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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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made it to the weekend
Today is the 20th day of the second month, and the 51st day of 2016:
- Clean Out Your Bookcase Day -- am I the only one that sees this as a sad, sad holiday? I have had to "clean out" and downsize my library twice now in the past decade and it was really depressing to shed all those books! I don't remember the name of the woman who helped me the last time, but she carted off a huge amount of books for me, taking most to a second-hand bookstore but keeping many of the science fiction and fantasy books herself and I was so appreciative of her help
- Love Your Pet Day -- Kula has been gone a month now. Old habits are slowly changing -- I actually left a closet door open for a while! And I have stopped burning incense every morning to greet him
- National Cherry Pie Day
- National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants
- National Handcuff Day
- National Hoodie Hoo Day [at least in the Northern Hemisphere]
- National Student Volunteer Day
- World Day of Social Justice
- World Whale Day
In recorded history, the Battle of Parabiago was fought this day in 1339, although why this battle involving the Duchy of Milan is important eludes me. In 1809, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Government 's power was greater than any state. Today, NASA's Voyager is 18 hrs 36 mins 48 secs of light-travel time from Earth (2016:051:120000:1L) and still going
Inspiration on what to chat about today is pretty thin.
OTOH: Like many folks, I have been sick and tired of the politics that seem to be polarizing my country and this current maneuvering to be president isn't any different as many of us question the value of even turning out to vote and real change just seems impossible. Add to that the rising income inequity and it is easy to get depressed -- my expenses last year ballooned as I was forced onto Medicare [and right now I am pretty healthy, so what will happen when I actually get sick?], my car insurance costs got jacked up 45% and my other expenses rise 9.21%. I have to keep spreadsheets to make sure that I can handle things as I continue to work and juggle income VS outgo, a problem I sincerely doubt any of our mouthy politicians or other movers-and-shakers have ever been presented with. My family is tiny and fragile. And I am well aware that I am one of the lucky ones, for now. I just thought we all would be further along than we are with accepting differences in people, addressing social problems [taking care of folks] and exploring space. And I wish that I was a better person, less quick to react with frustration, more anchored in faith, kinder and gentler.
OTOH: On the whole, I am comfortable and in reasonably good health. I love my two kids and they seem to get along with me for the most part. My two granddaughters are both precious and precocious. I like where I live and the people that I work with, and I make enough to have a few luxuries [like vacation]. I remain passionately interested in anthropology, science [and science fiction], fantasy, knowledge management, Disney, virtual reality and I enjoy being active on social media. And I am still trying to become a better me.
So what I write about here is pretty much mundane meanderings, neh? Kinda like treating the internet or the blogoshpere like writing to a penpal, except you don't often get a letter back unless you count reading the hundreds of other posts. Why make a journal public then?
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