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This Week on BROADSIDED – The United States of Hate
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." -Abraham Lincoln- We are a nation divided. Republicans vs Democrats. The 1% vs the 99%, Conservatives vs Progressives. Men vs. Women. We are witnessing divisiveness unseen in America since the 1960's and we wanted...
Mirror Licking Shopping Adventures
The little girl, with long locks of strawberry blonde, bolted from one side of the boutique to the other, laughing boisterously. She weaved in and out of the display shelves that had been meticulously stacked with the latest spring trends. The satin swept her rosy...
Don’t Give Up on Yourself
Don't Give Up on Yourself Well, we are 10 weeks into the year and how are you feeling about your goals for this year? Have you given up already or are you feeling regenerated about how much you have achieved? Remember that the goals that you made at the beginning of...
Mercury in Retrograde. So this is what hell is like?
This is Mercury. Isn’t he cute? Looks like a bed bug with horns. In 2011, Mercury the wise communicator—and universal trickster—turned retrograde at 19 01’ Virgo, in the sign of the Virgin, sending communications, travel, appointments, mail and the www into a general...
Spirit Stones and Women Spiritual Leaders: Online Wed., 11am EST
Dianne Ebertt Beeaff ... Jessamine Dana ... Carla Goddard. "Spirit Stones" ... "Woman and The Owl Project" ... Shaman Medicine Woman. Every once in a while you meet somebody who's magical and mysterious, and you just want to know more about them. To me, contemporary...
Evolution of an Aging Woman
Michelle was a size five in high school. She weighed one-hundred ten pounds and was quite athletic. In addition to being the head cheerleader of her Southern High Cougars cheerleading squad, Michelle played tennis and volleyball. In her free time, she could often be...
FDA Says Walnuts Can’t Be Proclaimed Good? That’s Nuts!
Lately I've been writing about food labeling. You know, that small print stuff that covers up what's really happening in the food and supplement industry. Well, here's another shocker that's just come to light about, of all things, walnuts being warned by the FDA not...
“Spirit Stones” Author Dianne Ebertt Beeaff on the Spirituality Behind Western European Travel Destinations
I’m honored to be blogging for Here Women Talk. My latest book, Spirit Stones, Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries of Western Europe’s Prehistoric Monuments, is my fourth published book and my first book of traditional non-fiction. It was published last October by...
Spread the Word…Kony: You Need to Know about This Monster
There is a man by the name of Joseph Kony. He is the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army and he abducts children in Uganda, gives them guns, and turns them into soldiers. He forces the boys to kill their families and the girls to become sex slaves. Over 60,000 children...
Dating and Your Teenager: Kid Doesn’t Want Mom to Date
Alasha, I have a teenage daughter who doesn’t want me to date. I have been divorced for some time now and am ready to get back in the dating game. I have hinted at the possibility of me starting to date before and she expressed her strong dislike of the idea. How can...
The Opinionated Bitch – Rush Limbaugh – Part Deux
Monday began with the on-air apology from the Human Hindenburg, immediately followed by why he was correct in everything he said. “Sorry about the use of the words “slut” and “prostitute” but the Liberals made me do it (I meant the other 68 slurs against Sandra...
Forcing Your Hand: Joining a Race to Get Motivated
I’ve just done something incredibly stupid (maybe). I just signed up for a 5K race. The race is the Building Futures for Autism 5K Race & 1-Mile Dog Walk. I will be running 3.1 miles on April 14, 2012. Why am I doing this? I’m not a runner. I can barely run 1.5...
Liberal And Proud Of It! Live From The Great Red State of Georgia
Colin Lively Show ((LIVE)) Friday, 2pm EST. Mary Strickland Simmons is the outspoken local liberal of Waverly Hall, GA, and she doesn't give a flying *&%# who doesn’t like it. Sixty years old, tattooed and running the roads on the back of a motorcycle, she’s been...
Thank You Governor Bob McDonnell
Thank you, Governor Bob McDonnell, for signing House Bill 462 into law on Wednesday. Because the measure was amended multiple times, it first had to undergo two votes from the house and senate of the Virginia General Assembly this session. After signing the...
Are You Safe from Bigots? Straight Against Hate
Somehow Kirk Cameron (the cute guy from Growing Pains) became relevant enough last week to go on Piers Morgan and talk about his over-the-top Christian views about abortion and homosexuality. Because I’m in a rather good mood, I’m going to ignore that and let him fade...
Sailing Away on Her Last Spring Break
How can it be? How is it possible that my little girl is nearly done with college, and setting sail on a cruise through the Caribbean for her final spring break...ever? How can she be nearly twenty-two...wasn't I just twenty-two a few minutes ago? I remember my big...