A stereotype that's all talk."The Danes have a saying for it: 'The North Sea will sooner be found wanting in water than a woman at a loss for words.' The Japanese say, 'When there are women and geese, there's noise ( Read more... )

How quickly a year passes! Twelve months ago tonight, nolagrl and I were using our considerable creative powers for the common good as we mixed a little magic, some Mardi Gras beads, a few margaritas and a lot of hopefulness into our anti-hurricane shoo-box altars in anticipation of the 2006 hurricane season. I am missing my friend a lot this evening as ( Read more... )

An interesting take on the mental health treatment approach used in response to the actions of Seung-Hui Cho on the Virginia Tech campus ( Read more... )

When I am 107 years young, I hope I am as cool as Olive Riley. She's going for a swim, drinking a shandy and overseeing her own blog.

The Costs of Iran’s Political Pageantry"While three decades later the hostage crisis is a blip in the history of the United States, Iran continues to pay for it in terms of a soiled international reputation, political and economic isolation, and vastly unfulfilled potential ( Read more... )

Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman to lead the United States' House of Representatives.

"This is an historic moment for the Congress, and for the women of this country," Pelosi declared after taking the gavel. "It is a moment for which we have waited more than 200 years .... For our daughters and granddaughters, now the sky is the limit."

"Not to be outdone by their husbands, the first ladies are getting their chance to shine on the nation's coins. Starting next year, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and all the rest will begin appearing on a new series of gold coins.

It will be the first time in history that the U.S. Mint has produced a series featuring women.While a new ( Read more... )

Pakistan makes progress toward passing The Women’s Protection Bill. This bill would move the prosecution of rape cases out of religious courts and into criminal courts where forensic and circumstantial evidence would be allowed. The bill also eliminates the need for a rape victim to produce four witnesses to proceed with a case. Currently, if a ( Read more... )

As in, tough as...

Grit, savvy and necessities of politics propel Pelosi.

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The first woman Speaker of the House? It's looking pretty good so far. Yay for Nancy Pelosi! Go Democrats!