Category Archives: Women’s issues

The Middle… Don’t call me Martha.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Today I ran into The Gap to quickly return something. One of the girls who works there, who I’ve gotten to know (yes, that often), and I were talking about some of the left over Halloween decorations in the store. … Continue reading →

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Bite Me, Universe!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note:   This is the only pictures for this one. When you’re totally in the moment, you don’t think to take photos. You don’t document each scene; it’s all there in your mind. Use your imagination to come along this time. … Continue reading →

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Brought to you by the number 10,000…or One Big Ego Trip in the Blog World

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note:  This is one big, tooting my own horn blog entry. If you just can’t stomach it, move to another page now. Seriously, switch pages. I could even suggest some other things to read instead: Some of my favorite books; or … Continue reading →

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Off the Wheel.

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Change is a tough thing. Or, maybe it isn’t for everyone? It is for me.  So the biggies can be truly brutal.  Picking new colors for the rooms of my house, took forever. Not a biggie in the biggie picture, … Continue reading →

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The Middle- My Jewish Identity Crisis

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

L’Shana Tovah!  It means (simply) Happy New Year, in Hebrew. Tonight at sundown marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and for me brings to focus the identity crisis I’ve been in for just over a year. … Continue reading →

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The Zen of going from Snarky to Bliss…

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Pinch me, but this looks like a good day!  Strangely, it didn’t start out that way, but it’s turned around in the blink of an eye (two hours to be specific). When my alarm went off at the unGodly hour … Continue reading →

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Ode to Birthdays Missed…

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(September 16th) Today is my mother’s 68th Birthday.  She lives in a nursing home near me and is in the final, agonizing stages of Huntington’s Disease. When I called her, to wish her happy birthday, she was really happy.  She … Continue reading →

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Om, Om, Omygod! (Or, one crazy day on the mat!)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note:  Once again, I must warn my kids to not read this one. I just don’t think kids and their parents’ sexuality works. You’ll have the heebies for days!  Frankly, some of my friends shouldn’t read this. Maybe, only my … Continue reading →

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Kick Me; I’m Down.

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

 Warning: This post is not intended for younger viewers. Ok, I mean my kids. My kids: don’t read it, you wont agree with any of it. You’ll probably feel mis-quoted or call to tell me I got it all wrong. … Continue reading →

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Call Me Prissy, Butt…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

 (Note to reader: I sweat sarcasm. If it sounds like sarcasm, it is. Also, check out some of the links here, there are some kick ass articles about the sexualization of young girls and the history of underwear. I had … Continue reading →

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