ABOUT MY BLOG!

    TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025

        ABOUT MY  BLOG!

 Time for today's blog friends! It's the

start of a brand new month and I'd like

to say thank you to all of you to check

out my daily essay! Many check "Like"

on Facebook and some offer comments

as well. Today, praise from Caesar! Got

a note from my wife. It reads......."Just

wanted to tell you how proud I am of

your daily Blog. It's humor and wisdom

demonstrate how very talented and clever

you are. It's no wonder so many people

are impressed by your brilliant writings!

Your wife.

P.S. It's April Fools Day!

Thanks dear! Hope you're all enjoying

the day and that all your NEWS is

good! (No fooling!)

REMEMBERING ROBERT BUNSEN!

 

     MONDAY, MARCH 31ST., 2025
   REMEMBERING ROBERT BUNSEN!

  
  OK Class! Put on your lab coat and safety
glasses and get ready to celebrate!
  It's March 31st. It's Bunsen Burner Day!
  And today we mark the birthday of its
inventor, German chemist Robert Wilhelm
Eberhard von Bunsen!
   My Chemistry set didn't come with a
Bunsen Burner when I was a kid. I had to
use a candle to heat the chemicals I had
mixed together down in the basement.
   I heated it for about 15 minutes before
it blew up and wrecked my set. Fortunately
I didn't burn down the house!
   Years later I found myself in a High
School Chemistry Class.
   Our teacher, Mr. Scarcella, had a Bunsen
Burner to heat the test tube he was using
for the day's experiment.
   I was surprised when it, like mine, blew
up! But it only took him about 30 seconds!
  For years there was a small piece of
glass embedded in the ceiling of that
classroom. I often wondered if the students
that followed  noticed it or wondered
how it got there.
   I learned a lot from that lesson.
   First, Bunsen Burners can create
explosions far faster than candles.
   Second, I was not meant to be a Chemist!
   I'm sure, however, that many of today's
modern scientific advancements were
born in a basement or classroom somewhere
with the aid of a Bunsen Burner.
   Hope you'll celebrate safely and that all
your NEWS is good!

ALLOW ME TO POINT THIS OUT!

         SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025

    ALLOW ME TO POINT THIS OUT!        

    March 30th is "National Pencil Day!"

The modern pencil was said to have been

invented by a scientist serving in Napoleon's

army in 1795. Of course many years prior to

that graphite was being used as a writing

instrument. Where would be be without

a pencil? Especially when someone gives

you an address or message over the

telephone. That's when most of us find

ourselves searching to find one! I used a

pencil a lot through my school years. But

it was Hymen Lipman's improved pencil

design, patented on this very day in 1858, 

that really helped me through school. He

invented the pencil with an eraser!! Thank

you Hymen! Hope your pencil's are all

sharpened and all your NEWS is good!

and my 

A DRY NIAGARA!

 SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025

        A DRY NIAGARA!

  No! This is not a story of a "dry

Niagara wine!" It is, instead, a story

 about a very big day at Niagara Falls.

   But it's no Honeymoon!
   March 29th is "Niagara Falls Runs Dry
Day!"
   Local residents, and tourists, will be
celebrating an event that took place on
March 29th of 1848!
   Ice blocked the river on that day and
literally shut off the falls!
   I saw the same thing! But it was in
1969! Yep! I saw Niagara Falls turned
off!
   My wife and I were on our Honeymoon
at the time and Niagara Falls was on our
list of places we wanted to see.
   Imagine our surprise when we got there
and found the falls, at least the American
falls, dry!
    It wasn't some David Copperfield trick
or the biggest plumbing problem you
ever saw. It was science.
    A team of engineers was conducting a
survey to determine how quickly the edge
of the falls was deteriorating. To do that
that had to stop the flow of water. So they
built a earth dam upstream and diverted
all of the river water over to the Canadian
falls.
    Any would be dare devil, thinking of
that old "over the falls barrel trick," probably
had second thoughts if he or she saw what's
really under those thousands of tons of
water that pour over the brink every second!
    People riding aboard the popular "Maid
of the Mist" got an up close view of boulders
as big as the iceberg that sank the Titanic!
    It was probably the biggest thing at the
Falls since 1953 when Marilyn Monroe
filmed a movie there!
    Of course the water is flowing again
these days. But the community, on both sides
of the border, is always looking for a reason
to celebrate. And you can be sure that none
of the pubs there will be "dry" today!
    Perhaps toss an ice cube into my wine
and raise a toast to the falls today!

