Meow! Daily Show Puts the Term “Cougar” (sexy older woman) into Perspective

(http://v2 NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kristen_schaal NULL.jpg)A few years ago, when the word “cougar” came into popularity as a term for older women who sexually enjoy—and actively seek out—the company of younger men (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womensrelationships/413/the-cougar-phenomenon-from-men-to-boys NULL.html), there was a benign acceptance of it from all factions. In fact, many of the women it described actually embraced this new moniker.

Maybe hindsight really is 20/20: particularly when it’s being looked at from the adorably cockeyed POV of Kristen Schaal, or as Jon Stewart ironically puts it, the Daily Show (http://www NULL.thedailyshow NULL.com/)‘s “senior women’s correspondent.” Seriously, this skit in which she takes a literal view of that word, as it’s now applied to a woman of a certain age with a certainly active libido is priceless. Click here to see for yourself… (http://www NULL.thedailyshow NULL.com/video/index NULL.jhtml?videoId=176795&title=cougars)

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: The Key to Growth

I always love it when I learn something new. For example, until I’d read Martin Brown’s article right here in SingleMindedWomen.com (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com) about the Mayo Clinic study on massage for women with depression (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womenshealth/412/massage-therapy-why-you-knead-it NULL.html), I didn’t realize how important touch was for our emotional wellbeing. And Paula Santonocito‘s insights into still-hot (and getting hotter) job markets (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womenscareer/347/hot-careers-in-a-cooling-economy NULL.html) was info I readily passed along to a girlfriend who is going back to school, and wants to be in a relevant field.

Besides being an avid reader, I use travel to have new experiences. It’s great to see that I’m doing all the right things in order to grow both mentally and emotionally. At least, that’s according to a recent article in the New York Times on mental growth (http://www NULL.nytimes NULL.com/2008/07/06/business/06unbox NULL.html?scp=1&sq=Growth+Mindset&st=nyt). Read it for yourself, if only to stretch your mind just a teensy bit more…

Try something new today,

Josie Brown
SMW Relationships Editor