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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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it's not fair
Today is the 3rd day in the 15th week, the 10th day in the 4th month, the 100th day of 2018, and:
- ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Day -- founded in New York City by Henry Bergh in 1866
- Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Equal Pay Day -- symbolizing how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.
- Free Cone Day (Ben & Jerrys)
- Golfer's Day
- International Be Kind to Lawyers Day
- National Cinnamon Crescent Day
- National Farm Animals Day
- National Library Workers Day
- National Library Day
- Safety Pin Day
- Salvation Army Founders' Day
- Siblings Day [AKA National Siblings Day or National Sibling Day] - originally conceived by Claudia Evart to honor the memory of her brother and sister, both of whom died at early ages. The Siblings Day Foundation was incorporated in 1997 and achieved non-profit status in 1999
On this day in ...
837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage. I was thoroughly bemused a few years back as we observed the centennial of the Titanic to find that a large number of folks thought it was only a movie….
1916 – The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
1971 – Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit. One of my favorite tall tales from my father was that he was part of this group....
Quote of the day:
"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."
~ David Brin, American scientist and author of science fiction who has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards
Judging by the antics of our politicians? Just substitute either “fame” or “riches” for “power” and there you have the description of what is really wrong with our society at the moment because some folks think they are above the law.
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