and how I cope.  I have not made this decision lightly. This topic brings up powerful emotions, so I provided this preface so that those who don’t want to read further aren’t surprised. I chose to write this post to raise money for the Jacob […]

When I competed in high school speech and debate, I always wore a lipstick-red business suit on the final day of competition.  It was bold. It was confident. It said, “I will take your poorly constructed argument and run it through a wood chipper.” I loved that suit.  I still own it for sentimental reasons. […]

Since moving out of D.C. last year, I’ve encountered a number of people who think the capital city is a combination of Scandal, House of Cards and All the Kings Men.  Whenever a salacious tidbit about a politician hits the news, someone is bound to ask me whether D.C. is the lascivious, murderous hellmouth depicted […]