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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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Wonder Women
Today is the 4th day of the 10th week, the 8th day of the 3rd month, the 67th day of 2017, and:
- Day for Women's Rights & International Peace
- Discover What Your Name Means Day
- Girls Write Now Day
- International Women's Day
- International Working Women's Day
- National Be Nasty Day
- National Peanut Cluster Day
- National Proofreading Day
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- The Bikini Bottom Free (Crabcakes) Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)
ON THIS DAY: In 1010 Ferdowsi completed his epic poem Shahnameh. In 1576 Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sighted the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán. In 1618 Johannes Kepler discovered the third law of planetary motion. In 1817 the New York Stock Exchange was founded. In 1855 John Roebling completed the world's first suspension bridge built to carry trains across the Niagara River linking Canada and the US In 1910 French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's license. In 1917 women protests in St. Petersburg marked the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar). In 1936 Daytona Beach and Road Course held its first oval stock car race. In 1971 the "Fight of the Century" between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commenced -- Frazier won in 15 rounds via unanimous decision. In 1978 the first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was transmitted on BBC Radio 4. In 1979 Philips demonstrated the compact disc publicly for the first time.
I am getting ready for work this morning, half listening to the news, and I am suddenly informed that all women are striking today. Say what? Oh we are supposed to stay home to prove how valuable we are in the marketplace – and by the way, no shopping either [unless you are buying from a woman owned store, which would be closed anyway because they are on strike, right?]. Now I come from a blue collar, union background; I totally understand the idea behind and the utilization of a strike - - but it really helps to know in advance that you are going to be doing it, neh? I don’t think this action and the goals were well publicized -- and what is that crack about shopping all about? Like that is the main recreational activity of women? On the other hand? Yes I admit that my contributions are often taken for granted -- especially in a back-office, servicing role the only time you get recognition tends to be when something has gone wrong. And a full-fledged strike works when there is a targeted message to be delivered. But this kinda general “we don’t like the way things are going” feel to this movement today Is not a targeted message, any more than the march did back in January. Give me a targeted cause, give me a plan, and I am there. Knitting pink hats and whining because you don’t like those in power? Sorry, I am not going to march, or strike.
And so I am at work today, wearing what little red I have in my wardrobe [not a color I usually sport]. No I am not completely comfortable with my decision, and I am perhaps a little too quick to point out that I don’t have to absent myself to prove my value to anyone, male or female.
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