Apr 10, 2019Reach Out and Touch Someone Part Two: The BideningLife is funny sometimes. Only a few days after I wrote my piece describing how I thought I would act if somebody touched me as uncomfortably as Biden has been doing, I had an actual experience in which my actions did not match up with what I’d said about how…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Apr 3, 2019Reach Out and Touch Someone?I hold a 5th degree black belt in USA Shuto-Kan Karate. I also do prevention education in the schools for the sexual assault center in my town. So it’s fascinating to me to hear all the protests going up in defense of Joe Biden. Let me be clear. Anybody who…Joe Biden6 min readJoe Biden6 min read
Nov 18, 2017A Black Belt’s Guide to Self-Defense Against ThievesA friend of mine was mugged this past week. It was ugly. In her attempt to defend her purse from some young thieves who accosted her in the church parking lot near her suburban home as she exited choir practice, she was thrown to the ground. She got away with…Martial Arts5 min readMartial Arts5 min read
Nov 5, 2017On Autumn in the ForestIt’s that time again. The maples are so yellow that the light filtering into the house mimics sunshine on this cloudy day. This is probably the day of peak beauty this year — the forecast storm will likely down a majority of the leaves this very afternoon. I still feel…Forest3 min readForest3 min read