Thoughts I Couldn't Get Rid of...

Being a woman in present day society is hard work. We are expected to walk, talk, dress and act in a certain manner. We have come a long way as far as what society thinks is acceptable and I think that's wonderful. However, I’ve noticed that women’s harshest critics seem to be… well other women.


I consider myself to be an open-minded, freethinking person. I try my best to accept people the way they are, even if I don’t agree with their lifestyle. After all, who am I to judge how another person lives their life? I don’t walk in their shoes, think their thoughts or feel their emotions so how could I justify “judging” them for any decisions they might make? I use the word judge, because anytime we look at a person from our point of view (with no understanding of how they got to where they are in life) and tear them down or even praise them we are making a judgment call.


I have noticed that one of the most controversial subjects is about sex. Women want to be treated with equality in every way and left alone to make their own decisions in life. If that’s the case then why are we (this is a collective we here) so quick to call another woman a whore, bitch or slut if we don’t like the way she acts. I’ve heard some of the ugliest name calling come from women (which is sad considering I know many more men then I do women).


I may not have chosen to make my money dancing on a pole, but who are we to judge the women who have made that decision. We don’t know what that woman’s circumstances may be. She could have felt that she had nowhere else to turn to feed her starving children or she could just have the confidence to WANT to do it. Regardless of which case it is I don’t feel any of us have the right to look down on someone who as taken this on as their profession. Why do we have to resort to calling them names or treating them badly? On that note I don’t feel any different about women who work in porn or any other “questionable” profession. If that's what they felt like they needed or even wanted to do, what’s wrong with that?


My position is, it’s not my life and I don’t have to live with the consequences of their decisions so why is it necessary to make such a clamor about it? People like to bring up the issues of morals and ethics as a reason to degrade these members of society. In my opinion it’s neither moral nor ethical to be rude or disrespectful to people just because they happen to partake in activities we may not “approve” of. Our approval is not necessary in order for them to live their lives as theirs is not necessary for us to live ours.


As woman we should be uplifting each other not trying to tear each other down because someone here or there doesn’t fit into the neat little guidelines of our moral code. I’m not saying we don’t all have a right to our opinion but when it gets to the point of judging others and becoming rude or hateful, I have to draw the line.


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V Day Free Reads. Yes I Said Free!

Join Romance Divas for our Third Annual V Day Free Read Challenge. The stories are incredible and all about this special day. Come and show your support and I'm sure you won't be dissapointed. You can check out my comtribution in the Free Read section of my blog.

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This Day Sucks...

Seriously, I have had to spend the majority of my damn day with one freakin contact lens. One! Do you know how annoying it is to only be able to see out of one eye? No? Well, let me tell you. I’d rather walk on hot coals (as long as I could skip really fast) then be missing a contact. I think fate is punishing me for something I did in a past life three thousand years ago. I’m sure I haven’t recently done anything bad enough to deserve this type of punishment.

That is all...

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Cinnamon Swirl Cake

3 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter, softened
4 eggs
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder

Mix together 3 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside.
At medium speed, beat butter, grmmadually add sugar and 1 egg at a time. Mix flour, salt and baking powder in small bowl. Add the salt, flour and baking powder mixture, blending in small amounts alternating with milk. Pour 1/3 of batter, then cinnamon-sugar mix, alternating with batter.

CAKE TOPPING:
1 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. sugar
Dash of salt
1 drop vanilla
Beat until crumbs form. Sprinkle crumbs on cake top. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.


I hope you enjoy.

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Swedish Meatballs

I love these. You can do them with rice or egg noodles.

2 lb. ground beef
½ c. chopped onions
1 tbsp. salt
¾ tsp. pepper
¾ tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs
½ c. milk
1 ¼ c. dry fine bread crumbs
Mix all ingredients together and form into walnut size balls. Bake at 425 degrees until brown (8-10 minutes).
GRAVY:*
¼ c. fat from meat drippings
¼ c. flour
2 c. milk
13 ¾ oz. can of beef broth or 2 to 3 beef bouillon cubes and water

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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Epublishing (and some things you didn't know you should know)

Why doesn't epublishing offer advances? What are some of the pros and cons of publishing my manuscript via epublishing? How do I research publishers? Can I really make money in epublishing? What exactly is POD? Can you give me a snappy comeback for people who say that epublishing isn't real publishing?

Epublishing has evolved and grown, especially in the last 5 years, but with growth comes pitfalls and problems, and trusting an epublisher with your baby might seem like a risky proposition. We'll cover the basics of epublishing, from choosing an epublisher and contract details to methods of ebook and print distribution to reasons why you might not want to epublish your manuscript.

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