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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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Today is the 20th day of the 4th month and the 111th day of 2016. It is also: - Chinese Language Day -- UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each dedicated to one of the Organization's six official languages.
- International Cli-Fi Day
- Lima Bean Respect Day -- AKA Phaseolus lunatus, butter bean, or sieva bean -- a legume grown for its edible seeds
- National Cheddar Fries Day
- National Look Alike Day – supposedly everyone has a doppelganger. I blame cloning. Or visitors from parallel universes. Or time travelers.
- National Pineapple Upside-down Cake Day
- National Pot Smokers Day AKA 420 – and no, that was not a police code and it is not an official holiday
- Volunteer Recognition Day
In 1303 the University of Rome is established by Pope Boniface VIII. In 1889 Adolf Hitler was born, spawning an entire genre of speculative fiction with alternative timelines where he is throttled at birth or killed later before coming to power.
Getting to work this morning was challenging. It only takes one accident at a crucial intersection to snarl things up pretty badly – and once the backup forms, it seems to take on a life of its own as side and feeder roads start to slow then back up too. Hereabouts, where the traffic is some of the worst in the country, I live less than 10 miles from where I work – and even though I am not going into the city, it can take me 45 minutes or more to get in when there are problems. Got me to thinking how much of my time has been spent in the car, and how unprepared I am these days for commuting.
Unless you work at home, live above or beside your workplace, or have the ability to telecommute, the chances are that you commute to work. And depending on where you live and where work is located, that commute can be rather long and stressful whether you are driving or taking mass transit. Commuting is a fact of our workaday lives; getting to and fro can take as much as 2 – 3 hours of your time each and every day – it becomes a lifestyle really. You learn to cope because driving aggressively sometimes only frustrates you and the people around you and really doesn’t get you much further down the road, so you settle in and cultivate patience. I used to listen to books on “tape” [digital version], play the radio and follow podcasts or chat on the phone [hands free of course]. The time became a space in which I could transition into and out of my work persona and there were days that I actually needed the time to detox. You can really tell midst congestion who the long-term commuters are – they usually are more phlegmatic, not allowing the frustrations of the commute overtake and shadow their spirit.
And no, I don’t think flying cars will help relieve the problem – it will just transfer the gridlock to the air as well as on the ground. Mass transit? Well only if the busses etc go where the people are going – for example, my 10+ miles would take over 2 ½ hours one way on a good day if I tried to go by bus and Metro because I have to go all the way downtown, come back out, and transfer three times. Driverless cars? Now this one is an intriguing idea that I would really like to try. My vision involves me sitting with my shoes off and feet propped up, sipping my venti skim chai while placidly reading a book and listening to soft music, but my fear is that the time will become additional work space.
Now parking once you get to where you are going is an entirely different issue. Me, I kinda like the idea of the Jetson’s folding car…..
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