        Hope you'll get there one of these days
and that all your NEWS is good!

             

 

NATIONAL SCRIBBLE DAY!

    THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025

     NATIONAL SCRIBBLE DAY!

   It's "National Scribble Day" everybody.

So get out your pencil or pen and some

paper and let the lines take you where

ever they may. We call scribble from

time to time. Usually it's an unplanned

series of lines or drawings with no

preplanned design or pattern. But 

they are all, in a sense, "art work."

That's especially true when they're

the work of kids. I have a collection

of such "scribbles" done by each of

our 6 grandchildren. I keep them 

in a drawer and take them out for

a glance from time to time. I found

one yesterday done by our 22-year-

old grandson Ryan when he was about

5 or 6. There's a note on the back

indicating I purchased the "drawing"

from him for just a dollar. It's worth

a lot more than that to me now. So

go to it folks! Start your scribble

and see what you come up with.

Hope it's a treasure to someone

some day and that all your NEWS

is good!   

IT'S YOUR TURN!

   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025

              IT'S YOUR TURN!

   I often use my Blog to tell you about

unusual "holidays" that are listed on just

about every day on the calendar. Some

are actually "official" even through they

don't result in a day off from work. But

today's unusual "holiday: offered you

a great opportunity. You see March 26th

is "Make Up Your Own Holiday Day!"

Some of those I might have invented

have already been taken. 'Take A Nap

Day" comes to mind immediately.

But this is your chance to come up with

a "Holiday" of your choice. I'll be

anxious to see your responses! If it's

really good I have even observe it with

you! Hope you pick a good one

and that all your NEWS is good!

     

CELEBRATING?

   TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025

             CELEBRATING?

   Check your calendar everybody.

If you've got an old one (A really

old one), you should be celebrating

today!! You see March 25th is "Old

New Year's Day!" In the days before

the Julian calendar was adopted the

Romans used a 304-day-calendar

which began in March (named for

the Roman God Mars) and that

new year began on what we now

call March 25th. So if you are so

inclined, take the day off to celebrate.

Make a toast and throw some confetti

around. You may have to explain

yourself to those watching. But

just show them the Blog and they'll

probably join in! Happy New Year!

Hope all your NEWS is good!  

SEARCHING FOR CHICKS!

      MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025

       SEARCHING FOR CHICKS!

   It's Spring everybody. I know it's

been pretty cold around these parts for

the past couple of days. But it's Spring!

That brings me back to my youth in

my home town of Hazleton when I

always searched for chicks around

this time of the year. You had to know

where to find them. But I knew just

the place to find some pretty ones

And I found them. Problem is, I

wasn't allowed to take one home.

Oh, I should probably mention I

was talking about the chicks, peeps

if you will, they gave away at a few

local gas stations around Easter every

year. You could get one with every

five dollars of gas you purchased. My

Dad said we need the gas but not the

chicks so it was a "no go" for me.

Years later I resumed my search for

"chicks" but not at the gas station.

I finally found a good one and now

she's my wife! Hope you got

your "chick" and that all your

NEWS is good! 

HOPE IT'S OK WITH YOU!!

    SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD. 2025

       HOPE IT'S OK WITH YOU!

    It's a common word with me.
And probably with you as well! And
it's OK to say "OK." In fact today,
March 23rd., is "OK Day!"
    It started one day in 1839, when
a few newspaper editors in Boston
were joking around. "They had a lot
of abbreviations that they were using
and made up on the spot and OK was
an abbreviation for 'All Correct.'
   Soon, OK was being used for the
telegraph, like an early form of the
LOLs and OMGs sent in text messages
today.
    The expression became so popular
they even used it for the name of a
Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Of
course things didn't work out OK
for Clantons when they ran into
the Earps and Doc Holliday there
in 1881. I guess you could say the
Claytons got KO'ed at the OK that
morning.
    "We heard the term A-OK a lot
during the early days of the Space
race. Some sources contend it may
be the most widely used expression
in the world. That's OK with me!
     March 23, 2011, was the first-ever
OK Day. 162 years to the day since
those two little letters were printed
together in the Boston Morning Post.
     Hope everything's OK with you
and that all your NEWS is good!

