Archive for August 2008

The alarm goes off. Systematically, you  press the snooze button. Within minutes you panic as the alarm goes off again. It is now essential that you race to start your day. You muster up enough energy to get out of bed. You’re feeling the urgency for that nice big fat coffee mug. Time seems to [...]

I scan the headlines for something intelligent and informative to read. Of course, depending on the site, this varies. What I try not to focus on is the election or President Bush. Every once in a while there is a headline that increases my curiosity of what Mr. Bush is up to now. What is [...]

I was feeling a bit creative while looking in my fridge this morning. I have been in a zuccini kick lately and thought maybe I would make a fruit drink using the zucchini squash and ginger. So I did just that, but then I decided it needed some lime or lemon. And lucky for me, [...]

I become very agitated when I see young women not working to their full potential. Often smart and coming from well-to-do families, or maybe not so well off families – it doesn’t really matter where you come from. All that matters is making a commitment to yourself to gain the growth of experience and knowledge [...]

Today I was stunned by an article. I signed up as a member to the site Feministing.com. Now this site does offer many wonderful updates on our “mission”, but every once in a while there is an article I don’t agree with. Like today.
I am a feminist proud and true, but I also consider myself [...]

I’m in an apprehensive mood today. I needed to release some emotions I’m dealing with about this article. It is a true experience of one of my childhood friends. It is an admission of the emotions I had before I learned I was not alone at feeling helpless in reaching her.
She became addicted to Crack [...]

In my last articles, A Questionable Day and It’s Showtime, I talked about the pitfalls that happen to many of us who are being unleashed from the bounds of being underage. Coping with our new found freedom, and some of the experiences of dealing with mature matters, without the benefit of maturity. Or common sense.
The [...]