Girl Power Sunday

This is Toph, she is a blind tom-boy character from the Avatar cartoon series. Toph is an earthbender and is the master of her ability. She isn't concerned with her appearance, she is blind so why should she. Her ability on the cartoon allows her to see with her feet and her hands through vibrations in the earth. She is smart and witty, but the anti-feminine. She is the opposite of the girly (yet equally powerful and intelligent) Katara. I like how this show provides a vehicle for girls to see positive characters who are not limited in their potential just because they are or are not "stereotypically" attractive.

Toph brings me to an article on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Chancellor Merkel is a physicist by trade and is in many opinions the anti-feminine. This article is from the UK and the title describes her as a "Frau Frump". Well I would rather have a competent leader who wears low-grade pantsuits and isn't on the page of Vogue, than one that just appears on magazine covers for the sake of vanity and has no real leadership ability. Oh, did I just say that? I don't always agree with this article's author (especially when they describe my favorite US political figure, Hillary Clinton) but it is interesting to see how popular she is and what decisions she is making for the benefit of her country.

Toodles!

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Still in "dumbfounded" mode...

I am still angry about what I blogged about yesterday, so I visited one of my favorite places to get some perspective.

Puma PAC - Murphy does a great job at revealing why I might feel as mad about the other day's events.

Gotta get ready for a very long day!

In a while crocodile!

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What the heck?

Can I just tell you how much I hate how our media are a bunch of gossip mongers and not journalists! It just drives me crazy that when someone is trying to move women's rights in a positive direction (you know, like making rape a punishable crime in the Congo) that all our media can do is report on that person getting "snippy" or "bitchy" about a mistranslated question. Sometimes I just want to reach into my car radio or TV and smack the media gossip monger across the face. Wake up losers, focus on what is really important! What a crock of coconuts our media has become. To think that some of them actually went to college and paid money for a journalism degree that they will never use. GAH!!

The real story and true journalism can be found here:
Associated Press - Clinton sees evil in sex crimes in eastern Congo.

I need to go and walk off this frustration. I will smell the flowers and return to some assemblance of normalcy here at the Optix ranch. I need pie.

Later Gators!

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Monday is sponsored by the letter "M"

Magnanimity - noun - generosity; greatness of spirit; nobility; high-mindedness. [added by Optix] See SOS Hillary Clinton.

I am still studying for my GRE's for October and I felt the need to add some great vocabulary to my blog today. It is amazing how I work to remember the 700 or so vocabulary words that I am reviewing. If I can find a way to relate Hillary to the word, I tend to remember it better. Hey, whatever works, right?

This is where I have been today:

Reuters - SOS Clinton speaks about pressing the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to address the atrocities to women.

And speaking of atrocities to women, how about this raid in Suffolk County, NY:

Newsday - Federal agents raid a sex ring organization that enslaves undocumented women.

Well, that is it for today. I have 7 more "M" words to learn this afternoon...I gotta get cracking!

See Ya!

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I can see the weekend from here! Yay!

It is Wednesday. I would say "hump day" but I take issue with that phrase. It sounds...well...icky when you have a dirty mind like me. But we are half way to the weekend!

Here is where I have been this morning:

Tennessee Guerilla Women - have a piece on the latest cover of The Advocate. Below that blog is a video aimed at Dana Milibank (and the Washington Post) and his horrendously "not funny" piece on what beer every political figure should drink with the President.

That is it. Short, sweet.

Have a great Wednesday!

In a while crocodile!

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Saturday Morning Cartoons

Just a quick visit today, following my gal, Hillary:

ABS-CBN News has a piece on Hillary and her mourning Manila's former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino.

Have a great Saturday!


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Friday, smell the fresh weekend air on the horizon...

Yay! It is Friday and my garbage can doesn't stink to the high Heavens any longer!

Here is where I have traveled this morning:

A U.S. News Opinion piece on SOS Hillary Clinton about her trip to the Congo and what it will reveal in terms of the horrendous violence against women occurring there.

Friday morning news by bostonboomer over at The Confluence.

That be it for today. Enjoy the fresh air!


See Ya!

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Start your morning off right!

The Confluence -
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/
Riverdaughter does a great job condensing news that is of interest to me.

The New Agenda -
Older blog. Concise article on women in America's space program.
And this one is new today!

Hillarysmygirl16 Blog
Chris Brown's Apology

I will try to leave a comment in these places this morning.

Here is a Hillary article of interest, no comment section, however -
Time Magazine

A sweet friend of mine sent me this:
It is about the "Public Option" in the healthcare bill.

Later Gators! BBL!