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...
ON THIS DAY: In 565 Justin II succeeded his uncle, Justinian I, as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. In 1533 Francisco Pizarro arrived in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire. In 1777 the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States. In 1920 the first assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1971 Intel released the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004. In 1990 the space shuttle Atlantis launched on mission STS-38. Category: you can’t make this shit up First incident: I have a cold, a bad one, and my voice is just about gone. Last night, I was in the elevator with two black women, dressed nicely, who were on either side of me. I looked up and moved further into my corner. They smirked at each other and then one said to me “we don’t stink, you know. I did take a shower”. I was stunned, and managed to croak out “no it isn’t that. I have a bad cold and am trying not to breathe on anyone”. They both looked very surprised, but it was obvious I was sincere [and sick]. As they got off, the other woman turned and told me that she hoped I felt better.
Second incident: the receptionist for the real estate management company where I work is Hispanic; she has lived here for decades, and is originally from El Salvador. This morning, a male lawyer walked in, leaned over her desk and asked her if she was packing up to go back to Mexico where she belongs. She looked up, and asked him if he was prepared to head back to his point of origin since it was plain he was not Native American. He muttered, realized that there were other people about, and walked away. .
I have been reading that many of the incidents reported after the election results are thought to have been made up. Those two black women assumed that as a white, I was somehow distancing myself from them because they were black. A LAWYER felt comfortable making a comment about deportation to a Hispanic woman. Now no one was hurt, no one was “threatened” or harmed in either of these incidents, but there is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that both directly attributable to folks feeling the change in civility throughout this political campaign and especially since 11.09.
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