Today is…
International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day. It is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political and social achievements.
Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. In many regions, the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother’s Day and St Valentine’s Day.
In other regions, however, the original political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.
via International Women’s Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Brit Darby 
The following comments are said to have come from Andy Rooney, but no one is really sure: They are sooooo very true, I wanted to share them with this blog.
Women should be honored for, if nothing else, their attitude !
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it’s usually something more interesting.
A woman over 40 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 40 give a hoot what you might think about her or what she’s doing.
Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.
A woman over 40 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn’t trust the guy with other women. Women over 40 couldn’t care less if you’re attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won’t betray her.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. They always know.
A woman over 40 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women.
Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 40+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.
For years we have carried the world without having our “own day.” We will continue
Jo, I love those quotes! Thank you for sharing, I hadn’t seen them before. Perfect for this day especially… ~Brit
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You’re right, it is very ironic that we don’t have WD here. No, it’s more sad and disgusting, actually. Sometimes lately I feel very disillusioned about our country. The politicians are only out for their own pocketbooks and those of their friends who give kickbacks, and too many of our citizens are too blind to see what’s really going on in Washington. Blind or they just don’t pay enough attention. They get all their their information from radio personalities who are blatantly biased and dishonest, instead of learning for themselves what they need to know.
Bunch of men running things – ugh