November 29, 2023 a thought for today, Believe no man more than yourself when you are spoken of. Latin Proverb

The first upload for the 28th was “thanksgiving family”. This is from the archives. This is game time after dinner. This is some of the family in the game time with the rest elsewhere watching TV or chatting. 

 The second upload for yesterday was “to-do list”. Well, I have several, mostly in the form of sticky notes. They are all over my desk top. I know exactly where they are refer to them often during the day to refresh my memory. 

The third upload for yesterday was “books”. I have taken and uploaded several captures of the old books in my home collection. So since I was in the church library I decided to use some of the books on the shelves there for my entry.

 

Life today. The past ten days or so have been busy keeping me on my toes. It has been a happy time as well with moments of sadness. This is the last day of time deadlines for a while. I think now a time that I can let down and relax a little. 

I got the tree up bit by bit, between other things going on around me. I guess that was a true test of multi tasking. Sue put the finishing touches on it today. 

The first upload for today is “giving”. At food pantry we have an extra “free” table where our visitors can choose any item they would like as an extra.  

Food pantry was a bit slower the last two days compared to what they were last week. Today we had a good number count but they came in spaced far apart. There were times of lull then one or two would come in before another lull. I’m surprised that we ended up with the number of families we actually did serve today. 

I am down to four calendars to print as my annual gifts. I hope to get two more done today. Then I need to order some things for the younger family.

I have put off a few necessary household chores so I will have to spend the next couple of days or so catching up. By then the Christmas holidays will be upon us. 

The second upload for today is “a view”. This “view” fascinates me, to watch the traffic pass by overhead. I have used a different shot of this area in another upload earlier in the month. 

The word for today is identity.  He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment, Lao Tzu.  Explore thyself. Herein are demanded the eye and the nerve, Henry David Thoreau.   Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us, C. H. (Charles Haddon) Spurgeon.  We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. Francois de la Rochefoucauld.  If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone, Henry David Thoreau. To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity, Robert Louis Stevenson.  Be not another, if you can be yourself, Paracelsus.  Is the acorn better than the oak which is its fullness and completion? Ralph Waldo Emerson. We know what we are, but not what we may be, William Shakespeare. We boil at different degrees, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Mine honour is my life; both grow in one; Take honour from me, and my life is done William Shakespeare.  A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society, Thomas Jefferson.  One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without prejudice concerning the identity of those in need, Laozi. 

The third image upload for today is “wildlife”. Here in the city we don’t see to many wild life that present themselves in daylight hours and in an easy to capture presentation. There are almost always ducks at the pond in the park. There are also gobs of squirrels but they scamper so fast when I don’t have the camera at the ready. 

The story. I was surprised to learn that before the OSU stadium could be built the Olentangy River had to be dealt with and “re-routed.” This is just a note with some more history about Columbus. At the beginning of the article it mentioned three major building in Columbus, the Statehouse, the LeVeque Tower and the OSU stadium. Some facts about the stadium stand out, its size, “the amount of concrete it used, its seating capacity, total attendance over a century of football.” Then as is goes on it states the few people, including me, know about the construction and its relationship to the Olentangy River. Early on the campus extended to “the river’s east bank.” the “OSU powers” decided a new stadium was needed. A site was chosen. It was at the northwest corner of the land. The river had split into two channels forming two “small islands”. As the article described it the stadium “would be right on top of the eastern channel.” The plan was to  began cutting down the trees along the riverbank and got rid of the stumps. Then fill the channel, the land would be ready for construction. What happened when all of this started was that the water followed the channel. So the detour in the construction plan caused a slurry wall to be built. This technique “permits building a tall underground concrete wall impervious to water.” The track that circled the Ohio State playing field at that time was removed to accommodate “mandatory” increase in seating. That plan “required lowering the playing field over 14 feet, placing its surface well below the area’s water table.” The “slurry wall” technique was used to form a “a huge concrete bathtub.”

I am having Tuna Casserole for dinner. 

Joy

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