Happy UN-Birthday 39ers FEBRUARY 2021

Warming February’s Chill with Heart  

Welcome all 39ers, new and old! We have a great wintry month full of fun and an UN-birthday reminder that with age comes wry wit and wonky wisdom, to help keep you young at heart. And away we go … 

Celebrating FEBRUARY 39ers ~ And More!    
Let’s combine two fun monthly celebrations for February to make the whole month a tasty morsel! It’s Bake for Family Fun Month and

Great American Pies Month … which, if you’ve had enough 39 and Holding UN-birthdays, coincides with “Day the Music Died”—Feb 3^rd—and Don Macleans’ “American Pie” tribute to three magic music-makers of yore and lore.
            One can’t help but wonder what future marvelous music we missed over the decades with the deaths of industry innovators Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), and Ritchie Valens, in a 1959 airplane crash … the Day the Music Died.
            So listen to Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day” and sing a tribute around the kitchen while you bake an all-American apple pie with your family! Can’t go wrong …

Spunky Old Broads Month: We get no respect … not even a link on the calendar, so you may as well hang here! As the ol’ saying goes, “We may be old but we’re not dead!” Though I object to the term “broad” for women, you’ll find plenty of spunky stuff here to ponder and partake for fun and creative thought.

February 1-7: Tinnitus Awareness Week (first full week) – What?! That doesn’t sound like fun … which is what we’re mostly about here. This year, at 39AHC we’ll add at least one “old age” malady with info to help combat it, to the monthly list. (*See important message below.) Bear in mind, many ailments that hit you as you pass by more and more 39AHC UN-birthdays, can appear in your younger years too, like this one … 
          Tinnitus is a particularly annoying ailment that permeates every second of every day. I know from personal experience. Unfortunately, there are a myriad of possible causes including an underlying condition that can trigger it. Once it invades your hearing psyche, there isn’t much help for it, if it doesn’t have a detectable cause. With no discernable cure, “mask” sounds might help you tolerate it.
          Actually, I’ve found myself making peace with it, as the suggestions are for me, ineffectual:
Hearing aids—too expensive for me and I don’t like things in my ears.
White noise—why bother, that’s what it sounds like to me, anyway.
          Experience with tinnitus is different for everyone—find what works for you and/or how to tolerate it. Maybe someday, research will find a cure. For more information and possible solutions, I go to my general online go-to medical authority, Mayo Clinic. If you suffer from tinnitus, do learn about it and what might work for you. Back to February fun …

February 14^th: Of course, it’s St. Valentine’s Day, but it’s also a commemorative day for venerable pioneering comedian, Jack Benny’s birthday—he is attributed with coining our catch-phrase, “39 and Holding,” making this site possible!
          I’m working on giving us our own special calendar listing on February 14: 39 and Holding Day. But it isn’t quite there yet—perhaps by 2022, we’ll be able to get our special party on! In the meantime, check here for updates and if you have any party ideas for the day, send ‘em on over. And stay tuned for more info!

February 22^nd: Like I need a special day for a yummy margarita … National Margarita Day! This cosmopolitan cocktail began as a simple concoction of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, on the rocks, with or without a salted rim. However, another innovative imbiber eventually threw the mix in a blender and voilà! Frozen margaritas gave us brain-freeze. Cool.

          Now, of course numerous other creative people have added their own touches for upward of thirty variations like, the Strawberry, Watermelon, Pomegranate, and Blackberry Margarita. Cheers!

February 27^th: Bee-bop-a-baby it’s National Retro Day! Especially appropriate for 39ers, as we sip our margaritas and cruise down Memory Lane for the umpteenth time! Although I’m not sure what their page is about, I’ve included their “official” special day here, because I just love the idea of going retro—any day! Of course, “retro” is a subjective term, depending on your age and what part of life you’re celebrating. For Oldies Rock & Roll Radio retro, head over to our big bro site, Blast from Your Past. It’s all fun! Rock On …

For 39ers who Follow the Stars … 
Calling all Aquarian (Jan 20-Feb 18) and Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) 39ers! Time to reorganize, rewire, and  retrain your brain for excitement and fun.
           Aquarius water-bearers will attract your attention this month with their wit and wisdom, offering spot-on advice for business and great ideas for relaxation. Reward them with a fun UN-birthday party at a trendy new nightspot!
           Your gentle, dreamy Pisces friends also want to please, especially in this month of love. The zodiac’s imaginative fish brings compassion, understanding and warmth to any relationship, along with flowers and candy. Combining fantasy and feelings, their UN-birthday reward is a quiet, cozy, and romantic night at home with you, and an ethereal-themed romcom. Indulge!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude 
Hearts and flowers are 39ers’ sweet delights. But all they really want are a couple of your hours and a romantic night.  ~ L. Rochelle 

Cheers to your Happy UN-Birthday FEBRUARY 39ers

This one’s for you, kids – Sharon, Rochelle, and David!