AGELESS!

   SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025

                   AGELESS!

  Today we note two unusual "holidays'

that seem to compliment each other. 

March 22nd is "39 And Holding Day"!

There's even a club you can join to team

up with others who insist their age is

"39 and holding." It's also "As Young

As You Feel Day." We've all heard that

expression many times and there's a

lot of truth in it. No need to act your

chronological age! If you're feeling

younger, act it! Get out and do things.

Be active. I intend to celebrate....as

soon as I can get myself out of this

rocking chair. Hope you day is great

and all your NEWS is good!

I ALMOST FORGOT!!!!

   FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025

      I ALMOST FORGOT!

  March 21st is "National Memory

Day." Our ability to remember things

is an important part of our human

existence. We evolve based on the

things we learn and remember. The

research world tells us too many

people are relying on technology,

such as smart phones, to remind us

of things that must or should be done.

It's suggested you write things down

as a means of helping your memory.

So lets all celebrate! Teel your friends

so everyone of us can observe.....ah...

what did I say we were observing? Oh

yes. Memory Day. Hope you remember

to celebrate and that all your NEWS

is good.

THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY!

        THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025

THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY!

  It's March 20th friends. And for those of you

wo didn't already know, this is "Alien Abduction

Day!" It's a day to review and perhaps study all

those stories about people who claim to have

been kidnapped by extraterrestrials! My wife

and I have been by the site of what may be the

most famous alien abduction! In fact there is

an Historical market there. It's along a road

just south of Lancaster, New Hampshire. In

1961 a couple vacationing in the aera, Betty

and Barney Hill, claimed to have been

taken aboard a space craft and examined by

alien beings. While there's no evidence to

substantiate the event, their story, told

separately, remains constant and both

passed lie detector tests. Alien abduction

stories actually date back to 1639 when

three men in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

claimed to have witnessed a great light and

flaming apparition then found their rowboat

a mile upstream, against the tide with no

explanation as to how it got there! You

might want to look to the skies on this

unusual "holiday" and remember your

mother's advice not to ride with anyone

(or thing) you don't know! Hope you're

safe and that all your NEWS is good!   

THIS BLOG IS FOR THE BIRDS!

 

   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH., 2025
      THIS BLOG IS FOR THE BIRDS!

    Today's  blog is for the birds. Well, actually,
about the birds
       First, hats off to the Robins who seem to
be winning the race to spring. You see this is
the day the Swallows return to San Juan
Capistrano. They always return to the old
mission in southern California on Saint
Joseph's Day and their appearance in taken
as a sign that Spring has arrived too.
       Around here though the Robins are
winning. There have been sightings of
Robins throughout our area for the past
few weeks or so. That's also taken by many
to be a sign of Spring.
         We don't see as many birds as we

used to. Probably because we've stopped

feeding them. One of our neighbors

complained that the sparrows waited

for our bird seed on the electrical wires

directly above his car. Seems their 

presence was evident by the droppings

on his sedan! 
         Ironically I recently noticed
several perched on that same wire even

though we weren't offering dinner! If

they're gong to hang there anyway I

might change my "good neighbor

policy!"
         By the way this is the same

time of the year , just a few days earlier
(March 15th) when the Vultures return

 to Hinckley, Ohio!
        Hope whatever birds you spot

mean that Spring is here and that all

your NEWS is good!

STOP THE LEAKS!

 

      TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH., 2025
             STOP THE LEAKS!

    And I'll bet you thought all the excitement
ended on Saint Patrick's Day! Nope!
    As the title revels, this is "Fix A Leak
Week!" It "runs" through March 24th.
    According to the statistics household
leaks waste about a trillion gallons of
water across the United States annually!
    Of course you're encouraged to fix
them as soon as they happen rather than
just waiting for this week. This is just a
time to remind you to pay attention to
that drip in your house. (The water one!)
      If you haven't done it lately you should
check your faucets, shower heads, and
toilets to make sure they're not leaking.
      Should you find a leak you should
repair the problem or call someone who
knows ho to do it. In my house, for
instance, I'd call my wife!
       Leaky pipes aren't that terribly
difficult to find and repair. There are
other leaks, however, that are much
harder to handle. Most of those leaks
are found in government!
       Unlike water leaks, sometimes
governmental leaks can be good!
They can expose problems far worse
than broken pipes that need more than
a plumber's attention!
        Hope we're all looking for and
fixing any problems related to leaks
this week and that all your NEWS
is good!

