Communications Specialist, Storyteller
Raw and honest, life is too short to not have a sense of humor about it, but sometimes it does get a little big. I hope you like rollercoasters.
COLUMBIA FIREHOUSE, Alexandria, VA May 11 ISSUE – The current occupant of the 1883 Columbia Steam Engine Fire Company is Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s Columbia Firehouse. An homage to the historic spot, the exposed brick, dark wood and brass laced with …
WILDFIRE AT TYSONS GALLERIA – MCLEAN, VA June 8, 2011 By The Foodies JUNE 2011 ISSUE – foodie, foody [‘fu-di] n. An aficionado with a special interest in the preparation and consumption of gourmet food Magic Hat Brewery kicked …
A year gone by… Some start stories like this with, ‘I can’t believe a year has passed already.’ Nah… I feel the year gone by. I know it’s been a year – a strange, beautiful, transitional year… that you have …
I lay on the floor of the livingroom, watching you pace back and forth, looking for something to rub your nose against, belly flopping, purring, and I am in awe of how far you have come. When I first met …
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and …
Twenty years ago, car buyers knew that when they purchased a Toyota it was a Japanese car. Volkswagen was German, a Jaguar was English, and a Fiat was Italian. Some people ONLY bought Swedish or ONLY American vehicles, adamant that …
5/1/12 I don’t get to Kunzang Palyul Choling as often as I would like. I live in Fairfax and work in Chantilly. On Friday nights during rush hour, KPC might as well be on the moon for what it takes …
4/28/12 I never get to learn anything that’s important, slowly – it is ALWAYS a trial by fire. Professionally, I am always thrown in the deep end to learn how to swim – whether by virtue of the absence of …
August 2, 2011 By Kristin Laing You’re at a Scottish festival and you spot a REALLY LARGE guy in a kilt, crouching at the bottom of what looks like a telephone pole (fortunately, he’s wearing bike shorts underneath). He …
A Wee Bit o’ Scottish History in Virginia (Written for the 2008 Virginia Scottish Games Program) By Kristin Laing Early 1600s Scotland. The Lowlanders are unwanted and have nothing. Their lands are barren from years of over-farming. Unwanted by the …