On the third Thursday of every month, thousands of visitors converge Downtown to celebrate art, food, technology and business. Along the way, people partake in an evening of sights, sounds, food, shopping and cosmopolitan living. The Gallery Hop, hosted by the Downtown Arts District features numerous galleries and non-traditional art venues that spotlight the best of established and emerging Orlando-based artists in tandem with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

The 3rd Thursday Book Club was started to connect women of all ages, to stir emotion, to generate friendships and eat really good food. Thursday, October 13, 2011. Tuesday, October 11, 2011. We will read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Thursday, September 8, 2011.

Friday, December 25, 2009. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Kabul. Here I am, on another Christmas away from family and friends. Christmas 2005 was in Al Taqqaddam, Iraq and Christmas 2009 is in Kabul, Afghanistan. As I write this, it is Christmas morning here. Santa is making his way from East to West across the United States. I only have a few days left here in Kabul, so I will recap the past few days and reflect on my time here.

There are shades in shades of truth surrounding us. Well, this thesis made me think. Something that is not love.