text: console.log("firebase.js ready to roll!")
  
  // connect to the Firebase db (database)
  var config =
  {
      apiKey: "AIzaSyA1uPRgYS21cXGpsPMyhO6uRtww9_ICfRw",
      databaseURL: "https://ideas-match.firebaseio.com"
  };
  firebase.initializeApp(config);
  
  // this is the whole database
  var database = firebase.database();
  
  // we want to grab only the "people" part of the database
  var peopleDatabase = database.ref('people');
  
  // create a list of people
  var peopleList = []; // empty list, for now
  
  // load all the children of "people"
  // keep listening for new children
  peopleDatabase.on('child_added', function(childData){
      // run these instruction for each child
      // console.table( childData.val() );
      var person = childData.val(); // extract data about the person
      peopleList.push( person ); // add the person to the peopleList
  })
  