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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 4th day of the 19th week, the 10th day of the 5th month, the 130th day of 2017, and:
- Bike to School Day
- Day of Vesak (Traditionally on the Full May Moon; varies per Buddist country)
- Dia De La Madre
- Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day
- Earliest possible day on which Pentecost, celebrated seven weeks after Easter Day, can fall. (Christianity)
- Independence Day: Romania from the Ottoman Empire in 1877
- National Clean Up Your Room Day
- National Receptionist's Day
- National Root Canal Day
- National School Nurse Day
- National Shrimp Day
- National Small Business Day
- National Third Shift Workers Day
- Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day
- Pesach Sheni [observed the 14th of lyyar in the Hebrew Calendar]
- Trust Your Intuition Day
- World Lupus Day
ON THIS DAY: In 28 BC a sunspot was observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. In 1497 Amerigo Vespucci allegedly left Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. In 1503 Christopher Columbus visited the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there. In 1824 the National Gallery in London opens to the public. In 1869 the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike. In 1872 Victoria Woodhull became the first woman nominated for President of the United States ((pretty interesting considering women couldn't vote at the time)). In 1876 the Centennial Exposition was opened in Philadelphia by US President Ulysses S Grant and Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II. In 1904 the Horch & Cir Motorwagenwerke AG was founded -- it would eventually become the Audi company. In 1908 Mother's Day was observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1916, sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrived at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island. In 1954 Bill Haley & His Comets released "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts. In 1960 the nuclear submarine USS Triton completed Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. In 1962 Marvel Comics published the first issue of The Incredible Hulk. In 1975 Sony introduced the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan. In 2013 One World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
I have spent the past couple of days trying in vain to ignore the political storm that is raging, trying not to read the folks who think the firing was justified, trying not to read the folks who think impeachment is nigh. Today, with the revelation that Comey had requested more funding and personnel for the FBI investigation of the Russian election meddling just before his termination by the White House [with the agreement of the Attorney General who supposedly has recused himself], I am done. Even if DJT is as pure as the driven snow [and yes I said that with a straight face] in this matter, he just made himself look as guilty as sin. Apparently the 45th President’s disregard of history includes what happened to another embattled President some 44 years ago when he thought he was above the law.
IMNSHO: a special investigator that cannot be controlled by either Trump or Sessions is now required. Lets get to the bottom of this mess!
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