143 years ago this proclamation was issued by a woman to women. Most histories trace the current practice of celebrating Mother’s Day back to Ms. Howe. The journey has been one of proclamation, obscurity, resurrection, and then platitudes and commercialization. Mother’s Day Proclamation ……………………………….. Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who […]
Security Alert for WordPress Users
There has been a massive attack on WordPress sites in the last few weeks, and it continues at this very moment; it continues into May although chatter about it seemed to peak around mid-April. Insecure passwords, out-of-date software, and server vulnerabilities all contribute to the access points which these brute force attacks exploit. Brute-Force Attacks […]
Follow Friday: Pinned, Tweeted, Posted
If you haven’t visited my Pinterest Account, I will forgive you for slacking up to this point, but you really do need to go and check out my #ff board on Pinterest. This week I added three follow friend per the Twitter hashtag tradition: @Heckerty, a 409 year old witch, and a woman who […]
Conspiracy Theories & Cyber-Stalking
I’m getting absolutely nothing done today. Back in the days of television and real paper and pens I seemed to get a lot more done. It all started when I opened Facebook this a.m. and saw a Glenn Beck post that a childhood friend had liked. I try to be open-minded, but how could someone […]
Sisters of the Earth
Happy Earth Day! I’m thinking of Earth Sisters near and far throughout time and space this Earth Day when we honor Mother Earth. Environmentalists I want to give a shout out to some of the women who influenced my understanding of the fragile globe we live upon. Gene Stratton-Porter Rachel Carson Rachel read Gene as […]
Reflections, Reality, Reorganizing: a post in which I assess my writing business and ask for your help
Ok, this one is a real request for your opinions. I’m trying to figure out what to do next with sites, blogs, writing, and generally my career for the next however many years. Some of you know me in real life, some of you know me as a sassy and occasionally savvy writer. I will […]