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Women on the Web; Good News and Bad

The Good News:I WANT MEDIAs leading “media people of the year” are women. They are Arianna Huffington followed by Tina Fey and Rachel Maddow. The remaining seven leaders are men. http://www.iwantmedia.com/personoftheyear/08.html

The Bad News: Take a look at leweb’s lineup of speakers and sponsors. The ratio is about 6 men for every woman speaker.

A Navy Recruit - Florence Shay

report here, and cleverly using the only paper handy. I can still recall what most of the abridged words mean.

He signed up to join the Navy directly out of high school with a buddy of his. He wasn’t that eager to enlist but there was nothing else to do, and his buddy wanted them to stay together. After two years in Security at his base in Washington state, and a visit home, he was now on his way to his next post in Hawaii. “And your buddy?” Pause. “He killed himself. After boot camp.”

How To Turn Back After A Bad Decision

In her column on HuffPo today Sue Smalley writes about turning back:

Sometimes the choices we make are wrong and the outcomes - despite all our good intentions - do not match the image of their creation. Recognition of such mistakes in judgment are not to be a source of guilt and criticism of oneself but rather a kind acknowledgement that the path chosen might just be a cul-de-sac or a dead-end or a road to nowhere and turning back is the only option.

MINDFUL IN THE CHAOS — Seth Greenland

But what about when a storm does hit, what then Mr. Mindful? To that I would say this: When a storm hits, do everything you can to keep safe and dry. And keep clearly in mind that the storm will exhaust itself, pass on, and blue skies will literally return. When in the middle of a giant upset, this is the thing to focus on.

Why I can’t wait for the new Hand-Held Wireless Telephone: Prohibited Use – Vehicle Code 23123 to go into effect. — Diana Winston

I can’t wait for the new law to go into effect because my mindfulness has been seriously at risk thanks to using my cell phone in my car.

Why is my husband on the Internet in his underpants? - Susan Kaiser Greenland

My brilliant and erudite husband has a new book coming out and it seems as if the ‘author video’ is de rigeur - I uploaded a screenshot and posted it below . . .

Do the best you can - Susan Sawyers

With just days to go before the school year comes to an end and all of the celebrations, birthdays, ceremonies, not to mention day-to-day routines, I need to remind myself of the quality time we have together. It’s not quantity. The right thing is to love my boy all up. It’s the best I can do.

When a work ethic conflicts with fun - Sue Smalley

Scientists are showing that play is important for health and well-being, having fun makes us live happier and healthier lives. So what stops us from having fun?

Why are women still NOT running for office?

When you get a chance, check out this Brookings Institute Report: Extensive research shows that when women run for office, they perform just as well as men. Yet women remain severely under-represented in our political institutions. In this report, we argue that the fundamental reason for women’s under-representation is that they do not run for office. There is a substantial gender gap in political ambition; men tend to have it, and women don’t.

Mindfulness is not neutral. Diana Winston

Mindfulness is a matter of remembering to be mindful, and then shifting our attention to a more receptive and open state where we’re fully present with things exactly as they are. But what happens when you’re fully present as you’re committing a bank robbery?

Teach your children well: they’ll be gone before you know it. Sue Smalley

At 53, I play the game of life from an ‘infinite’ perspective, where the only goal is to keep the game going and engage as many players as possible.

Working moms. Amy Spies

It’s a job that requires being in many mental and emotional places at once, to balance all kinds of projects simultaneously. It’s a position where the unexpected can and does happen…and that’s par for the course.

Way to go Janet!

Rising expectations for the future of film distribution paved the way for a pair of important industry moves within the independent movie industry today. . .

Mindfulness, Mothering, Politics and Me - Susan Kaiser Greenland

I stopped blogging a few years back . . . but, after watching the Democratic debate in Ohio, I realized there were still some things I would like to say.