Friday Night Miscellany

Ohmygodess - it is SO cold outside I can't stand it. It should be in the 30's and even low 40's this time of year - and it's zero with the windchill. And more snow is on the way! Nearly froze my hands off again tonight walking home the mile from the supermarket carrying two bags of groceries. What wouldn't I give right now to be sleeping comfortably with my windows open, a balmy breeze caressing my face while I sleep and the birds chirping me awake at 5:30 a.m. Sigh. This month is Women's History Month, which is nice but doesn't mean I'm going to be featuring women at the blog, because I already do that! However, to pay honor to the sentiment and in honor of the ladies -- Tonight I bought a box of Girl Scout cookies from the young ladies (future women) selling them in the cold outer hallway at the Pick and Save - since the drive is already over these must be left-overs, but it's for a good cause and the racoons love the peanut butter sandwiches :) Talk about inflation - one box now costs $3.50! Not so long ago they were $1.00 a box! I saw over at Susan Polgar's blog that she was a honoree by the City of New York this month, receiving a Women in History award along with several other women of note. Congratulations to the Grandmaster. There are several very nice photographs from the event posted at her blog, check it out. A rare early photograph of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan has surfaced nearly 120 years after it was taken at Cape Cod where the Keller family was vacationing. An interesting story and, I have to say, Helen was a lovely young girl and Ms. Sullivan was attractive too. How on earth did they get all of those curls??? About 6 weeks ago the movie "The Miracle Worker" with a young Patty Duke as Helen and Ann Bancroft as Annie Sullivan played on the local PBS Saturday Night Movie - an excellent film and it's no wonder it and it's actors won so many academy awards! Here's to the ladies who worked tirelessly to advance the rights of those who cannot hear, speak or see. In honor of the Goddess: The Temple of Athena, constructed between 540-530 B.C., situated within the border of the ancient Aegean city of Assos in Çanakkale's Ayvacık district (Turkey), will be the subject of a three-year restoration project starting in July. Politics as usual: One woman is used to bash another woman in the press - and then is martyred for the cause of a man. What's new? Stupid, stupid, stupid. The Last Empress of China: More politics - but much more entertaining that the kind we play here in the U.S. Enjoy!