Drink Pink, Eat Pink, Think Pink at Dilworth Billiards

Drink Pink, Eat Pink, Think Pink at Dilworth Billiards
Charlotte friends, please join me at Dilworth Billiards on Thursday, May 26 from 6:30-9pm as we raise money for The Cause  -- breast cancer research and breast health care.

San Francisco Meetup!

San Francisco Meetup!
According to Christina Shook, "San Francisco is the American epicenter of female motorcyclists."  She should know -- she lives there and based her book, Chicks on Bikes, on women cyclists in the area.

Life Lessons from the Bike: Slipping, Sliding and Sticking

Life Lessons from the Bike: Slipping, Sliding and Sticking
Fighting the bike, over-correcting, and freezing into a rigid posture are sure ways to take a tumble off road and in life. As the Serenity Prayer reminds us, there are things we can change, things we can't and knowing the difference is the key to success.

International Motorcycle Show Newbie Recap

International Motorcycle Show Newbie Recap
I met some wonderful women motorcyclists from the region's motorcycling clubs.Then there were my fellow speakers, Alisa Clickenger, who solo-traveled from RI to Argentina, and Sharon Cancel aka"Lady Ninja," who owns Full Tilt Motorsports.

Name That Book! (please)

Name That Book! (please)
I'm writing a book profiling women motorcyclists who have either survived cancer or are living with it. It will be a coffee table book in full color with pictures of the women with their bikes. The book's message: a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. These women will give you hope.

Piracy on The Ohio: Cave In Rock, Illinois

Piracy on The Ohio: Cave In Rock, Illinois
The outlaw Jesse James holed up there. A quick internet search revealed that he wasn't the nastiest villain to do so. Why do we celebrate rogues and gangsters?

How to work with a Ghost Writer

How to work with a Ghost Writer
People ask me all the time if there's A WAY to work with a ghostwriter. Chemistry between any two people varies so I can only answer by describing the way I work with my clients.

Lessons on Living Lightly

Lessons on Living Lightly
I think about all the things I have at home that I can't carry with me while traveling. It's a good mental discipline to keep me driving past the mall.

Haj to Hannibal

Haj to Hannibal
When I planned my 2010 road trip, three destinations were set in stone, including Hannibal, Missouri, birthplace of America's best, brightest and most prescient social observer, Mark Twain.

Are You A Pre-Title-IX Woman?

Are You A Pre-Title-IX Woman?
Many middle aged women like me -- the pre-Title IX babies -- didn't have the opportunity to explore our physical natures growing up. Motorcycling has unleashed my adventurous side. I'd always thought of Title IX as a sports law, but athletics is just the start. Perhaps what we're seeing in the workplace is a direct result of this law.