39ers Aging with ATTitude March 2025

Wow 39ers, Wasn’t it Only Yesterday?!

Happy UN-Birthday MARCH 39ers! ♪ And many more… ♪  We 39ers often look back and wonder
where the time disappeared to … wasn’t it Only Yesterday ... that I posted February's article? LOL Sometimes it feels that way. As usual, I was late to post this, but I promise, our “March Madness” is a work of art! A few more images and links to post, and likely a little editing polish, but we’re havin’ fun now. Let’s get to it …

֎ Celebrating MARCH 39ers ~ And More! 
Oh my, we have a festive full month for you! From National Craft Month to our own 39 And Holding Day party, the month is chock-full of fun … but first … look to the skies—Pisces and Aries lead us into both a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse—it’s gonna be a busy month for everyone!

For 39ers who Follow the Stars
Even before the Total Lunar Eclipse March 13^th-14^th, dear Pisces (02/19-03/20), you’ll lean into the power of the 14^th’s Full Moon, for examining, revising and cleaning, at home and in business. After all, March 20^th is the 1^st day of Spring and this month, you will shine! That’s not to say, it won’t be tumultuous at times, because with deep cleaning comes change—and lessons. But you’re a creative person and if you put your talents to work, you might find a lucrative income stream. Though you may need to toe the line financially, for a short time around the Solar Eclipse (March 29^th), never fear, it will be worth it.   

       Ah, don’t think you’re going to skate through March on a four-leaf-clover, dear Aries (03/21-04/19)! You, too, will feel the need for an overhaul. Profound self-reflection tops your list mid-month, but it’s all good … eventually. Your sign takes over on the 1^st day of Spring (20^th) and with a little patience, by the 29^th’s New Moon, you’ll be ready for a new beginning. Not only will you see a fresh path, but you’ll know why and how to use it to your advantage. Be firm, but don’t be pushy, and you’ll stride with purpose into April.
       Are you a friend or other loved one tasked with helping your Pisces or Aries 39er celebrate their special but complicated month? You’ll never go wrong with the birthstone that covers them both—March may be turning green, but its lovely birthstone, the sea-blue Aquamarine, soothes troubled waters and helps them “Keep calm and sail on.”

♪ March Golden Oldies Song of Note ♪  

Ah, yes, 39ers, wasn’t it “Only Yesterday” by the Carpenters that made us all feel nostalgic 50 Years Ago this month? March’s Song of Note still resonates today, as more than a mere love song. It invokes memories and melancholy, yet with a touch of hope ♪ … Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely | You showed me the way to leave the past and all its tears behind me … ♪    
       Starting its journey up the KENO chart at #36 (March 26^th) was actually a quick trip, as it was only released on March 14^th. KHJ/Los Angeles and KENO marked its rise fairly evenly, putting the sentimental ballad into the Top 10 by the end of April. It was a slow, but steady rise, reminiscent of how memories are made. Give it a listen, then c’mon over for more tuneful vintage tidbits to manifest your memories and keep the Rock Rockin’ from 50 Years Ago this Month!  

֎ More March Fun for Everyone 

So 39ers, what kind of crafter are you? A knitter, a painter, a sculptor, a stained glass aficionado? If you haven’t indulged your Inner Child with art, do it now! It’s National Craft Month. Though no sponsoring link accompanied the date, I found one I think you’ll like! For all levels of crafters and a dozen different ideas, get inspired. Check it out and relax with your favorite hands-on expression of creativity.  

Are you looking forward to tomorrow? Do you smile often? Welcome to Optimism Month! Though the sponsor is likely off enjoying the world, there’s no link, but “calendar lists” have become more pro-active to provide information and history for their listings. Check this out—not only how it began, but some good advice … “It is not as simple as being positive and looking on the bright side, but that’s a start.” Absolutely! I’m optimistic that you’ll find some awesome tips!

