Who moved my empty nest?!

I was reading this article on empty nests, and it seems experts find this less an issue these days. I suspect that has something to do with the fact that women are no longer relegated to housewife status, and many of us have outside interests to pursue full-time once the children move out.
Ah, there’s the [...]

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Ethics? What ethics?

Have I mentioned that I dislike lawyers?
This could be uncomfortable, of course, because I am one. But when I hear about how my so-called esteemed brethren treat other people, sometimes it really makes me sick. Usually it’s the money. I understand our hourly rate sounds outrageous to people who are making $7, $8, $25 an [...]

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A meaningful Valentine

A year ago this week, I was focused on V-Day, but in a very different way from the Hallmark hearts and flowers kind. I embraced my sisterhood and went on stage in The Vagina Monologues, which is traditionally performed at Valentine’s Day as a fundraiser for women’s shelters and rape crisis offices.
For those of you [...]

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It’s Carnival time!

Celebrations abound in Brazil and Louisiana, but this carnival is of a different kind, and a first for me. I have been selected as part of a Blog carnival! The title is the Mom’s Blogging Carnival, and it’s hosted by a lovely lady on the Lightening blog at
http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/04/moms-blogging-carnival/
It’s a veritable smorgasbord of information, 42 articles [...]

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