In a bizarre turn of events, King Abdullah slipped in one random note as he opened the Shura Council today. He announced, “Because we refuse to marginalise women in society in all roles that comply […]
From my limited experience with the middle east, I thought that women and men, especially male strangers, were not allowed to interact. So I find it odd that when women shop for bras and underwear, […]
That’s the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it. – Anderson Cooper I met Dawn Haim during […]
My grandmother, God rest her soul, had 11 children. She was pregnant for 12 years straight. When I was pregnant, I gained 80 pounds! Yes, I know. I was swollen, it was uncomfortable and it […]
In 1882, Peter J. McGuire, vice president of the American Federation of Labor proposed “Labor Day,” and a resolution was set forth in 1884 by A.C. Cameron, “Resolved that the first Monday in September of […]
The Daily Beast nearly buried an interesting statistic in their recent story, Women Will Rule the World . The story cites the book, Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the […]
First of all, if two consenting adults have sex without any reproductive protection, they intend to get pregnant. The exuberance of academia and medical research has led to many millions of dollars being spent on […]
Babu and Angus must have feared for their lives last Sunday evening when an electrical fire broke out in the attic of their home and fire was quickly engulfing it. They tried to escape through […]
I love the People magazine issue that profiles people who lost “half their weight.” I can’t imagine the struggle and sacrifice necessary to accomplish such a goal and I really find inspiration in their stories. […]
Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful a film by Yuriko Gamo Romer “[Keiko Fukuda] was recently videotaped getting out of her wheelchair to demonstrate a move meant to flip an opponent on his back.” source: […]
Maureen Reagan once said, “I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there.” I’m not at all suggesting […]
No population group among the sixty segments examined has gone through more spiritual changes in the past two decades than women. – The Barna Group An excerpt from Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage, Vol. II (1938) reads, […]
Someday, I hope that I can see life through Myrtle Rose-colored glasses. At 75 years-young, Ms. Rose continues to live her life on her own terms. A few days ago, when President Obama decided to […]
First, let me tell you all the things I love about our GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK, 80 year-old Margaret Shofner: She eats chocolate donuts for breakfast (I will too when I am older) with her […]
EVERYTHINGIDOISWRONG.ORG What do you think was going through the minds of the California Milk Board when they decided this campaign was a good idea? I find it almost impossible to believe that no one […]
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