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Carol H Tucker
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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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the last Wednesday in May
Today is the 4th day of the 21st week, the 24th day of the 5th month, the 144th day of 2017, and:
- Asparagus Day
- Aviation Maintenance Technicians Day
- Brothers' Day
- Emergency Medial Services for Children Day
- EMSC (Emergency Medical Services) Day
- Independence Day -- Eritrea from Ethiopia in 1993
- International Tiara Day
- Jerusalem Day [observed the 28th of lyyar in the Hebrew calendar]
- Morse Code Day (Some also observe on April 27) -- In 1844 Samuel Morse sent the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the US Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore Maryland, to inaugurate the first telegraph line
- National Escargot Day
- Scavenger Hunt Day
ON THIS DAY: In 919 the nobles of Franconia and Saxony elected Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. In 1595 Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appeared, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. In 1607 100 English settlers disembarked in Jamestown, the first English colony in America ((undocumented immigrants every one of them)). In 1626 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan. In 1738 John Wesley was converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday. In 1830 "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale was published. Also in 1830 the first passenger railroad in the United States began service between Baltimore and Ellicott Mills, Maryland. In 1860 the Queen's Plate horse race was run for the First time; it is the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America In 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was opened to traffic after 14 years of construction ((no word on when it was first "sold")). In 1930 Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). In 1935 the first night game in Major League Baseball history was played in Cincinnati Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. In 1940 Igor Sikorsky completed the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. In 1956 the first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland. In 1958 United Press International was formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. In 1962 American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule as part of Project Mercury. In 2017 NASA Voyager is 19 hrs 05 mins 43 secs and NASA Voyager II is 15 hrs 46 mins 55 secs of light-travel time from Earth
I don’t care what the First Lady wears – for the record I think her styling has been quite appropriate – or if she holds her husband’s hand. I don’t care what DJT’s daughter wears – neither she nor her husband should be on the trip as far as I am concerned. I don’t even care that the President cannot articulate over an eight grade level – we already look like bozos to the international community so whatev.
I care that the Russians got away with blatant election tampering, and that the President is doing his best to hide his ties to a foreign regime, supported and abetted by partisan politics – and yes, that includes seeing those elusive tax returns. I care about the attitude of “I’ve got mine and you are on your own” shown by Trumpcare and this budget. And I care deeply about this concept of “alternative facts” that denies reality.
Unfortunately, no one in power cares enough about what I think or feel or want or even need to even try and listen to me.
I’m going back to my 2nd Life. There at least I can rock a tiara!
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