She Persisted.
You’ve probably noticed that I’ve not been writing much on the blog. After the long, strange trip that was last year’s election, I took a pause to think, refocus and plot my [...]
The Not-So-Secret War on Girls and Why We Should Care
Where are Our Girls? It’s been almost a month since nearly 300 Nigerian school girls were kidnapped by the radical militia group Boko Haram. Their crime? Going to school and daring to dream [...]
Ban “Bossy”? Ban These Words Instead.
Last month, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who stepped into the spotlight last year with her bestselling book Lean In , launched her latest mission. In partnership with the Girls Scouts of [...]
Motherhood, Marriage, Career and the Single Girl Curse
Every now and then, I run across an article that makes me question whether we are truly living in the year 2014. Susan Patton, who’s latest op-ed ran in the Wall Street Journal last [...]
Knowing These Symptoms Can Save a Life, Maybe Yours.
Would you know the difference between the flu and a heart attack? Three years ago Dr. D. lost his mother to a heart attack. If I had known three years ago what I know today, I would have insisted [...]
I’m Sorry: What Kids Can Teach Adults About Apologies.
It was a play date that started out pretty much like all play dates. D2 and his pre-school classmate Meena were playing in the tee pee in his room. Meena’s mom and I were chilling out in [...]
10 Reasons Not to Vote
There are just a few days left until election day and If you’re like me, you are fed up with wall to wall political ads touting sketchy facts, TV pundits who parse every [...]
A Day to Remember
The Tuskeegee Airmen I love this photograph of the Tuskeegee Airmen. It reminds me of the determination, grit and courage of these men who fought under incredible odds to defend our country [...]