FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2023! ~ 04 September 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents...

Happy Labor Day!

September 4, 2023

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is less than 12 percent of the working population and closing in on just 11 percent. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[radu]

Oooooooo!!! Please send some of your weather down here! It sounds fabulous! I imagine y’all spent time in the back yard relaxing while the pups put on their shows. LOL Perfect weather for it.

We had mid 80s yesterday and Friday but we’re back in the 90s - and muggy - for a few days. They SAY we’ll be back in the upper 80s by next weekend.

Sloooow day at the museum Friday but it was steady yesterday, and a lot of fun. My last tour was with a couple who were a blast. He’s a vet and he was like a kid in a candy store as we went through, he was so jazzed. “I shot one of those.” “I shot one of those too.” “I drove one of those.” He had several stories as we went through, several of them humorous. Just had a great time with him. His wife was a lot of fun too.

Kitteh time is every day. LOL They’ve been fairly quiet the past couple of days and that’s a welcome change. They were wound up when the moon was full.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Exhaustion with a smile on your face!

And Blue time tomorrow. Not bad.

[luvie]

It's Saturday.
It's A Holiday Weekend
Dudes...I'm Gonna Take A Nap!
Maybe Several Naps
Happy No-Labor Weekend!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Happy End-of-Summer! (Although here in NY this week will be in the 90s)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch....the end-of-summer does seem to be closing in.

90 is much too hot. Stay cool!

It’s raining off and on here.

[Allegra]

What a beautiful kitty! 😻

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

We had two Saturdays this weekend? :-)

[radu]

Howdy, Allegra.

How are things with you these days? Are you as ready for summer to end as a lot of us are? LOL

[luvie]

Thanks! That’s my Peaches. Sorry the picture is crap. Not sure why it was such poor resolution. He was really chilling out there. :)

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I forgot to change the text. LOL! Although, a holiday Monday is sort of like a 2nd Saturday! So it’s not really ALL wrong!

Hope you are now rested from your weekend at the museum. I’m really tired tonight. Will probably head out early. Yeah, right. 🤣

[radu]

LOL! I did a double-take when I read it.
EVERY day’s a holiday as far as Peaches is concerned. >^..^<

Pretty well rested up now since I didn’t do much today. Lazy day - - kinda like Peaches. LOL

Is your alarm still intact?

[luvie]

That is for sure. Peaches knows something about resting. We could all learn something from him.

The alarm is alive and well. I woke up before it went off, so now I’m really tired now. Do you have plans for tomorrow? We sure don’t.

[kvanbrunt2]

thank you all. tough year for me. but God bless you all.

[radu]

I have several like Peaches and still haven’t learned. LOL
At the moment, they’re ALL like Peaches. Kitteh bodies flaked out all over the house. LOL

Lucky for your alarm you woke up a little early. :-)

I have no plans for tomorrow. It’s supposed to be hotter than today was so I won’t mow. MAYBE Tuesday I can get the back yard done.

[The Mayor]

September 4

Extreme Kindness

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 143–145
• 1 Corinthians 14:21–40

When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us.

Titus 3:4–5

Fast-food restaurant worker Kevin Ford hadn’t missed a shift in twenty-seven years. After a video surfaced showing his humble gratitude for a modest gift he received to commemorate his decades of service, thousands of people rallied together to show kindness to him. “It’s like a dream, a dream come true,” he said when a fundraising effort brought in $250,000 in just over a week.

Jehoiachin, the exiled king of Judah, was also the recipient of extreme kindness. He’d been incarcerated for thirty-seven years before the benevolence of the Babylonian king resulted in his release. “[The king] freed him from prison. He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon” (Jeremiah 52:31–32). Jehoiachin was given a new position, new clothes, and a new residence. His new life was fully funded by the king.

This story pictures what happens spiritually when, out of no contributions from themselves or others, people who believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection are rescued from their estrangement from God. They’re brought from darkness and death into light and life; they’re brought into the family of God because of the extreme kindness of God. .

Reflect & Pray

What acts of human kindness have reminded you of God’s goodness? How do you respond to the kindness of God who welcomes you into His family based on what Jesus has done?

Father, thank You for Your forgiving kindness. “Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe; sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow.”

[luvie]

Are your cats coming down from their “full moon high” or something? Sometimes I’d love to be a cat and sleep 23 hours a day. LOL!

Nah...no mowing in that heat. The back yard can wait, right? At least you got most of it done.

[E.G.C.]

Happy Labor Day and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

I made the decision to cancel our trip to the lake yesterday. 100 degree temps are just not exercise friendly for pets and 59 year olds.

But, I did take a picture of me giving Giz a tummy rub that he seemed to enjoy.

Love me some tummy rubby!!!!!!😆

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

Yes, they’re down from their full-moon-high now. Most were wound up like two-dollar watches the other night. A few are just lazy ALL the time. LOL

The back yard looks awful now that everything else is mowed. But it WILL wait.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Good decision to stay home yesterday. Just too hot for man and beast, especially the way Gizmo likes to wander all over the place.
He seemed to enjoy his tummy rubby. LOL

[luvie]

Yeah, that sore back comes first. Maybe the heat will go away some day so you can go out at any time of day to get the mowing done.

I’ve never seen a September like this. Day after day of extreme heat. I hope I never see it again. I’m sure you’re over it too. We all are.