Labor Day (USA)

 A fun fact:

September 2026: photo by Cliff Hutson

September 7 is the latest date Labor Day can mathematically occur under its statutory definition, i.e., the first Monday of September.

Workshop Companion Notebooks: photo by Cliff Hutson

I am making a very long weekend of this holiday; so rather than natter on I am going to refer you to what I feel is the best post I have written about it.

A fun quote:

“One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do.”

- Victor Hugo

Reading Log: August 2026

 The books that I read in the month of August 2026

August 2026 Books: photo by Cliff Hutson

“Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal Volume One,” Ron Fortier, editor

“Argo,” Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio

“Accidentally Wes Anderson,”  Wally Koval

“Spycraft,” Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton

“The Shadow Friends,” Tess Gerritsen

All writing and images ©Cliff Hutson unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.

National Waffle Day

 Happy National Waffle Day!

National Waffle Day is celebrated in the United States on August 24 to commemorate the issuing of a patent for a waffle iron in 1869. 

It should not be confused with International Waffle Day which is observed in March.

But, when you get right down to it, any day is a good day for a waffle.

All writing and images ©Cliff Hutson unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.

National Thrift Shop Day

Shop more sustainably and save money:

Thrift Store: photo by Cliff Hutson

Every August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day. Also known as thrift stores, thrift shops sell used goods from clothes, household items, to watches. This day is supposed to remind us that it is a great day to do some sustainable shopping or to donate things that we have in our home that we no longer need nor use.

Eat a Peach

 History repeating itself:

Mini with Peaches: photo by Cliff Hutson

I am kind of behind the eight ball this weekend; so I am just going to refer you to last year's post.

Note to self:

One way to keep promises is not to make very many.

All writing and images ©Cliff Hutson unless expressly noted. Do not use without permission.