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Uniqueness and Connection in a Digital World
There's 7 billion people in the world.So even if you're one in a million, there's 7,000 others out there just like you. And the Internet connects a vast majority of us, so many of those other 7,000 are...
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Forget Something? Last Minute Pop Culture Halloween Costumes
It's okay, I've done it too. Life gets busy and before you know it Halloween is upon you and you haven't a thing to wear. Don't worry! Pop Culture history holds a plethora of great quickie costume...
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Jean Knows Cars (and Hats, and Women)
"In thirty years, I have done exactly jack to foster women in this business. My life has not been about being a woman in a man's world, it's been about being as much like a man as possible in this...
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Campaigning for Obama in Ohio
I arrived in my hometown, Cincinnati, Friday morning. After a nap and nice lunch with my Aunt and election co-conspirator, I reported to the Walnut Hills Barack Obama campaign office. I met volunteers...
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Black & White Photog Tips!
This might appeal to like 10 of you... but I thought I'd post a bit about my photography background (or lack of ;) and give a tip or two.A friend (Manda) texted me this photo of one of my pictures that...
View ArticleRomney Campaign Caught Between Storm, Election Day
Superstorm Sandy devastated major parts of the country, tripping up Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign as it tried to adjust strategy just one week until Election Day. Naturally, the concerns for the several...
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CNN Hero Finalist Razia Jan Started A School for Girls in Afghanistan
Although it was a Sunday evening in Afghanistan thousands of miles away, I could hear Razia Jan begin to softly cry over the phone from Kabul. “It is so difficult to have something good happening here...
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We Are What We Read
I often find that what I'm reading influences the way I read and speak. It happens to all of us. Sometimes, especially if I've been reading something written in dialect, it can be downright...
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Surviving the Windows 8 Transition
[Editor's Note: Sarah Kimmel from Technology for Moms has been using Windows 8 for a while. She's got video, she's got tips, she's got great ideas to help you adapt. -Virginia] Windows 8 is finally...
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Raising a Rockstar: My Son Wants to Wear Nail Polish
A friend of mine texted this afternoon in the midst of a crisis. She couldn't locate her giant box of nail polish and was afraid she'd thrown it out in a fit of overzealous purging. She asked if I had...
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
A Christian woman ponders Halloween while offering tips from her own family for spiritual navigation. This post also includes several helpful links to other blogs on this topic:"After several...
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Taste The Rainbow: That Time I Was Offered Drugs
[Editor's Note: I remember being traumatized as a child in the 80's with stories of needles and razors and all manner of tainted Halloween candy. My parents didn't have to beg me not to eat any candy...
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Straight Talk About PPD & Politics
With the election under one week away, I am finding it interesting to see many people and -- coming from a mom's point of view -- many moms sharing their stories and journeys and how their experience...
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The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Business
This week the East Coast saw a storm like no other and her name was Sandy. From Florida to Maine to parts of the Midwest she left a wake of destruction and disruption in her path. It was not a matter...
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Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm; George Lucas Now Four Billion Richer
[Editor's Note: Disney added a serious weapon to their arsenal this week with the purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd., not to mention adding the Star Wars franchise to their library. Reel Life With Jane has the...
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Give Thanks Banner How-To
[Editor's Note: Sure I realize Halloween is barely over, but for those of us who like to compulsively decorate for the holidays it is already time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. For someone like...
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Two Stigmas Preventing Full Reproductive Freedom
As Election Day approaches, Roe v Wade remains the law of the land, but with a Republican victory and an aging Supreme Court, this law may very well be in jeopardy. As President Barack Obama said on...
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Using Interruption as an Effective Communication Tool
[Editor's Note: As women, we hate to interrupt. We've been taught it is rude or disrespectful. Yet, knowing how to graciously interrupt can be an effective tool for any professional woman and speaker....
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Of Fearlessness and Bangs
Last Tuesday, I walked into a hair salon and held up a picture on my cell phone. “Bangs,” I said. The stylist was new and asked me if I was out of school that day. It might be that asking your hair...
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Shoo Flu Shoo!
With Flu season looming and everyone asking if you’ve gotten a flu shot, if you plan on it, and hearing (my favorite) “Eh, I’m not going to get it, I’m healthy and it’s only the flu, I don’t get what...
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