July 24, 2023 a thought for today, Who excuses himself accuses himself. Italian Proverb

One of the uploads for yesterday was titled “night time”. I made this image when I worked downtown. This was one of the mornings I parked my car at the Vets Memorial and walked across the bridge to get to the Federal Court House where I worked. (It wasn’t totally “night time” but it wasn’t day time yet either.) As you can see I was there before the sun was up so I was able to capture this image of the tower before the lights were out.

Apparently, Bob has more medical issues going on than any of us could have foreseen. He seemed like a mostly healthy person. There were no complaints except for sinus drainages, headaches or indigestion now and then. He never called off sick from work. But now, OSU hospital is running blood tests that are finding chemical components that are off kilter and need adjusted before any chemo can take place. They just postponed another one that was supposed to take place today. I know it is hard on him to get his hopes up and then have them dashed. It’s hard to have a positive outlook as well as direction and treatment scheduled just to have it canceled hours before the appointed time. Not just once but four times. We were all prepared for a nearly day long appoint for today when we discovered last night that he had a 101-degree fever. That meant an emergency room visit due to him being immune compromised. They admitted him. Now we wait some more. 

I am catching up on some cleaning situations here in the house. There needed to be a good bit of straightening. It’s mostly done for now. I just want to finish the dishwasher and run the shop vac before dinner time prep. 

Another upload for yesterday was called “m is for ...”. I remembered this “vintage”, somewhere in the ‘50s, menu I had in one of my drawers. So I got it out yesterday morning and made a couple of shots of it. It would be nice to have a hamburger sandwich for a dime again. 

I think I mentioned that I am switching direction with some of my house plant “garden”. I am moving a number of the plants to hydroponics. I am hoping to reduce the size of my collection and hopefully find a bit easier way of tending to their needs. It is an experiment at this point. In doing some research on the subject I have found a place that makes lids for the purpose of hydroponics that fit on wide mouth mason jars. I am hoping to give that design element a try. I could allow things to grow more in height and width since the mason jars come in several different sizes. Another of my projects right now is getting my “new” computer set up. Lowell helped me with one step yesterday. There are several more adjustments I have to make to get to  familiar setups. 

The first upload for today is titled “g is for....”. I took several shots of a full sized graffiti on a building next to Wendy’s that is mostly green to use for this assignment. Then as I was heading home I saw this sight of the green leaves against the rough bark of the tree. Once in Photoshop I decided to use this one. 

The word for today is alone. Blood alone moves the wheels of history, Martin Luther.  I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone, Lord Byron. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors, Confucius. God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars, Martin Luther. Genius begins great works labor alone finishes them, Joseph Joubert. The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Time alone reveals the just man but you might discern a bad man in a single day, Sophocles. To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly, Benjamin Franklin. From childhoods hour I have not been As others were I have not seen As others saw, Edgar Allan Poe. Change alone is unchanging, Heraclitus. This is the highest wisdom that I own freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit, William Shirley. A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone, Henry David Thoreau.  He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are, Charles Caleb Colton.

My second upload for today is another of the “my choice” picks. I used this one from my archives. I like the colors, textures and patterns. 

This story is about one of the colleges where I took courses at different periods and needs in my life. There were also family members who studied at some of them including this one. This article tells of specific happenings at the Columbus College of Art and Design at different years. In 1879 the Columbus Art School was started by five women and has become one of the oldest and most prestigious private art and design colleges in the United States. The First Lady Lucy Hayes attended the school in 1880.  In 1882 Oscar Wilde was in Columbus and was “impressed that “the capital city (has) a leading art school.” Here are some interesting facts about the school as it grew. The first class graduated in 1885. The first facility that was constructed just with the school in mind was erected in 1930. It has  no windows on the south side, interestingly, it is said to be because “artists prefer to face north”. A note for the year 1936 is that Georgia O’Keeffe visited the school. In the 1950s more programs were added such as advertising, industrial design and illustration. In 1959 the name was changed from the Columbus Art School to the Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD). A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was added in 1970. In 1985 the first “residence hall” was opened. In 1993 a dedicated gallery and auditorium were added. There is a huge unique sign in front of the school. The designer noticed a “large, neon red, block-letter ART sign” when he was in Taiwan. He “proposed” the idea for CCAD to have such a sign and the idea was accepted in 1996, the 10-story sign/sculpture was installed later in 2001. It is a “beacon for the arts”. In 2010 the first graduate program was “launched....the Master of Fine Arts degree”. In 2013 there was a state of the art fabrication space built. There are 3D printers, laser cutters and other machining equipment available. In 2018 a state of the art animation center was added. A note from me.....it looks like our city stands out in the art community. 

Dinner tonight will be whatever Sue and I can find in the freezer and frig. 

Joy

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