Today is the last day of Women’s History Month (does that mean that the other 11 months of the year should be devoted to learning about the historical achievements of people who identify as genders other than “female”?).
Here’s are some photos from Disney Springs:
The “Celebrate Her Story” banners were placed at 30-foot intervals throughout the outdoor shopping mall.
Inside an art store, a person who had a “brief” career in animation, but who nonetheless qualifies for “legend” status:
(I asked a 35-year animation professional if he had heard of Retta Scott, pointing out that she was a “legend” while he was not. He was dimly aware of Mx. Scott, but did not know of any of her legendary achievements.)
Banners remind us that Johanna Pemberton, a pharmacist who identified as “female”, invented Coca Cola:
In other Disney Springs news, House of Blues stays true to its Maskachusetts roots and California headquarters by demanding that Floridians turn over medical records:
Even if you don’t wait in line for an hour to get into the LEGO store, there are LEGO sculptures to see:
The volcano in the background belongs to the Rainforest Cafe, which shows its commitment to the environment by flaring off enough natural gas, every 30 minutes, to power half of Germany:
(apologies for the vertical video, but the primary goal was phone re-play for the kids)
We enjoyed the Cirque du Soleil show (they went bankrupt during coronapanic, but emerged after the shareholders were wiped out in favor of the secured creditors):
Readers: What stories can you share about Women’s History Month now that it is almost over?
Tip for getting food in Disney Springs: the lines are epic almost anywhere near the center of the mall, but the restaurants and counter-serve places on the far west end, near the Cirque du Soleil theater, were comparatively quiet. Another fun to do is book a ride on an Amphicar, wander around for an hour or two, and then come back to take the $125 trip around the lake. Disney owns eight of these German marvels, four that can be scavenged for parts and four in operation.
> Readers: What stories can you share about Women’s History Month now that it is almost over?
Beside my mom, the only other women story I can share is my ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher during my high school years. She was a very dedicated ESL teacher and went over and beyond her duties for ANY student who needed help. She was especially supper dedicated to those who were serious and didn’t waist the help they got. Not only that, she help me and my family as well as other families with non school help too. Some examples: Driver’s Ed application, helping with job applications, Dr. office visit or application completion, and you got the picture. Those are over and beyond the time she made available before or after school to help students with homework.
Sadly, she wasn’t a non-white or a non-American and thus she is not a hero!
Strangely no photos of Retta Scott after hitting 40. Gootube animator star Laura Price bought a $4 million fixer upper in LA, but animators today don’t draw thousands of frames. They draw backgrounds & concept art.
Why isn’t there month every year dedicated to celebrating the achievements of “Men’s History”? There is, its just called “History” and its celebrated 12 months a year.
Al or great majority of all people who ever lived had father and mother (maybe some test tube babies in the last 50 or so years had genetic material collected from more then two donors but their numbers are very small and still their donors were men and women aka fathers and mothers). So it is plain crazy to talk about separate histories of men, women or those were born or grew without sexual distinction and with sexual ambiguity. Someone can talk about different countries, ethnicity, nation, people, geographical areas history as well as histories of specific time periods in the past but it is nuts to talk about independent histories of sexes.
It’s like the WNBA or Special Olympics. Without a special category there would be less recognition of the able-challenged.
We know that war is the sole product of toxic masculinity, so let’s celebrate the substantial peace efforts of legends like Catherine the Great, Queen Victoria, Madeleine Albright, Condoleeza Rice and Victoria Nuland.
some of these ladies are tough,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Albright
Madeleine Albright
Secretary of State
Political party Democratic
Sanctions against Iraq
“On May 12, 1996, then-ambassador Albright defended UN sanctions against Iraq on a 60 Minutes segment in which Lesley Stahl asked her, “We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that’s more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?” and Albright replied, “We think the price is worth it.”
“The volcano in the background belongs to the Rainforest Cafe, which shows its commitment to the environment by flaring off enough natural gas, every 30 minutes, to power half of Germany:
natural gas is so 2021. Coal is the new green.