Servant Leader, Historian, Writer
For years, I have avoided Southwest Airlines, even after watching its reality show a while back. I thought of it as the Walmart of travel. Being a Virgo, the unassigned-seat approach seemed as if it would upset my sense of …
Southwest, I Think We Might Have a Future Together Read more »
Did you know that used restaurant cooking oil is a “hot” commodity? Did you know there are companies that make a business out of collecting used oil and selling it to biodiesel companies? If you knew those two facts, did …
Erie Ambassador Program: Session 6 – Biodiesel Read more »
Did you know that the potatoes used to make McDonald’s fries receive such a high dose of aphid-killer that the farmers won’t step a foot on their land for five days after spraying? That’s bad enough, but did you know …
The Food Industry is Stealing Your Kitchen Read more »
Well, well, well. Walmart is entering the organic market and aims to drive down prices to make healthier food available to low-income folks (like its employees). I say, “Bravo!” This move is giving me warm fuzzies. Anyone who knows me …
Walmart Sows Wild Oats to Disrupt Organic Market Read more »
After being teased with a few days of almost-springlike weather, the snow found us again on the evening of the last Erie Ambassador Program session. When we climbed the steps to the Richard S. Wasielewski Water Treatment Plant, a few …
Erie Ambassador Program: Session 5 – Power & Water Read more »
Imagine quitting your really great job for a decade-old writing project you haven’t been able to finish while working full time. And you must finish. You can’t explain why. It must be done. It doesn’t matter that there are people …
Evernote – Sometimes Paper Keeps You Sane Read more »
Week four brought us to the Erie County Technical School (ECTS) on Oliver Road for the education session of the Erie Ambassador Program’s Spring 2014 class. My husband, Jim, and I hadn’t been in the building for nearly a decade. …
Erie Ambassador Program: Session 4 – Education Read more »
The other day, I posted about CFL light bulbs and how you need to know what to do if they break. Well, it’s happened to me. I don’t know if it is fortuitous that I wrote the post, so I …
CFL Bulb Breakage: It Happened to Me Read more »
This morning, as I crunched on my English muffin, washed down periodically with sips of OJ, I perused the Erie Times News, and in so doing, discovered something shocking. It has nothing to do with the Malaysian plane disappearance, fracking under …
CFL Bulbs Contain Mercury. What About Broken Bulbs? Read more »
Our third Erie Ambassador Program session took us to the Erie Playhouse where we learned about several arts organizations in the area. They were the Erie Playhouse, the Erie Art Museum, the Erie Philharmonic, and Erie Arts & Culture. Of …
Erie Ambassador Program: Session 3 – Arts & Culture Read more »