In the Mix with Aaliyah Miller

Harold Ramis It's been a few weeks since I've posted a video for Flashback Friday. I'm feeling like you and I are all do for some pizza because I've been dishing out a lot of veggies lately. In life we need to maintain balance and I want to make sure I'm keeping this blog fresh, informative and fun. This week, Hollywood said good-bye to Harold Ramis , a talented comedian and actor who also went on to produce and direct. He made his major impact in the industry during the 80's with films like  Caddyshack , Stripes , Ghostbusters and let us not forget the beloved Groundhog Da y that was released  in 1993. He made audiences laugh, actually he can still make audiences laugh. Just watch one of the films I mentioned. I've seen each of the films a few times and although not recently, I can still picture some of the funniest scenes. Ramis also reminded us of the power and importance of laughter in our lives. When the going gets tough try to find the humor in...

So much of today's news and media reports are geared toward celebrity, crime, misfortune or tradegy and it's easy to be left with the feeling that the world is a bad place and that's just how it is. In our society it's easy to think a simple action or gesture doesn't make a difference in a big way. But the reality is that there are millions of people doing good things in our society, some of it's on a grand scale, but it often can be a simple gesture of helping out your neighbor by shoveling their driveway, holding the door open or carrying grocery bags for a stranger. It can even be bowling for a good cause. I believe it's important not to lose sight of the good things we do for others. I'm am excited and looking forward to participating in my first bowl-a-thon to benefit Junior Achievement (JA) on March 30, 2014 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at AMF Lanes in Milford, Connecticut. The Employee Volunteer Council at UIL Holdings Corporation is hosting this c...

Session 3A Panel Left to Right: James Jarc, Dung Tran, Aaliyah Miller, Jael Cooper It's hard to believe that this time last week I was on a plane flying half-way across the country to Spokane, Washington for the Walter Ong Conference, Technology, Rhetoric, and Cultural Change: Walter J. Ong, S. J. in the Age of Google, Facebook, and Twitter ,  hosted by Gonzaga University .  I was hoping the weather was going to be a little warmer, but that wasn't the case. As I left the plane, the snow was lightly falling and although it was picturesque I just wanted to get to my hotel room and catch a nap before the conference reception and evening plenary.   As soon as I got to my hotel room I couldn't sleep. The irony of it. I tried, but my body clock was working against me. I spent the downtime watching CNN and vegging out. The time passed quickly enough and before I knew it, it was time to get ready and head over to the college. While I was in the lobby ...

In just one more day I'll be flying out to   Gonzaga University   to present at the  Walter J. Ong Conference . I'm really excited because this is my first time presenting in an academic setting. I'm also a little bit nervous but the jitters will pass. They always do. I remember when I submitted the paper for inclusion into the conference. I received an email about it from Dr. Caputo and decided to email Stephen McFadden and Libby Weber, two other students that helped me draft our group paper,  Operation Reintegration: Applying Communication Theory to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Post-Deployed Military and ask them if they were okay with me submitting the paper for consideration on behalf of the group. They were enthusiastically in and while I submitted, I actually didn't think that the paper was going to get accepted. To my surprise it did and I'm proud to be blogging about it. The Reverend Father Walter Jackson Ong, PhD ...