"HAVING A COW!

    WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6, 2025 

         "HAVING A COW!"

   In slang terms "Having a cow" generally

means to be very angry and upset. But that's

not the "cow" you're invited to enjoy today!

You see August 6th is "National Rootbeer

Float Day!" That freshing summer time

beverage was said to have been invented

by Frank Wisner in 1836 inspired, so

the stor goes, by the snow capped mountains

of Colorado! It's a simple drink composed

of a scoop of vanilla ice cream mixed with

root beer soda. And, it ois also know as a

"Black Cow!" But whatever you call it

today is the perfect day to enjoy one to

join in the celebration! Hope you enjoy

yours and that all your NEWS is good! 

A STOP IN CLEVELAND!

    TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025

     A STOP IN CLEVELAND!

  Cleveland has a lot of history! The

city boasts the Rock &Roll Hall of

Fame. It's the place where you can

find the house from "A Christmas

Story movie! But Cleveland has

given us a lot more than those

treasures. In fact on this very

day in 1914 Cleveland gave us

the first electric traffic light!

Other hand operated signals

before that were all well and

good for horse and buggy

traffic. But one the automobile

came along the speed of things

picked up. The initial signal was

set up at the corner of Euclid

Avenue and  105 Street. It had

only red and green lights. No

amber! So now you know where

the traffic light came from. And

if I were a betting man I'd wager

the first car horn blast came about

two hundredths of a second after

that light turned green and the driver

up front failed to drive on instantly!

Hope you're obeying

all the traffic signals and that all

your NEWS is good!

THE STUFF WE BROUGHT HOME!

   MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025

THE STUFF WE BROUGHT HOME!

  Leaving vacation isn't easy! When we

left Wildwood this past Saturday we had

already said goodbye to the family members

that joined us there. That was tough. Then

the was the packing. My wife did ours

because, if left to me, we'd need a U-Haul

truck. I had a 4 hour drive and that

included the usual Grand Prix on the

Schuylkill Expressway through Philadelphia!

There was unpacking and a ton of laundry

my wife handled while I took to the grass

that apparently grew 5 inches in just a

week. I'm still getting sand out of my

sneakers and I'll be able to fill a kid's

sandbox with the remains in our

folding chairs. On the positive side,

we did bring back wonderful memories

and a special treat. People will talk and

talk about Salt Water Taffy. But Salt

Water Taffy is an "add on." But enough

Fudge and you'll usually get a box of

taffy. Fudge is what you really want!

I bought a half pound box of mixed

flavors. Wait a minute. I just checked

and it's down to a quarter pound. Maybe

less. I don't believe my wife has had any

yet so you know what that means. I'll

have to eat the rest fast!!!!  Hope you're

all well and that all your NEWS is

good!     

HEADING HOME!

  SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025

          HEADING HOME!

  Well our family vacation week in

Wildwood, New Jersey has come to

an end. By the time most of you read

this or watch my video we should be

back in the beautiful environment of

northeastern Pennsylvania. But what

a great week it has been! We've gone

fishing, gone to the beach, and gone

to the boardwalk. Our grandkids

have taken in some of the amusement

rides. Although I personally found

a few of those "attractions" far more

frighting than amusing. We've enjoyed

some great dinners and speciality foods

that I only seem to see when I'm here in

Wildwood. Chief among them, Curley

Fries, and Sticky Buns! The weather

has been great for the most part

although we had some rain on\Thursday 

and much cooler temperatures Friday. 

A suggestion, perhaps, that summer 

was beginning to come to an end. Of

course we all know we have a lot more

coming. Just not here at the shore.

I hope you've enjoyed coming along on 

vacation by way of these BLOGS and

I hope you'll keep watch for them daily

on my Facebook page. As always, I

hope all your NEWS is good!

THE FISH DINNER!

   FRIDAY, AUGST 1, 2025

     THE FISH DINNER!

   For most of the many years we

have been vacationing in Wildwood

one evening has usually been set aside

for a fish dinner. So it is that two of

my grandsons, my son and I set out

(the second time this week for 3 of

us) to catch our meal. This time we

had a lot of luck. Well sort of. We

did reel in a number of fish. But

they were too big for our aquarium

at home and too small to feed any

one of those among us. Fortunately

we passed a Fish Market en route

back to our condo so there was,

indeed, a fish night for this year's

vacation! It probably worked out

better than our fishing efforts 

could of since the odds of us

catching a hundred clams, shrimp,

and long leg crabs were pretty

slim! Today's our last but we

plan to make the most of it.

Hope you're making the most

of your days too and that all your

NEWS is good! 

STILL TIME TO CELEBRATE!

  THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025

STILL TIME TO CELEBRATE!

   Had to believe I know, but here we

are in the last day of July! We're still

on our family vacation in Wildwood,

New Jersey but I didn't want this day

to pass without reminding you there

are several month long celebrations

assigned to July so you've still got

time to celebrate. July is National

Ice Cream Month. It's National

Hot Dog Month, and if it has been

at  hot for you as it has been for

us here at the shore I know you'll

understand why this is National

Air Conditioning Appreciation

Month! I wasn't so sure what I'd

be celebrating till I reviewed the

full list. After doing so I took a

walk straight to the beach to

begin my celebration of National

Bikini Month! Hope you're

celebrating something and that all

your NEWS is good.

THIS STORY IS REEL!

   WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025

      THIS STORY IS REEL!

     [FISHING REEL THAT IS!] 

   OK. Here's another BLOG from

our vacation in Wildwood, New Jersey.

There are so many things to do down

here. Most people go to the beach.

Most people  go to the Boardwalk/

And so people go fishing. One Tuesday

I went fishing with my son and my

grandson. We had a lot of luck.

Unfortunately it was all bad! My

grandson caught the only first. We

nearly caught two seagulls who were

trying to steal our bait. More about

bait in a minute. I expected a great

catch. I had my "Spiderman rod"

all ready for  action. But it didn't

happen. I think the real trouble,

other that the 100 degree sunshine

under which we fished, was the

bait. Or, rather, the lack of it.

We had some bacon left over

from breakfast. It probably would

have made great bait. But....I ate

it! Maybe we'll try again later this

week. Hope you're enjoying my

vacation ramblings, that you've

got enough bacon, and that all

your NEWS is goodQ!