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Carol H Tucker
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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...
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Today is the 2nd day of the 19th week , the 8th day of the 5th month, the 128th day of 2017 [with only 230 shopping days until Christmas], and:
- Free Trade Day
- Great Lakes Awareness Day
- Iris Day
- Mothers At The Wall Day
- National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
- National Coconut Cream Pie Day
- National Have a Coke Day – on this day in 1886 pharmacist John Pemberton first sold a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
- National Student Nurses Day
- National Women's Check-up Day
- No Socks Day
- Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation Day
- Victory in Europe Day [VE Day]
- World Ovarian Cancer Day
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
ON THIS DAY: In 453 BC the house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. In 1541 Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River and named it Río de Espíritu Santo. In 1877, at Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opened. In 1906 American desperado Bill Miner holds up a CPR train, but gets only $15 and is captured a few days later; Canada's first train robbery is the subject of a film 'The Grey Fox'. In 1912 Paramount Pictures was founded. In 1944 the first "eye bank" was established in New York City. In 1970 the album "Let It Be" by the Beatles was released. In 1976 the rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain. In 1978 the first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler, was completed. In 1980 the World Health Organization confirmed the eradication of smallpox. In 1987 the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled one-dollar coin to replace the paper dollar; made of nickel, copper and recycled tin, the “loonie” has a loon engraved on its rear side. In 2017 NASA Voyager is 19 hrs 05 mins 04 secs of light-travel time from Earth
Quote of the day:
“The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.”
~ Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader
Out of the blue, I woke up on Thursday morning to a soaked carpet and no clue where the water was coming from – and that was the beginning of workmen tromping thru the apartment, of the place being torn apart – in the picture you can see the marks of one of the bookcases that I moved before maintenance arrived. The entire place is in disarray, not a single room has been spared as holes were knocked in the kitchen walls, the dishwasher pulled out and replaced with a dehumidifier, a double cabinet taken down. I stayed home despite the noise of the industrial drying fan, watching over the drying, emptying out the dehumidifier’s catch basin, moving the cat’s things into the bedroom so I could lock her out of harm’s way. I took off from work for three days including today. I didn’t go for the usual Saturday family time. In short, I have been in this apartment for five days straight, the longest period of time that I can remember not setting foot outside.
And I really didn’t mind. I didn’t even do that many chores, and the time passed all too quickly. You see, my 2nd Life – in world, games, books -- my mind has wandered. Good to know I can amuse myself when I retire!
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