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Seriously, Trick or Treat?
This past Saturday I was lazing on my couch watching a plethora of scary horror films in commemoration of Halloween. After a long day I just wanted to kick back with a beer and question the creaks of my apartment, assuming a murderer was lurking around every corner. But then I heard a soft knock … Read More
A Brief History of Time
It’s getting to that point in the year when the days are shorter, darker, and colder. But there is a light at the end of this tunnel- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (DST). That one day of the year where we get to “Fall Back” and gain an hour of precious, precious slumber. A little history about … Read More
Spooktacular Evenings Done Right
The big day is almost here. You’ve been hoarding your Costco sized bag of candy away from your own children for weeks, you’ve been sewing, hot gluing, duct taping together costumes for yourself and your children, and ABC Family has been playing Hocus Pocus and The Addams Family on repeat. Visions and memories of knocking … Read More
Be Careful What You Wish For
Every single day I go through a mini panic attack when I get back home to my apartment. The worry that courses through my veins comes from the anxiety of parallel parking, something that has been taken out of the modern driver’s education program. Sure, I’ve listened to my parents explain the process and read … Read More
May I Have Some Torts Please?
What is a tort? A) The nickname for a tortoise. B) A wrongful act that can be the basis for a civil lawsuit. C) A delectable dessert, can be made with fruit or rich dark chocolate. D) Something you wrap around a body part to stop venom from spreading. If you guessed “B”, congratulations, and … Read More
Caffeine and its Dangers
The dreaded question every morning: full-blooded or decaf? As if our puffy, veiny, bag laden, dull eyes weren’t enough, or our caveman-like way of ordering, “COFFEE, 1, Large, Now.” to inform the barista that we need as much caffeine as legally allowed to be put in our bodies. But what are the effects of this … Read More
Curcio Law’s Declassified Hurricane Survival Guide
Four years ago Irene snuck up on the East Coast, catching us unawares. Colleges were evacuated, schools cancelled, and those of us in Northern Virginia found ourselves swimming to work- if we could even get out of our homes! Luckily Irene’s younger brother Joaquin, has come with more warning and has given us some time … Read More
Caviar Dreams on a Beer Budget
It’s every parent’s bittersweet dream and every child’s rude awakening, the day when the birds finally leave the nest. An exciting time, when every “adult-child” becomes just an adult, and parents remember what it is like to have control over the DVR and fridge. However, your first place isn’t going to be pretty. It’s going … Read More
There’s No Place Like Home
All around you are the fluttering of wings, the squawking of monkeys, a cackling, screeching witch, and attached to your feet are glistening, ruby shoes. In your mind you sum up an image of Kansas, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry sitting around the farmhouse table, tumbleweeds rolling around outside. You snap your heels together 3 … Read More
Never Forget
September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment in all of our lives. It is a day that we, as a country, and we, as people, will never forget. This day in history is one that holds great sadness, great anger, and great anguish; but also great promise. 14 years ago today, Al-Qaeda launched one of … Read More