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 6th day of the 2nd week, the 13th day of the 1st month, the 13th day of 2017, and:
Blame Someone Else Day
Friday the 13th – did you stop and realize every month that starts with a Sunday has a Friday the 13th?
International Skeptics Day
Make Your Dream Come True Day
National Peach Melba Day
National Rubber Ducky Day
National Sticker Day
Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, Republic of Macedonia)
Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period
ON THIS DAY: In 532 the Nika revolt against Emperor Justinian I started and took place over the course of a week in Constantinople. In 1888 the National Geographic Society is founded in Washington DC. In 1898 Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposed the Dreyfus affair. In 1910 the first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. In 1942 Henry Ford patented a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. In 1949 new findings published on asbestosis and the dangers of asbestos in insulation dealt a heavy blow to one of Quebec's major mining industries. In 1968 Johnny Cash performed live at Folsom State Prison. In 1993 Space Shuttle Endeavour headed for space for the third time as STS-54 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. In 2002 the off-Broadway musical "The Fantasticks" ended a run of nearly 42 years and 17,162 performances.
This week has felt like it was abnormally long, and yet the idea that the month is now half over is almost mind boggling. Reminds me of the old saying that even though the hours and days seem long sometimes, the months and years are far too short. Kids seem to grow up so quickly, neh? Today I saw a cute picture of my daughter looking very mischievous and it took me back some thirty years in a blink of an eye….