HURRAY FOR THE RAYS!

    MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025

   HURRAY FOR THE RAYS!

   Two very good "holidays" to

note today. First, May 19th is

"May Ray Day!" It's a day to

celebrate the rays of the sun that

are leading us ever closer to Summer!

It;s a great time of the year with longer,

warmer, summer days just ahead. It's

also "Scooter Day." You're encouraged

to get out your scooter to ride to work.

I was just pulling my grandson's

scooter out of the back of my

Suburban when I realized...I don't

work anymore! So I don't really need

to try the scooter. For those of you who

dom good luck! Hope wyour day is

sunny and all your NEWS is good!  

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT "TWO TIRED!"

             SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT "TWO TIRED!"

  It's here everybody! The week, and even the day,

you've all been waiting for. Or maybe not! May

18th begins "National Unicycle Week" and this

is "National Unicycle Day!" A unicycle, as its

very name describes, is a one week vehicle

which is peddle powered by its rider1 You've

probably seen one in the circus. Other than

those balancing experts the only person I

know who has ever been able to ride one,

even for a short distance, is our grandson

Ryan Boub. A friend of mine from the

YMCA gave me a unicycle to give to

Ryan. That friend is probably upset with

himself this special week. In any case,

the Unicycling Society of America

(yes, there is one) suggests that you

try riding one today or sometime this

week! If you're daring enough to take

the challange I can only suggest you

dress well. Attire is the most important

thing about a unicle! Hope your

balance is perfect and your NEWS

is good!33333333333333333333333333332  

 

  

ANCHORS AWEIGHT!

         SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025

           ANCHORS AWWIGHT!

     It's Maya 17th everybody which begins

"National Safe Boating Week!" I have a

boat. It actually the last of the "fleet" I once

owned having three different vessles at one

time. The last survivor is my 8 foot Jon Boat!

I call it "Jon Buoy!" I learned all about

boating safety abaord these crafts, unfortunately,

by experience. I had a pontoon boat we kept

at Lake Wallenpauck. I remember taking 

several people from our church for a cruise

only to discover one of the pontoons was

taking on water! We were gradually sinking!

Fortunately I was aable to get back to the

dock before anybody got their feet wet!

Then there was the time my late cameraman,

Bob Dennis, and I decided to take my canoe

on a voyage down the Susquehanna River.

Did I mention is was a "one man canoe?"

We promptly sunk! After readjusting the

gear we were taking along we wwere able

to complete the journey WITH our life

jackets on at all time!!! So, boating 

safety is very important. But before

you get too involved with it  Boating

Safety Week may I suggest you observe 

the day we're celebrating today! May

17th is "Learn To Swim Day!" Hope

your're swimming and/or boating 

safely and that all your NEWS is

good!

FOUL BALL!

      THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025

             FOUL BALL!

     For those who didn't already know,

"National Foul Ball Week!" begins

this Sunday! Allow me to explain.

When you go to a ballgame and a

foul ball comes your way the natural

instinct is to try to catch it or grab it 

after it lands and then you get to keep 

it!  But that hasn't always been

the case! Up until 1921 if you got a 

foul ball the team made you give it

back! But on May 16th of 1921 a

31 year old businessman, Reuben

Berman, went to the Polo Grounds to

watch the Giants play the Reds. He

caught a foul ball that came his way.

But when an attendant came to retrieve

the ball he tossed it towards other

spectators. Nobody knows who ended

up with the ball. But we do know that

Berman was escorted from the ballpark!

He got his ticket price back but he said

the team had humiliated him. So, he

sued the Giants for $20,000! The case

ended up in the Supreme Court. Berman

won! Bu he didn't get the $20,000, The

court awarded him $100. Still the team

realized that if each foul ball into the

stands cost then $100, it was cheaper

to let the fans keep the balls! So head

on out to the old ball game and if you

should happen to grab a foul ball, you

can thank Reuben Berman! Hope you

do, that you're well, and that all your

NEWS is good

  

MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS!

       WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025

       MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS!

  It's May 14th and a great day to

celebrate. This is  "Stars And Stripes

Forever Day!"  That famous march

was written on Christmas Day

in 1896 by John Phillip Susa! And

it was first preformed in public on

May 14th of 1897 in Willow Grove,

Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.

Perhaps a serenade would be in

order? If you're not the "marching type:

there is an alternative to consider.

You see May 14th is also "National

Chicken Dance Day!" Whichever

you choose celebrate and dance

(or march) to the music! Have a great

time either way and may all your, NEWS

be good!

UPTIGHT!

   TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025

             UPTIGHT!

  You know I'm always trying to make 

you aware of unusual "holidays" or

special observances that probably 

aren't on your calendar. There are

plenty to choose but today I'm

suggesting one of my own. My

idea was prompted by my wife's

love of  "Snapple," a bottled ice

tea beverage. Before she gets her

drink I get the assignment to open

the bottle. The tops are installed

so tight one might think they

were glued in place. And how

about you prescription bottles!

You used to be able to just turn

the top to open them up. These

days some containers require

special instructions. Some require

you to press down on the top

before you can unscrew it. You've

got to get just the right leverage

or it won't open. I can almost

picture someone dropping dead

before he or she manages to get

their medicine! Then, there's

peanut butter. If you're lucky

enough to be able to unscrew

the top you're greeted with an

aluminum-like top with three

or four small tabs that have to

be removed before you can get

to the product. It seems to have

been installed with a device

like they use to tighten the

lugs on your car wheels! Ever

try to get those loose as fast as

the Grand Prix pit crews? Come

to think of it we also  have a

lot of people who seem to be uptight

these days. Come on producers

and individuals! Loosen up!!

Hope you and they do and that

all your NEWS is good!

THEY JUST KEEP ROLLING ALONG!

       MONDAY, MAY 12TH. 2025

THEY JUST KEEP ROLLING ALONG!

Time for an oldie from my library of blogs.
May 12th is one of those unofficial holidays
most people don't know about but I figure it's
my job to keep you informed. It's odometer
day! The odometer is that little cluster of
numbers right below your speedometer
that tells you how man miles your vehicle
has traveled since it was built.
The odometer has been around a long time!
There are records showing a primitive
odometer type device being used during
the Roman Empire. Makes you wonder if
pre owned chariot dealers rolled the things
backwards to take off a few leagues!
When I started driving, which was not in
chariots by the way odometers had only
5 digits. We all longed for the day we'd
hit 99,999 miles then drive one more
to set everything back to zero. It was
like having a new car!
Now-a-days the odometers just keep
rolling along, much to the disappointment
of many used car dealers.
 Anyway if you'd like to celebrate the
occasion I'd suggest a drive along the
block at least to turn over a didgit or
two. Hope you'l; enjoy the drive
and that all your NEWS is good.