September 30, 2024 a thought for today, The best way to know a man is to watch him when he is angry. Traditional Proverb

The first photo challenge upload for yesterday was “morning”. It was very rainy yesterday morning. I was trying to show raindrops on the window and I did in some of the four shots I made. But this one interested me more than the others. This is my street on a raining morning in September. 

The second upload for yesterday was “planes, trains or automobiles”. The easiest for me to “capture” that day actually most any day, is automobiles. This is in the church parking lot.

The last upload for the 29th was “clean”. What caught my eye for this shot was the reflections in the counter top. Something must be at least relatively clean to display a reflection. This one is clean enough to show some in focus objects. 

Life today. I think I made too long a list for today. I just don’t keep in mind the number of hours there are in a day. Some of my list will have to spill over to tomorrow. I got the bulletin done to a point. I decided to work on the photo list when I got that done. It is a little backward to the way I normally do it. The photos are usually the last thing I work on for the day. 

I will be taking Sue to a doctor’s appointment later today so I thought I would get the meat loaf made and ready to pop into the oven when we get home from there. 

The first upload for today will start a series of a few days, “tools”. We have a few things in our “vintage collection” that seem from another era. This are well used and well along in existence. 

I wrote that last paragraph before I left to pick up my sister. In the process of her calling for me to pick her up we found that my cell phone isn’t working. I am lost....I can’t call or receive calls and I can’t message or receive messages. At times like this one can find out how much the cell phone is counted on. ☹ I will just have to find a way to do without it until I can get it fixed. 

The next upload today is “yummy”. I don’t bake much anymore and oh how I miss the more of the yummy than I am getting. This on is a cherry pie I made a while back. It looks a yummy as it tasted. 

The word today is may. If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington.  By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius.  If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu. We know what we are, but know not what we may be. William Shakespeare.  The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha.  Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Alexander Pope. Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. Charles Caleb Colton.  Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. Abraham Lincoln. Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come. Epicurus. 

The last upload for today and for this month is “a bathroom”. Mine is small but cozy.  There isn't much to say in description of this one.

Article: I think this is a common point of discussion these days, technology and young people. The article is about “Guilt over kids’ screen time is common, uncomfortable and can stress family relationships”. But that part of the title is only half of this story “it can have a silver lining”. It covers th attitude that most parents have in wanting their children to pick up a book instead of the iPad or watch some more YouTube. Parents come to the point of allowing it rather than argue. Most think it is a waste of time and or no “intrinsic value”. The good news is that sometimes the parents “guilt” in allowing them to go on with that activity can actually “help encourage healthier choices for you and your kids”. In some studies it has been shown that “screen media is among the most common tools that people of all ages use to decompress, relax and enjoy themselves”. The use of this activity should be managed. Sometime the parent may break from the management part for various reasons like if the child is sick and screen time seems to be the answer to sooth the child. Then the parent begins to feel the “guilt” for slipping and allowing the break. The article went on to say it is “more productive to find the value and deeper lessons in your screen guilt”. So research has shown to consider “what guardrails you might need to put in place, or adjust, to support family wellness”. It pays to remember that there is “evidence that screen use and content can contribute to a range of wonderful outcomes, including learning, social connection, inspiration and, yes, relaxation and stress relief”. 

Decided to have meat loaf for dinner. 

Joy