A Ring In Her Navel

February, 1994

Would You Mind showing us the ring in your navel?'' asked Wally Kennedy, host of AM Philadelphia, while I sat in the heat of the lights as a guest on his morning talk show. Without a thought, I untucked my shirt and wedged down my belt to show viewers across the Philadelphia area the silver ring through the skin above my navel. Of course, I couldn't see those people, but I could see the three cameramen, eyes glued on my stomach as they zoomed in-- the same men who, minutes before, had instinctiv...