With the burn of a new year upon us, many of us will be entering the unknown — the inside of a bike/ski/fitness shop. Most of you dread the thought of entering the entrails of a shop built of muscle, sweat and testosterone. We’ll admit it; the intimidation factor is high. But we encourage you […]
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Tball Angst
If I sit long enough at a t-ball game, I start to buy into the end-of-the-world speeches my dad likes to give. My dad believes that everything is being watered down, muddied, ruined in the name of equality, where no one gets their feeling hurt or, worse, loses. I thought he was being a little […]
Puking kids and deadline, my two favorite things!
Three days of sick children. The same three days before this issue went to press… Wednesday morning is press deadline, and it dawns gray but glorious: For it has been 36 hours since anything erupted out of either child. 36! That is one and a half times more than the recommended 24-hour window of recovery. […]
Kisses to my Grandma
Our sweet Grandma Maddox went to heaven the day after Christmas to raise cain with Grandpa Nels. Here, are just a few of the million things I loved about her. Peanut butter fudge. I blame Grandma for my addiction to peanut butter in any shape, size or form. The women gathered around the kitchen table. […]
Fish On
Our GTWoman Mar-April cover is a tribute to Rosie the Riveter, a cultural icon representing women working in the factories during World War II. While we didn’t live through WWII, we did live through being raised by a farmboy from the Yoop. And we’d like to take this chance to offer up a few of […]