I somehow lucked out and have been married to a wonderful man for over 30 years. My husband and I were not aware of this, until one day we sat down to figure out just how long we had been married…. Read More ›
Women
Friday Fun Flicks! Mixed Messages for Women
It’s a game I play. Every “Women’s” magazine has two things on the cover. Dessert recipes, and exercise tips. Check it out next time you are standing in the supermarket lines. Related articles 15 Terrible Chick Flicks You Probably Had… Read More ›
Women’s Voices: Meeting Carl Sagan
Actually, I did not meet the great man, but I did talk to him. I knew about Carl Sagan from his TV series Cosmos, and owned the heavily illustrated companion book that was published in 1980. When his fiction novel… Read More ›
I love cruising, but I may not be the best roomie
So my earlier post was all about how I love cruising and all sizes of cabins. This post will be the TRUTH, the other side of the story, about what it is like to have me as your cabin mate…. Read More ›
French Flirting vs. US Flirting! (guess who meows?)
I have always enjoyed the manners of men when I am in France and Belgium. They hold doors, and are usually very polite. I know I am in the category of “maman”, as in Belgium I usually had a child… Read More ›
Vast Conspiracy against Women: A Lack of Pockets
I thought I was the only one who keeps her iPhone in her bra, but it turns out I’m not. Seriously, WTF is UP with these clothing manufacturers that don’t put pockets in women’s clothing? Especially business-type women’s clothing? I… Read More ›
Dr X – My Misogynist Engineering Professor
Engineering: The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to… Read More ›
On Being a Girl, and Chemistry Sets
When I was a school girl, my parents received Sears catalogs on a regular basis. Each fall, a large Sears Wishbook , with over 300 pages, would arrive in the mail. I remember pouncing on these catalogs, skipping over all… Read More ›
Every life needs a little MOXIE!
My daughter, Aynsley, a few years ago moved to her first apartment in the city of Keene NH. She enjoys small town life, while also being close to her parents. We live only a few miles away, but out in… Read More ›
On Being “One of the Guys”
Shortly after I started my current position, our primary business partner set up a couple of bird-hunting trips on back-to-back weekends. I work in the energy business, and I’m one of VERY few women that do so, with an even… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 