Women talk too much. They never know when to shut up. They’re incurable gossips. Catty. All they do is complain. Nag, nag.
So many stereotypes have focused around women and talking. Girls are taught to play quietly, not to shout, not to raise their voices. Don’t speak up. Don’t raise your hand. Don’t interrupt. Listen quietly. [...]
There are many things I wish our schools taught, in the way of basic life skills. When I graduated from high school, I was well-prepared for more schooling (college), but ill-prepared for life as an adult. If it were up to me, I’d mandate a course on personal interaction — i.e., how to get along [...]
Presidental Fitness Challenge: One week later and so far, so good. I finished last week with six days of exercise for a total of 1924 points. One week down, five more to go.
Rank Testing: In my Integrity post, I’d written that I planned to test for my next belt rank on 18 April. I didn’t [...]
