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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Prompt: International day for the elimination of violence against women. For Andre the Blog Monkey's Banana Bar.![Merit Badge in The Blogging Banana Bar
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Your blogging is always welcome at [Link To Item #1985857] .](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-The_Blogging_Banana_Bar-2246010_9.gif)  The focus on this date 11/25/2023 started in a resolution put forth in the United Nations by the Dominican Republic. The resolution was passed in, 1999. Celebrations of the day start on November 25 and last 16 days until December 10. This year there are many rallies in many countries bringing awareness of the day and the reason for the day. People in rallies are pressing for more action to protect women. It is a fact that even though awareness that this problem is growing most countries are not using monies and laws to enhance protection of women. A few statistics state facts like 1. 12 to 15 % of women in Europe face possible violence on a daily basis. 2. Other statistics, say, that more than 5 women or girls are killed every day Throughout the world by someone in their own family. 3. One out of every 4 women in the world will be raped in their lifetime. 4. Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights violations. 5. Only 1 out of 9 or 10 attacks on women are ever reported. 6. Violence against women is a major cause of ill health in women. Major excuses for violence against women. 1. The Bible says you have to obey everything I say because we are married. 2.I'm experimenting on you. 3. Only males go to heaven. (This was told to me personally) 4. Feminism is lording it over males. People should be aware of the fact that women who keep pets are often targeted. Even their children or pet could be punished as a part of the violence against a woman. I really believe females should help females against this type of ignorance. Not always the case sometimes women will actually step away from someone who is being abused, perhaps in a need to protect their own selves from the abuser. Personally, over the course of 78 years I have experienced psychological abuse, and physical abuse of different kinds. The worst problems occur when there is no one else to turn to or to whom you can tell your story. I have heard of a story about a woman who was being abused. She became enraged and attacked the abuser with a knife. He called the police. She went to jail. I also believe the church is partly to blame. They preach to the females more than they preach to the males. It's a well-known fact we live in a male dominated society. Lower pay for females for the same job a male is doing is still a problem in our society. Inaccurate reading comprehension in scripture puts balances in favor of males over females. I've run out of time and information. The few references I have in the above article came from my own life experiences, an article released in 1994 by the World Bank, and an article from History.com. This is such a large subject. It is the kind of subject my journalism professor would have said break it up and do several articles hitting a different part in each article. I know in the 1980's laws were being passed to help women have some way to gain help in the USA. More needs to be done. Accent on this day 11/25 any year helps. |
TALK ABOUT CHILDHOOD MEMORIES: For: Blog City:  My Brother died this year. During the year I think in the month of June. As the years wore on, we did not get together much and the last time we talked he said he was well. Anyway, no one told me until two months later. Not cool! I have a lot of good memories about Duane. He built me a tree house once and talked my dad into letting me use it. I spent a whole summer in it reading and watching the sky and the wind blow the branches and leaves around in the tree. When he was in the Navy, he bought me a radio. And he gave me my first puppy. A part German Shepard, part collie. A great dog that was my side kick for a lot of years. He also talked my dad, into letting me keep a stray cat. He pretty much looked out for me after my mom died some. When I was in first grade there was a carnival at the school, I'm not sure what they were celebrating. I was in line to get a pop when an older boy put a piece of dry ice on my leg. My brother smacked him. Dad was sure upset at my brother for fighting but I thought it was cool. We were kind of rowdy kids. When he was on leave from the Navy I was learning to drive. He had an old car with stick shift in it. So. He was teaching me to drive it. He said, stop so I carefully brought the car to a slow halt. Making sure the clutch was used properly. So, he was not happy I had taken about 10 feet to stop the car. He told me, " When I say stop, I mean now not 10 feet down the road." The next time he said stop I dumped the clutch, slammed on the breaks, and his head struck the wind shield. I said, "Was that better?" I drove him a lot during that leave and learned to drive stick. Just before I was married, he took the time to teach me how to cook scrambled eggs the Navy way. He said if you can cook eggs, you will never go hungry. And when my husband was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, he took me and my son into his home for a while until I could make arrangements to go to Panama. He was always a force in life. Death of the body makes an empty space. I've discovered the Christmas season is here. Snow is forcast for the weekend.. |
| On this day in 1949 Gene Autry's single "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" first appears on music charts. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. Gene Autry's recording hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949. What's your favorite Christmas song? Do you sing carols with your family?  I still know the words to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I always liked the singing cowboys when I was a kid. I like Christmas carols. There are a couple that irritate. One I'm not so fond of is the one that enumerates the days of Christmas. Evan though I know the words to that one too. I've never been quite sure why there is a partridge in a Pear tree? My favorite is "The Little Drummer Boy." "Shall I play for you? Ba Rump a Bump Bum, On my Drum." I don't think anyone in my house but me and Drifter (my dog) sing. If I hit just the right note Drifter will join in. He actually tries to follow the notes as they go up or down. It is kind of cool to have a singing dog. And you know what? I've been really busy still cleaning. I finally reached the basement, and it is the worst place in the house. I'm probably only a 1/10 of the way finished with it. It will take all winter to finish it. Then, I decided to have family Thanksgiving at our house. I have basically ignored Christmas. Until I put up the tree this week. It isn't decorated but it is up. I haven't cooked a turkey in a while and the food all turned out great. The family gathered and we all had a good time visiting. The only cloud was my two oldest boys who still stay away. So, now I'm going to find my Christmas carol disks and play carols this afternoon. Until I read this prompt, I had not even thought about Christmas carols. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. Merry Christmas to all. apondia#1781748 |
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