MUSINGS

  So, it's not secret that I have a slight fascination with women of strength.  I very often have pics of fictional female characters and some historical ones that are, in a word, Bad ass. Boudicca of the Iceni     I am using hurricane boredom to do some research and reading about ancient woman warriors.  There are a lot, from just about every culture.  It makes me wonder, when in history did women become so fragile, so fair, that they had to be sheltered?  There are tales of women going back to the 17 century B.C. of women who fought along side their male compatriots and on their own.  These women were not fair and meek, they were cunning and dangerous.  Women such as Boudicca the Iceni Queen who raged against the Romans in Britain, the Trung sisters fought against the Chinese in Vietnam, Joan of Arc fought for God, and so many others.    I've been told in the past that I can be intimidating.  I have...

Roe Vs. Wade   I've been mulling over this rape issue in the media.  There have been some amazing, surprising, not-surprising, reprehensible and thoughtless things that have fallen out of the mouths of men we pay to make our laws.  It all began as a shock value statement in regard to abortion.  That's a subject that will never be settled, period.  Every person, male and female has an opinion about it, some are religious based, some are science based, some are simply what they feel in their gut to be right or wrong.  With the media culture running wild and free these days, we are focusing more and more on the extremes in people.  The GOP is trying very hard to combat a very left wing President and Congress right now, both sides are fighting for control so they're both going balls out to make a point.  No one is filtering, on one is thinking, and they are all trying to shock the people into doing what they want.  The simple fact remains ...

I keep seeing these great affirmations on Facebook, like:  I sincerely hope so.  I'm not at the end of my rope, I know that much.  I was born to deal with life and it's quirks, all the women in my family were born for that.  I come from tough stock on both sides of the family.  Women who live with hardheaded husbands, or hardheaded women that have husbands far too patient for their own good.  I'm in the latter category (so is my sister I think).  I never thought of myself as a compassionate person, but I'm finding out that I am....As a line from my favourite book reads, "she's all biscuit crust exterior and butter soft on the inside"..yeah, that about sums it up.  In other words:  all bark and no bite. I've discovered it's far harder these days, to hide things and shove them down where they can't come back to haunt me, than it ever has been.  I used to be good at putting on a show and a brave face and faking my way through li...