October 16, 2017 DON'T YOU WANT ME

 It's not their fault--it's MAN-I-FEST-DESTINY. Let me get this straight. People are actually shocked about Harvey Weinstein?? Don't you get it???? It's their GOD GIVEN RIGHT. IT'S SIMPLE-- JUST  do the math.   MONEY+ POWER + SUPER DUPER GIANT EGO  = I CAN HAVE WHATEVER I WANT. Women have been dealing with this since the beginning of time. Right?? What did Bob Dylan say?? THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN'. We're living in a new world--AND--it's time to pay the PIPER. NO more sweeping this BUSINESS under rug. NO ONE IS IMMUNE ANYMORE.  Woody Allen, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Bill O'Reilly and even the President of our own United States-- Donald J. Trump. BEWARE--NO TELLING WHERE THE CHIPS ARE GONNA FALL. Remind me-- HOW in the HELL is he still the president???  Didn't we all hear him bragging to Billy Busch last year about groping women?? I'm sure there are a slew of OTHER women with dirt on him just waiting to come out of the woodwork. HE SHOULD BE VERY NERVOUS. Men really abuse their power in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel from 1986 The Handmaid's Tale too.

In this world gone array, A fanatical Christian movement has overthrown the United States government.  They reorganize society and severely limit women's right. This is a world where the Old Testament is taken literally.  Women are not allowed to read or write or engage in conversation with women from other castes as each caste is required to follow rules and procedures in accordance with their caste and color.  Offred, the main character and narrator of this tale, has been trained to be a handmaid. She's a woman kept for reproductive purposes--signified by the color red. Offred is sent to live with a commander and his wife because his wife is unable to reproduce. Through Offred's eyes, the reader learns about her life as a handmaid and the life she lived before the world changed when she was a wife and mother.  This is a chilling account of what can in any society if taken over by a fanatical group. Find out what ultimately happens to Offred. Will she reproduce as per her caste? Will she ever be reunited with her husband and daughter? Will this new world survive or will the United States win back their land? Find out when you read this winner of several awards including the Booker Award in 1986. This novel has been released as a movie, opera and of late a mini-series because it's that good. It's only about 300 pages --a 4 mile run--that will make you thankful you don't live in Gilead.