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 333rd day of 2016 [a fun number made even better since there are 33 days remaining], the 2nd day of the 48th week, the 28th day of the 11 month, and:
Cyber Monday
Independence Day: Panama from Spain in 1821; Mauritania from France in 1960
It's Letter Writing Day
Make Your Own Head Day
National French Toast Day
Red Planet Day
Turkey Leftover Day
ON THIS DAY: In 587 with the signing of the Treaty of Andelot, King Guntram of Burgundy recognized Childebert II as his heir. In 1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. In 1811 Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. In 1814 the Times of London became the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. In 1895 the first American automobile race took place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois -- Frank Duryea won in approximately 10 hours. In 1909 Sergei Rachmaninoff made the debut performance of his Piano Concerto No. 3, considered to be one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire. In 1919 Lady Astor was elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom -- she was the first woman to sit in the House of Commons (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit). In 1964 NASA launched the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars. In 1967 the first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
The problem with a four-day holiday weekend is that you have to go back to work. Whether it is Monday, like today, or Tuesday, the real world comes aknocking and you just cannot say “go away”. Not if you want to be able to earn a living that is – sometimes I have to remind myself just how grateful I am to have a job that keeps me going in what is relative luxury compared to many. Not easy to do when you are worried about bills, especially around the holidays!
I guess that it is obvious I did NOT win the huge powerball this weekend, neh?
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