Item #655 of "Things to do Before I Die:" have a meaningful conversation with a famous politician. Status: incomplete. After standing for five hours in Akron, Ohio in 2004, I took an awkward picture with presidential candidate John Kerry, but he didn't have time to talk.… Post the First Comment

Every year, my family goes to the parking lot in front of our local tennis center and picks out a tree from the local Boy Scouts troop. We tie the tree on top of our trusty Honda Pilot to bring it home and decorate it. At first, I had some difficulty adjusting to the idea of not being with my family to pick out our tree this year.… Post the First Comment

While some students ran to the Boulder Wednesday night marking the first snow of the season, other students ran with moving props and dimming lights. They performed complicated love relationships and elements of college humor in the Kerr Theatre of the Green Center for the Performing Arts.… Post the First Comment