Happy Thought for 20 February 2026

Have a Happy Thought:

If I were to tell you a story about a woman with spiral side-buns on her head who crossed an insurmountable barrier in order to “take out a power station in order to allow the rebel forces to attack during night without being seen”… you’re probably thinking of this fictional character:


Image: Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

 

Would you be surprised to learn that the quote above is actually about this, real, historical woman:


Image: Coronela Clara de la Rocha in the book Las Soldaderas: Women of the Mexican Revolution, alongside her father, General Herculano de la Rocha.

Images of Clara de la Rocha, along with images of Hopi women (Native Americans of the US Southwest) were all used as inspirations for the indefatigable, undefeatable, inspiring Princess Leia.

Oh, and that daring night raid that Clara carried out? That was far from her only contribution to the Mexican Revolution. She served for years as guerilla commander, including playing an important role in the seizing of the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa in 1911.

She died in Culiacán.

In 1970.

The Force Was With Her.

 

 

This week for #ShareGoodNewsToo:

Ok maybe not inspiring good news, but at least something fun.

Tired of Fantasy Football?  Try Fantasy Herd!

“Fantasy herd is a fantasy league played with real cows, on a real farm, that you can select for your own ‘fantasy team’. Imagine a fantasy football or basketball league… but with cows. Just as those leagues are based on real game results, Fantasy Herd uses real milking and wearable tech data from Nottingham Dairy Farm in North Otago, New Zealand.”

Yes, this is real. Only New Zealand residents can win prizes, but anyone around the world can adopt and follow your cows through this milking season.

Round 1 closes Sunday 22nd Feb at 11:59pm (New Zealand time) so there is still some time to pick your herd.

https://www.fantasyherd.co.nz/

 

 

Thanks to Snopes for bringing us the story behind Leia’s iconic hairstyle: The Origins of Princess Leia's Hairstyle | Snopes.com

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