Category Archives: Personal Safety
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
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
See Spot… Sit?
You’re flying down 395, at the legal speed of 55 mph of course, and in the car next to you is the most adorable Labrador Retriever. It’s got its head out the driver side window, tongue wagging, ears flapping, almost laughing with joy. Then it hops back in and sticks his head out the passenger … Read More
MADD about DD
There’s a reason both campaigns against them begin with DD. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving. Over the last few decades, outreach groups like MADD (Moms Against Drunk Driving), have created a social stigma and societal push back against drunk driving. And rightly so, … Read More
Beam Me Up, Dashboard
You’re sitting in a leather seat surveying screens of blinking lights and messages while your first officers are controlling and monitoring the Enterprise’s movement and trajectory. Scotty is sitting in the back fiddling with the Transporter, and Spock is sneering over your shoulder at a bad reading on the Ops panel. The Bridge Command center … Read More
The Walking Dead
Our lives are busy, from working a full time job, taking care of ourselves and our families, going to the gym, cooking, cleaning, somehow making time for fun, it is exhausting! When do we sleep? Is sleep even that important? “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” seems to be the mantra of everyone, not just the … Read More
“Love” Your Body: Tennis Style
If you live near the District than you have already seen the preparations for the upcoming Citi Open, the tune up ATP 500 tennis tournament that takes place in Rock Creek Park every year. Since 1969 Washington, D.C. has been home to this tournament, hosting tennis players from all over the world and of all … Read More
Smart Watches and Driving
They are the hip new accessory, watches that tell time, take step counts, monitor heartbeats, and now even text, George Jetson’s miraculous technology come to life. However, could these nifty devices be too distracting for drivers? Distracted driving is quickly becoming a leading cause of automobile accidents in America. From texting to picture taking, … Read More