Posted on June 18th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
As summer arrives in Ann Arbor, so does the Top of the Park (TOP).
TOP is like a big block party held on UM campus every night for three weeks with lots of food, interesting bands with space for dancing, movies during the week - and fabulous people watching!
TOP started this weekend, so James and I headed [...]
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Posted on June 7th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
Maybe I was too nice at the front desk yesterday…
My hotel balcony overlooks the construction of a new pool area. (Lucky me!)
The photos on the fence look quite nice. Too bad the real thing isn’t as quiet as the photo!
Being only on the 4th floor, I can hear every jackhammer, every back up warning bell [...]
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Posted on May 20th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
This morning (Sunday) around 6:00 AM, I pulled out of my driveway to goto a Jr. League volunteer commitment.
(It was painful!)
From 6:30 - 8:30 AM, I was on the registration team for the For Women Only 5K. The race benefited the local Girls on the Run program which teaches girls about healthy living.
Even at 6:30 [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
She stole the show in mere seconds…
Yesterday I attended the Inforum (formerly Women’s Economic Club) Annual Meeting. About 300 people were in attendance and Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors was the keynote speaker.
While Rick offered many interesting insights about GM - the real show stealer was Hattie Stroud.
Hattie is a University of [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
I didn’t realize I made a difference…
Five days ago (on Saturday), I attended a chapter meeting and helped out - just a little bit.
About two weeks earlier, Marilyn, the Programming VP, had emailed me asking me to help out by timing the speakers on our panel.
My job consisted of sitting up front, timing the speakers [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
After a very busy week and weekend, James and I decided to sit outside on the porch to catch some fresh air while working.
As we hashed through a variety of topics, I stopped for a moment to look out and take in our yard. To my surprise, what I saw was gorgeous!
The grass was freshly [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
Do you ever get emails that just take you back?
I got one this morning. The subject was “Help Rescue Me From Retirement.”
I’m not sure if I’m extra grumpy this morning - or if the approach just really hits my nerve…
The email was from a 54 year old guy who wanted me to hire him. He [...]
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Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
Do you ever wonder if the project you start today can really make a difference?
Wonder no more…
Drop everything, fly to Tampa - and check out the Saturday Morning Market in nearby St. Petersburg.
In 2002, a small group of people wanted to create a sense of community in downtown St. Petersburg. They decided to start a [...]
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