By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Last Friday, I joined 7000 of my closest female friends at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women, celebrating its tenth year of inspiration and education at the Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia. That's a lot of estrogen. The conference, a day long event originally initiated by former Governor Ed Rendell, features an amazing array of high-powered [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post click the play arrow below. I love fall. It's such a beautiful season for all of the obvious reasons. Just driving down the road, looking at the riot of nature's beauty puts me in a good mood. Which I desperately need, as I am probably driving to the gynecologist. Or the dentist, or the ophthalmologist or my primary doctor. Fall is [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. So, rats don’t much like rice cakes, but apparently, they love Oreos. In a study conducted by neurology professor, Joseph Schroeder, and his students at Connecticut College, results confirmed that when given a choice between a rice cake and an Oreo, rats will go for the Oreo every time. Um, duh. I’m no neurologist, but I [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. What a dignified way to call people a bunch of jackasses. Over the past few weeks, U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black has increasingly called the knuckleheads in Congress to task for their hubris, arrogance and downright stupidity, during the one minute he gets to address the Senate at every session. And he's done it all while [...]