Wednesday, March 08, 2006

International Women's Day

Let's hope Margaret Mead is still right - because we are in dire need of a regime change here at home that will do wonders to improve homeland security
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Just curious, what are you doing today to celebrate women?

9 comments:

pissed off patricia said...

This is selfish, I know. Today I'm going to be sweet to myself and treat myself as nicely as others treat me.

I wrote and posted by hell raising thoughts on the SD abortion shit and now the rest of the day is just for me.

isabelita said...

Doing what I have done just about every other day for the past three-plus years: Taking care of my 88 year old mother, responding emphatically to various forums, and boycotting botox. ;0)

Anonymous said...

Satire. So what else is new?

enigma4ever said...

Thanks for posting on Women....(((((( )))))) ...Hugs for doing that....

Margaret Mead- BEST BEST QUOTE ;-)



[[[ if it was up to the friggin' King we would all be Burka-d,
and pregnent, mouthes sewn shut, trapped in our homes baking his ass cookies]]]

Unknown said...

Thanks everyone for commenting on this post. There is an astonishing void of activity in our town to celebrate the IWD.

As I was trotting the kids around to one of the neighborhood playgrounds this AM, I noticed that I was the only father on the playground - subsequently, when I went to try to use the restroom, I found only the women's room unlocked. When I asked an attendent if they could unlock the gents, I said, "Hey, if you are doing this for International Women's Day, I understand." She let me in the gents. I said thanks, but we both had a laugh.

I suppose the way I celebrated IWD is by doing "women's" work. Along with the rest of them - most people (and women in particular) don't get any kind of break at all in our country for this holiday - Why is that? Instead, they get hosed on by the Presidet - see my post from yesterday:
http://educationalwhisper.blogspot.com/2006/03/too-bad-peoples-house-doesnt-come-with.html

Neil Shakespeare said...

I'm just now making the rounds and just heard about it over at the Fat Lady, and now here. Bizarre that's it's over now and I didn't even know about it. Didn't see a thing in the NYT about it. Nowhere else either until now. Anyway...I've been saying it for years: let the women take over.

isabelita said...

'spike, forgive me, but...I did know, until this post, that you were a dad! I have been operating under the false idea that you were a woman.
Interesting. Now we shall see if it changes my response to you at all. Probably we won't be cofee-klatching over menopause sypmtoms!
Kind of funny, huh?

Unknown said...

Isa,
You have got to love the internet,no? I often get gender and orientations confused as you never do look at the person square in the eye to sum them up, no do you.:-)

Nope - won't be doing the menopuase thing - thankfully. But, I have been a stay at home father for almost four years now - which many, many fathers miss out tremendously in those formative years. I win. They can keep the fancy cars and airline treks to exotic desitantions for two weeks out of the year. I know my children.

Blog on Sister, Blog on.

isabelita said...

Excellent, 'spike! My beloved spouse used to occasionally remark that if I had the job bringing home the bulk of our bacon, he'd quit, stay home with the kid, and join the Junior League! Yick to the latter. I think they're chockful of GOP matrons.
Anyway, I'm sure your kids love it.