I saw one of the most ridiculous bumper stickers I have ever seen on the way into work this morning. It said, “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” My thoughts immediately went to Mary the mother of Jesus, Florence Nightingale, and Mother Theresa. The statement does not apply to men either. I think well-behaved people are the only ones who make any kind of history worth making. I suppose it depends on to whom one conforms their behavior. If the conformance is not to God, it is bad behavior. I looked up the author of the quote. The “scholar” who made the quote is a Harvard History professor who characterizes herself as an active feminist and Mormon. It follows.
Day: March 5, 2013
Day 561 of 1000
When I checked into the Marriott Residence Inn, they told me I had acheived “elite” status. Now I am silver. In two or three more trips, I will be gold and should hit platinum sometime this summer. They did not have my previous room so they give me a MUCH bigger room with two beds. Pretty amazing. If I have to be away from home, this is not a bad place to be.