I don’t know about you, but online shopping really does take so much of the hassle out of life for me. I used to absolutely love somewhat aimlessly wandering around stores for aisles and aisles, just looking for that perfect thing that I may (or may not) have needed at that exact moment. But it …
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Fingers crossed: SXSWEco.
This post is mostly just a “thank you” along with a little look behind-the-scenes… Last week, I submitted a proposal for a conference called SXSWEco. More on the conference itself, later, if I can convince you to read as far. :) I posted the proposal on my social media accounts, and encouraged friends and family …
Four weeks till OITNB Season 3!
Sunrise Calendar App introduces the Meet Keyboard.
“When are you available for lunch next week?” … Have you ever spent more time scheduling a meeting over email than actually talking over coffee? … If this question makes you cringe just at the idea of the never-ending email thread that it’s about to start, you’re in for a treat.” These are some of …
Pegasus.
Just…watch this. I can’t remember the last time a video made me want to find my pup, Charlotte, and hug her any more. I feel like, as humans, we always talk about how we don’t know how much time have left with our (human) loved ones, but what about those who we care about that …
National Police Week.
With everything going in the media (and please trust, the aforementioned link is but ONE, and only ONE, example of that “everything”) concerning law enforcement, I wanted to take a moment to recognize many of the law enforcement officials I know personally. This country’s law enforcement network is one of the largest, most comprehensive, and …
Stranger Dinner
Yesterday, I had one of the best experiences I’ve had in a very long time. It was one of those Stranger Dinners that I have frequently explained here on HESONWHEELS. For those of you who aren’t familiar, and also to give it a fresh explanation (the concept has evolved a bit since the first time …
Restaurant Review: Pleasant Pops
One of my favorite but unfrequented neighborhoods in all of D.C. is Adam’s Morgan. I don’t know if anyone else does, but I call it AdMo, in my mind, all the time. I think its two strongest points are great night life and great restaurants. It’s home to two of my D.C. favorites: Brass Monkey …