1-blog about 3-13s
The Thirteenth
Amendment completed the abolition of slavery in the United
States, which had begun with President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation
Proclamation in 1863. It was ratified in Georgia (the 27th state to
ratify) on Dec. 6, 1865. Peonage, involuntary servitude, and forced labor were
also addressed by the thirteenth amendment. I wonder if any Mother’s child can
honestly say they feel like they haven’t been on the giving or receiving end of
some of those despite the fact that we've been protected from them under the 13th
amendment for a very long time. Why didn't I know all this about forced labor, Mom? Or did you know and just decided
what I didn’t know wouldn't hurt me? (Rhetorical questions since my Mom
passed away several years ago) I guess there’s just no constitutional
protection for a sloppy room.
Thirteen bagels
in a baker’s dozen, notice I chose bagels over donuts? My concession to eating
healthier during the New Year? Not! My favorite asiago cheese bagel has 330
calories, and your average Krispy Kreme glazed donut has only 200. I just love
bagels and I didn’t even include the calories in the cream cheese I love to
slather on them either.
The third thirteen is the
number 13, the one we associate with luck, usually bad luck. I am hoping
that 2013 will be a luck changer, a lucky thirteen, or at least a Lean Mean Thirteen, (by Janet Evanovich)
for me, filled with humor, good health, happiness, and adventure…. Maybe I need
to rethink the bagels and add housework to my exercise routine!
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