9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for June 14, 2007

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Edda strolled through the streets and walkways of Rockefeller Center and peeked discreetly at the woman with the lethal high heels. An expression of jealousy darkened the woman's face; deep feelings of discarded hopes, unrealized dreams, writhed and struggled. The unflinching world of bottom lines and corporate appetites cringed and coveted Edda's lot in life. The woman told Edda that now she is a vice president in charge of television ratings and scheduling. "Wow," said Edda, feeling as if she had thrown the woman a bone.