Sunday ~ March 9^th: Right up there with the whole debacle of current politics, Daylight Saving Time is about as controversial in a conversation as you can get! Today’s the day (or rather, middle-of-the-night) when we set our clocks ahead one hour so we can enjoy longer days for summer. Welllllll, that’s not the real reason, but it works for me! Wouldn’t it be fun for a poll to ask whether we should continue changing twice per year, as is, or abolish it and keep one or the other—but then, which one?! Ah, the complexities of life …

March 13^th-14^th:  Are you ready for some Full Moon Magic* in the heavens? Not only will we betreated to a Full Worm Moon, but the moon is giving us a show with a total lunar eclipse! Between midnight and 6:00a (EDT) *“All phases of the eclipse will be visible across all 50 U.S. states (including Alaska and Hawaii), Canada and Mexico.” Cool. Even better—the moon will totally vanish between 2:26 and 3:31a (EDT). Sorry, chances are you won’t see me at that time, but still, for night owls, what a sight! There’s xxxxxx on whether the Full Worm Moon speaks of earthworms or larvae, but both become active about now. The Cree people also call it the Eagle Moon. Whichever you prefer, enjoy its power and magic.

Monday ~ March 17^th: Faith ‘n’ begorra*, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! It’s been said for decades, “Everybody is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!” True or not, you have to admit it’s a pretty fun day. As I t happens, I am, with an ancestral surname of Connelly, and it’s long been one of my favorite days. A few interesting St. Patrick’s Day facts:
       On March 17, 1601, in what is now St. Augustine, Florida, Spanish settlers and Irish clergy organized the first known St. Patrick’s Day celebration. So when did the Northeast take over? Boston hosted its first parade in 1737, followed by New York City in 1762, in a parade of Irish soldiers serving in the British army who marched through the streets in honor of their homeland.       In the 1840s, the Irish comprised nearly half of all immigrants to the US, especially numerous following the Potato Famine of 1845.
       *Begorrah is a euphemism for the phrase “by God.” You sometimes hear it in the phrase, “faith and begorrah.” It’s the Irish equivalent of an American saying, “by golly” or “by gosh.
       An old Irish proverb: "Bíonn súil leis an bhfarraige" … pronunciation: Bee-un sool lesh on var-igga: meaning: There's hope with the sea / Hope springs eternal. 

March 20^th: Speaking of Hope and Spring … today is the First Day of Spring! A perfect day to meditate on going forward in life. You have exactly ninety days during which we receive an increase in daylight before the June 20^th Summer Solstice, culminating in the longest day of the year. And then, yep, it starts ebbing back until Winter.

Saturday ~ March 22^nd: I know it’s a little-known special day, but hopefully that will change in time. What is 39 and Holding Day!? It’s the day I chose a couple of years ago, to celebrate ALL who are 40+. We deserve a day! We each have “a day” every year on our UN-Birthdays, but this day provides a time we can gather with a few friends, or in a party, or even a community event to celebrate our learned wit and wisdom.     

The link will tell you how and why it came about, but it does need some updates—coming soon! What can you do to enjoy our day? If solo, call a friend! If looking for a party excuse, this is it! Or, make it a community day with an event like I’ll be holding in San Diego. A few local 40+ authors are getting together for an authors’ roundtable, and have invited a community of a senior building to chat about our “Living Legacies.” Whatever you do, remember, if you’re in 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s or more, we’re not our grandparents’ elders. We’re vibrant, fun, and Aging with ATT-i-tude!

Saturday ~ March 29^th: From a Full Worm Moon eclipse earlier, to this morn’s partial solar eclipse, followed by tonight’s New Moon, it’s been a full month of celestial fun! Although we won’t see much of the eclipse in the US, it’s still a significant heavenly event, and remember … (Space.com) it is NEVER safe to look directly at the sun without solar eclipse glasses (primary solar eclipse from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT). This is an excellent day to celebrate New Moon Musings and boost your fresh start to April with hope and plans for Spring.

֎ Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude 
Luck, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It’s a joyful lesson to learn as we Age with ATT-i-tude.  ~ L. Rochelle 

Happy UN-Birthday 39ers ~ MARCH 2025 ~ Make Your Own Luck!
       This one’s for you, kids – Steven, Pat (IM), Susan and Jim (IM)!  

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LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past series, available on Amazon: Book 1 (currently eBook only, until updated) – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 (eBook, print & color!) – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon (eventually) … The Psychedelic Seventies!

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39ers Aging with ATTitude APRIL 2024

 Laughing & Streaking through April Flowers  

Well, 39ers, I killed my keyboard on March 31^st, 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 1^st!) 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 20^th–May 20^th) 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 20^th), 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   
œAlthough 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 7^th: 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 8^th: 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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