2012: Ending Radio Silence

I didn’t intend to enter radio silence… Sometimes it just happens, you know? This has been a really weird reading year for me. I don’t feel like I’m reading less, but my pace is way below normal. I have 15 books in the queue to be reviewed, but that still only puts me at 36 books. 36 books after half a year? Unheard of! I

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2011: In Memorium

Yesterday, the Virginia Tech community was once again assaulted when a man walked up to a Virginia Tech police officer in his car and shot and killed him. Not much is known for sure about what happened next, but a second man is dead and the weapon was found with him. The university was on lockdown for several hours, and it seems that the shooter

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2011: In Remembrance

Today marked 4 years since 32 people were gunned down at Virginia Tech. I’ll never forget how I felt that day.  The fear, the momentary relief, and the horror when the true magnitude was realized. The all-encompassing sadness I felt the first time I stood before the makeshift memorial. I’ll also never forget the pride I felt, and still feel, in our community in the

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