Accept or Reject?
pictures courtesy of Google Recently, I received a request from a professional networking site. An invite to connect. Common enough. Sure you can relate. This one, however, was different. A person from the past who I might consider, oh I don’t know, lets…
Here’s to a hundred years!
To all the women who have had the courage to design them, build them, fuel them, track them, fix them, and fly them, congratulations! A hundred years of perseverance has sure paid off. You’re quiet contributions are unmeasured. For more…
Hey, is that a missile in your pocket?
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the underground silo for the only Titan II missile left in the US. Located just south of downtown Tucson, the museum provides a snapshot of a very wary and anxious time. 1963. The…
Superhero Glam
pic compliments of Fotosearch After years of trying numerous styles of capes and tights, I’ve finally found my “super power.” The unrelenting discipline to make something out of nothing. Shazam. Biff. Bang. Rang-a-tang-tang. Whoop there it is. What’s yours? Feel free to…
Career Glam
Suck, press, bang, blow. A turbine engine in the flesh. This past Monday, I judged at the Careertech 2012 State Conference. All over Oklahoma, students were competing in their career fields–carpentry, cosmetology, electronics, plumbing, and culinary. (Just to name a few.) A…
Tongue-Twistered
pics compliment of google/Don Farrall-Getty Images Caught in the eye of a storm. A crowded business event. With my pants down. (Not literally.) Droves of people swirl around me. I’m met by a warm smile. I recognize the face, but still sputter,…
Tween Wisdom
pic compliments of A.T. Willett “Don’t let life hit you where Mother Nature split you.” *note to self: Same song, universal verse. Who says kids today aren’t paying attention? E.L. Chappel author of Risk/Spirit Dance Snap, crackle, pop aka The Glamorous Wife
Blue Book Glam (formerly named Broken Down Glam)
How not to take care of out of town guests. Dressed in black tie best, my girlfriend sat in the back seat with her husband beaming in a brand new dress. The Red Baron steered our vintage black sedan (we affectionally call…
Personal Minimums
Timing is everything. I mean, do you ever notice that just when you’re dangling by a thread, nerves completely shot, certain that there’s no possible end to the high speed sprint required just to get through the list for the day, someone…
Back of the Bus Glam II
Mid-stride in my lifelong pursuit of becoming a stronger communicator, I’d figured I would share how l’ve learned to respond to the “top ten things not to say to a pilot/corporate spouse riding in the back of a plane”. Before I had…