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Live at 35: Rise and Shine with Eric Hutchinson
By: Lauren Cook 
May 15 2012
A Look Back on a Month of Giving
By: Laurel Moffat 
May 15 2012
Giving back is just part of the Southwest DNA. In my almost five years at Southwest, I’ve had the privilege to volunteer alongside my Co-Hearts to plant trees, paint schools, clean-up parks, help build trails, and the list goes on. Just last year, nearly 5,000 Southwest Warriors rolled up their sleeves to volunteer more than 114,000 hours to support almost 900 different organizations... read more
Going Green: Diaper Duty
May 15 2012
I
have a beautiful bouncing baby boy, who is now six months old. At one of
the baby showers we were given for him, a sweet woman gave me a beautiful
knitted blanket and a roll of what looked like mini-paper towels. I
didn't understand what they were, and I almost didn't say anything to the
woman.
She spoke up and told me that she wasn't sure if I was using cloth diapers or
not... read more
Meteorology Monday: May 14 - May 20
By: Brian Collins 
May 14 2012
A very warm week lies ahead for most of the nation, and while it will start out rather wet in some areas, the latter part of the week into next weekend should be dry for much of the country. A slow moving system will be bringing widespread rain with some embedded thunderstorms to most of the East Coast through mid-week. Further south, thunderstorms will be scattered across the... read more
Dish Trip: 39th & Last Chili Cookoff
May 14 2012
To All Our Moms!
By: Brooks Thomas 
May 13 2012
We wanted to give the opportunity for a few Nuts About Southwest Blog Team Mother's Day shout-outs. Don't forget to wish Mum a Happy Mother's Day! I'll kick things off! Every year on the Friday afternoon before Mother's Day, my Mom knows there will be flowers. My Mother works at the middle school that I attended in my hometown of Lake Bluff, Illinois. Growing up with your... read more
National Travel & Tourism Week: Oh, The Understated Places You Should Go
By: Erin Terry 
May 12 2012
Earlier this week, we asked our Facebook faithful about the quirkiest places they've traveled to from a Southwest city. If you’re a clam chowder-a-holic like I am, it’s all but confirmed that Fisherman’s Wharf in the heart of San Francisco is your motherland. If bread bowls are your scene, then allow me to keep you from making a rookie mistake on your next trip to the Bay. Avoid the... read more
SWA Stew: Episode 47
By: Brooks Thomas
May 12 2012
Dream Green Getaway Contest - We Have a Winner!
By: Laurel Moffat
May 11 2012
Turn an empty wine bottle into a vase or candleholder for your table. Wrap your gifts or ripen up your tomatoes using old newspapers. Cut plastic bottles into sections to have a container garden. These were just a few ideas I mentioned recently to get your creative juices flowing to share your fun and unconventional ways you recycle ordinary objects like water bottles, T-shirts... read more
When Life Handed Me Lemons, Lemonade It Was
By: Laura Jackson 
May 11 2012
This year, MD Anderson’s Pediatric Education and Creative Arts Unit joined forces with Southwest Airlines Houston Employees to prepare young entrepreneurs to hold a successful Pediatric “Lemonade Day!” This creative and fun program was the idea of MD Anderson’s art teacher, Mindy LeBoeuf, as a way to collaborate art and academic instruction in hospital classrooms. Her creative idea, “... read more
SCHEDULE EXTENDED—NOW ACCEPTING BOOKINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2012!