After almost 15 years, I’m finally free of my emotionally abusive marriage. Friday, at 9:30 am, the judge here in Wake County, North Carolina granted me my divorce. And just like that, it’s final. It’s over. Finally.
I’m not completely rid of him, since we have a child together and joint legal custody, but Dynamo’s spending [...]
Ugh — rheumatoid flare got up an bit me hard this last week and a half, finally necessitating a trip to the Urgent Care clinic and a coritzone shot. Hopefully, I’ll be back to blogging regualarly next week.
I’m sure stress played a major role in this. Tomorrow is my day in divorce court. If all [...]
On 10 October 2006, in Stamford, CT, a woman was sexually assaulted in front of her children in the parking garage of a Marriott hotel. Police arrested the culprit three days later and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
End of story, right?
It should be. But the Marriott claims the woman “was careless, negligent [...]
On My Self-Defense Blog, author John Zimmer poses the question Ethical Dilemmas; In Defense of Others?, in which he discusses whether or not we have an obligation to aid someone else in need. Are we, simply by being in a position we can help, required to do so? I would love to hear your thoughts [...]
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Martial Arts Mom has posted a challenge on her blog: Write a list of ten things people would be surprised to know about me. So here’s my addition to the meme:
10 Things People Would be Surprised to Know About Me (and may not even care )
1. In college I worked as a local [...]
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Back in April, I reviewed the Enell Sports Bra. Since it’s been three months, I’ve decided to update that review:
I’m a rather large-busted women. Not as large as some, but still much larger than off-the-shelf bras were able to support. I tried many different types, but frequently found I needed to wear two sports bras [...]
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Note — this is an updated version of one of my earliest posts: Balance. I wasn’t really happy with the way that post came out and I’ve learned so much about blogging in the last six months, I thought I’d take another crack at it.
What is balance?
The dictionary defines ‘balance’ as:
bal.ance n. 1. a weighing [...]
I stumbled across a blog entry on a site called PinkRaygun.com commenting on another post about how TV has become a bastion for women and gays and that there’s really no programming out there for white men anymore. No, seriously. Read the two posts and come back.
What I find really interesting is how vague, and [...]
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Top 10 Posts
Here’s a countdown of the top ten most-read posts since this blog went live in February:
10. Domestic Abuse: 12 Reasons Why Women Stay
9. Legendary Fighting Women: Mulan
8. [...]
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