This weekend the U,S, is celebrating Labor Day, which began on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. It became a national holiday in 1884 under President Grover Cleveland recognizing the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers in the development
I looked at the calendar August 15, blinked twice, and realized that ten days ago we were in heavy traffic through San Antonio and Dallas, headed north toward Lake Tenkiller in northeast Oklahoma. The reason for that part of this trip was to retrieve our Leisure Travel Van RV that was stored at wife’s brother’s
As a noun, DESIGN has two meanings: either a plan, aim, intention, goal, or purpose; or a concept, drawing, shape, sketch, or blueprint – even the entire finished product. As a verb, it also has two meanings; either to scheme, plan, devise, or intend; or to invent, create, fabricate, or BUILD. We can get
Another day, another year and what to make of that? I make S. crazy with my take on birthdays, and many things. I see things differently. I try to explain my rationale and she isn’t persuaded. It makes sense to me. That’s good enough. Here it is for your consideration. You will understand and
It is a sunny afternoon and I walk into the woods, toward one of my favorite spots, and look for my sitting log on the west bank of the Santa Cruz River. As I go deeper into the woods, I think about “forest bathing” and how I might practice that today, immersing myself in the
I am not changing my name but I am planning to change the name of my blog. For 12 years it has had the inauspicious and generic title, BLOG. Each Blog has its own title specific to the topic. It went from being hosted on Blogspot to become a page on my web site managed
