{"id":3431,"date":"2019-01-07T16:44:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:41:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:41:21","slug":"everyone-needs-a-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/everyone-needs-a-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Needs a Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As a combined birthday\/Christmas present, my friend Holly gave me a Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figure<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After seeing the recent documentary and watching special news segments about her, I have found myself in awe of her bravery, intellect, and tenacity.<\/p>\n

Although an important public figure of rare status (only nine people hold the same job at the same time), I admit to being surprised by her recent popularity, earning her the nickname, the Notorious RBG.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking at the boxed collectible, her likeness as a 5\u201d doll decked out in her judge\u2019s black robe and jabot (white lace collar), sporting her unmistakable dark-framed eyeglasses, with gavel, as accessory in a plastic bubble nearby, I have to laugh.<\/p>\n

As I hosted a family gathering Christmas Eve, I displayed my RBG action figure in a prominent place on my bar, near a blooming poinsettia.<\/p>\n

Everyone who saw it smiled or laughed out loud.\u00a0 We shared comments about what we found special or amazing about her.<\/p>\n

Who would think that an 85 year-old woman from Brooklyn, a mother and grandmother, an opera lover, with a quiet voice and respectful style of communicating would be such a rock star?<\/p>\n

Yes, she survived several bouts of cancer, the loss of her soul mate, and more than a few POTUS tweets disparaging her ability to continue in her role on the bench as she ages, but those facts are merely footnotes in a bio that\u2019s still being written.<\/p>\n

When I contemplate her life and why she is so inspirational to me, I can say that I\u2019m impressed with:<\/p>\n