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Are you a 39er this month? Feel free to share your UN-birthday comments below (click on Comments or if it says No Comments, click that to be the first) and tell us how you really feel about your age and aging. Keep the stories coming!

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 (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!

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Happy UN-Birthday 39ers January 2021 Soup’s On!

Party Hearty from Soups to Nuts! 

As if new 39ers joining our ranks this month isn’t enough reason to par-tay, it’s National Soup Month!       
      Who else but Campbell could sponsor this special month designation?? Homemade or from a can, soup is the ultimate winter comfort food. Goodness knows, we ALL need a lot of comfort as we head into a new year of political chaos and health hazards. Bring on the soup, chocolate, cheese, beer, and throw in some fun for good measure …  

Celebrating JANUARY 39ers ~ And More! 

January 11^th: Brownielocks—the definitive calendar site for real and totally unreal holidays and “special” days of the year—isn’t just another pretty site. Its owner has declared today, Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day! Now isn’t that cool? For example, my name: LinDee = .-....-.-.... (although capital letters are ignored in MC).
      Actually, you can also learn phrases in the “dits and dahs” of the International Morse Code that’s been around since 1832. Brownielocks muses, “There is concern that within 50 years or so, this form of communication will die off due to more modern technology …” Samuel Morse, with friends and co-developers of the then sophisticated system, (physicist) Joseph Henry, and Alfred Vail, would be terribly disappointed.

      As suggested, for the phrase below I entered two spaces between each word (in case you smarties who know Morse Code are reading) to better visualize the word distinction. 
-.....  .-----.-..-..-..  .....-...  --.----..  -...--...! What do you think it means? Drum roll, please …
The world has gone nuts! … Well, you can’t argue that!
      Have some fun with your friends and family and find a way to create your own Morse Code language!  

January 13^th: National Sticker Day celebrates the birth of Ray Stanton Avery … you office administrators likely know his surname well … as the venerable creator of Avery Dennison labels. However, it was in 1935 that he brainstormed to offer the world the first viable self-adhesive labels for price stickers, which led to establishing the Avery Dennison Corporation. And check out the Guinness World Record for Largest Sticker Ball!
      While Avery was instrumental in taking stickers mainstream, apparently history shows that shrewd 1880s merchants used gum paste to apply labels to products and attract the attention of strolling buyers.
      Now, of course, we apply stickers to nearly everything! Go sticker-happy today!

 January 20^th: National Cheese Lovers Day: OK, I had to make an executive decision about
including this special day and not include the outdated Chuck E. Cheese links that accompanied the listing. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent my fair share of time in their crowded and crazy cheesy restaurants, but I don’t use outdated links for ya-all.
      As a bona fide cheese lover though, the day had to be noted! So to give the day its due, I found some terrific super cheesy food recipes for us to try while we celebrate 39ers and cheese!

January 24^th: Attention beer drinkers! Beer Can Day is for you! Yep, a real day devoted to beer cans. Imagine that. Although the History site begins the beer can’s story with the partnership of Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company & the American Can Company in 1935, according to Wiki’s page for Krueger Beer, it actually got its tentative start in 1933.

January 24^th: It’s Belly Laugh Day! There is no official link for this listed “special day,” but don’t you think it’s fun and funny, since it landed on the same day as Beer Can Day? You know … beer belly (laugh) and beer … couldn’t help m’self! LOL

 For 39ers who Follow the Stars … 
Do you feel it Capricorns (12/22/18-01/19/19)? The energy is palpable as you begin a new year with enthusiasm. Everyone wants to start the year with a fresh outlook on life and you have the opportunity to take that to a whole new level of progress. Set your goals with the confidence you can fulfill them and enjoy the road less traveled.
      And what’s in store for you, dear Aquarians (01/20-02/18)? “I have the spirit of change” is your new mantra. Trust your intuition to guide you through a new beginning … beginning being the key word … as you embark on the path of change. Grow with it gradually. But remember it shouldn’t be all work and no play … have fun too!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude 
Struggling with aging? Don’t. Respect the process and yourself, and opportunity to learn from the changes.  ~ L. Rochelle 

Cheers to your Happy UN-Birthday & New Year JANUARY 39ers
This one’s for you, kids – Renée, Erin, Chris, Jodie and Joe!

Happy New Year!!

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Are you a 39er this month? Feel free to share your UN-birthday comments below (click on Comments or if it says No Comments, click that to be the first) and tell us how you really feel about your age and aging. Keep the stories coming!

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 (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!

