Archive for September, 2011
Who knew grout would be so much fun?
Well, we had a blast last night at the Do-It-Herself workshop at The Home Depot, where I was representing LittlePINKBook.com, a daily tip sheet for working women, to which I am delighted to contribute.
Naturally, I was clad in pink for the occasion. Whoever said pink clashes with orange was so wrong.
Anyway, Home Depot gave us a great welcome.
Truly, you couldn’t help but be excited because the employees were totally pumped. We were welcomed warmly by a veritable HD cheerleader — “Smile for Atlanta!” she said, snapping our picture. A fabulous hostess, she offered us a wonderful range of junk food in the way of chips and soda — ok, there was some “green tea” ginger ale. Regardless, it felt like a birthday party, maybe even mine.
At first it was just me and another lady, in a “You Suck” t-shirt. Don’t let the shirt fool you, though. She was awfully nice, even took that first picture of me.
But slowly, slowly people gathered around or looked on. One man came up to ask where he could find the Do-It-Himself Workshop. But no such luck. Our teacher, Mario, who had to fend off others trying to nab our refreshments, told him to come back for the general workshops, held each and every Saturday. So back off dudes, the Do-It-Herself party only happens thrice a year. This was ladies’ night at the HD.
In fact, when the supervisor, Erik, welcomed us, he teased us that we’d have gloves and all that so we wouldn’t be dirty for when we went back home to our husbands. 🙂 Sigh. still working on that one.
It was all a ton of fun, and there was plenty of joking around as we got our hands dirty. I mean, look at our teachers. How could you NOT have fun with these guys?
That’s Mario, to the left, and Erik on the right, in case you can’t make out the writing on their aprons.
Our project was to tile a floor and wall. We worked with a board and grout and tiles and the spacers you use to get everything coordinated and just so. After we sandwiched in each square of tile, it was time for the level to see if the flooring looked even. I was very pleased to see that my level was perfect.
The best part, however, was that it was truly fun. And we all had so much fun together. One of the ladies asked me if we were coming back this Saturday.
Meanwhile, check out our finished product!
Turns out it’s not so hard to Do-It-Herself. It just takes a little gumption. But we ladies already knew that.
Meet friends from LittlePINKBook.com at The Home Depot’s FREE “Do-It-Herself” Workshop
Our good friends at LittlePINKBook.com — a daily e-mail tip sheet to empower working women — will be on site, shirtsleeves stylishly rolled up, of course, at tomorrow night’s “Do-It-Herself” workshop at The Home Depot.
That’s tomorrow, folks — Thurs., Sept. 22 — at 6:30 p.m.
As a contributor and fan of LittlePINKBook.com, yours truly will be rocking Home Depot’s location in N.E. D.C. Cynthia Good, the media group’s president, founder and CEO, not to mention, total visionary and high-energy heroine, will be on site in Huntington Beach, Ca.
Find your nearest workshop by visiting littlepinkbook.com and clicking on The Home Depot banner ad at the top of the page to get more details.
Bring your friends, bring your courage and bring your get-up-and-go! This will be a great female-friendly program for you to get all your questions answered on building and beautifying your special place!
Danke Schoen
You know, it’s impossible for me to write “Danke Schoen” without trilling “Danke Schoen, daaaarling, Danke Schoen” to myself. Hopefully, no one else can hear me.
Anyway, Danke Schoen is meant for all the good people that The Washington Auto Show delegation got to meet and greet at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week. Sorry if you’ve been following this blog with eager anticipation for up-to-the-minute reactions about the show. But this is a p.r. agency, not a newspaper. Barbara still has jet lag.
Moving on. The senior delegation from our show, which included D.C. city officials, met with lots of heavyweights in the auto industry, in other words, our movers and shakers met with other movers and shakers. We even had the honor to meet U.S. Consul General Edward Alford at the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt. Our team also reconnected with friends from Better Place, which provides services and networks for EVs, and met up with leaders of OEMs and their major suppliers and partners, like Johnson Controls.
The bottom line of all this shmoozing comes down to this: we’ve successfully amped up our presence to hopefully draw all the right players — the trailblazers and rump shakers (sorry, just seeing if you’re paying attention) — to the 2012 Washington Auto Show. You see, we want to transform this industry to bring about a world where personal transportation is clean and green. At stake is nothing less than our health, environment and national security, not to mention our economic edge. To make that happen, we need political leadership and legislative muscle. And because of our show’s address — ahem, Washington — we are uniquely poised to join policy and industry together to expedite great progress.
That said, here’s a pic with, from left to right, Tom Kowaleski, VP of BMW Group Corporate Communications of North America, D.C. City Councilmember David Catania, Washington Auto Show Manager and dearest friend Bob Yoffe and Councilmember Vincent Orange.
And here’s a shot of that highly-anticipated Ford Evos, we talked about earlier. Remember the one Ford thinks will seduce us?
World Economic Forum announces 2012 Technology Pioneers
Thank you to the 25 winners — and the countless others — using technology to radically challenge and improve the way the world works.
A special shout-out to the winners focused on greening the automotive industry:
- Joule Unlimited, whose web site explains that its “Helioculture™ platform incorporates proprietary, engineered photosynthetic microorganisms to directly produce infrastructure-ready diesel, ethanol and multiple chemicals with no dependence on biomass feedstocks, agricultural land or fresh water.”
- EcoMotors International, which produces engine and powertrain packages up to 50 percent more effective and less expensive than the traditional internal combustion engine.
- Protean Electric, whose electric drive systems can power up full-sized sedans and SUVs.
- Solazyme, which converts algae to fuel — and has applications in the nutrition, cosmetic and chemical industries as well.
For details about all of the winners and the process involved in selecting them, visit: http://www.weforum.org/community/technology-pioneers.
