Monday, September 29, 2025

October

October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again. Hal Borland

In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom. John Burroughs

Baseball in October is the purest form. All that matters is winning. Individual statistics are not important at that point in the year. Max Fried


Monday, September 22, 2025

First Day of Autumn - September 22, 2025

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot

Autumn's the mellow time. William Allingham

Autumn is my favorite season. Johnny Kelly

The spring, summer, is quite a hectic time for people in their lives, but then it comes to autumn, and to winter, and you can't but help think back to the year that was, and then hopefully looking forward to the year that is approaching. Enya

My favourite season is autumn, and I love walking through woods. Lucy Davis


Monday, September 15, 2025

Constitution Day - September 17

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln

The Constitution is worth saving, the rule of law is worth saving, democracy is worth saving, but these things can and will be lost if everyone waits around for someone else. Timothy D. Snyder

We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts out with three words, 'We, the people.' Ruth Bader Ginsburg


Monday, September 8, 2025

September 11

The September 11th tragedy forced us all to look at the world in a different way, and it reminds us all of the importance of living every moment. Joanne Woodward

The whole world has changed after September 11th. Jerry Bruckheimer

The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. Claire Danes




Monday, September 1, 2025

September

My favourite poem is the one that starts 'Thirty days hath September' because it actually tells you something. Groucho Marx

I love September, especially when we're in it. Willie Stargell

By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer's best of weather And autumn's best of cheer. Helen Hunt Jackson





Monday, August 25, 2025

Labor Day

If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend. Doug Larson

Of all the American educational system's problems, none is more severe than the academic year beginning before Labor Day. P. J. O'Rourke

Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers' grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation's character. Tom Perez


Monday, August 18, 2025

School year begins

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. Tom Bodett

We don't stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett