Monday, November 17th, 2008
Last week was a pretty good week. My week started off with an email from a New York Times reporter wanted to interview regarding a post I wrote about Amazon’s frustration free packaging. Once I picked myself up off the floor, I emailed him back and told him it was okay to call. I had a great conversation with their technology reporter, and I went on my merry way. Seriously, my heart was beating about 400 miles an hour while this was going on. I asked for him to let me know when it gets printed, and I thought that was the end of it.
On Thursday, I was super surprised to get a call from the New York Times again! This time they wanted to send a photographer to my house to get pictures of me and my kids! I ended up with 2 hours to get me and the kids ready and clean the house. It went well, I think, and I hope to find out soon when the article will get printed.
I feel incredibly blessed right now even though my mom is teasing about when Oprah is going to be calling. 
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Can you believe it? It actually snowed here in Chicago yesterday. I had to actually put the kids in their winter coats. It’s only October, how crazy is that! Granted, it lasted all of 15 minutes. However, it made for a very slippery trip to the chiropractor. To make things even more crazy, we are suppose to have a high of 68 on Thursday. Then you wonder why all of us in the Midwest get sick in fall. Could it be our crazy weather?
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Did you all hear about the helicopter crash that happened in Aurora, IL on Thursday? I get upset everytime I hear about it, and since it is fairly local, it hits home. We use to live in Aurora near Copley Hospital where I think this happened. Also, as a mother, it breaks my heart to hear of a little one dying. The little girl (who was one) was being taken by helicopter to Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. It seems as if the helicopter hit a radio tower. They aren’t sure if the lights were working on it. However, the tower operator swears they were on. From what I have also heard, this tower was used as a landmark and it was referenced on maps that should have been on the helicopter. I wonder if the families of all involved in this should be talking to helicopter accident lawyers (you can find some at HelicopterAccidentAttorney.com). The pilot of the helicopter was a father who worked two jobs to support his six kids. It is a sad story all the way around.
What floors me is that two years ago, the FAA was asked to force the companies who run these helicopters to give the pilot night goggles and training and devices that warn pilots about obstacles and terrain. They would only recommend it which means companies aren’t going to do it. Not surprising, the pilot of this crash did not have these safety devices. The rate of these helicopters crashed are at an epidemic, and as of right now, nothing is being done. That is almost as sad as these senseless deaths.
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