PILLOW TALK!

     SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

      SOME PILLOW TALK!

   It's April 5th my friends. The first

Saturday in April and that makes this

"International Pillow Fight Day!" It's

a fairly new "holiday" with it's official

beginning in 2018. It has been

described as a great way to relieve

the stress of life. There are some

rules and some recommendations.

Participants must use soft pillows

and those with feathers are

discouraged by some animal

rights organizations. I wasn't

going to even mention the day

until........my wife belted me

with one. Guess she's playing

this year! Guess I'd better duck!

Hope you're playing fair and

that all your NEWS is good!

THIS JUST IN!

    FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025

         THIS JUST IN!

     Today's unusual holiday might better

be suited for the 1st rather than the 4th
of April! That, after all, is April Fools
Day.
     But it's official! April 4th is "Hug
A Newsman Day."
     I don't ever remember hearing about
this when I was on the regular news beat.
     It's probably not a very popular
holiday. The days when Walter Cronkite
was the most trusted person in America
are long gone.
     Cries of media bias and "fake news"
are so common you'd think reporters
would want to remain anonymous.
      I probably would have enjoyed
celebrating this day when I was single.
On the other hand I'd have to wonder
how many "huggers" would now be
claiming harassment! Times have
changed!
       Perhaps, these days, a nice pat on
the back and a comment of "good job"
would be best for the newsman, or
woman you admire.
       Of course I'm still accepting
hugs from by biggest fan and most
loyal supporter. My wife!
        Hope all your NEWS is good!

     
   

POETRY MONTH!

   THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025

        POETRY MONTH!

  Before we get ourselves too far

into this new month I wanted to remind'

you that April is "Poetry Month." I like

poetry. I've written a few pomes. Two

have been turned into songs! So to

celebrate I thought I'd share one of

my "lighter verses" with you. It was

prompted by memories of my days

as a kid back in my home town when

most every weekend included a Cowboy

 movie at one of my neighborhood

theaters. I loved those movies but

they left me with a few questions

summed up in this pome...."Thoughts

Of The Old West (Movies!)

 

PB&J!

     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025

                   PB&J

    April 2nd is "National Peanut

Butter and Jelly Day!" So common

a combination you'd think they had

been around forever. But that's not

the case. In fact peanut butter didn't

really hit the nation's fancy until

the Chicago World's Fair of 1883.

It was a home economist from New

England, Julia Davis Chandler, who

first published a recipe for peanut

butter and jelly in a Boston Cooking

magazine. And that wasn't until 1901!

You have to wonder what was so

special about that recipe unless, perhaps,

she cautioned followers to put the

peanut butter down first!

Peanut butter and jelly came along

before pre-sliced bread hit the shelves.

That showed up in 1928! These days

you can even get peanut butter jars with

the jelly already inside! And, of course,

there are all kinds of peanut butter.

I was going to tell you the rumor

about "Chunky style" peanut butter

but my wife told me not to "Spread

it around! Enjoy your PB&J and I

hope all your NEWS is good!

   

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