Rose colored
glasses, The Age of Aquarius. Never thought I’d think of the 60s as the “good
old days.” And yet, I guess most memories over 30 years old takes on that kind
of patina for a lot of people. I don’t believe myself to be one of them. I’ve
many good and bad memories, and today is just fine, thank you.
In many ways
I admire Shatner – he just keeps on keeping on. Don, I agree, he was the Ring
Master in a previous life. And I think “ego centric” is probably the best way
to describe him. I would not like to have to maintain him – too far over the
top for me. But being able to listen to his stories would be a great life time
experience.
So I am
waiting for my “Mother’s Day” present to arrive – my grandchildren. I see them
so rarely and now I’m seeing them twice in five weeks! Lucky me! I’ve been
celebrating Mother’s Day one way or the other for a while now, and since
sitting idly twiddling my thumbs is just not me! And I do hate waiting, so I
took a peek at Wikipedia (no groaning from the peanut gallery – do you know
what you have to do to get an article on Wikipedia?).
Mothers have
always gotten a bad rap. When I think back on it, everything was my mother’s
fault. From the way I was “denied things” to the way I behave today. I think
this is a universal feeling, especially for daughters. But Ann Jarvis, from
West Virginia, felt differently. She decided she wanted a special way to
celebrate her mother in 1908. By 1914 in America, it was a recognized holiday
placed on the second Sunday of May. And the rest of the world followed suit. Some
celebrate in March, others in November and December. Interestingly enough, it
is spelled as a singular noun – to keep it in line with recognizing your mother, not necessarily all
mothers.
The Arab
World has celebrated Mother’s Day on March 21 since 1956. They had a similar
day that acknowledged the “maternal”, but have since made it Mother’s Day. Even
China has embraced the day because it reflects the good ethics of respect for
Elders and piety toward parents. The Hindus have had a celebration day called “Mata
Tirth Aunshi” for centuries.
Flowers are
the most common gift – especially carnations, followed by gift cards and
handmade gifts. The top preferred gift is a massage, a pedicure and peace and
quiet. If moms are taken out, they prefer the big fancy meal they wish they had
time to prepare.
One point I
thought was interesting was by 1920, Jarvis admitted that the day had become
over commercialized. It didn’t take long for the world to realize the “value”
of celebrating “your mother”.
Personally, I
feel that women rule the world – we defer to the men to make things simpler. Men
think of themselves as bigger and stronger, they go off and do their “man”
thing, and quite often make a debacle of things. In the end, when the dust clears, women sweep
the pieces back together and keep moving on. Women are most often in charge of
the family’s economics, thus making them stewards of a nation’s economy.
Without us, it would be an unpopulated, sad and lonely world. Of course, I
admit that my view is rather one-sided.
From the
Riddle Cave:
My riddle was
a 3-hole punch. We used to make fake snow by punching paper. As kids, we
believed it helped to keep us cool in the summer. Such is the value of
imagination.
Don, I have
no idea about yours! I keep looking at it, and every time I come up with a
totally different idea – I’m baffled!
Here’s mine
for the week:
Provides confab ability
Makes us available to confab or
News of no interest
Campbell sang an ode, birds twitter from
Kris-cross the land
Long buried at sea
ADVERT:
Oh Goody! (rubbing
hands together in glee ) I get to finish the final edit for another new to us
author! Lisa has provided Wormhole with a book called The Search which we start episodes of in June. It is about a
forensic accountant from “the other side”. AND, in June we are going to run a
story that is a bit different for us. SMBaughns has put together an intriguing
non-fiction/fiction piece based on a true story. In July we will release a just
SciFi anthology which we are very proud of. Stay tuned! Summer looks like it will
provide all of us fantastic reading beside the pool!
Everyone,
have a great week. Oh, Don – I’m not sending you any snow this week – just rain.
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