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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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not to choose is to choose
Today is the 6th day of the week [TGIF], the 24th day of the 6th month, the 176th day of 2016 [with only 183 shopping days until Christmas], and:
- Celebration of the Senses Day
- Drive Your Corvette to Work Day
- International Fairy Day
- Museum Comes To Life Day
- National Pralines Day
- Swim a Lap Day
- Take Your Dog to Work Day
- World UFO Day
In 217 BC Hannibal ambushed the Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, and defeated them at the Battle of Lake Trasimen. [In terms of the number of men involved, this has been the largest ambush in military history and the earliest known example of a strategic turning movement.] In 1509 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were crowned King and Queen of England. In 1571 Miguel López de Legazpi founded Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines. In 1793 the first Republican constitution in France was adopted. In 1880 "O Canada", the song that became the national anthem of Canada, was performed at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. In 1916 Mary Pickford became the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract [a century later? that would be $22,963,592+]. In 1947 Kenneth Arnold made the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. In 1974 the Beach Boys' greatest hits album "Endless Summer" was released.
In 2016 the results of the #Brexit vote in the United Kingdom yesterday are in.
52% of the people living in the UK did not decide the outcome of this referendum – 37.47% voted to leave and the other 62.53% are now bound by that decision. The comment has been made [on Twitter] that “Exercising the right not to vote - is a legitimate option - in any non-mandatory democratic system - deal with it.” Granted that the person who said that is highly elated at the outcome and insulted at the idea that the 27.8% of the folks who did not vote might have altered the outcome – pointing out quite rightly that maybe they would’ve strengthened the tide of #Leave. Granted that the calls/petitions for a do-over are a bit ridiculous as well as impractical. And the gentleman is absolutely correct – unless you are willing to somehow force folks to go to the polls, choosing to not to choose is just as valid an option as going on record for one side or the other.
So why does this alarm me? I am worried about the impending presidential election here in the US. Right now it appears that the choice will be either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton – and I really fear that a large chunk of voters will look at the choices, decide that neither is acceptable, and just opt out because they feel it doesn’t really make any difference to them one way or the other. I worry about that declaration of powerlessness and hopelessness.. And the rest of us will simply have to deal with the outcome, just like the UK will now.
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