Monday OT: September 2 is Labor Day (United States)
September 2 is day 245 of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Setting Orange, Bureaucracy 26, 3185 YOLD (discordian),
And let us not forget 13.0.6.14.6 by the Mayan Long Count
This isn't a date holiday, but one of those "first Monday" holidays. Its purpose , per the ever mainstream wikipedia, is that:
It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the development, growth, endurance, strength, security, prosperity, productivity, laws, sustainability, persistence, structure, and well-being of the country.
Pretty impressive, eh wot? At least Costco and REI are closed, and the banks, and the government, but Walmart and most major retailers are open either all day or some part of the day. I wonder if any of the workers at least get time and a half or something. I bet the cops do.
So, dragging ourselves back toward reality, ...
On this day in history:
In 1666, the Great fire of London broke out. Even though it burned for 3 days and destroyed over 10,000 buildings, a focal point of a lot of discussion seems to be that Old St Paul's Cathedral. was also destroyed. Alas, poor old Old St, Paul's.
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In 1789, the US Treasury Department was founded. I have noted before that 1789 was a rather momentous year for the fledgling US and its fledgling government, really worth a good look. A peek at the goings on in France would not be remiss either.
In 1807, the British Navy bombarded the city of Copenhagen, which was essentially a civilian target, but nobody cared back then, not that they did in 1945, or 2003, or at any time since either. They were simply a bit more honest and open about it back then.
In 1945, the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the U Battleship Missouri out in Tokyo Bay. On the exact same date, Vietnam declared its independence and formed Democratic Republic of Vietnam to which the so-called Western Democracies, said "like hell you will".
In 1958, a United States Air Force C-130A-II flew into Russian airspace while conducting a signals intelligence mission and the no good dirty Russkie bastids shot it down. Even though the aircraft had been maintaining radio silence for some time, and nobody survived to tell the tale, some sources nonetheless insist that the incursion was some sort of mistake. Yep, it clearly seems to have been that.
In 2013, the eastern span of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge opened to traffic, a mere 14 years after it got hammered by the Loma Prieta earthquake.
Born this day in:
1839 – Henry George, economist and author
1925 – Hugo Montenegro, composer and conductor
1928 – Horace Silver, pianist and composer
1931 – Clifford Jordan, saxophonist
1932 – Walter Davis, Jr., pianist
1934 – Sam Gooden, soul singer
1938 – Jimmy Clanton, singer and songwriter
1943 – Rosalind Ashford, singer
1946 – Marty Grebb, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger
1946 – Billy Preston, singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor
1951 – Mik Kaminski, rock violinist
1953 – John Zorn, saxophonist, composer, and producer
1957 – Steve Porcaro, keyboardist and songwriter
Died this day in:
1834 – Thomas Telford, engineer and architect
1865 – William Rowan Hamilton, physicist, astronomer, and mathematician
1910 – Henri Rousseau, painter
1934 – Russ Columbo, singer, violinist, and actor
1934 – Alcide Nunez, clairinettist
1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Uncle Ho
1975 – Mabel Vernon, activist
1992 – Barbara McClintock, geneticist and botanist
2006 – Dewey Redman, saxophonist
2012 – Mark Abrahamian, guitarist
2012 – John C. Marshall, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:
Labor Day (United States)
National Blueberry Popsicle Day (United States)
VJ Day (US)
Music goes here, iirc, well,
Hugo Montenegro
Horace Silver
Clifford Jordan
Walter Davis, Jr.
Sam Gooden
Jimmy Clanton
Rosalind Ashford
Marty Grebb
Billy Preston
Mik Kaminski
John Zorn
Steve Porcaro
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Good morning all
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, in no hurry to clear the Northwest Bahamas, gave the Abaco Islands a prolonged, punishing blow on Sunday. Grand Bahama Island is in line for similar treatment on Monday as Dorian slows to a crawl. The hurricane is still projected to arc dangerously close to the Southeast U.S. coast as this week unfolds.
Dorian is tied with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys as the most powerful landfalling Atlantic hurricane (by wind speed) on record.
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Dorian-Still-Heading-West-Batters-Nort...
Looks like a dry week for us in NE AL, but a foot or more of rain on the coast.
I hope you all have a great holiday and don't have to labor too much. I plan to mow a little and already have a nice stew prepared for today.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning lookout, thanks for the update on Dorian.
