Shana McLean Moore (408) 393-4502 caffeinated@sbcglobal.net

Bio and Appearances:

Shana Moore is the co-author of the recently released Femail: A Comic Collision in Cyberspace and the author of Caffeinated Ponderings on Life, Laughter & Lattes. When she isn’t working on her next project, Shana shares her monthly musings with the online subscribers to Fresh Brew, her spunky e-zine that can be found at: htp://www.caffeinatedponderings.com.

Shana’s column and books have given her the opportunity to entertain the listeners of radio programs such as “The Joanie Greggains Show” on KGO radio, “Apparently” with Susan Sierra, and “The Mom Show” on World Net Radio.

Additionally, Shana has been a repeat guest on the San Francisco Bay Area television program, “The Sport of Motherhood” and was recently interviewed with her co-author, Linda Sharp, on “Good Morning San Diego” (KUSI).

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Shana is a columnist for The Almaden Times in San Jose, California. Her essays have also appeared in The San Jose Mercury News and a host of Web sites, including Parenthood, Sanity Central and Silicon Mom.

She hopes you’ll invite your listeners and viewers to take a coffee break with her while she shares some of her caffeinated ponderings, which are equal parts energy, validation and laughter for women of the twenty-first century.

Speaker topics:

Shana writes what she lives and has talking points that correspond with the nearly 100 essays she has had published.

Each of Shana’s columns begins with “Why IS it that…?” Read below to see how her questions lend themselves to talking points.

Why IS it that…

Marriage:

...	married women needn’t fear sharks? (threat of infidelity at the office)
...	I don’t just buy beige? (husband as shopping nemesis)
...	I can’t relocate to Old England? (division of household labor)
...	there’s no real harmonizing at the barbershop? (Mars vs. Venus)
...	I’d like to cleaver June Cleaver? (never let husband see how good Ward had it)
...	there’s no security in my homeland? (men as protectors… or not)

Parenting:

...	more moms aren’t firefighters? (moms putting out fires)
...	terrorists strike at suppertime? (dinnertime chaos)
...	the toll on moms isn’t deductible? (post-partum)
...	I didn’t just hire a surrogate? (childbirth)
...	kids can’t just stay in diapers? (potty training)
...	more moms don’t major in chemistry? (play dates gone bad)
...	motherhood is messy enough to leave scars? (parental tantrums)
...	words don’t contain calories? (eating your words, judging other parents)
...	I’m always caught doing the parenting drive of shame (fast food guilt)
...	teachers spell ‘mother’ e-n-a-b-l-e-r? (over-protective moms)
...	we can’t all carry blankies? (security blankets for parents, too!)

Aging:

...	I’m already too old to be a groupie? (realizing you’re aging)
...	a girl’s gotta keep up with the upkeep? (not letting yourself go)
...	there’s no gain with real pain? (the aging body & its aches and pains)
...	spring showers lead to autumn baths? (appreciation of a long soak)
...	some bargains come with a hefty price? (hand-me-down fat pants)
...	my hair doesn’t inspire musicals? (bad hair)
...	I always have to let them see me sweat? ((sweat in peri-menopause)
...	fashion police fire without warning? (when you no longer follow trends)
...	more men don’t sue Victoria’s Secret? (deception by gel and padding)
...	a zero makes a fashion hero? (when you’re not a Hollywood size)
...	runners’ thighs make me sigh? (envy of skinny legged women)
...	we rarely ever feel our age? (feeling better than you look)

Seasonal:

...	I totally fall for Fall? (love of Autumn)
...	‘tis the season to be without underwear? (Christmas chaos)
...	nativity donkeys don’t wear bows? (Christmas chaos)
...	we can’t re-schedule our resolutions? (New Year’s Eve)
...	Mother Nature didn’t get a pink slip? (winter blues)
...	some like it hot? (summer)