Tag: Toxic Exposure

Soldier Ride Tampa Inspired Me to Start Cycling for Physical & Mental Health (2016)

March 29, 2016

Soldier Ride Tampa (Florida) was incredible. I had a lot of anxiety about signing up for this program but thanks to some coaxing from some female veteran friends I got up the courage to give it a try. Initially I had planned to go to Soldier Ride with a female veteran friend from every branch of service … More Soldier Ride Tampa Inspired Me to Start Cycling for Physical & Mental Health (2016)

Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

March 14, 2016

I’ve done a lot of firsts this past couple years and I added one more to the list this past week. I went sailing for the first time ever and even took the helm of the sailboat for quite a ways. What went from being completely uninterested in pursuing this particular hobby in the future … More Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

Navigating Life After Losing a Parent: Jennifer, Lee, Onyx and Sarge Visit William R. Stowell’s Gravesite on the 12th Anniversary of Death (September 14, 2013)

September 14, 2013

At thirty, you think you still have time. Time to ask more questions. Time to sit a little longer at the kitchen table. Time to notice the small things—like how your father always paused before answering, not because he didn’t know what to say, but because he wanted to say it right. You don’t expect … More Navigating Life After Losing a Parent: Jennifer, Lee, Onyx and Sarge Visit William R. Stowell’s Gravesite on the 12th Anniversary of Death (September 14, 2013)

Day 3: Island Routes Catamaran Ride to World Famous Rick’s Cafe & Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Negril, Jamaica (2012)

April 19, 2012

Jennifer and Lee Start the Day Right… At the Beach: Jennifer and Lee on the Island Routes Catamaran at Sandals Negril: Views of Sandals Negril Jamaica from Catamaran: Photos of Sandals Negril Jamaica from the Catamaran: Catamaran Ride from Sandals Negril to Rick’s Cafe in Jamaica: Arrival at the World Famous Rick’s Cafe in Negril, … More Day 3: Island Routes Catamaran Ride to World Famous Rick’s Cafe & Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Negril, Jamaica (2012)

Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)

January 15, 1979

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, … More Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)