Hope you can enjoy your mowing. Here it is back to digging in our rock infested dlay and other work or expanding the garden plus misc odds and ends. Maybe some long deferred paperwork type stuff, gear testing and all like that.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning, el,
The Sleeping Gypsy ~ Henri Rousseau, 1897
Not bad for a self-taught artist, eh?
Another magnificent blue-sky day in the mountains.
Moving slow this morning; feeling stupid in a funny way as i spent a lot of energy and time yesterday combing through my room looking for a letter i recalled picking up in the downstairs mailbox; looked everywhere possible several times. An important letter that i recalled arriving Friday or Saturday. Replayed the mailbox scene behind the eyes many times best i could to no avail.
Spent hours wondering how i could fix the letter's missing, dreading the bureaucracy that would entail; angst and frustration. Did i throw it away or did i dream of receiving it to begin with?
As usual, up in the middle of the night, i sat reading the net and thinking of that letter where had i not looked? Inside the refrigerator ...
Yep, i'd placed the letter in a plastic grocery bag on Friday as my hands were full and had forgotten to take it out before placing the cukes and squash in fridge.
Thanks for being here on holiday and hope you've a good one.
Good one! :)
I once put my shoes in the refrigerator when I was two years old. My Mother thought she was going crazy looking around the house trying to find them. She loved telling that story.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
When I was 2 I buried my training pants in the garden,
because I wet them and didn’t want to get in trouble. I vaguely remember getting the idea from television, where people who committed murder buried the bodies in the backyard. My mom was mystified to find my underwear buried in the garden.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
Hahahaha!
a twist on earth shoes, eh?
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Love the way
The mind works. Glad you found it. When I was in grad school I lost the grade book for the one class I was teaching. Due that day. 30 folks. I said to myself as I was standing on the hearth, I am not moving from this spot until I figure out where that book is. Then I thought to look behind the piano and there it was. So weird. How does that work.
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Yeah, forgetting where stuff is
Lately, simple things turn up missing. Then comes the detective role. Keep thinking -- things don't just disappear. Or maybe phase-change into a different form? Found the vacated memory in a very strange place today. Wasn't my idea, but it is still humorous. Forget me knot.
question everything
Solidarity Forever!
Happy Labor Day everybody.
I'm heading off to the Big Labor Day Picnic in the park.
It's gonna' be hot, but it always is.
P.S. - Here's another picture of riggers:
We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
what a horror photo!
What do three scary monsters look like? Hey azaz, have a great party at the park. A couple times I was at one in Wilmington CA by LA Harbor and there was a black blues band and guitar player I could not believe. These gatherings of the real workin' people are great.
It would really be a shame if someone took that horror picture and replaced the word "making" and put something more appropriate in its place, some truth in advertising... It could still end with '...king'.
Have a great one all,
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hola dysto, have a great one yourself
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Heh, great pun, Az, thanks mucho and have a great time at the
picnic.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Morning el
Et al. My cat is pupating. Just hanging out on a leaf. Have two more to go. One near and the other still minuscule. Will get some pics when the light is better. Now that el niño has moved on the weather is dry. Leaves falling abundantly in the pogonip. Walking soon. Interesting times, I guess. Thanks for the ot. Have a good one...
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hola, magi. Good luck to the cats, have a great walk and a
great day.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good Morning EL
Labor Day and I have a 1p-9p shift today. Inevitably, I'll get customers remarking how terrible it is that I have to work today as they shop at our store. The irony always lost on them.
I actually love my afternoon shifts. The best part of the day is mine. I'm making some chicken stock right now. Cool and clear this morning. Went out into the garden and watered my tomato plants and azaleas. Later I'll do a little writing. Enjoy the rhythm of my life much more then when I used work the regular 9-5.
Hope you all have a good one!
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Good morning Anja. Hope you enjoyed your day so far and
enjoy your afternoon and evening as well. Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
hello, it's the Nazi revival day in Germany, though
nobody but me realizes that. So, I guess it's not my day today. Heil, Heil, Hell, Hell. Our former Social Democratic Party is worse than yours. So frigging neo-liberal and coward they helped the AFD to grow beyond something that used to be marginal and on the fringes. The Social Democrats can as well kill themselves, because they are dead already. What a fuck of a country we have become.
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Just replace Reagan with Trump in the lyrics...
" In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and is generally considered to have been a bad move. -- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy "