THE HOUSEWIVES OF FRANKLIN MILLS MALL

A long line of mostly women kept me company as i drove out of Franklin Mills Mall. I thought that a fire or an emergency alarm might have landed these people by the curb, especially in the hot sun. But no. It wasn't an act of fate but a force of nature that lured the hoards: it was Betheny Frankel, Bravo's new star of the "Housewives" and the new "Betheny Getting Married."

She was selling a skinny girl drink mix at the State Store (philly for booze palace) and I don't think a sudden thunder shower would have scattered the crowd.

Okay, I caught the show a few times, and I developed a great sympathy for her very patient husband. But the one thing that can be said about Betheny is this: she is not afraid to speak her mind. And it is precisely this that got her her own show, independent of the other ladies.

So, let's just focus on this--not perhaps her need to say less or to engage is some self editing before the words fly.

This gal speaks. She has passion for her thoughts. And she wants people to hear her. To get her.

Have some of her gumption, love to share your thoughts, and you are well on your way to engage an audience--or in her case to make millions tune in to her every week.

But, self editing is also needed. And this is for another time.