Womenon20s: Why I Voted for Eleanor Roosevelt
When I Googled quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt, I discovered that if she said only half of what the Internet claims she said, she was a wise woman, indeed. Here are a few more of my favorites, and a little...
View ArticleWomenon20s: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is a heroine and an icon, no question. Each February, we celebrate her refusal to give up her seat as a turning point in the civil rights movement. She was a tiny lady who made a big impact....
View ArticleWomenon20s: Wilma Mankiller
When I first started writing about the Womeon20s campaign to put a women on the $20, I knew that we had some spectacular women in our Nation’s history. As I’ve researched candidates and dug deeper into...
View ArticleTaco Tuesday Is Not The End Of The World
I’m not particularly inspired by food. I love a good meal but I’ve never felt a calling to be a food writer of any sort. Rae, on the other hand, gets inspired by good recipes the same way she gets...
View Article5 Most Meaningful Lines from Guardians of the Galaxy
I'm not sure why GoG that has grabbed me so hard. It could be many reasons: I was binge-watching Parks & Rec just before I saw it; the 80s references; that wonderful, wonderful soundtrack; the...
View Article5 Things I Learned from the Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack
Guardians of the Galaxy has an amazing soundtrack, and is one of the reasons why this movie is so popular. For my generation, memories of spending hours creating the perfect mix tape was a blast of...
View ArticleI’m Hungry! BigOven Review
Unfortunately as I got older and had kids, time in the kitchen become less of a joy and more of a "I'm going to cook this meal and half of the house is going to complain, the other half is going to...
View ArticleZombies, Mormons, and the Apocalypse
Whether you believe that zombies represent commercialism gone mad, science and technology gone bad, the Cold War, or simply cool fiction, no one can deny their popularity. And those that survive and...
View ArticleAdvantages to Creative Cooperation
During a presentation he called “Doing the Work to Get the Work” at the Mid-America Photography Symposium in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, John David Pittman, a photographer based in Little Rock, said we...
View ArticlePost-Project Letdown and How to Get Past It
I finished it. I finally finished my eldest daughter's graduation present. I got over my fear of failure, jumped in, kept at it and finally finished. I made some mistakes, but I learned from them....
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