Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
In the category of digital life: Disney Research is working on face cloning for the animatronics. Can't hit the beach in person, but you can ride the waves in SL. If you think that SL is getting to expensive and you find yourself alone most of the time, there are other alternatives -- but the landscaping is more difficult to buy so the look you want is harder to achieve.. And the series H++ is available for free initially -- notice they only commit to the first six episodes being free, just a taste to sucker you in? And last, what do you want and/or expect from an online relationship?
Apparently the Theory of the Mind folks {AKA ToM] have isolated and identified that segment of your mind that appreciates irony. A timely discovery amongst all the political posturing, neh? Another study supports that feeling you have now and then that you just can't think when you are feeling down.
There was a time when many US travelers felt that "they" were not particularly welcome but their money was coveted. Now? Not even the dollar is welcome in Africa.
Our family has had a couple of illnesses that had to be addressed by surgery: the hole in Tom's heart and his appendicitis, my endometriosis and irregular heart beat, Gem's gall bladder, Frank's strokes and surgeries. But for most of our problems, we too turned to over-the-counter medications. Nowadays? I seem to take so many different pills -- pills to lower the blood pressure, bills to encourage insulin production, pills to regulate the "bad" chlorestal on top of the allergy meds [perscription Nasonex pluse my usual pills on bad days] and Zantac to manage an increasingly touchy digestive system. Were I to lose my insurance coverage, I would just stop taking them all except for the allergy meds because I couldn't afford to pay for them. I am afraid that I am not one of those who would surive the breakdown of modern society even with my sewing and bread making skills.