Category: DTBF Blog

Dancing on the Rooftop

Image: “Dauphine,” by Teresa Moore. I danced on my roof tonight. Yes , I actually did.I live in a nine-story building. A lovely generous person plants that roof each summer with a beautiful potted garden – it’s a place I always think when I am there, “why don’t I come… read more...

Three Cheers for Dara Torres!

What about 41-year-old swimmer Dara Torres beating women half her age and qualifying for her fifth Olympic Games? Dara is the mother of a two-year-old girl. She’s undergone several surgeries in the past year; a rotator cuff surgery in November and several surgeries on her knee.  The last one was… read more...

Female Afghan Sprinter in a race against hate

Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about Mehboba Andyar, a female Afghan sprinter who, despite all cultural and personal threats to her pursuit of the Olympic dream, has continued to train for, and will now compete in, the Beijing Olympics. Andyar truly dares to be fabulous. Her courage… read more...

Observing Our Apologies

I read a Q&A column with Natalie Portman in this week’s Time Magazine. One reader asked her this question: “What have you learned about yourself by portraying powerful women?” To which she replied, “It has encouraged me to say things authoritatively. Often women preface what they say with ‘I know… read more...

Again, Gloria Steinem Says it All

DTBF contributor Anne Singer alerted us to this outstanding New York Times op-ed that Johanna and I felt was too important to not reprint here. Gloria Steinem, besides being my personal hero since the ’70s, has graciously given DTBF permission to reprint an essay from one of her many books,… read more...

Walking up a trail

Walking up a trail, the crisp cold air on my cheeks, watching each rock as I navigate my way, step by step, and around the bend, I notice that I am smiling. A broad, happy, easy, natural smile that matches the beating of my heart and tells me I am… read more...

July’s All-Star Renel

This month, our Guest Column features a story by Renel Brooks-Moon, a woman whose name is widely recognized throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Renel is the host and morning dee-jay of “Renel in the Morning” on KISS-FM, while also being the public address announcer for the San Francisco Giants’… read more...