random thoughts: names, nicknames & what's in a name

I love looking at the beautiful faces in the portraits I take. But I also love their names.

my adventures at fort benning

This week, I was honoured to speak at Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence, in Columbus, Georgia. This ridiculously long post describes my amazing experience.

the jenny lawson let's pretend this never happened national bloggess book tour

Because ain't no book tour like a Jenny Lawson book tour.

hot dog, i say, cool it, man

This weekend, I received an early Mother's Day present. I. love. it.

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author Connie Schultz

the spirit of erma

I'm back for Dayton, Ohio, and the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. It was a warm, inspirational, awesome time.

awesome stuff i found while tens of thousands of feet in midair

I wrote this post in the sky. In. the. sky.

random thoughts: on new

It's time to shake some things up around here. And I'll get right on that, as soon as I figure out how.

top 10 things that are as awesome now as they were when you were a kid

You know I'm right.

on surprises, giveaways & just pretending it never happened

My friend Jenny has a brand new book coming out. And so this weekend, we celebrated her.

finding roots

I've become intrigued with the PBS Show "Finding Your Roots." It's making me very, very curious about my own family.

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