HALF A LOAF!

 

   MONDAY, MARCH 17TH., 2025
             HALF A LOAF!
  
    Guess you think you know why this is a
day for celebration!
    Well, chances are, you're HALF right!
    Yes, it is Saint Patrick's Day.
    You don't have to look very far to see
Irish flags or green banners hung out to
mark the occasion.
      There are 4 leaf clovers and images
of leprechauns posted on the windows of
houses and stores wherever you go.
       The Big Saint Patrick's Parades in
Pittston, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre have

already marched into history.
But the green lines still mark the routes
through the cities.
        But how many people have noticed
that today is my HALF Birthday!
       See, here's how it works. My actual
birthday is on September 17th.  So, six
months after that is March 17th, which
happens to be Saint Patrick's Day.
       Ask a little kid how old he or she is
and you'll often get an answer like..."I'm
4 and a half."
       So I'm thinking....why should the kids
have all the fun?  And what's a half year
among friends?
       So while a majority of celebrants
will be "wearing the green" today maybe
I'll have a slice of cake. Or, maybe, a half
a slice!
        Hope you're always looking for a
reason to celebrate.....and that all of your
NEWS is good!                         










(Half a Birthday Cake)

TODAY'S DOs AND DON'Ts!

        SUNDAY MARCH 16, 2025

        TODAY'S DOs AND DON'Ts

   Two separate and unrelated unofficial

holidays to note today! First, March 16th

is "No  Selfies Day!" Put away that smart

phone and your camera. Don't judge

yourself by the photos of yourself you

or anybody else takes! Instead, enjoy

"National Chocolate Week!" It begins

today and runs for an entire week. I'm

thinking I shouldn't have to tell you

how to celebrate that one! Hope you're

grabbing a chocolate bar about now and 

that all your NEWS is good!

A DAY TO BEWARE!

     

    SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH., 2025

          A DAY TO  BEWARE!

       Well March 15th., the "Ides of
March" has come around again.
         It was actually a day of
celebration at one time. It's the first
day of the Roman New Year. It also
marks the first day of spring in the
Roman calendar. So if you go by
that calendar Spring is here!
         The date's infamous
reputation goes back to 44 years
before Christ was born.
          That's when soothsayers
(Fortune tellers) warned Julius Caesar
to "beware of the Ides of March". He
ignored their warning. Then, on March
15th, he was stabbed to death by a
group that included his good buddy
Marcus Brutus.
            I think that's what promoted
the old saying "With friends like that
who needs enemies?"
             I'd like to think we'd celebrate
the date like it's the start of Spring.
Our soothsayers (we call them Weather
Forecasters) are calling for warmer
temperatures!

             That's good because I'm anxious 
to get the Miata out on the road!
              Hope you have a great
day and that all your NEWS is good!
           

THEY'VE GOT YOU COVERED!

  

   THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH., 2025
     THEY'VE GOT YOU COVERED!

    No. This is not an insurance commercial!
It is, rather, a salute to an invention designed
to help us through the cold winds of winter.
    It's Ear Muff Day!
    It was on March 13th., 1877 that Chester
Greenwood patented the "Champion Ear
Protector."
     Somewhere along the line they became
known as "Ear Mufflers" and that was
eventually shortened to Ear Muffs.
      Although generally unknown south
of the Mason/Dixon Line Ear Muffs have
protected northern ears from cold and
infections since they were first introduced.
      Up until very recently my wife was
under the assumption I wore them all
the time. Then she found out I just don't
hear as well as I used to.
       Hope we don't have much more use
for them this season and that all your
NEWS is good!

JOHNNY'S BIRTHDAY!!!

     TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025

       JOHNNY'S BIRTHDAY!     

 It's March 11th everybody and that means    

   it's John Chapman's Birthday. He was born 

on this date in 1774.
     Mr. Chapman was an American pioneer
nurseryman who introduced apple trees
to large parts of Pennsylvania. But he didn't
stop there!
      His trees were distributed in Ohio,
Indiana,  Illinois, and northern counties
of West Virginia to name a few of the
others.
      Thanks to his efforts I've enjoyed
plenty of apples over the years and an
apple dumpling whenever I can find
one.
     Oh, by the way, you may remember
Mr Chapman by his other name.
Johnny Appleseed!
     Yep. It's a true story!
     Hope you'll have an apple in his
honor today and that all your NEWS
is good!
     

