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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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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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just a little bit of pixie dust....
Today is the 4th day of the 10th week, the 7th day of the 3rd month, the 66th day of 2018, and:
- Discover What Your Name Means Day -- we are now halfway through International Celebrate Your Name Week, which is celebrated the first complete week in March
- National Be Heard Day
- National Cereal Day
- National Crown Roast of Pork Day
- Stop Bad Service Day
- Day for Women's Rights & International Peace
On this day in ...
321 – Emperor Constantine I decrees that the dies Solis Invicti (sun-day) is the day of rest in the Empire.
1778 - Captain James Cook first sights the Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay
1785 - James Hutton, geologist, presents his full theory of uniformitarianism [AKA the Doctrine of Uniformity, the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes] at a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1876 – U.S. Patent Office issues patent 174,465 to Alexander Graham Bell for "the method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically ... by causing electrical undulations, similar in form to the vibrations of the air accompanying the said vocal or other sound."
1900 – The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
1926 - The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation took place, between New York City and London.
2007 – The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.
My mother once told me that I got more mileage out of a simple trip to Disney World than anyone else she knew – I’m not sure she meant it as a compliment though! We used to have elaborate itineraries when going with the kids for our two week vacation with “off” days carefully scheduled to alternate with those days when we went from rope drop to closing so that we could get some rest. We didn’t stay on site back then because we weren’t doing just Disney, but planned trips to local attractions [like the Gatorland Zoo or Crystal Springs], other parks, [Seaworld and Universal usually each got a day] and a trip to the Space Coast to immerse ourselves in dreams of the stars. The kids would happy list their favorites and “must do” experiences in each park and we would carefully plan our time to make sure it all happened. I would write it all down and pass out the papers and we would pour over them as we drove down – Frank would take two days and we would break in Santee NC and stop at roadside attractions, spending a full afternoon at the Mission at St Augustine each trip. And then we would settle into our room – and promptly decide to do what we wanted to do. Days got switched, usually we bought extra time in WDW, and there was plenty of time to lollygag in the pool and hot tube, resting our tired feet. Trips to Disney World still require planning even when you are staying on site – fast passes and ADRs [advance dining reservations for the uninitiated], and you have to know what your priorities are or you will be totally gob smacked by long lines and end up not feeling like you have DONE anything. This requires that you have an idea which day you are going to be in which park ahead of time, and that you make the commitment to get up early enough to be able to be there at rope drop.
A lot of things have changed – the prices are higher, there aren’t the same kind of perks for stockholders, and in the drive to cut costs/maximinze profits, some of the meticulous upkeep is no longer done. The real trick is not to rush about willy-nilly trying to get on rides, but to relax and realize the reason Disney calls employees “cast members” is that they are putting on an elaborate show every day and you are able to wander around on stage and even join in the act.. If you relax and enjoy, you’ll find the magic is genuinely still there….
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