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...
Today is the 2nd day of the 40th week, the 3rd day of the 10th month, the 277th day of 2016, and:
Blue Shirt Day [AKA World Day of Bullying Prevention]
Child Health Day
Day of Unity or German Unity Day -- in 1990 The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Independence Day -- Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932
Look at the Leaves Day
Mean Girls Appreciation Day
National Boyfriend Day
National Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
National Caramel Custard Day
National Family TV Show Day
National Techies Day
National Virus Appreciation Day
World Architecture Day
World Habitat Day
On this day in 52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia. In 1778 Captain James Cook anchored in Alaska. In 1849 Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death. In 1863 the last Thursday in November was declared Thanksgiving Day in the US by Abraham Lincoln. In 1872 the Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City. In 1942 the first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany -- the first man-made object to reach space. In 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC. In 1962 Sigma 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight. In 1985 the Space Shuttle Atlantis made its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J).
While it is a lovely day hereabouts – first day of sunshine in a week with temps in the low 70’s – those of us who trudged off for our M-F daily routine are groaning under the end of the quarter reconciliations and reports that need to be generated and it definitely feels like Monday is being a bit of a bully….
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