Category Archives: The Way Life Is

Liz Was Hotter than a Two Dollar Pistol

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

What would my Women’s History month be without Liz? This post was first published in October, 2013 two years after her death on March 23, 2011. Please don’t be disappointed in me for not giving more details of her life, … Continue reading →

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sidetracked: takin’ any comfort that i can

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

I have a good friend who is alone tonight following the death of her wife of 30 years last week. In the midst of the fear and panic we are all facing with the pandemic news every day, she must … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Ms. Magazine, Title IX And The Lady

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

These posts were first published here on June 20, 2012 and June 21, 2012. I hope you agree they make an appropriate addition to our Women’s History Month collection in 2020. Ms. Magazine is 40 years old this year according … Continue reading →

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Dancing with Destiny – the Williams Sisters

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

At her press conference following her loss in the 2019 singles finals at Wimbledon, Serena Williams was questioned about why she lost. Although she tried to say her opponent played a brilliant match, the members of the press wouldn’t let … Continue reading →

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Talking Guns with Texan Molly Ivins

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults. – Molly Ivins (1944 – 2007) Although Molly Ivins was born in Monterrey, California in 1944, … Continue reading →

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she’s an eagle when she flies

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

On January 24, 2015 I wrote this post about female country music singer Dolly Parton – a woman I admire for more than just her music. During the intervening five years, Dolly and her cohort (of which I am one) … Continue reading →

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sisters are doin’ it for themselves

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

“I am a black woman in America. I learned a long time ago no one was going to do anything for me,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in an interview with Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC this morning in response to … Continue reading →

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maya angelou: a woman of substance and survival

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

This post is actually a combination of two I wrote in prior years on the life of one of my favorite writers, Maya Angelou.  The first was written on the day of her death in May, 2014, the second on … Continue reading →

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celebrating a Texas storyteller who was part of my history

Posted on March 21, 2020 by

Bring a child up with the gift of laughter, and when she is old she will not depart from it. I posted this in March, 2018 during women’s history month.  Enjoy. My paternal grandmother was called Ma by me and … Continue reading →

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valor above and beyond the call of duty

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

I posted this originally on November 11, 2015 for Veterans Day  – I think it’s equally appropriate for Women’s History month in 2020. Be prepared. The Medal of Honor is the highest military honor awarded for “personal acts of valor … Continue reading →

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