July 28, 2023 a thought for today, One falsehood spoils a thousand truths. German Proverb

My first upload yesterday was from my archives, I am using it as one of the “my choice” images. It is of the hands of a friend of mine as he makes food for our community free food on Saturday. 

He is still there. Lowell asked if I would want for him to take me to visit with Bob this morning. Of course I did.  It was good to visit with him for a bit. He is still going to be there for a while. It seems very few of his blood chemicals are coming together at the same time to be acceptable for chemo therapy treatment. It means waiting. This will be the third week and weekend that he has had to spend in the hospital. 

The second upload for yesterday is “my name starts with J....”. 

After Lowell dropped me off at home it was nearly time to go to my hair appointment. I have a heavy and thick head of hair. So after about a month or so it begins to look like a small bush. Now I have a pixie cut. 

There is not much more on the agenda. I want to put in a curbside pickup order this afternoon for pick up tomorrow. 

The first upload for today is “my town starts with .....” C....clouds. 

The word today is among.  The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted, Augustine of Hippo. The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits, Plutarch. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus.  A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Plato.  Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams. The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before. Saint Augustine.  Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. Marcus Aurelius. Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. Euripides. From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers. Lucretius.  Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones. Charlotte Bronte.  Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars. Henry David Thoreau.  Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses. Saint Basil.

My second upload for today is another of the “my choice” images. Again, from my archives, this arrangement of fruit offers color, shapes, and patterns.

This is another of my favorite “reporters” for the Dispatch. This is a bit about the history of the “blue law” period in history. The title is :” With 'Blue Laws,' Labor Day's seasonal turn came to Columbus quietly in 1922". Before summarizing the thought here is a note about the Blue Law.  Blue law is a colloquial term for state statute or ordinance that forbids or regulates  entertainment and commercial activities (ex. sale of liquor) on Sundays or religious holidays. The Blue Law ended in Ohio in November of 1973. After the “emergence of Industrial America” Labor Day became a time marker. That day was the traditional “last day of summer” for school kids. Outdoor swimming pools ended for the season about that time.  Fall fashions came into season. Family vacations, for the most part, dwindled until next year. According to the article these “transitions” were common since the late 1800s and Labor Day was a holiday at the ending of these activities.  Labor Day in 1922 was quieter than those in the years before. World War I had ended in 1918 but it was four years later that “ the last soldiers dismantling a major military base left Camp Sherman in Chillicothe. They were reassigned to Columbus Barracks, which would soon have its name changed to Fort Hayes”. On the Labor Day of that year stores closed and there were no mail deliveries. It seemed things were under the Blue Law restrictions. Some large groups continued to enjoy barbecues and celebrations at parks. Then the Blue Laws became more  noticeable. Along with the closing of stores on Labor Day and no mail deliveries. It also included no alcohol sales on Sundays. The article described the meaning of the Blue Law in this way....”the usage of the word "blue" − meaning "distinctly moral" − and originated with Puritans in the 1700s”. Over the years changes took places and led to the elimination of Blue Laws in Ohio. 

Pizza for just me and Sue tonight. 

Joy

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