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See who won the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics
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IRS, Benghazi, and AP scandals are poison to the democratic process
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Masa activists should pay their own way
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Oklahoma tornado saves President Obama
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The importance of relationships in Chinese society
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Tornadoes: Knowing more about them
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Domestic violence is not only on the rise, it is pandemic
Cynthia Romero
Cynthia Romero is a hopeless crafter with a day job at a university library. She teaches craft classes, lectures on “craftivism” (social activism through crafts) and is founder of Crafting Under the Influence, a citywide craft gathering that occurs each month at different bars around Houston, Texas. You can find her crafts on her Romer-O-Rama Etsy page:http://www.etsy.com/shop/Romerorama.
You can find supplemental "pictutorials" on her Craft-O-Rama Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Craft-O-Rama/116758891717093 can follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Romerorama.Featured
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Political Potpourri
A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
Benghazi, the IRS, the AP - Obama had nothing to do with any of them. He knows nothing about them. They're just messy loose ends.
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
The gun ban movement has always had a problem with statistics: Statistics don’t support their intuition.
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President Obama popular despite IRS, Benghazi, AP scandals
After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.
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Holder’s hot seat: A rogue IRS and a ‘leaky’ White House
"This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable."
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
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Culinary Quest
Great discoveries in the world of restaurants and chefs fulfill the quest for delicious food and cooking.
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Right Angles
“Right Angles” explores serious subjects, such as the Islamization of the Middle East and delegitimization of Israel, with humor, candor and a twist.
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World View
Columns from Voices around the World talking about the events, people, politics and social issues that concern us wherever, and whoever, we are.
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Steps to Authentic Happiness via Positive Psychology
Happiness is attainable. Morning to night. I love to teach, deal with folks that have an issue and really wish to tackle it and write.
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TV Den
Television commentary, reviews, news and nonstop DVR catch-up.
Recent Entries by Cynthia Romero
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Zen and the art of thrift store shopping
Published 12:34 a.m. August 20, 2011
America wastes a perfectly good holiday on a hang-up, but the crafters know what's up.
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Chalkboard Table
Published 6:15 p.m. July 19, 2011
Chalk it out over a peaceful, entertaining meal.
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Your right to bear carbs
Published 4:26 p.m. July 1, 2011
Celebrate your independence from expensive cupcake stands and your right to bear carbs.
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Waterproof blanket for an uncertain future
Published 10:40 p.m. June 6, 2011
Because grown-ups need security blankets too.
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Menstrual Celebration Cake
Published 12:03 a.m. May 27, 2011
Let them eat cake: Diaper cake parody to celebrate menstruation or a happy ending to a pregnancy scare.
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Commencement Bingo
Published 9:49 p.m. May 20, 2011
Take that, Mr. Smarty Pants commencement speaker.
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Mother's Day crafting
Published 1:46 a.m. May 7, 2011
Mother's Day is synonymous with crafts of questionable quality. This is certainly one of them.
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The royal hat fascination
Published 10:24 p.m. April 25, 2011
The only enviable quality the aristocracy possess is their extensive hat collection. Now you can make your own.
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Latest holiday trend: Easter booze bottle hunts
Published 10:40 p.m. April 18, 2011
The best of both worlds: All the fun of the child-like egg hunt, plus an added bonus of a mood-boosting social lubricant.
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How to become a low-rent philanthropist
Published 4:12 p.m. April 2, 2011
Craft activism makes it possible for anyone to become a philanthropist, even if the check doesn't end in a small army of zeros.
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Make your own St. Patrick's Day hair pin with hidden booze compartment
Published 11:39 p.m. March 14, 2011
Create your own clever hair adornment for St. Patrick's Day, the Catholic holiday disguised as a Euro-centric booze fest.
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D.I.Y. Charlie Sheen Poetry Magnets
Published 3:21 p.m. March 8, 2011
Construct bombastic poetry and work toward a better understanding of the Charlie Sheen pop culture phenomena with this do-it-yourself current event craft.
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Jury duty crafts
Published 10:01 p.m. February 26, 2011
Whether your call to civic duty is federal, municipal, or county, a room of potential jurors cranky about being summoned can forge a friendly craft group.
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Valentine's Day treats as a token of your lukewarm affection
Published 12:29 a.m. February 11, 2011
Tone down all that V-Day treacle to a trickle with customized treat boxes.
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Handmade fleecing: Valentine's Day heart scarf
Published 10:16 p.m. February 4, 2011
Crafting a more 'me-centric' and less 'we-centric' Valentine's Day.
