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.

random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 29, 2012names Comments

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.

placesKaren WalrondApril 27, 2012ft benning, georgia, fort benning, the beauty of different Comments

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.

big plans, placesKaren WalrondApril 24, 2012public transportation, cruiser, houston, commuting, bicycle Comments

the spirit of erma

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

friends, placesKaren WalrondApril 23, 2012ebww, erma bombeck, university of dayton Comments

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.

random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondApril 18, 2012new, try something new, newness Comments

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

You know I'm right.

Karen WalrondApril 17, 2012top 10, childhood memories, top 10 list Comments

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.

Karen WalrondApril 15, 2012jenny lawson, the menger hotel, surprise party, haunted, the bloggess Comments

finding roots

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

family, big plansKaren WalrondApril 12, 2012Trinidad & Tobago, pbs, geneology, find your roots Comments

we are all connected

Some days you're just blown away by how connected we all are. Yesterday was one of those days.

camp hope

Camp Hope is an amazing summer program that has helped extraordinary kids for decades. I'd love to see them keep doing their magic for years to come. Read More

big plansKaren WalrondApril 9, 2012camp hope, AIDS, AIDS Foundation Houston, HIV Comments