Friday Wrap-Up

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I've been reading quite a few articles on Caster Semenya and the "accusations" that she may not be woman enough to compete with other women. I think the most disturbing thing I read was that gender testing was mandatory for female athletes at the Olympics until 1999. I don't mean to go all Betty Friedan on you, but really? I had no idea! Did we conduct gender testing on male Olympians to insure they weren't too male, or maybe just a wee bit female? Nope! Just the women!

I understand that we don't want anyone to have an "unfair" advantage in competitive sports, but what is at question here is NOT whether Semenya is doping, but whether inter sexuality (having physical characteristics of both sexes) has given her an unfair advantage.

This bothers me ... *really* bothers me. So, only women need to prove they are women and we (said generally) initiate gender verification based on performance and appearance? Why? Because real girls can't possibly perform that well? Because preferring pants over skirts and dresses somehow indicates you aren't quite woman enough?

I often wonder if our gender and sexuality hang-ups, will ever go away.

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Sent my son the following text on Thursday:

You are surfing web sites that you have no business being on - and yes, I know what a pink taco is!

Do you suppose he was more mortified by my text than I was about the Safe Eyes alert I got telling me he attempted to visit there?

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I'm feeling extremely guilty about all of the blogs in my reader. Jay? Vinny? I am not ignoring you but want to do more than just skim your posts, so I'm waiting to read them until I can give them their proper attention!

And everyone else who is wondering why I'm not commenting? It's been a bit hectic around these parts lately. You know I'm not that rude and judgmental!

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... and here we go!

1. I remember, I remember *looks around room wondering why I'm there* ... NOOOOOOO ... I didn't, did I? Damn it!.

2. Dear IT Manager, I want you to know that I will call you out in front of your peers - AGAIN - when you refuse to give promised updates on critical issues. It was worth the ass-chewing I got from my supervisor to see the astonishment of accountability on your face.

3. Is that my underwear you are wearing on your head!!???

4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of telling my employer that I am positive about the branch consolidation process - I am positive it's going to be a cluster fuck if they keep ignoring the limitations of the employees they are giving responsibility to.

5. I'm saving a memory just for you!

6. If I made a birthday list a Dyson Animal would definitely be on it!!!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (or two ... or three), tomorrow my plans include carting Cam all over the place as his schedule is CRAZY these days and Sunday, I want to weed the flower bed - it's starting to look like a weed garden rather than a flower garden!

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