No Mammography until 50?! Tell it to Her
The thing about the perfect best friend is that you want everyone you know to meet her.Forget that she loves you even when you're a bitch. Forget that on a visit to your family's she walked your infant nephew all night long--while sick as a dog--so that you could get some sleep.Don't even consider that she know

Books! Books! Books!
The Kirtsy book comes out today!Why am I excited about it? Maybe because a number of lovely women have their writing, photography and general online fantasticness profiled in this anthology of women on the web.You another reason?I'm one of the

Thank You from the Bottom of My Heart
She was due to give birth to her first baby in June.He had been honorably discharged as an officer in the Air Force for health reasons, but he felt such a duty to his country he enlisted as a private in the Army. He was on base away from home getting ready to ship out with his company.A wise, compassionate company commander knew that Morgan's wife was about to give birth. He also knew that once he sent Morgan over seas there was a good chance he might not come home. That gentleman risked his own military career to ensure that another man had the chance to meet his daughter--if only for one day.My mom was born in mid June 1944. My grandfather spent exa

Too Many Roads Not Taken
The new year may mean the beginning of a new business for me. I know I can start it. Resources abound for getting it going. I'm pretty sure I can even get a client or two. What is holding me back is fear of failure, fear of making a bad decision, fear of hitting a wall.Intellectually, I know it takes hard work and trial and error to become a success. I already live with the regret of roads not taken for these same sorts of fears. The conflict inside is making me feel sea-sick.I want to move forward. I think it's a path I'm supposed to explore. I know the fears that are creeping in are the usual ghosts trying to sabotage my progress. I e

Best Blog Post Ever
I had the best idea for a blog post as I was lying (or is it laying--I don't feel like Googling it) in bed last night. It occurred to me to get up and make a note about it, but it was such a perfect idea that I was sure I would remember it.I didn't. I want to say it had something to do with my mom, or motherhood, or being a queen, but I could be totally off. Maybe it had to do with the importance of reading to your children or how the Yankees threw last game so they could win the Series in their new stadium. It might have been a treatise exploring the finer points of a frozen Snicker's bar or a PSA about not drinking six Diet Cokes during the day if y