IT'S A TOSS UP FOLKS!

  

      FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
       IT'S A TOSS UP FOLKS!

   So,as it turns out, April 18th., is
"International Jugglers Day!"
   It is a day, according to
holidayinsights.com. to celebrate
the skill of juggling, and those talented
people who can juggle many balls and
objects at a time. Common objects
include: balls, clubs, swords, plates,
rings, and flaming sticks.
    I have juggled schedules, and
paychecks over the years. But I
don't believe that qualifies me as
a juggler.
    My son can juggle.
    I've tried. But I can only handle
two softballs at a time and only if'
I don't toss them too high.
      The best jugglers can juggle up
to ten balls at a time!
       You might want to give it a try
in honor of the day. I would suggest,
however, sticking with rubber balls
as opposed to things like fire sticks,
knives, and chainsaws.

        My wife just asked me to take 

out the trash, get a qt. of milk, and

mail out some bills. She didn't but my 

argument that I couldn't juggle that

many tasks so I guess I'm stuck!
        I will watch Facebook for photos
of your juggling success or notices of your
hospitalization.
        Hope all your NEWS is good!
      




   

HORSE SENSE!

  

    THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH., 2025
               HORSE SENSE

   April 17th, for those who didn't already
know, is "Ford Mustang Day!"
    It's the date, back in 1964, when the
first Mustangs first showed up in Ford's
showrooms across the country.
    I had a Mustang in 1968. It was a red
two door hardtop.
    It wasn't exactly the car I was looking
for. I was trading in a used Chevy Impala
convertible with a Corvette engine and a
4-speed Hurst shifter. I probably would
have kept it but my wife-to-be was not
fond of the color. It was lavender.
    I wanted another convertible but I
couldn't afford it and the hardtop was
the next best option with windows that
opened the front and back to the fresh
air.
    It was a pretty good car. The only
problem I had was a break in the
driver's seat after awhile but a welder
fixed it good as new.
    I saw a new Mustang today, I heard
it too! It roared by me several times.
(I kept catching up with it at traffic
lights).
     The straight 6 in my 68 didn't make
that much noise. I'm pretty sure it didn't
burn as much gas either! It wasn't near
as fast as the new one although those
traffic lights seemed to even us out!
      There's another factor. My Mustang
cost about one tenth of what the new
ones are selling for!
       I still like Mustangs and I'd love
to have a new one if someone decides
to make it a gift. If someone does, I'm
ready to saddle up!
       Hope it's a convertible and that
all your NEWS is good!

SYLVESTER'S CRACKER!

   WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025

     SYLVESTER'S CRACKER!

  What's in a name? Shakespeare

asked that question and sometimes

the answers may surprise you! Take

the Graham cracker for instance.

It's actually named after a man!

An evangelical minister, Sylvester

Graham, created the recipe for the

cracker in 1829. How about oyster

crackers. There's no oysters in them.

But at one time oysters were very

inexpensive and the cracker was

very popular with the stew made

from them. Then there was the fact

that the cracker had a resemblance

to an oyster shell. Hence they became

known as oyster crackers. Of the two,

however, the Graham cracker is most

everyone's favorite. Especially when

combined with some marshmallows

and chocolate to create S'mores,

a name that's just "Cracker Jack"

with most folks. Hope you're

enjoying your crackers, whatever

kind, and that all your NEWS is 

good! 

TALES OF TITANIC!

    TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025

         TALES OF  TITANIC 

  The Titanic struck the iceberg on

April 14th but it actually sank during

the early morning hours of April 15th

and this is Titanic Remembrance Day!

And I'm remembering two men who were

NOT on board. One put a down payment

on a ticket only to be called back to the

U.S. early. Thanks to that recall we can

enjoy Hershey's Kisses for the would be

Titanic traveler was Milton Hershey!

Almost everybody knows about "The

Unsinkable Molly Brown." She did

survive the sinking. But her husband

wasn't with her. James Joseph "J.J."  

Brown was born in Waymar Pennsylvania,

near Carbondale. His parents moved to

Pittston while he was very young. He

was home schooled by his mother and

then sent to Saint John's Academy in

Pittston. Molly and J.J. were estranged

when she boarded the Titanic so she

traveled alone. But J.J. and Milton Hershey

and two men who could happily say they

"missed the boat." Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good! 

     

         MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025 

          THE IDES OF APRIL!

  We hear a lot about the Ides of March.

That's March 15th. But what about what I

consider to be the Ides of April? That's

today. April 14th. Consider the misfortunes

in April. April 14th, 1912. The Titanic strikes

an iceberg. Bad news for everyone on 

Titanic! April 14th, 1865. President Lincoln

goes to a play. That didn't work out very

well for President Lincoln. As for the rest

of us, at least usually, it's the last day to

get all our income tax information so it

can be filed tomorrow. And that, often,

is bad news for a lot of us. Well, do the

best you can with the day and here's hoping

all your NEWS is good!

CAN YOU SPELL SCRABBLE?

    SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025

CAN YOU SPELL SCRABBLE!

   This is "National Scrabble Day!"

The date marks the birthday of 

Alfred Butts who invented the 

popular word game in 1938/ It

wasen't originally callef Scrabble..

Butts first named the game

Lexico then changed it to Chris

Cross Words. After he gave of

the rights to the game it was

renamed Scrabble. It's still a

very big game, available in 

121 countries and 29 languages.

The  best way to celebrate would

be to play the game. Anyone can

participate. You just have to be

able to spell. So I'll be getting

out the Dominos! Hope you

enjoy the game and that all

your NEWS is good. 

BIG WIND DAY!

   SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025

           BIG WIND DAY!

 If you're looking for something to

celebrate or observe today's unusual

"holiday' may be the answer. April

12th is "Big Wind Day!" It was on

April 12th of 1934 that the 

Observatory on top of Mount

Washington in New Hampshire

recorded a wind speed of 231

miles per hour! That's the highest

recorded wind speed in the

Northern or Western Hemisphere!

You can visit Mount Washington

by car or Cog Railroad throughout 

year and you're likely to experience

some strong wind gusts! Hopefully

not at record speed. If you can't get

to Mount Washington I'd suggest

a trip to visit the politicians in

Washington where you're likely

to note some strong winds (read

that 'hot air') most every day.

Hope your feet are planted

solidly on the ground and that

all your NEWS is good!