I'm excited to attend several conferences over the next month. Last year when TEDx was in Detroit I wasn't able to go, I made sure my schedule was clear this time! TEDxDetroit is about generating positive ideas for the world from Detroit. If you're passionate and want to contribute to the …
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Window to the World
Media has always been the window to the world for those of us who don't get to see it ourselves. Personally, I've always believed that it's best to "see for yourself," especially when it comes to opinions of others. I listen, file the information, and wait to make my final interpretations …
Better Than Reality TV: I LOVE These Guys! Chevy SXSW
I am so not a reality tv buff, but I think the Chevy Challenge should be a made-for-tv reality show. The concept is brilliant. Yay Chevy! Take four community and social media active people from 9 locations across the USA. Give them a Chevy to drive from their home city to the South by Southwest …
OnStar Command Center
Last night I visited the OnStar Command Center. I was just a tad bit excited but I think I managed not to embarrass myself. Except for being so smitten with my surroundings that I didn't see the gift on the seat and sat on it - several times - before noticing it. Doh. The group I was attending with …
Star Qualities I Appreciate
I don't have the groupie mentality. If I see a star, I see someone just like us, a person who puts their pants on the same way I do. I don't even bother to collect autographs. Except in the case of one star: OnStar. I feel a little silly admitting I am gaga over a company, but it's not so …
Jersey Boys Rocked the Fisher Theater
Between Christmas and New Year I decided to introduce my two teenage boys to a little theatre culture. It wasn't their first experience, they've seen Lion King in Toronto and Annie in Columbus, Ohio but they were much smaller and easier to impress then. I hadn't heard much about Jersey Boys …
