The women in Mike's family - his mother Barbara and his sister Michele - are strong women with their own minds and opinions. They are not to be trifled with. I must say, I feel like I belong in this family. There is no pussyfooting around, no tongues held, and no sidestepping - Barbara and Michele are [...]
Tag: fierceness
Holding up Marta Ybarra…
I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a fan of Fierce Girls. As such I must take the time today to hold up Marta Ybarra as an example of endurance, determination and hope. Tammy Swift wrote a great piece on Marta for The Forum. Tammy's story details Marta's [...]
Quarantined!
Today I learned from a NDSU colleague that my message to her within the NDSU system was quarantined. Oh my. Apparently, my messages cannot be trusted to mingle with the other email messages. Apparently, in this instance I was recognized as a pariah in the NDSU message system. Where did I go wrong? When did my potential [...]
It became immediately clear that it was time for a revolution…
Facebook changed its profile format (again) recently. There was an option right after they unveiled the new format to switch over, but I was in no hurry to do so. After a few weeks of urging me to switch over like all my friends had the powers that be at Facebook just took it upon [...]
OH CRAP, SHE’S UP!
My dear friend Barbara sent me an email last week which included the following statement: Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says, "OH CRAP, SHE'S UP!" Oh yes...I do believe I have become that kind of woman and I find it quite comforting. You know [...]
Is more than a handful a waste?
I posted the following quotation from Margaret Mead on my Facebook page today and I wanted to share it here as well: “I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.” I feel that today - my female fierceness. I think I am blossoming more and more with each step [...]
THE NEW FORTY 