A Surprising Phone Call When my friend Jackie called to tell me that she had won tickets to an advanced screening of Sex and the City 2 and wanted to take me with her, I screamed with excitement. I am the proud owner of the pink box set of DVDs and have seen every episode …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May
22
A Quest for a Cure
In May 1994, I found myself standing beside a hospital bed, watching my mother-in-law fade away as she lost her fight with breast cancer. I was 23 years old and this was the first time that death had directly impacted me. I wept for losing a woman (only 57 years old) that I was still …
May
22
Ford Volunteer Corps
One of my favorite things about working for Ford Motor Company is the opportunity the company gives us to volunteer in our community. We are allowed to use up to 16 hours per year of official business time to go into the community and offer our services. Over the years, I’ve helped put siding on …
May
18
Ford Fiesta – It’s a Pretty Big Deal!
I’m an employee of Ford Motor Company. A year ago, I was a very nervous Ford Motor Company employee because I wasn’t sure what the future held for me. I thought I could potentially lose my job. I was not happy that the government was going to have to bail out the automotive industry, just …
May
16
Music Discovery…
I was seriously PO’ed earlier this week when my free SIRIUS Satellite Radio subscription expired. I hadn’t realized how much I had been listening to it until it was suddenly gone. I had been receiving the notices in the mail, but ignoring them because I’m a cheapskate. Now that it’s gone, I’m trying to decide …







