Title IX: It’s 2012 and I’m still fighting for my daughter’s rights
It's 2012 and I can't believe I'm posting this. I spent my childhood playing on boys teams because girls teams didn't exist. By the time I started having kids of my own, there was a girls team for nearly every boys team thanks to ... Read more
Because it really IS all about who you know…
A couple of weeks ago, the stone fell out of my wedding ring. I think I nearly had a heart attack when I noticed it was missing. I had just come back from a mile-long walk with my dog and ... Read more
In defense of pink LEGOS, sort of…
When I was a kid, I had a very intense relationship with Legos. I had thousands of those lovely colored bricks in every shape and size imaginable. I had almost every city piece, several from the space station series and ... Read more
Why I am thankful for Girls Can’t WHAT? fans
Every year, we Americans take time out to stuff ourselves with turkey and reflect on what we are thankful for in our lives. For me, one of the first things that comes to mind (after the obvious friends and family) ... Read more
To complain or educate, that is the question…
I have an idea, but I need your help. This site is very popular and I get a lot of emails from young girls asking for advice. A pretty decent amount of these are more or less complaints about not getting ... Read more
Improbable does not equal impossible
When I was 14 years old, my family was hit head on by a drunk driver while traveling 55mph on a dark, snow-covered highway. We all suffered injuries, with mine being the worst. One of my vertebrae was shattered and ... Read more
Look who’s featured on See Jane Drum…
Shortly after the release of my band's new album, I was interviewed by See Jane Drum - a web site for female drummers. They let me plug the Girls Can't WHAT? site and there's a little backstory there about how I got ... Read more
My Dream is now on iTunes
Many moons ago I mentioned that I had reached my childhood dream of recording an album. In fact, I even posted my prediction for the year 2008 from my high school English class project in 1988 (and yes I know ... Read more
I love my day job…
Many of you know that I maintain this site and the Girls Can't WHAT? shop in my "spare time". My day job is a freelance web developer and I own my own company called Thyme For Design. Recently I've had ... Read more
Warning! We have reached capacity…
You may have noticed recently that my site has been "suspended" a few times by my web host. Three times - to be exact. And in this ball game, three strikes means you're out. So I gotta move. That means I ... Read more
