Another installment in our series about the inspiring women of HOK (not to say that our men aren’t inspiring, too!): Meet Jeannette Thompson, Business Communications Specialist in the HOK Planning Group. While Jeannette calls St. Louis her home, she supports the HOK network throughout the world. You also know her as one of the Life@HOK blogstar team and future American Idol judge! Jeannette is a true superstar and I hope you enjoy getting to know her a bit better.

Q: What’s a typical day in the life of Jeannette Thompson?

A typical day involves a morning routine that is anything but typical, …

While our friends to the south were enjoying cold turkey and unnecessary shopping, we in the north once again showed the world why we have the most inept elected officials. If you’re familiar with my earlier post telling the story of our federal election in October, you would have noticed my prediction of an election in 2009. But unfortunately my assessment was wrong.

The majority of the countries on this globe are talking about economic stability, but here in the hinterland our government is talking about election reform.

For my American friends, our government is based on the number of seats each party holds in the House of Commons. The Conservatives hold the largest number of seats and therefore are …

Slow week this week…well slow would mean there was something happening. Let me start that one again…Three people viewed my posts, and two of them were me. Maybe it was the election.

I’m not sure about you, but when I saw Oprah during his speech, I started crying. I’m hoping they get a little white puppy and name it McCain.

Since there is no questions/comments/suggestions, I thought I would just give a little banter.

Why is it that they always ask what they are wearing, but never why they own a hummer?

Why do we have receipts? Why can’t they just put it on a usb key instead?

I’m waiting for Ikea to release their ‘home in a box’ concept.

I’m going to have to get my …