March 9, 2022 a thought for today, Speak truth in humility to all people. Only then can you be a true man. Native American Sioux Proverb

Three of the images in this missive are from my archives for various reasons. This one, for March 8, is the photo a day challenge “sunset” .... the “sunset” the night before was disappointing. This one is much more inviting. 

It’s another day staying in to work on two projects that I want to print tomorrow. I have the bulletin back from Donna and updated so it is ready to print. I have worked on the annual report to the point of the graphics. I want to get a draft copy of that printed tomorrow so I can see if I need to put some finishing touches here and there. I may need to move some things around and I know I need to add some more photos before it will be complete.

The second photo of the day for yesterday was “books/ reading”. Since I did a book theme the other day
and because this one mentioned “reading” also I chose this one from the archive.  

I took a break from the computer tasks to get some dishes and kitchen work done. 

The first photo of the day for today is “from the inside of my the car”. I went to the archives for this one because I liked the overall look and use of space. It was taken on a ride through some near by Ohio country side. 

The word today is rest.  Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best. St. Jerome. Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. George Washington. I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. Marcus Aurelius. Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. Blaise Pascal.   Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. Epictetus. True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. William Penn. The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. Thomas Huxley. The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth. Chanakya. Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life. Saint Ignatius. Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light. Saint Bernard. 

The second image for today is “hobbies”. I have a couple of hobbies, this seemed the easiest to compose. I also read and cook and enjoy learning through news and research and use digital technology for cognitive exercises. 

I have heard before that Columbus is a test area for several products and often wondered why. This article may help show some of the possible reasons. The article started out with this statement: “It may not be widely known outside of Columbus, but major retailers and restaurants have been test marketing new products here for years prior to going to the broader market”. The article mentions reasons why this may be so. One: Columbus is diverse in its young and well-educated people. We have The Ohio State University as well as fifty other colleges and universities with 135,000 plus students and 20,000 graduates annually some out of state and some international who end up staying in our city. According to the article the reasons for them staying is our economy, low cost of living and “high quality of life”. Next, once the product is a “success” it moves to other markets. Again according to the article, Columbus “offers greater access to US population....46% within a ten-hour drive”. We can boast major companies that are recognizable brands, Scotts Miracle Gro, Express, Victoria’s Secret, Wendy’s, and more, all “powerhouse research groups”. We are, according to the article, the Midwest’s fastest-growing metropolitan area and the premier test market”.  

We are having baked spaghetti from the left over spaghetti last night. 

Joy

love the variety of offerings in this image....texture, reflection, patterns, shapes, forms, lines, colors, a fallen branch, a peek into seasons, a symbol of disrespect with a dropped discard... nature and man made in the same image...perhaps, "beauty and the beast"