Farewell to Lucy at the Bower's Museum
I was invited to a special event in Orange County at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana California to meet an incredible woman named Lucy a few weeks ago. I have had the pleasure of meeting many outstanding women in my life and in fact I am married to one named Ruby, but that's another blog. This woman named Lucy was absolutely amazing. I have never met anyone like Lucy. Lucy is from Ethiopia and of course, because she is from Ethiopia I knew that Lucy was not her real name. Her real name is Dinkenesha; which means amazing woman. Now Lucy didn't talk much because she is allegedly 3. 2 million years old and was missing 60% of her skeletal frame with no flesh or hair. Now I know it is impolite to ask a woman how old she is but these circumstances call for an exception. Lucy’ skeleton has been lying in state in a glass case at Bowers Museum on loan from the Government of Ethiopia and was sent back to Ethopia on April 28 th . On a serious note, w...