Some women never give up. Take Diana Nyad for example. Nyad, born August 22, 1949 in New York City, is attempting to complete a long-distance swim she attempted more than 30 years ago. Sometime this summer Nyad wants to make the 103-mile swim from Cuba to the coast of Florida. The now 61-year-old Nyad spent [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Living in the Heartland: Three Extraordinary Women’s Stories’
August 22, 2010
She’s a Woman on the Verge and She Wants Everyone to Know It
Children’s stories often have magical folk. Sometimes they offer the heroine three wishes. I’ve often thought about how best I’d use those wishes. As a wise woman I knew that my first wish would be to ask for unlimited wishes. But what if that was not an option? They do say: You can’t fool Mother [...]
July 31, 2010
Young, Sexy Singer Even More Beautiful After Double Mastectomy!
Sexy! Carmelina Vargas is definitely that and more as she sings and sways in her music video Love: “Turn off the lights. Take off our clothes. The rest is for no one to know… The 20 something-year-old Latina is an enchantress. It doesn’t seem as though she’d have any reason to be uncomfortable in her [...]
May 27, 2010
Sister Margaret McBride’s Ethical Dilemma
Question: Suppose you are the only adult around when a child begins to drown in a swimming pool. There are other children nearby, but they are too young to help. You see nothing in the pool area you can use to help the child. She is beyond your reach and in water more than 6-ft [...]
May 14, 2010
Why Are Some People Getting Hot Headed About Wearing Headscarves?
In December 2008, a woman was arrested in an Atlanta courthouse. Lisa Valentine, 40, said her human and civil rights had been violated by the judge who cited her for contempt of court when she refused to remove her head covering. The judge had a history of barring headscarves in his courtroom. A person might [...]
May 5, 2010
She’s an Expert in Rescuing Marine Life from Oil Spills
Many Americans are deeply worried about the estimated 210,000 gallons of petroleum per day that are spewing from site off the Louisiana coast. The disaster began ten days ago BP’s rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank. The spreading slick is expected to have devastating impacts on all living creatures caught in its path. The spill [...]
May 2, 2010
What Others Think of Me is Not My Business: Unmasking the Real Jessica Simpson
They’re making a big fuss this month about Jessica Simpson wearing not much of anything. The singer, actress and television personality is featured on May’s cover of Marie Claire magazine. The ‘Net is atwitter debating whether Simpson has on any makeup. Simpson seems well-suited for this role. Her third album which debuted at #10 in [...]
April 22, 2010
Blogger Builds Community for Moms of Special Needs Kids: She Loves Her Max
Ellen’s a savvy mom. She knows the importance of taking care of herself. When life gets tough she dishes out some ice-cream, indulges in a pedicure, and asks her husband to take their kids out for a few hours. Ellen has learned that she needs a chance to recharge. This extraordinary mom of Sabrina, 5, [...]
