Bill Clinton didn't clinch the Democratic party's nomination until June 2 in the '92 race. Hillary Clinton still has a chance to win the nomination and it's only the beginning of May. Two pioneering leaders in preparing women to run for office this week wrote of their thoughts on Hillary Clinton and what she has achieved for women, and what it means that she has continued to forge on. The overwhelming message: don't push out the first viable woman presidential candidate when she has come so far.

The World Figure Skating Championships are well underway in Gothenburg, Sweden. The competitive events just concluded, but TV coverage lasts two more days. Viewing began in the U.S. Thursday night on ESPN and ABC with the Pairs Short program and the Original Dance. Last night was the Ladies Short and Free Dance, and tonight is the Pairs Ladies Free Skate, followed by the Mens Free Skate tomorrow night. Due to time zones and tape delay, I already know who won all events, but I won't give that away here.

It was quite an evening. Due to the time lag on the "live" TV coverage, those of us on the West Coast didn't see the event until 3 hours later, so before the ladies began, I checked out the results. Normally I wouldn't do that, but I wanted to find out so I could prepare for writing this post. My reaction - Wow. I love figure skating competitions. You just never know what will happen.

To be the best figure skater in the nation requires passing approx. 20 skating tests, ranking in at least that many competitions, practicing for thousands of hours on and off the ice, spending oodles of money for ice time, custom designed skates and costumes and top notch coaching, it takes the right choice of music and choreography, an intense sense of discipline, and unlimited motivation before skaters make it even to the qualifying events before going on to Nationals.

40/30/30 is how the Zone Diet reads - 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein. That's how the Iowa caucus results came across for the Democrats. 38% for Obama, the sugars - what brightens our eyes, what gives us energy and motivates us. 30% for Edwards, the fats - buttering us up, telling us what we want to hear about change. 29% for Clinton, the proteins - for substance, strength and stability.