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Carol H Tucker
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on Friday's Eve
Today is the 5th day of the 43rd week, the 26th day of the 10th month, the 209th day of 2017, and:
- Horseless Carriage Day
- Independence Day: Norway from Sweden in 1905
- Intersex Awareness Day
- National Day of The Deployed
- national Mincemeat Day
- National Mule Day -- honors the importation of the first Spanish Jacks to the US which were a gift from King Charles III of Spain delivered in 1785 in Boston; George Washington then began breeding them in the US.
- Worldwide Howl at The Moon Night ((the waxing moon isn't even quit at the 1st quarter tonight in case you were wondering))
On this day:
In 1825 – the Erie Canal opens providing passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie. Back in the day, at 363 miles, it was the second longest canal in the world [the Grand Canal in China was longer] and it took eight years to build, and contributed to making Niagara Falls a tourist [and honeymoon] destination. A section of the canal is still open today, although it is used primarily for recreational boat traffic and is still celebrated in song.
In 1861 – The Pony Express [the popular name for the Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express Company] officially ceases operations after only 18 months. The route stretched 1,800 miles and took the riders around 10 days [a vast improvement in communications, which could take up to a month]
In 1881 – Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's gang in a gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Three members of Clanton's gang were killed; Earp's brothers were wounded. The “dime novels” and newspapers of the day fastened on this fight, the culmination of a feud, as a symbol of order VS lawlessness of the Wild Willd West and as such there have been books, and www.tcm.com%2Fmediaroom%2Fvideo%2F303141%2FGunfight-At-The-O-K-Corral-Movie-Clip-I-Like-Your-Cut.html&usg=AOvVaw1lObRDvoM7ujI3hLGS-j0Hwww.tcm.com%2Fmediaroom%2Fvideo%2F303141%2FGunfight-At-The-O-K-Corral-Movie-Clip-I-Like-Your-Cut.html&usg=AOvVaw1lObRDvoM7ujI3hLGS-j0H">movies, and even a Star Trek episode that harken back to it.
In 1977 – Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops rash in Merca district, Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. BUT the virus still exists….
In 2017 -- NASA Voyager is 19 hrs 30 mins 02 secs of light-travel time from Earth. I like to keep track of how far humans have ventured into the final frontier.
Quote of the day:
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt, humanitarian
I have had this hanging on the walls of my offices and/or cubicles for the past 20 years or so. It is not obvious – it is part of a quartet of motivational shots that show the sea and ships [the others are sayings about Risk Challenges, and Change] so unless you read the fine print, you don't realize wht is says – but of all the inspirational fodder that I used to be so fond of as a manager, it is the one that I always make sure that I hang up. I like the subtle reminder that it isn’t all about me, that whether I will or no, I do have an impact on the folks around me both in my private and work lives and probably in my 2nd Lives as well. Where some might see it as a put down, I view it as being vaguely comforting to know if nothing else, I can and will be a bad example
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