Senior Day!

            FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST

                  SENIOR DAY!

   Some of those reading this will NOT appreciate it.
   Not yet anyway! 

   August 21st is 'National Senior Citizens Day!'
   It's official! President Ronald  Reagan made it so

 in a proclamation issued in 1998! It's a day when

people are encouraged to spend some time with

senior citizens.
    Of course while all  'elderly people' are
Senior Citizens, not all Senior Citizen's are
'elderly.'
    As a matter of fact the qualifications for
'Senior status' vary quite a bit.  If you use
eligibility for Social Security as the  guideline

then age 62 had been the determining factor for

many years.  But there are baseball leagues in

places like Florida where you aren't eligible to

play until you're 70! I'd still be a rookie there!
    The status, whatever the age, becomes
important when it comes to discounts!
And that's the great part! There are discounts

for restaurants, park admissions, movie tickets

and a whole host of other things. You might

even find a Parking space just for Seniors.

And, if you do, it's probably closer to the

place you're going! Some deals are offered

to folks as young as 55 although you usually start
getting them around age 62.

     You'll know when you're getting close.
     You'll begin hearing from AARP. It signs
up members once they're 50! I guess they're

Junior Senior Citizens!

     Of course the first requirement for

 attaining 'Senior Status' is to stay alive!
      I highly recommend that whether you're

going for 'Senior' or all the way to 'Elderly'

status.
       So whether you've just received your

first AARP card or are remembering the

good old days when the flag still had 48

stars, hope you enjoy Senior Citizen Day
and that all your NEWS is good!