Monthly Archives: June 2012

DEAR ANN CURRY: Run over by an overturned tractor trailer filled with rotten lemons? We are ROOTING for you to rise again!

DEAR ANN CURRY:  Run over by an overturned tractor trailer filled with rotten lemons?  We are ROOTING for you to rise again!

After weeks of intense media speculation and some of the most awkward moments ever seen on live TV, long-time “TODAY SHOW” newscaster and consummate TV veteran Ann Curry finally said goodbye this morning to the show where she has spent the last 15 years.   Regardless of one’s perceptions and attitudes about Curry, any woman over…

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Nora Ephron: 1941-2012 – I’m Crying Even Harder Than She Made Me Laugh

Nora Ephron: 1941-2012 – I’m Crying Even Harder Than She Made Me Laugh

The collective tears of women over 40 who loved the “you-go-girl” commentary in every brilliant work of writer, filmmaker, director, devoted mother and dedicated wife, Nora Ephron, are surely filling every possible canyon, crevice and pit of negativity so that Ephron’s spirit lives on in each and every one of us.  The astonishingly prolific Ephron,…

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Can Beach Books Be REACH Books?

Can Beach Books Be REACH Books?

Ah summer… sun, warmth, time off, the beach, a good book… We all love beach books, but sometimes we need ‘teach books” because life for the over-40 woman requires more focus and drive. And there are plenty of great books that are entertaining and diverting for a beach read, while still delivering the punch of…

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On Father’s Day – and Every Day – We Got on the “Gus Bus”

On Father’s Day – and Every Day – We Got on the “Gus Bus”

Why is it that media stereotypes of fathers focus almost entirely on the lovable but bumbling dolts, such as the character of Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, or uber-patriarchs, such as the police commissioner played by the very chiseled Tom Selleck on CBS’s hit series, Blue Bloods?   In this era when we’re swamped with shallow…

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About Liz Weinmann & The DARE Force

Elizabeth (Liz) DiMarco Weinmann is the Founder and CEO of The DARE-Force Corporation, an educational resource company providing online and on-site training, consulting, and resources for visionary, intelligent, motivated over-40 women who want to pursue new ventures – in their careers, lifestyles, and communities.

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