Stal in's successor was served a stronger Martini than the rather bland sort that FDR mixed. Hanging in there, I reply. Men and women threw confetti, hugged and kissed, blew horns, rang bells, drank champagne, and broke into song. Even so, not all New Yorkers thronged to Times Square to ring in the New Year. Surging hormones, whether they are due to puberty or to the menopausal stages, make us uncomfortable in both body and soul.
W e are moody and unpredictable and have close to zero tolerance for the foibles of others.
We are also very uncertain about what is happening to us physiologically and whether or not the changes are normal. For many, the turmoil and bodily discomforts are compounded by a nagging sense that maybe there s something wrong with me. Who first had the idea of dramatizing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a matter of debate. Baum himself told three versions of how the musical came to be. In 1902 he claimed that he himself originated the idea of staging the work, insp ired by the possibilities suggested by the unique characters of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion.