Jackie, me and Linda

1.  One of the perks of writing a blog is that it’s a conversation starter.  I’ll run into a friend and they’ll say, “Oh! I know what you mean about….”  I like that.

2.  Some women have gone way overboard on Nazi-feminism.  I get it.  But I’m still proud to say that I am a feminist.  I publicly admit it; but I’m also guilty of keeping stereotypes of women being a lesser sex alive.  I’m working on it, but whenever I get a fellow female up on the court with me, I tell her not to shoot like a girl.  How demeaning is that?  I saw a short clip produced by “Always” (a feminine hygiene company) about how it’s derogatory to say, you run like a girl.  or you hit like a girl.  They ask the question, “what does it mean to do something like a girl?”  Furthermore, they ask, “When did doing something like a girl become an insult?”

I shoot hoops like a girl, because I am a girl.  And you know what?  That’s pretty cool because I play hard and I love the game and I’ve beaten guys half my age – although not Stephen show in this photo with me.  But I have beat guys in their 20’s; you can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
The thing is though, it should never be men against women.  Boys against girls.  it should be, be the best you can.  PERIOD. Oh!  And have fun doing it!  #LikeAGirl

Here’s the video:
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3.  In a related subject:  I’ve never understood bands who glorify the demeaning or violence towards women.  Death metal, rap, whatever.  Do they think it’s funny?  Do their fans? Seriously, not cool.

4.  I like living at the beach and the feel of being a member of this community, but I swear to God, a small number of those short-term vacation rentals really discredit that viewpoint. Some of these “vacationers” are guilty of one or all of the following infractions:  they park illegally, leave trash on the beach, leave trash in front of the house, stay up late partying loudly on weeknights, have screaming kids, have yapping dogs.  Fortunately most are really nice folks looking for a fun time, but don’t really realize they are in the midst of a family neighborhood, not a vacation resort.

5.  In a related subject, Sammy is going deaf.  She has high blood pressure.  Even with her poor hearing, the 4th of July fireworks drove her crazy and her heart was racing.  Fireworks at the beach are off the hook!!! But spending the evening at home with the doors and windows closed tight and the T.V. playing loud is worth the sacrifice of giving up a holiday party or two.

6.  I don’t follow politics as closely as some, and typically only pay attention to National elections and California and Ventura politics, but I saw Congressman John Lewis from Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District post on Twitter that he was released from Parchman Penitentiary 53 years ago after being arrested in Jackson for using “white” restroom.  What an inspiration seeing that this man fought for injustice and then become a champion and leader in the same “white” governmental process.  Our own mini version of Nelson Mandela.

7.  I read the following news story “‘Well-Behaved Kids’ restaurant discount sparks online debate” and I thought about it. I think it’s brilliant, mostly because we would have received the discount all the time!  You were a good kid Syd Rose; but then, we have to take some credit because we didn’t take you to a restaurant if you were feeling out of sorts.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/well-behaved-kids-restaurant-discount-sparks-online-debate-1.2644240

8.  Going out and taking in live music never gets old for me.

9.  A little known fact about me:  I have a piece of the Berlin Wall.  When the wall came down in 1989, a listener of 96-ZTR had several pieces of it which he acquired while in Europe during that time. How thoughtful of him to give me one. It’s an ugly piece of aggregate material, but I can’t imagine tossing it out.

10.  You ever look at your Friends list and think, “Who the hell is that?”  Yeah, me neither.

11.  Tacit consent is a sticky matter.  You can argue all you want, but if you don’t stand up to evil or something YOU believe to be wrong, YOU are a part of the problem.  End of story.

12.  I would like to refute the following study:  “Wide-Hipped Women Have More Sex Partners, Controversial Study Shows”.  😉

From my favorite quotes file, “”Depression is merely anger, without the enthusiasm.” – Steven Wright

Thanks for listening!