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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Today is the 5th day of the 16th week, the 20th day of the 4th month, the 110th day of 2017, and:
Chinese Language Day
Get to Know Your Customer Day (the 3rd Thursday of Each Quarter)
International Cli-Fi Day ((a new literary genre - or a subset of science fiction - that focuses on the consequences of environmental issues, was originally part of Earth Day but became fixed on April 20th))
According to Wikipedia, this date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).
ON THIS DAY: In 1303 the Sapienza University of Rome was instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. In 1534 Jacques Cartier began his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, the island of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1535 the sun dog phenomenon was observed over Stockholm and depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan. In 1657 freedom of religion was granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City). In 1818 the case of Ashford v Thornton ended, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle was upheld. In 1826 Major Gordon Laing became the first non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu and in 1828 René Caillié became the second non-Muslim to enter and the first to return from Timbuktu. In 1836 a company to build a Niagara River suspension bridge was incorporated in Toronto, Ontario. In 1862 Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard completed the experiment falsifying the theory of spontaneous generation. In 1865 Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrated the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion. In 1884 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Humanum genuswhich condemned the secret society of Freemasons and outlined a plan of action to counter their influence. In 1902 Pierre and Marie Curie isolated and refined radium chloride. In 1908 opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League. In 1912 opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston. In 1916 the Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. In 1972 Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, landed on the moon.
Quote of the day:
“Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world.”
This Friday’s Eve has been one of those days when the evils of multi-tasking are readily apparent. My mind is flitting from one thing to another [and not always thinking about work], tasks are popping up that need to be dealt with, and there really doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to the day. Times like this I envy those working with their hands who at the end of the day can put down their tools, step back and see what they have done – built or fixed or cleaned or created something that they can view with a proprietary sense of accomplishment…
As for me? Apparently after over 6 ½ decades, I still have to be reminded that your good intentions are totally irrelevant, it is their perception that takes the day.
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