Girl Power
Why Are Women So Mean to Each Other?
My question is rhetorical and doubt in my lifetime it’ll change but I just don’t get why women are so mean to each other. I grew up a tomboy. The only girls I had to play with in my neighborhood were my sisters who were a bit younger. Neighborhood kids my age were boys, all four of them plus my brother, and it seemed I always related to boys. I understood them up until our teen years then they morphed into creatures I still don’t understand.
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With Heavy Heart, Farewell to Wing Walker Jane Wicker
A CNN Alert popped up on my iPhone this afternoon stating: “A stunt plane with a wing walker aboard has crashed at an air show in Dayton, Ohio, according to the FAA.” My stomach sank and I hoped the wing walker wasn’t who I thought it was. Soon after, I received a phone call confirming […]
Continue ReadingWing Walker Jane Wicker Bringing Golden Era of Grace to 2013 Florida International Air Show
Walking on the wing of an airplane racing at speeds between 80 and 140 mph seems um, oh, I don’t know. Risky, perhaps? Spectators heading out to the 33rd Annual Florida International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24, 2013, will be treated to the graceful performance of […]
Continue ReadingRetro Rad Holiday Fun with Emily Ellyn of Next Food Network Star
Growing up, cheese balls rolled into our home every holiday season when students gave my dad (a teacher) Pepperidge Farm gift boxes. Like the disco ball, the big ole’ cheese ball reminds me of growing up in the ’70s and conjures up images of plaid bell-bottoms, white belts and shag carpeting. Although what’s old is […]
Continue ReadingG is for Geena Davis and Media Gender Bias
Actress and Olympian Geena Davis is one of those people trying to make a difference in how girls and women view themselves. She founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media after viewing television programs and videos with her daughter and noticing an imbalance in the roles male and female characters play.
Continue ReadingBackhoe Bowling and More with ‘People At Play: The Heavy Equipment Experience’ Near Sarasota, Fla.
“This was a dream come true,” Carol E. said after completing the heavy equipment challenge course in a yellow CAT 312 Steel Track Excavator with a respectable time of 47 minutes 7 seconds at Bradenton’s People At Play: The Heavy Equipment Experience. Growing up in Chicago, Carol said she would play on the steam shovels […]
Continue ReadingGive a Girl a Passport and Open Up Her World
Give a girl a passport and open up her world. That’s the philosophy of travel blogger Tracey Friley (www.OneBrownGirl.com) who runs OBG Adventure Camps, a travel and learning adventure excursions organization for girls. Earlier this summer, Tracey hosted the first Passport Party where she gave eight girls passports. Within the next 12 to 18 months, […]
Continue ReadingChatting with Food Network’s Marcela Valladolid
Yesterday was my whirlwind trip to Miami for the SoBe Wine & Food Festival and an opportunity to chat with Food Network’s Chef Marcela Valladolid of the TV show, Mexican Made Easy. Chef Marcela is a doll and I really enjoyed chatting with her. She has a contagious enthusiasm for creating authentic and fresh Mexican […]
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Laughing in Afghanistan
Sky-blue burqas continue to flow down the dusty streets of Kabul. They’re remnants of the Taliban’s harsh reign and belief women should not be seen. While Afghan woman are no longer required to wear burqas, many prefer wearing the full-body, shapeless cape while in public. Or sadly, their husbands or other male in their life demand they be worn.
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