#sparkchamber 090522 — Labor Day

Today is Labor Day and #sparkchamber is taking the day off — a concept that only exists thanks to the dedication and hard work of the labor movement. Organizers fought for workers’ rights, better wages, reasonable hours, safer working conditions, and the provision of health benefits and aid to workers who were injured or retired. Labor Day is a tribute to the social and economic achievements of workers everywhere, honoring their contribution to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of countries throughout the world. It also marks the official end of summer, so we’re off to the last official BBQ of the season. Thank you workers, thank you organizers, thank you grill.

1.] Where do ideas come from?

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.

Stephen King — author in the genres of horror, supernatural, science fiction, suspense, crime, and fantasy

2.] What is the itch you are scratching?

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it

Wayne Gretzky — ice-hockey player, perhaps the greatest ever?

3.] Early bird or night owl? Tortoise or hare?

If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe

Abraham Lincoln — lawyer, statesman, 16th president of the United States

4.] How do you know when you are done?

Take rest. A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Ovid — Roman poet from way back in the day