Tsunami, 37. Mental Rambles.
Today is a typical March day, sunny, blustery, and cool. Still, it's nice to be out in the sun, especially since as of tomorrow evening, the rain is coming back. I've not been walking yet, but my back is getting better. Except for a few cities, like Barcelona, most marches celebrating Women's Day were small, with participants widely separated. But they were out there, reminding everyone that, though we've come a long way, there's still a ways to go to true equality. I'm reminded of an ad for Virginia Slims, a brand of tobacco directed at women, back in the 1980's. It showed a modern woman, stepping hard, smoking a cigarette. "You've come a long way, baby." I suppose that we had, at that moment, since it was no longer taboo to see a woman smoke her way to death. The good news we've received in our region is that the 50 - 55 age group will begin with the Astra-Zeneca vaccinations this week. Yay! I'm waiting to see when we'll get the...