  It's March 11th everybody! And that

means it's John Chapman Day!!!

   

ON THE LINE!

       MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025

                ON THE LINE!'       

   You "older folks" may have to help

the kids with this one! March 10th is

"Land Line Telephone Day!" A lot

of younger people know little or

nothing about a land line or "Home

telephone." These days most everyone

has a Smart or Cell phone to search

the web, take pictures, send texts, and,

yes, even make and receive telephone

calls. But before those cell phones

came along everybody was "wired"

to Ma Bell (the Telephone company)

to make your personal or business

calls. A little less that 50$ of people,

me included, still have a land line

telephone at home. And they still

offer some advantages. The sound

quality on a good land line phone

is hard to beat. They work in areas

where there are few if any cell phone

towers. And, if nothing else, you can

use them to dial your own cell phone

when you've misplaced it so you can

listen for the ring to see where you 

left it! Hope you've got the right

number and that all your NEWS is

good!

TAKE YOUR CHOICE!

     SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025

        TAKE YOUR CHOICE!

     You've got a big decision to make today

friends! I've got two unusual "holidays" that

fall on March 9th and they clash!

       Today is "Get Over It Day." As the name

suggests you are encouraged to take those

worries and concerns you facing and just get

over them! Toss them aside and forget about

them. At least for this day.

       If you can't and those worries and concerns

have or are becomming just too much to

handle, you'll probably want to observe the

other March 9th "holiday." It's "Panic Day!"

A day to push the panic button!

      I'm hoping your choice will be to "Get

over it!" Hope you do and that all your NEWS

is good!

HE'S BACK!!!

 SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025

             HE'S BACK!!!

   There's been no shortage of news

during the past few weeks. But one

item, more than any other, captured

my attention! The news release came

from Scotland! It was a brand ne

photo of what just might be The Loch

Ness Monster!  Known as "Nessie," the

first written reports of the creature

appeared in the 7th century biography

of Saint Columba, the Irish missionary

who introduced Christianity to Scotland.

Thousands of sightings and even a few

photographs allegedly depicting Nessie

have been reported since the 1930's

although scientific studies of the deep,

dark lake have reveled nothing. My wife

and I took a cruise on Lock Ness several

years ago. I brought my camera along

and we joined other tourists

scanning the waves for anything out

of the ordinary. They even had

underwater scanners on board to

check for anomalies. But our search

was in vein. Of course I couldn't

watch my camera constantly so there's

a chance I might have missed

something. Maybe the photo released

last week will prompt me to go back

and check every frame of my video.

Who knows what I may find? Hope

I find something and that all your

NEWS is good!   

 

TIME FOR A BOWL!

      FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

          TIME FOR A BOWL!

  This is "National Cereal Day!" I've

always liked cereal but when I was a 

kid I got it more for the prizes the

company offered than for the taste of

the product. I used to send about 25cents

and two box tops (or one box top and one

box bottom) for some kind of premium 

that appealed to a little boy. Cereals 

started to develop around the time of

the Civil War. Back then a lot of people

had digestive problems brought about

by eating way too much meat along

with caffeine. A guy named Dr. James

Jackson came up with brand nuggets.

They were a good alternative to meat

and coffee but they had to be soaked

overnight so they could be more easily

digested the following day. Dr. Jackson

started a sot of Health Spa to focus on

things like nutrition. Among his guests,

John Kellogg and William Post. They

liked the cereal idea for breakfast.

Kellogg and his brother came up with

a way to "flake" wheat, They did it

accidentally by the way! And along

came Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Post came

up with Grape Nuts before developing

his own brand of corn flakes. 49% of

all Americans begin their day with some

brand of cereal. So, perhaps you'll

celebrate this day with your favorite

brand today? Enjoy them but don't

crush or mash them! After all you

don't want o be known as a "Cereal

Killer!" Have a great day! Hope

all your NEWS is good!

REEMEMBER THE ALAMO!

      THURSDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2025

        REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

    189 years ago today a small
band of men were wiped out trying to
defend an old mission in Texas against
some 5,000 Mexican soldiers. No. I did
not actually cover that story. 
    A few years back  people in Lewistown in Central
Pennsylvania gathered around a monument
to pay tribute to three Mifflin County men
who traveled to Texas to join the fight
for Independence and died at the Alamo!
      In fact there were 15 Pennsylvanians
at the Alamo. And one other who was sent out
of the mission before the final battle to search
for supplies.
      Even if you never heard of any of those
brave men you should have seen at least one
of about a dozen movies about the battle
featuring big stars like John Wayne and Billy
Bob Thornton taking turns playing Davy
Crockett who died there along side Col
William Barret Travis and Jim Bowie.
       Recently I mentioned the Alamo to a young
lady at the  Check out counter of a local pharmacy. 
The stunned look on her face reminded me of the
time I gave another clerk a five dollar bill and a
quarter to cover four dollar and twenty five cent
bill. She would have been OK with just the five
but my payment totally threw her! I guess history,

like math, isn't what it used to be.
        That's too bad! They say if we don't learn from
history we're doomed to repeat it! And  I'll bet both
were "good students" too! 

        Then, within the past dozen years or so, those

ceremonies in Lewistown came to an end. Perhaps

too few volunteers or too little funding. It's sad,

however, to think folks there may be forgetting

the Alamo and their own local heroes!
        Hope you Remember The Alamo, especially
on this anniversary date, and that  all your NEWS

 is good!

I MEANT TO TELL YOU!

  

  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH., 2025
         I MEANT TO TELL YOU  !

    I think it's only fair to tell you
this is National Procrastination Week!
It actually started March 1st and runs

for two weeks! I was going to tell you

but I decided to put it off.
     We all put things off from time
to time. It's OK this week.
      I've got a list of things I'm
suppose to do. Now I've got an
official excuse to put them off a
little longer!
       There are several expressed goals
for the week. The first is to celebrate
the act of procrastinating by leaving
necessary tasks to be done at a later
time. There are, however, other
purposes for the holiday. One claim
is that the week of putting-off provides
a mental and emotional break causing
a decrease in stress and anxiety!
         So take it easy this week and
don't rush to get things done!
         Hope you enjoy the break and
that all your NEWS is good  

TURN OUT AND TURE OFF!

     TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2025

     TURN OUT AND TURN OFF !

   It's March and today we're observing

two unusual and unofficial "holidays"

worthy of some attention. The first is

observed by taking the numerical date

and using it as a word as in "March

Forth. That is "March forward." Move

ahead. Perhaps with a goal if your life.

March forth into something new and

exciting. Today is also "Unplugged

Day."  A day to rid yourself of 

technology that holds you captive.

Get away from the radio and TV,

Get out and enjoy life, Do something

different. Who needs all that electricity

anyway? I was going to write more on

the subject...but my light just went out!

Maybe I'd better rethink this "celebration!"

Hope you're well, marching forth, can

see where you're going and that all your

NEWS is good!    

OH SAY DID YOU KNOW?

        MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025

        OH SAY DID YOU KNOW?

  It's March 3rd. It's "National Anthem

Day!" Our National Anthem was originally

a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott

Key and it was originally called "A Defense

of Fort McHenry." It was turned into a song,

ironically, by taking the melody from a

British drinking song! It wasn't until 100

years later that it officially became our

National Anthem! That's when President

Herbert Hoover signed legislation naming

The Star Spangled Banner as such. The

lyrics are dramatic and very moving as

they describe our flag flying throughout

the night as the British bombarded the

fort during the war of 1812. So if someone

tells you that any another tune should be

our anthem....DON'T STAND FOR IT!!!!! Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS is good!

NOT THE SAME OLD THING!

     SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2025

    NOT THE  SAME OLD THING!

   How many times have you asked

someone "What's new?" only to have

them reply "Same old same old."

Well in a sense this is their day! March

2nd is "Old Stuff Day." But it is not a

day to do the same old stuff! Quite the

contrary. It is a day to encourage you

to look for some new activities. Have

some new adventures in your life.

Maybe meet some new friends. Find

some new projects. Maybe some new

hobby! Find ways to get away from

doing "the same old stuff." My wife

told me I'm the perfect guy to talk

about old stuff. I think it was a

compliment. But I'm not absolutely

sure! Anyway, hope you enjoy some

new endeavors today and that all your

NEWS is good!