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the 1st Monday of April
Today is the 4th day of the 4th month, the 95th day of the year and there are 264 shopping days left until Christmas. On the Roman calendar, this was known as the day before the nones of April (Latin: Prid. Non. Apr.):
- 404 Day -- highlighting Atlanta, Georgia’s brightest and hardest working musicians, visual artists, dancers, vendors, food and spirits since 2012
- Hug a Newsperson Day
- International Carrot Day
- International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- Major League Baseball's Opening Day (( let’s hear it for those O’s!))
- National Cordon Bleu Day
- National Fun Day
- National Tell a Lie Day
- NCAA basketball championship AKA the Final Four
- Square Root Day -- only comes nine times a century – this century falling on 1/1/01, 2/2/04, 3/3/09, 4/4/16, 5/5/25, 6/6/36, 7/7/49, 8/8/64 and 9/9/81.
- Sweet Potato Day
- Victims of Violence Wholly Day
- Vitamin C Day
- Walk Around Things Day
- World Rat Day (yes they are serious)
In 1147 Moscow is mentioned for the very first time in historical records. In 1609 Henry Hudson sails from Amsterdam intending to find a Northeast Passage through North America
Like a lot of folks I find Mondays to be discouraging. For one thing, it is hard to get up in the morning after having two glorious days without the alarm being set and for another, it is hard to give up and realize the weekend is over and you have to go back on the clock for the next five days rather than doing what you want to do. Getting up, getting dressed, getting out the door, getting into the office, getting started on the tasks, getting into work mode – it all seems to take an extra dollop of effort on Monday mornings. I have been trying to remember if there was ever a time when I jumped up and was eager to get into the office and get started, and I cannot think of a time when I was really psyched to go to work. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike my job [although there have been times when I dreaded going in back in the day] or the people that I work with [although I am not one to form lasting friendships quickly with co-workers]. I just have never defined myself by the work that I do; I have never lived for my work. If I am going to make a contribution while on this earth, I always rather thought it would be outside the workplace, not part and parcel of what I do. Is that because I see myself as a cog in the wheel? Not sure about that, but even when I felt I had an impact on the strategic direction of the organization I worked for, I never quite felt that I was making a material difference in the world I live in. No I always sought that kind of satisfaction outside the workplace – for me, work is something that I do so that I can live. If I had a guaranteed income [like the Federation in Star Trek or a pension or I won the Lottery], I wouldn’t be working any of the jobs that I have held so ably, that’s for sure! The question would be for me then, how would I spend the 50+ hours a week that are currently devoted to job/commute?
*ponders*
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