Become A Pro
How does being “A Professional” give us legitimacy? I wanted The Title. By calling myself The Title, I thought I would be legitimate. People would listen. I would be important. My voice would matter. By itself, The Title meant nothing.…
Aaron
A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City.
Views my own.
Swimming With Sharks
Shouting. All I heard were wife’s shouts to me. At me. For me. She was pointing at something to my right, and I looked. A flying fish, jumping over and over. “Fascinating,” I thought. The shouts continued. At the beach,…
A Hundred Thank You’s
“Excitement” only begins to tell the story of seeing the column published Saturday’s newspaper. The response, the comments, and the shares on social media have shown change is possible and Our City has a bright future. Here are a few comments…
Today’s RTD: Helping Or Hindering?
Here’s a piece I wrote, published in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch: It feels so good to give. Millions of pounds of food are donated and distributed in our city every year. Families are provided new toys and gifts for their children each…
Remembering Amber
if I die young… And I’ll be wearing white when I come into your Kingdom… On a rainy night in July 2011, Amber passed away in a car accident. Seeing hundreds of people pack into the church the next week…
West End Standouts
Does anything stand out to you on this map? Three areas jump out at me: the dark green/yellow/red area in the lower left the bright red “arrow” shape in the upper center the heavy red/blue/green mix under “W Broad St”…