Laughing & Streaking through April Flowers
Well,
39ers, I killed my keyboard on March 31st, and am in a time-crunch
to finish packing my apartment, lock-stock-and-barrel as we used to say, for
renovations that begin mid-April. I’ll surely need the resulting
“staycation” while the sawing, grinding, wiring, and myriad installations
ensue. Sometimes you just gotta grin ‘n’ bear it!
That
should tell you, this humble article is (by others’ request) not at the top of
my schedule. I’m fighting with a C-grade keyboard and mouse, but April is 90% finished anyway!
Happy UN-Birthday APRIL 39ers! With a
faint Easter egg scent and fake basket grass trailing behind us, let’s spring
into Spring with wild abandon! Well, at least with renewed faith in our inner strength,
as we wake our brains from winter hibernation. It may not be visible yet, but
the winter doldrums are beginning to dissipate.
We
start the month with a joke—Happy April Fool’s Day ya-all! (Ya see, when
I started this, it was before April 1st!) We’ll follow it
with National Humor Month and top it off with our April Song of Note,
“The Streak”! It can’t
get more fun than that.
Those
39ers who remember the Ray Stevens’ 1974 tantalizing tune will laugh
with the memories, and those who have fewer 39-and-holding UN-birthdays
under their belts can read on with a curious smile …
֎ For 39ers who Follow the Stars
Aries (March 21st–April 19th) & Taurus (April 20th–May
20th) 39ers will feel the effects of this month’s New
Moon coupled with a Total Eclipse. Take advantage of the energy it generates
and get busy …
Aries, count your lucky stars—one by one—as they’re making a big
splash in the sky just for you! Whatever changes you’ve been thinking about
making … decide what you truly want and go for it! From the first week to the
last, April stars align fortuitously for Aries. Adjust your life personally,
professionally, or both. Whatever you do, have fun!
Taurus 39ers, you’ll need to wait ‘til later in the month for a
Jupiter-Uranus connection to make your changes (April 20th), but
they will be no less spectacular. Especially if you spend the first couple of
weeks peeking inside your inner workings. Take a spiritual deep breath before
moving forward, then go for it!
Gift-givers
for Aries and Taurus may want to think beyond the traditional white
diamond. Do you know diamonds come in
many colors? Aries 39ers relate well to gifts of red, and Taurus is ever
partial to earth-loving green.
֎ Celebrating APRIL 39ers ~ And More!
If
you’re 39 and Holding (at least once) you’ve learned how important is
our sense of humor in life. Welcome Spring and National
Humor Month. The original sponsoring link is not current but of course,
I found more to help us enjoy the humor of life.
While
it may not be clinically true that “Laughter is
the best medicine,” most of us admit to experiences in life when you just
threw up your hands and laughed at the absurdity or irony of your situation, no
matter how devastating. If you can’t fix or stop a bad moment in life, you
might find laughing at it will soon provide the frame of mind to find a
solution forward, or just plain deal with it.
Businessman
and author, Harvey
Mackay,
gives us some tips to stay in good humor health, beginning with a quote that
fits the moment, “Our local newspaper pictured a man standing by his car, which
had been crushed by a fallen tree. He was smiling, waving at people driving by
and holding a sign that read, ‘new-style compact car.’” Gotta love it!
National Card and Letter Writing Month
Although the last post about
this venerable cause was in 2018, the sponsoring link is still a very active &
worthwhile site; of course, the month’s designation began with
the USPS,
but nothing noted on their site since
inception in 2015, and throughout the years since, have
occasionally focused on it …
Regardless
of your motivation for writing, sealing, stamping & mailing an actual
letter or positive postcard, it’s a meaningful endeavor not just for you, but
for your recipient …
Sunday ~ April 7th: I say we
start National
Beer Day
on the day before (Saturday ~ New Beer’s Eve)! Though Wiki’s
tribute
about its origin when President Franklin D. Roosevelt put alcohol back on the
table after prohibition ended, is informational, the story is a little
dry. So I scoured the ‘Net for more than a few fun links about beer, as you sit
‘n’ sip.
I’m
proud to say I live in the “Capital of Craft” beer! And there’s a reason for
that: “Six San Diego County craft breweries won nine gold medals at the 2024 Brewers Cup of California, the annual statewide
brewing competition,” reported the Times of San
Diego.
Pizza Port Brewing Company captured
four gold medals and two silver for San Diego County’s best.
To
remind us of the immense honor of that, Spirit of
the Holidays site comments, “One of the best things about beer is the
sheer number of varieties that exist.” Truer words were never spoken!
If
you’re nowhere near San Diego, look for a celebration or brewery near you for
loads of beer info and history, like this Northern and
Central Pennsylvania favorite, “All of the craft beers created at the Runaway Train Brewery are themed
around the railroad including names such as Ticket to Ride, Golden Spike, Last
Train Home, and Lucky Ticket.” And yes, there is a “Wet Your Whistle” brew …
what fun!
Monday ~ April 8th: At 39 and Holding every month’s New Moon
is an opportunity to refresh and reflect on a smaller scale than the New Year.
Except for THIS month! Great celestial happenings today as much of the world
witnesses and experiences the pull of a New Moon AND a Total
Lunar Eclipse! Make your New Moon Musings count. You don’t need to
be in the totality
path. We will all feel its effects if we open ourselves to the possibilities.
Celebrate April’s New Moon!
֎ Monthly Song of Note ♪
Just couldn’t help myself. When I saw “
The Streak” hitting
the vintage music charts for April 1974, I had to do it. Your monthly Song
of Note comes to you from the grand era of comedy records. This one by Ray Stevens, also
infamous for “Gitarzan”
(1969) and “Ahab the
Arab”
(1962) parodies real happenings in the 1970s. Yep, we had fun! ♪ … He ain't crude, look at that, look at that | He
ain't lewd, look at that, look at that | He's just in the mood to run in
the nude … ♪
There are more tuneful tidbits to manifest your memories of 1974, and keep
the Rock Rockin’ from 50 Years Ago
this Month
֎ Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude
We were given a sense of
humor for a reason. Like most things, 39ers, if you don’t use it, you’ll
lose it! Do it today. Right now. Smile, grin, LAUGH! ~ L. Rochelle
So there will be more, m'dear 39ers. Give me a few more days and come back to learn about April's fun for Aries and Taurus UN-Birthdays and the double-whammy of a New Moon and the full lunar eclipse on April 8th!
Happy
UN-Birthday 39ers ~ APRIL 2024
~ Rock On!
This one’s for you, kids – Varoujan
(John), Les, and Elvin/Al (IM)!
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