Last Wednesday, I attended my second TEDxDetroit event, my sixth TEDx event in Michigan. Along with about 1,500 people, I enjoyed an amazing day learning about the creative and inspiring people in the metro Detroit area and their incredible work to educate, create, and move forward positive ideas. From nonprofits to academic institutions to individuals… Continue reading TEDxDetroit 2011
I was at my son’s grade school, volunteering in the Media Center on September 11, 2011. The school secretary came down and asked us to turn off the school news TV channel for all the classrooms. We did and asked why. She explained that the World Trade Center had been hit. Shock. Panic. Was the… Continue reading Remembering September 11
The weather couldn’t have been better for the inaugural “Cruisin’ Hines Drive” car cruise last Sunday, August 28, 2011. Blue skies, bright sunlight, and cool-looking cars and trucks greeted us as we settled in with hundreds of other people at Nankin Mills in Westland, Michigan for the cruise. I was amazed how many car owners… Continue reading Cruisin Hines Drive: Photos