Happy Mother's Day

Written
2009

 Just one more barrier.

Your grandmothers

        got the vote.

You have been the boss

         of the exchequer

         for ages.

 You  elected two women senators 

              from the best two states.

You  took over 

       Veterinary Medicine

       long ago.

Then it was

      the legal profession

              (LUCKY YOU!)

 Medicine was soon to follow,

       kinder listeners,  of course.

Title IX was

       the impossible dream,

       especially at Norte Dame

       and Ohio State.

You won the right

         to fly fighter planes

         (want to reconsider)?

 Michele of the bare arms

          is in the white house.

 Hillary came that close,

          and is not that far now.

The new UC Davis chancellor

        is named Linda.

        and she will make

      $85,000 more 

        than the old Mr. Chancellor.

So you are almost boss 

         of the whole world.

 I know you are

        not afraid of heights

         so why not the floors 

         above the glass ceiling?

One More barrier to go!

Have a great day!

 

Doug Minnis

May 10, 2009

 

 

 

              

Notes
Sort of a cross between a pep talk to my female side of the family and an invitation. It is political but also fun and family.