Okay, this is the last one of the series.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Number Two
Okay, here's another one that just tears me up. This makes me cry every time I see it but I love this song.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Labor Day
Here is some interesting history on Labor Day.
The History of Labor Day
Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The First Labor Day
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
Labor Day Legislation
Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
A Nationwide Holiday
The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television.
The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker.
The History of Labor Day
Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The First Labor Day
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
Labor Day Legislation
Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
A Nationwide Holiday
The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television.
The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker.
Monday, August 17, 2009
August
Here we are with August almost over and I haven't posted anything to date. I thought I'd search the net for some interesting facts for the month of August. We don't have any official holidays. Although we've had Elvis week it has been rather a slow & boring month for entertainment purposes. Let's take a look at some facts about August.
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances
Stone= Peridot Flower= Gladiolus
August Monthly Observances
American Adventures Month
American Indian Heritage Month
American History Essay Contest
Black Business Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Golf Month
Happiness Happens Month
Motorsports Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Inventor's Month
National Panini Month
National Water Quality Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month
August Weekly Observances
World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7
National Clown Week: 2-8
National Fraud Awareness Week: 2-8
Single Working Women's Week: 2-8
Exhibitor Appreciation Week: 3-7
Psychic Week: 3-7
Sturgis Bike Rally: 3-9
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 5-7
Hobo Week: 6-9
Elvis Week: 8-16
Assistance Dog Week: 9-15
National Resurrect Romance Week: 9-15
Mae West Week: 14-17
National Aviation Week: 16-22
Weird Contest Week: 17-21
National Safe at Home Week: 24-28
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Minority Enterprise Development Week: 30-9/5
Waffle Week: 31-9/6
*Girlfriend's Day: 1
*Lughnasa - 1
*Respect For Parents: 1
Rounds Resounding Day: 1
Sweet Corn Day: 1
*US Air Force Day: 1
*World Wide Web Day: 1
National Mustard Day: 1
Sister's Day: 2
Friendship Day: 2
* Watermelon Day: 3
*Coast Guard Day: 4
*National Chocolate Chip Day: 4
National Night Out: 4
*International Beer Day: 5
National Underwear Day: 5
*Hiroshima Day: 6
*National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
Braham Pie Day: 7
*Lighthouse Day: 7
*Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
*Professional Speakers Day: 7
Purple Heart Day: 7
Twins Day: 7-9
Garage Sale Day: 8
*The Date to Create: 8
Eleanor Roosevelt Day: 8-10
*Happiness Happens Day: 8
Odie Day: 8 (Garfield's pal)
*Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
National Garage Sale Day: 8
Assistance Dog Day: 9
*International Day of The World's Indigenous People: 9
*Veep Day: 9
*National Duran Duran Appreciation Day: 10
*Smithsonian Day: 10
*S'mores Day: 10
Ingersoll Day: 11
President's Joke Day: 11
*IBM PC Day: 12
*International Youth Day: 12
*Sewing Machine Day: 12
*Vinyl Record Day: 12
*International Left Hander's Day: 13
Kool-Aid Day: 14-16
*National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
*V-J Day: 14
Assumption of the Virgin Mary: 15
*Best Friends Day: 15
*Chauvin Day: 15
*National Relaxation Day: 15
National Homeless Animals Day: 15
Sandcastle & Sculpture Day: 15
*Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
*Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
*National Thrift Shop Day: 17
*Bad Poetry Day: 18
Cupcake Day: 18
Mail Order Catalog Day: 18
*Aviation Day: 19
*"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day: 19
National Medical Dosimetrist Day: 19
Pony Express Day: 20
Virtual World's Day: 20
Men's Grooming Day: 21
*Poet's Day: 21
*Senior Citizen's Day: 21
(World) Daffodil Day: 21
*Hug Your Boss Day: 22
Ramadan: 22
*Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day: 22
*Be An Angel Day: 22
*Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition: 23
*Valentino Day: 23
*Vesuvius Day: 24
*National Waffle Day: 24
*Kiss and Make Up Day: 25
*National Second-hand Wardrobe Day: 25
*National Dog Day: 26
*Women's Equality Day: 26
*Global Forgiveness Day: 27
*Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: 28
*Crackers Over The Keyboard Day: 28
According to Hoyle Day: 29
*More Herbs, Less Salt Day: 29
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: 29
*National Holistic Pet Day: 30
*National Toasted Marshmallow Day: 30
*Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
End Of My Journey
Artist: Harry Stewart
Song: End Of My Journey
Lord You know that I've been bad
So there's no use in lying to myself
Heavenly Father please forgive me
I really don't want to disown myself
Chorus
Oh when I come to the end of my journey
Weary of life, the battle is won
Carry myself, the cross of redemption
We'll understand it, better by and by
Lord sometimes I feel like Samson
You know the world has so many Delilah's
Almighty God give me just a little more time
To right all the wrong that I have done
Chorus
Oh when I come to the end of my journey
Weary of life, the battle is won
Carry myself, the cross of redemption
We'll understand it, better by and by
We'll understand it, better by and by
Repeat chorus
Song: End Of My Journey
Lord You know that I've been bad
So there's no use in lying to myself
Heavenly Father please forgive me
I really don't want to disown myself
Chorus
Oh when I come to the end of my journey
Weary of life, the battle is won
Carry myself, the cross of redemption
We'll understand it, better by and by
Lord sometimes I feel like Samson
You know the world has so many Delilah's
Almighty God give me just a little more time
To right all the wrong that I have done
Chorus
Oh when I come to the end of my journey
Weary of life, the battle is won
Carry myself, the cross of redemption
We'll understand it, better by and by
We'll understand it, better by and by
Repeat chorus
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