Bad Luck Cadet #19 – Pepper Spray Me, Shoot You

Pepper Spray Me, Shoot You is the nineteenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series that follows my adventures at the police academy … More

For Women, Do Challenges Rule And Usefulness Win?

Cathy Caprino, a career and executive coach doing research on “Women Succeeding Abundantly,”  has run into a little problem collecting data. It … More

Bad Luck Cadet #18: The Most Popular Cadet

The Most Popular Cadet is the eighteenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series.  Graduation day was only five weeks away. I wish … More

This Time, Women Are Here To Stay

Back in 2008, when Hillary Clinton was running for president, I came across an old black and white pictorial on … More

Book: BAD LUCK CADET by Suzie Ivy

We women are routinely underestimated and overlooked by both ourselves and the other half of the human species when it … More

Bad Luck Cadet #17: The Police Perspective

The Police Perspective is the seventeenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series. The academy was changing me, physically, as well as mentally. … More

No Dorothy Yet, In Our Land of Oz

Last week, a friend sent me a fun bit of political humor (h/t S. Moss): The movie Wizard of Oz … More

Bad Luck Cadet #16 – No Jerking Off on My Range!

No Jerking Off on My Range! is the sixteenth post in my Bad Luck Cadet Series that follows my adventures at the … More

Bad Luck Cadet #15 – You’re Not Dead Until I Say You’re Dead!

You’re Not Dead Until I Say You’re Dead! is the 15th installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series.  I wish I could … More

Book: STORM SURGE by Tamara Ward

Just in time to hit the beach, author Tamara Ward debuts her compelling environmental mystery — STORM SURGE. Ms. Wards … More