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What information or skill would you like to teach to others?

The one skill that has taken me a number of years to understand and practice regularly is the art of Patience! Patience is something that I believe all of us need to strive for in life. Why, you ask? Well you will be healthier – raging and feelings of anger only help to raise your blood pressure, not that of the person or thing that has caused your flare up.

This is my One-Minute Writer post for today! Think you’re suffering from Writer’s Block, drop by One-Minute Writer for a prompt to get the juices flowing!

I could not believe my eyes! This woman was riding down the street with the front and rear windows totally covered in snow. There was only a small portion of the front windshield cleaned – at eye level.
I was so astonished I had to take a photo with my cell. Unfortunately, I was driving and did not have time to circle around and get a good picture of the entire car.
The irony of the whole incident is that she was heading to Mass – I hope that during her prayers she thanked God and all his saints for watching over her!
I’m sure she would have been forgiven for being a few minutes late – it really wouldn’t have taken more than 10-15 minutes to clear off the snow!!

Today’s prompt on the One-Minute Writer site was just the tool to get me started. What event would you like to have immortalized in a photo? Well with the first snowstorm of the season I decided it was necessary to venture outside to partake in a card making class. I cleaned off my car early that morning in preparation of my departure and then went back inside to get dressed. My trip was going along oh, so smoothly until I reached Green Road and Anderson Avenue. As I approached this intersection I could feel the rear of my SUV becoming sort of light and floating in the wrong direction. Before I realized what was happening I had done a 180 degree spin. As I am spinning I see a car travelling north – that means in my direction and I’m wondering do I remember what to do, oh God please don’t let me crash! As these thoughts race through my mind I also see that the oncoming car is going into it’s own spin. The story has a happy ending because I am sitting at my computer today recounting my second spin out this winter.
Thank you Jesus for watching over me! This is a photo I would like to have – a picture inside the truck cabin witnessing the sheer panic that I felt at that moment.
As for the card class – it was fun, relaxing and I learned some tips and tricks as it relates to inks. The photo on the right represents the first real snowstorm in Cleveland this winter!
Stay warm and that’s my more than one-minute post!

During the day I am the Marketing Manager for Cleveland Public Power, and as such it is my job to promote the state of Ohio’s largest municipal electric company, and while doing so promote the efforts of Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson to make Cleveland “a green city on a blue lake”.
Last week during our monthly PIO (Public Information Officer) meeting, we had the pleasure of a presentation given by Cool Cleveland founder Thomas Mulready. Mulready’s presentation focused heavily on the need for public information officers to embrace alternative information sources such as Cool Cleveland, as well as social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Anyone who has visited this blog understands that I might be well intentioned, but regularly posting comes sporadically for me. It is my goal to increase my presence in the upcoming months, and prior to this meeting I had given some serious thought to how I could utilize alternative information sources to help with my job.
I have a Facebook page – of sorts, a find invited me and set up a page, but I’ve not done much with it since. I’m going to delve a little further into that realm and check out the Twitter world too!
Let me know your thoughts on Social Networking, I’d love to hear your stories! That will also let me know that someone is reading!
~Peace