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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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it ain't easy.....
Today is the 4th day of the 33rd week, the 17th day of the 8th month, the 230th day of 2016, and: - Balloon Airmail Day
- I Love My Feet Day
- Independence Day – Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
- Meaning of "Is" Day
- National #2 Pencil Day
- National Black Cat Appreciation Day
- National Medical Dosimetrist Day
- National Thrift Shop Day
- National Vanilla Custard Day
On this day in 309 Pope Eusebius was banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he eventually died of a hunger strike. In 1498 Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, became the first person in history to resign the cardinalate. In 1560 Protestantism was established as the national religion in Scotland. In 1585 the first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. In 1883 the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional, is first performed. In 1908 Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, was shown in Paris, France. In 1958 Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, was launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and failed [first attempted launch beyond Earth orbit]. In 1970 Venera 7 launched -- it became the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet, (Venus). In 1977 the Soviet icebreaker Arktika became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. In 1978 Double Eagle II became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean [landing in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine]. In 1982 the first compact discs (CDs) were released to the public in Germany. In 1987 Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, died at Spandau prison [he had been the only inmate for 21 years] in West Berlin at age 93, apparently a suicide. In 2016 NASA Voyager is 18 hrs 47 mins 14 secs of light-travel time from Earth (2016:230:120000:1L)
The comment about the Pope’s son resigning from his position as Cardinal got my attention. First of all, the fact that he was the son of a Pope – yes for those of you who are wondering, the Pope is a priest and yes they are supposed to be celibate [things got a mite corrupt and loosey-goosey back in the Middle Ages, obviously]. Second that he resigned -- Cardinals who choose to leave are called “dimissionary cardinals” and there have been 23 recorded through the centuries. Back in the 15th century, the College of Cardinals was much smaller [only around 30], so the resignation was quite a big deal. Nowadays the number of Cardinals is around 200, but a resignation would still have a big impact – and there hasn’t been a Pope elected who was not a Cardinal since 1378. And the dispossession of the Pope got me to thinking about them – usually they die in their position, but apparently the number who “retired” before Benedict XVI is in question. The early Church records are in disarray, and the Holy See was often a pawn of political forces [and admittedly, sometimes the instigator and/or manipulator], but apparently there were at least seven who chose to retire. Although being the Pope, like the Caliph, isn’t exactly a “job”, it isn’t like the Dalia Lama, who is born or incarnated into his role, neh?
One role that none of us can resign or leave is who we are and we have to make sure how we define ourselves is not limited to those roles that we can leave [baseball player, cop, CEO, etc]. And some days? It’s just not easy being ourself, neh? That is why Grover is my favorite character from Sesame Street, he often sighed “it’s not easy being Grover” and I definitely can relate.
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