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 3rd day of the 44th week, the 1st day of the 11th month, the 306th day of 2016 [with only 53 shopping days left until Christmas], and:
All Saints Day or Dia de Los Muertos
Autistic Speaking Day
Extra Mile Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day
Hockey Mask Day
National Author's Day
National Brush Day
National Deep Fried Clams Day
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Vinegar Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day
ON THIS DAY: In 365 the Alemanni crossed the Rhine and invaded Gaul. In 996 Emperor Otto III issued a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German). In 1512 the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, was exhibited to the public for the first time. In 1520 the Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, was first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. In 1555 French Huguenots established the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1604 Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. In 1611 Shakespeare's play The Tempest was performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. In 1870, in the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) made its first official meteorological forecast. In 1896 a picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appeared in National Geographic magazine for the first time. In 1941 American photographer Ansel Adams took a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography. In 1950 Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defined the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. In 1944Harvey by Mary Coyle Chase opened in New York. In 1952, the US exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test at Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands. In 1963 the Soviets announced the successful launching and operation of their Polyot I, the first maneuverable unmanned satellite. In 1982 Honda became the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord was the first car produced there.
As this “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad” election campaign continues, I find reading the commentary from other countries an interesting and humbling exercise. Without realizing it, I assumed the US had some sort of high ground internationally. Of course, we are the only country to drop not one but two atom bombs, and we exploded the first hydrogen bomb, but like the old song says “first we got the bomb and that was good ‘cause we love peace and motherhood.” From the stalwart pilgrims to the noble frontiersmen, to the rollicking cowboys, to the energetic tycoons – I felt without articulating it that the US was somehow different than everyone else. Sure learning about how the indigenous peoples were treated, the horrors of slavery and the Vietnam war told me that my country was not perfect, but no one is perfect. I always felt “WE” all really understood what democracy and freedom should be and were working towards that goal and I looked askance at the turmoil of other countries’ transfers of power with just a tinge of smugness, because after all, it couldn’t happen here.
Well I guess everyone feels the same way – it cannot happen here, it won’t happen to them. Until it does. After all, “no one expects the Spanish Inquisition”, neh? Me? I’m going back to living a 2nd Life and burying myself in books.
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