Category Archives: Community
If You Post It- They Will Win
If You Post It- They Will Win We’ve all heard the warnings: “Don’t post that to Facebook, everyone can see it.” In this day of instant gratification of information it is not uncommon for employers, clients, significant others, family, and friends to “stalk” others on social media. That picture of you with a lamp shade … Read More
The Truth about TBIs
On the “Great British Bake Off” season 4, the eccentric Mary Berry asked the competitors to make a “Charlotte Russe”. I had never before heard of this dessert and when Miss Mary pulled off the cake cover she revealed what looked to be a brain underneath. Strawberry jam and vanilla cake Swiss rolls encased a … Read More
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