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Tag: Family
Jul 10, 2022

Fireworks on Lake Paw Paw

I spent July 4 in Michigan at my sister's house in Watervliet, Michigan. Festive folks on the other side of the lake put on quite a fireworks display.

A Word with Nat Pieper, oneworld CEO

Name: Nat Pieper Title: CEO at oneworld City: Dallas, Texas First job: Stadium vendor

Mar 15, 2022

The Passing of Time and the Tide

In case you’re new here, I’m from Kansas. Terms like “high tide” and “low tide” mean little to this earth-hugging flatlander from Middle America (a.k.a., me). But since moving to Florida a little more than one year ago, I have developed a slight addiction to sea-shelling. As a fairly new “sheller,” I’m pretty flabbergasted at the amount of shells I see when taking an early-morning beach walk near my home in Siesta Key but even more so when I took a short walk near Longboat Key last weekend.

Dec 6, 2021

Holiday Fun

Thanksgiving kicked off the holiday season, and I couldn’t be more excited. For Thanksgiving my family decided to have a laid-back holiday where we all wore pajamas. My mom's side of the family came over to my house for dinner and dessert.

United Airlines First to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel for ORD

Chicago O’Hare International Airport will soon receive sustainable aviation fuel, all thanks to United Airlines, which became the first airline to purchase SAF for use at the airport, one of the largest in the United States. Neste, a producer of SAF, will provide up to 1 million gallons of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first supply arrived in August.

Nov 30, 2021

One of the Pek Family’s Traditions

Traditions are one of the most important parts of the holiday season. Many people share similar family traditions, yet there are always a few tiny changes setting them apart from others. This could be as simple as one extra teaspoon of sugar in Grandma's pudding, playing a homemade game consisting of money jackpots to stir up mischief, or wearing particular clothes, like fuzzy socks, to dinner.