when old new friends meet again…
Annick and I met on either side of a gas pump at the Esso station in Almonte on September 9, 2022. We were both riding Yamahas at the time. We…
the magnificent margaret moth
Today, March 21, 2023, is the thirteenth death anniversary of one of my heroines, camerawoman Margaret Moth. Moth began her journalism career in her native New Zealand and joined…
what i got at the *** shop
In February/March 2019, I needed to replace my vibrator (more about that here and here). It took me close to six months to report back on what I found…
can you say “vibrator?”
What do you when your vibrator has a loose connection (and cuts out at the most inopportune times!), and, because you have recently moved to a new town, you don’t…
deal yourself a new hand
One night I found myself in tears wishing I were somewhere other than where I was. The next morning I dragged my spirit out of a ditch and told myself to get…
inspiration for underdogs: the story of david and goliath revisited
As an Aquarian, I often find myself on the leading edge of change. I’m an early adopter. I see possibilities where others don’t; I have a never-ending stream…
25 WOW! Women Rocked TED Global 2014 #TEDWomen
I’ve been a TEDster for almost a decade, and have had the good fortune of attending TED Global not once but twice. Lucky me! As a feminist, I also advocate…
once upon a bad hair day at the vatican
Colin Lively, one of my crazy online friends shared this story on FB: A woman was at her hairdresser’s getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with…
fight the good fight. your way.
Journalist, author, motivational speaker and world-record-holding marathon swimmer Diana Nyad made five attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. She first tried at age 28 in 1975. She failed. She…
How To Kick Ass in Two Minutes or Less
When I see this happen in real life, I’ll know we’re on the way to not needing the word “feminist” anymore: