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April 28
Lee Woodruff In Cincinnati
Lee Woodruff
Good Morning America Editor and Journalist
How do you survive when life as you know it changes in an instant? Lee Woodruff is singularly equipped to tell you. Author, journalist and contributing editor for Good Morning America, Lee’s life took a dramatic turn when her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq. Suddenly, her field of expertise – home and family – expanded to include brain injury awareness and advocacy for families coping with this affliction. Be dazzled by courage – in an instant! Visit speaker’s site.
Lee will be in Cincinnati on April 29 at the Aronoff with Smart Talk Connected Conversations. If you’ve never been to a Smart Talk lecture series, it’s a must see. This is the second to last show of the season (Helen Hunt is next month.) Smart Talk does a wonderful job in bringing the most spectacular personalities to town so we can get a piece of their story…in real time.
Tickets are still available at Smart Talk’s website. Again, time is running out to experience a Connected Conversation in Cincinnati for this season. You’ll absolutely love it. Go buy your tickets and I’ll see you there!
August 25
Thirtysomething Reunion
Barely cognizant to the world this a.m. at 5:15, I grabbed the remote to turn on the news in an attempt to wake up and crawl out of bed. I immediately heard the Thirtysomething theme song and sprang to life. The cast from Thirtysomething is having a reunion tomorrow, on 08/26/2009, on Good Morning America! Set your Tivo’s now.
I adored Thirtysomething. It represented everything I, as a 20-something, wanted to have as a 30-something when I got there.
It’s been more than 20 years since the hit television series “Thirtysomething” debuted on ABC in 1987, and the cast is coming together for a reunion Tuesday, Aug. 25 on “Good Morning America!” The series’ tagline was “real life is an acquired taste,” and the show focused on the trials and tribulations of a group of 30-something couples, friends and co-workers living in Philadelphia. Despite early criticism for its focus on the mundane aspects of everyday life, fans came to embrace the show’s portrayal of young adult issues and relationships. So what have the seven primary cast members been up to since the show went off the air in 1991?
It’s quit obvious from the pictures that Ken Olin has been up to …looking ridiculously sexy for the past 20 years. The entire cast looks great, in fact. Take a look:
Ken Olin…the dreamy Ken Olin! He’s always been tops on my list. I’ve compared every date I’ve ever had to Ken Olin, or shall I say, Michael Steadman. They were big, impossible shoes to fill!
Ken Olin (Michael Steadman): Michael Steadman and his wife Hope Steadman were the core couple of the series. Michael worked at an advertising agency with his friend Eliot Weston and was burdened by his responsibilities at home and at the office. In real life, Ken Olin is married to “thirtysomething” co-star Patricia Wettig, and both currently star on the ABC series “Brothers & Sisters.” Olin has also made a name for himself behind the camera, directing episodes of “Alias,” “The West Wing,” “Judging Amy” and “Brothers & Sisters.”
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I’ll just say it…I never did like Hope Steadman. Not because Mel Harris (who played Hope) wasn’t a great actress; it’s just that I never thought she was good enough for Michael. She was the competition, if you will.
Mel Harris (Hope Steadman): Married to Michael Steadman, Hope was conflicted over her decision to be stay-at-home mom. Another recurring theme on the show was Michael and Hope’s interfaith marriage. He was Jewish and she was Christian. Hope’s best friend on the show was Ellyn Weston. Mel Harris is still a familiar face to TV viewers. She’s had roles on “The West Wing,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “House” and other series.
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To read up on the entire cast, link to ABC for the cast bios. Kudos to ABC for having a Thirtysomething reunion. I can’t wait to watch it!
June 22
Womenomics
The June 1st edition of BusinessWeek magazine featured the new book, Womenonics, written by Claire Shipman (ABC News and Good Morning America) and Katty Kay (BBC World News America.) In summary, the book denotes how beneficial it is to employers to exercise flexibility in work schedules, depicting how important it is for women to have this flexibility to accommodate their home life, their life as a mother, and all around multitasker.
While I agree with their theory on the whole, as flexibility in work schedules make life far more enjoyable and makes employees more efficient with time management, my mind was boggled at statements such as this “Capital One thought work flexibility was a key issue only for female employees. Turns out, it was true for the men as well.”
Is the fact that a man would like to enjoy his children and home-life as much as women such an epiphany? Is is too far out of the realm of 9-5 that a man would like a personal day? While I know the double-standard usually takes presidence in favor of men, on this issue, I’m siding with the boys.
Perhaps it’s that I have two sons, as opposed to daughters, that I understand the need for equality for everyone. When my boys have children of their own some day, I want them, too, to have the flexibility in their work schedules that women have. After all, they’ll want to see first home runs and school plays, too.
Perhaps having sons teaches one how to be a better woman? Because of my sons, I have a greater deal of empathy with the boys club.
Discovering that men would like a little flexibility in their work schedules is a bit simplistic and naive, is it not? It’s human emotion, a human need. The fact that BusinessWeek mag and Womenomics feels that this is an epiphany makes it feel like three giant steps back for womankind.
Have we grown so accustom to men being big strong providers that we forgot that they have feelings as well?
