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Searching Sarah
Sarah had grown up an only child of a single mother. She had shared birthdays with baby dolls her mother nearly shoved in her direction with an obligatory “Happy Birthday” that held a lack of sincerity that even a seven year old could detect. She had wished upon...
This Week on BROADSIDED – Bullying in the Digital Age
Bullying, specifically Cyber-Bullying, is a topic BROADSIDED has wanted to tackle for a very long time. With last week's Ohio school shooting being directly attributed to this very thing, this is a prescient topic that demands discussion. Bullying affects millions of...
The Secret: What’s the Missing Link? Find Out Wed., 11am EST
Law of Attraction: Are your positive thoughts not manifesting your desires? There's a reason. David Friedman, celebrated author of The Thought Exchange and the groundbreaking documentary by the same name coming out this spring, joins Kay Van Hoesen on YAK, LIVE...
Fire the Judge; Defrock the Priest and Other Necessary Acts
Ladyjustice recently fantasized in a blog comment, what a great moment it would be from the perspective of this homicide survivor, to see none other than Susan Murphy Milano effectively de-throne and ceremoniously remove the judicial robe of the judge who ultimately...
You Don’t Have to be Perfect
To some, it is everything perfectly placed throughout your office and/or home. It looks just like a magazine cover. Perfect, in every way! But is this your reality....it's definitely not mine. I remember, many years ago, I took a girlfriend trip down to North...
Find Out What’s Best For You In Every Area Of Your Life; Choose Those Things & Forgive Yourself When You Slip Up. Forgiveness Is A Biggie!
When you’re doing what’s right for you, i.e., Saying Yes To YOU! You don’t have to beat yourself up. You naturally like what’s optimum for you! Making the right choices for you soon becomes natural & easy to do. Forgiving yourself is a major element in changing...
Getting the bum rush from Limbaugh
I am going to start this piece off by proclaiming a very strong feeling that keeps bubbling up inside of me: Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot. Now back to the program already in progress. I am sure most of the free world has heard what came out of Limbaugh’s mouth...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Sex, Lies and Videotape
We are a country in crisis. Crumbling infrastructure. Mass unemployment. Wealth disparity like never before. Crushing poverty. Hunger. Schools closing. Cities going bankrupt. Forget all that. Small potatoes to the GOP. The burning crisis in America today? Those...
Trouble at Sea: How to Avoid Cruise Disasters
There are obvious risks involved when choosing a cruise for a vacation. Many of these risks have been exposed in recent headlines, as many vacations have turned into nightmares. How do you know if a cruise is right for you? How do you avoid being a statistic in...
Yogurt and The New BUZZ Word … PROBIOTIC!
First, some definitions: ANTI means AGAINST PRO means FOR. BIOTIC means LIFE. (As in the word, “Biology”) So, what logically follows is: Antibiotics are against life. Probiotics are for life. Now, I don't mean to imply that antibiotics aren't an important part of...
Rock and Roll, Murder, Hair and Woodstock
Rock and Roll, Murder, Hair and Woodstock It will be a bittersweet Colin Lively Show this week. Colin will be taking a walk down Memory Lane as his guest on this week's show takes him down his. Colin Lively, a country boy, was growing up in the shadow the Appalachian...
Young Girls Bare Insecurities on YouTube
Being women, we all know the feeling of that stage between being a child and a teenager. It’s awkward, our bodies are changing, our hormones are out of whack, and to top it off, we grow boobs. I was the most awkward kid growing up. I was never into girly clothes, I...
African Adventure- Part 4: Public Transit Troubles
Compiled by Working Class Wanderer, Kathryn Mann. I am catching a mini bus from Mosvingo to Great Zimbabwe, and it appears I should arrive while it is still light. There are 26 of us crammed into space for 16. In an effort to avoid the police and a ticket for too many...
Antonio & the Governer; Taking a Stance
Taking an authentic stand for what you believe has always been something I admire in others. Courageous, bold and bright, these people who cry out "enough" are the ones that make my internal being and external human self smile with pride whether it is someone close to...
3 Steps to Proclaiming Victory in Love
Alasha, I am an educated single woman in my thirties; I have no children and have never married. I have a lovely home, am financially stable and emotionally healthy. I have done everything to make myself appealing to the opposite sex by developing in myself what I’m...
Landing The Helicopter and Loving My Son
He's had an easy life, but his life hasn't been easy. Do I contradict myself? Not really. While we gave him every bit of support, love, and encouragement two parents could give, our son has had challenges in his 19 years that, for better or worse, complicated...