Author Archives: LisaKimble

2012! What a year! From a White House snub and, predictably, some celebs losing a bit of their star wattage and luster, to the prevalence of sleepwear in public and a rise in littering, this year social graces were perched perilously close to their … Continue reading →

As inevitable as death is, expressing our sorrow to someone who has lost a loved one remains difficult at best for most. So many people will struggle with what to say or how to say it that they never do … Continue reading →

Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby were right: Kids, even famous ones, say the darndest things. Add a couple more verbs, and you have the trilogy of bad form that played itself out – where else – in headlines and online … Continue reading →

If you aren’t knee-deep in potato skins, plates and pie tins right now, then you will be a welcomed guest in a few hours at the holiday table of family or friends. On behalf of the legions of hostesses the … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving is like the marriage vow: For better or for worse. In the coming hours, family and friends will descend upon us like the coming of the Locusts. We will greet one another with voices pitched so high that animals in … Continue reading →

Here they come: Ghosts, goblins, aliens and zombies, some on foot, others in strollers or atop their parent’s shoulders. However they arrive, may these monsters be civilized, and those doling out the loot be pleasant and gracious tonight.  Tweet

The recent vice-presidential debate may have provided great political theater, but it also served up a wonderful lesson on the importance of the art of listening on a silver platter, especially for law professors, and mock trial and debate coaches everywhere.   Tweet

‘Tis the season to take entertaining outdoors, take formality down a few notches and enjoy the company of family and friends in a relaxed setting. Whether you are having a picnic at a park or a barbecue on the back … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, friend and fellow broadcast journalist Jim Walker, who ascended to great heights in the TV news industry by way of Bakersfield, launched a no-holds-barred blog – a thought-provoking look at everything from politics to fitness, and anything … Continue reading →

In this digital age, it is almost unfathomable to think that Facebook, that great social media vortex of distraction, was once just someone’s quirky idea. Ten years ago no one had any ‘Pinterest’ nor gave a ‘tweet’ about spending absurd … Continue reading →