FicDic on Feb 21st 2007 Uncategorized
Congratulations to Francis E. Allen, 75, for winning the Turing Award for Innovations to High Speed Computing. For the first time in 40 years, the Association for Computing Machinery awarded a women the honor.
And I love this… The Associated Press reports:
Allen called it “high time for a woman,” though she quickly added: “That’s not why I got it.”
Apparently 2007 is not really the Year of the Pig, but rather, the The Year of the Demise of the Chauvinist Pig.
First, Madam Speaker of the House. Why she didn’t use the gavel to club the guy standing in front of her at State of the Union is beyond me.
Second, a woman running for POTUS. Like her or not, ya gotta like the idea of ovaries in the oval!
Third, Geek Chicks rule! Go, Fran!
Fourth… please stay tuned!
FicDic on Feb 14th 2007 Hell If I Know
Thank God, it’s Valentine’s Day!
Mind you, I am not a prude. I am not opposed to romance. The idea of a day to promote love ain’t at all a bad thing. And who would pass up an excuse for candy and flowers?
However, if one has spent any time watching TV since the new year began, one would be convinced that February 14th is Sex Day. Ah, the objectified woman.
Where is the romance when the TV says to send HER a pajama-gram, the one sure way to get HER to take HER clothes off?
Where is the pitter-patter-my-heart when KY Jelly proclaims it has the longest lasting personal lubricant and the commercial shows that it’s 4 AM?
Where is the mystique when an international non-profit health organization says the way to say you love HER is for HIM to hear the snip snip of the vasectomy scalpel?
For many, sex can be had without love.
For the rest, love comes before anyone else can.
In either group, love equals sex.
Geesh!
