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Carol H Tucker
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Today is the 5th day of the 7th week, the 16th day of the 2nd month, the 47th day of 2017, and:
- Do a Grouch a Favor Day
- Independence day: Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918
- Kyoto Protocol Day
- National Almond Day
- National Innovation Day
ON THIS DAY: In 116 Emperor Trajan sent laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia. In 1699 the first Leopoldine Diploma was issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania. In 1852 Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established. In 1874 the Silver Dollar became legal US tender. In 1881 the Canadian Pacific Railway was incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa. In 1923 the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen's recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt In 1937 Wallace H Carothers received a United States patent for nylon. In 1960 the US Navy submarine USS Triton began Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. In 1961 Explorer 9 (S-56a) was launched. In 1971 Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, uttered an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle". In 1978 the first computer bulletin board system was created (CBBS in Chicago). In 2005 the Kyoto Protocol that aimed to slow down global warming took effect but the US remains outside it. In 2006 the last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) was decommissioned by the United States Army [Goodbye, Farewell and Amen aired 02.28.1983].
Quote of the day:
“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.”
~ Paul Tillich (08.20.1886 – 10.22.1965), a Christian existentialist philosopher and theologian who immigrated to the US in 1933 when he lost his job due to the growing Nazi influence in Germany.
The feeling of dislocation brought about by reading the news of immigrants both legal and illegal being terrorized by government agents knocking on their doors in the very early morning or laying wait for them when they go to pick up their children from school chills my soul. The stories warning of foreign intervention into our national security and the constant booming reiteration of “fake news” when negative information makes headlines make for uncomfortable reading. The level of unabashed, uncloaked naked greed of old white rich men who now feel totally empowered to make their lives even more cushy and entitled to do so just boggles my mind. I sit in front of the computer screen and I am chilled, uncomfortable and overwhelmed This is more than the President, more than the election – this is a collapse of the society I thought I was living in..
I remember that those caught up in the changes a century ago probably felt totally dislocated just like this; they were anxious and afraid as well. I hope that we can avoid the cruelty, economic collapses and violent senseless deaths this time around. I am not a leader to rally folks to work on being better, being caring. I am not a wise woman who can guide civilization back to being civilized. I am not sure I am even a good follower for such a person these days as the reality of my own mortality presses upon me. So I concentrate on the day-to-day details. I read. I dive into my 2nd Life. I find myself sleeping more than is usual.
Yeah, I’m still anxious
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