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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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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 5th day of the 44th week, the 3rd day of the 11th month, the 308th day of 2016, and: 
  • Cliché Day
  • Give Someone a Dollar Today Day
  • Independence day:  Panama from Colombia in 1903; Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978; the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986
  • National Housewife Day -- I don’t remember this being a holiday back when I was a stay-at-home Mom.  And for the record?  I think “domestic engineer” is a really silly term!
  • National Men Make Dinner Day -- Must Cook. No BBQ Allowed! --  I must say this stereotype is somewhat dated; I know three men who are excellent cooks and they prepare meals on a regular basis
  • National Sandwich Day
  • Public Television Day
  • Sandwich Day -- the birthday of John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich.
  • SOS Day
  • Stout Day ((the drink not the body type))
ON THIS DAY:  In 361 Emperor Constantius II died of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declared his cousin Julian the rightful successor.  In 1534 the English Parliament passed the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.  In 1592 the city of San Luis Potosí [AKA SLP or simply San Luisis] was founded in Mexico.  In 1838 the Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.  In 1954 the first Godzilla film is released, marking the first appearance of the iconic monster.  In 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 carrying the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika [who died within hours from overheating].  In 1964 Washington DC residents were able to vote in a presidential election for the first time.  In 1973 NASA launched the Mariner 10 toward Mercury; on March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet. 

Every single social media site starts with asking you to fill out a profile to introduce yourself,  telling the site’s community and the world who you are.  It is a simple enough task at first glance, but surprisingly difficult to do accurately. Some of it depends on who you are describing yourself to – a professional profile on LinkedIn or your company website is going to be a bit different from what you might have to say on a dating or gaming site or Facebook or Twitter.  But the basic question is the same:  how do you describe yourself?  What words do you use? 

Do you talk about your being and how you see yourself?  All positive words or add some negatives so you sound realistic and don’t seem like bragging?  Do you mention depression or OCD or introvert  or multiple personalities?

Do you give a physical picture?  Gender?  Do you have to mention whether or not it is what you were born as?  Height? Do you give the actual height or just say short?  Body type?  So how many positive ways can you say overweight and unrepentant?  Hair color? The current shade and whether or not it is “natural”?  Skin tone? What kind of shape you are in? How about medical issues or disabilities?   

Do you discuss your roles?  Mother, daughter, grandmother, Roman Catholic, worker bee, cousin, author, gamer, baby boomer, techie, manager, speaker, pack rat, Democrat or Republican or don’t give a hoot?

Do you list your interests?  Hobbies, fandoms, activities, theories, passions?  Is this where you talk about how many books you still have in your library, or just how long you have been “into” science fiction and fantasy?  Do you mention that it is a life goal to be able to live close enough Orlando to be able to justify [and afford] annual passes to WDW and/or Hogwarts? 

Words matter and since every activity has a consequence, what you put out there matters too…..


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