Book Review: Protect and Defend by Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson I mean to root out this system of legalized bribery where all of us sell pieces of the government like shares of stock. – Richard North Patterson […]
Empowered Woman’s Playbook: Casting Yourself as Heroine
Storytelling is a critical part of effective advocacy. – Ruth Anne Robbins J.K. Rowling is the queen of writing a new script for her life. While researching her story, […]
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV): A Sexual Predator’s Playbook on How to Abuse Power with Impunity
Put your pants on and go home. – Tim Coe, the Fellowship Foundation (The Family) In a previous life, former Sen. John Eric Ensign (R-NV) must have been the snake […]
AOL 9.6 Software Update: Did It Kill Your Computer?
Yes, I know. I’m a dope for being loyal to AOL. Yesterday, AOL automatically tried to install updates to 9.6, and I’ve lost my sound as well as my ability […]
Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter!
Joanne [Kathleen] Rowling is 46 years old today. She is a survivor of domestic violence and a champion for single mothers. She fled her abusive husband in Porto, Portugal in 1993 […]
First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents (Book Review)
Presidential mothers from FDR to Bill Clinton have one thing in common: they invested heavily in their sons. Some loved more unconditionally than others. Many were wealthy and well-educated. And, several were […]
Book Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman I bought Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman because I was entranced by the movie starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. The first section of the book ~ Superstition ~ […]
Book Review: Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
FLDS leader Warren Jeff’s trial started today in San Angelo, Texas. The San Angelo Standard-Times reports he is being tried on two counts of sexual assault of a child. It appears his […]
Baa-Baa, Black Sheep, Bye-Bye!
Dysfunctional families love to have their black sheep ~ the scapegoat ~ someone who is sacrificed to the wolf to protect the flock from its own internal shizza. Oprah was […]
Happy Birthday, Nancy Carroll!
Nancy Carroll is the pen name for one of my favorite bloggers ~ she wrote the phenomenal Rights for Mothers blog. Today’s her birthday, and I’d like to invite you […]
Anne Caroline Drake 