A Veteran’s Day Salute to Women in Uniform

A Veteran’s Day Salute to Women in Uniform

When I heard that the police officer who took down Hasan at Fort Hood was a woman, my heart swelled with pride for my gender. Not only a woman; Kimberly Denise Munley is a five foot, four inch tall firearms specialist and SWAT team member, nick-named 'Mighty...
5 Ways to Get in Touch With Your Inner Bitch

5 Ways to Get in Touch With Your Inner Bitch

I don’t know about you, but for the longest time, I was afraid of my inner bitch. In the old suppressed, sexist tradition of ‘you’re either a whore or a saint’, women are too often taught that we are either ‘nice’ or ‘bitches’ and...
Prejudging The Unassuming Middle-Aged Woman

Prejudging The Unassuming Middle-Aged Woman

Even Simon was blown away by what came out of Susan Boyle's mouth. Why was he so shocked? Does it speak to how quick we are to judge people before giving them a chance? Does this happen to you as the judge? As the judged? Do you struggle with being taken...

Counting Calories at Restaurants or…

I Ate All That!!?There is this big deal going on right now about laws requiring restaurants to make nutritional information easily available to customers. Do we really want to know? And if we did know, would that help us make good choices?Today, for example, I made...