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Happy UN-Birthday 39ers DECEMBER 2020 Ho! Ho! Ho!

 Reflect. Rejoice. Rejuvenate. Enjoy! Next Year … 

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m happy to rush through Christmas and head straight for champagne and the New Year. Especially in view of several states’ new lockdown that keeps us from our loved ones. Ugh. As we used to say, grin and bear it. Do we have a choice?

December of course, is largely about various cultural Holidays (virtual or memories) and the spirit of Christmas. We must keep the spirit alive, m’friends.

I tried to find some other interesting, off-the-beaten-track special days to have fun with, but alas … it’s nearly all about Christmas.

Don’t get me wrong, there is no other Holiday all year that keeps us ALL young, which is what we’re all about at 39 and Holding Club. (Have I driven you nuts with all the “all” references yet?! Haha.)

So let’s quit complainin’ and get on with the fun!

Celebrating DECEMBER 39ers ~ And More! 
I did find a week that is important to consider as some of us reach our tenth, fifteenth, or twentieth+ 39 and Holding UN-birthdays … the rest is all fun, I promise …

December 7-11:
As much as our inner psyche thinks we’re only twenty-five, at some point our bodies take things to a higher level. So it’s good this month to consider Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Reflexes, sight, and let’s face it—coherent thought, if you ever had any 😊—become a little diminished as we celebrate more UN-birthdays of 39 and Holding. So take a peek at their site and have one—just one—reality day. Absorb their message, then tap into your inner child again and move on! ♪ My pick-up gets me where I please | chuggin’ down the street … ♪ *

December 18^th:
Let me take you back. Waaaay back … for the birth of … no, not the Christmas namesake. Not quite that far, just to the inspiration for …  National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Although holiday-specific sweaters enjoyed popularity in the 1950s, according to CNN, it was the 1980s and a plethora of goofy movies and television shows that brought garish red, white, and green festive-themed sweaters into the mainstream. Their fashion acceptance has waned and peaked again through several decades, but from all hilarious appearances, it is back as a semi-permanent Holiday staple. As you read and enjoy, just remember, ugly is in the eye of the beholder! ♪ Don we now, our gay apparel | Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la | troll the ancient yuletide carol ... ♪ **|

December 24^th:
So let’s face it … if you don’t have something done for Christmas by this day, chances are, it isn’t going to happen. Time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labors on Egg Nog Day!

Betcha didn’t know, “The spirit used to make the cocktail often reveals where that version originates …” Apparently Europe prefers white wine while we American counterparts prefer a heavy shot of rum or Bourbon. Wow—since we get a lot of our hard-drinkin’ habits from our European ancestors, they’re kinda lightweights with the white wine. But each to his/her own. ♪ You can say there’s no such thing as Santa | But as for me and Grandpa, we believe …  Why?? ‘Cause … ♪ She’d been drinkin’ too much egg nog … ♪
(Of course, please do drink responsibly. As a nightcap before bed is awesome!)

For 39ers who Follow the Stars

Have you ever been put off by a rather blunt Sagittarian? These 39ers (11/22-12/21) speak their minds, often without considering how what they say will be received. They don’t mean to snap at you, but in their haste to get things done, it might happen. Don’t take it to heart. Chances are, they’re on to another big adventure, and could just take you with them! 
      If you’re the UN-birthday Sagittarian, it’s possible you’re heading for a new beginning with December’s new moon, leading into a dynamic New Year. Add a touch of royal purple to your holiday greenery.

No less determined for success, Capricorn 39ers (12/22-01/19) may seem to be a bit too distant and self-focused. It’s just that they care so much, they want everything to be just right for you! You’ll find them directing the events for the month down to every detail. Cut them some slack and if you lighten up, they’ll come around. But it’s a compromise, Capricorn 39ers. You must be willing to listen. Give those you love your full attention this month, and rejuvenate for the New Year!
      Smoothing ruffled feathers will be easier when you line your bright holiday colors with a soft, silver-grey. After tightening your belt in the first half of December, you’ll see your way to a brighter upcoming year with the full moon. Cheers!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude  Without family or friends near, you are still not alone. You have yourself. Reflect. Rejoice. Rejuvenate. Enjoy!  ~ L. Rochelle    

Don’t wait, start now! Cheers to your Happy UN-Birthday DECEMBER 39ers

This one’s for you, kids – Linda, Patricia, Ken, Kevin and Santa Claus!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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*   “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit” Jimmy Buffett (1973)
**  “Deck the Halls” traditional Christmas song (1862/English)
*** “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” Elmo ‘n’ Patsy (1979)

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Are you a 39er this month? Feel free to share your UN-birthday comments below (click on Comments or if it says No Comments, click that to be the first) and tell us how you really feel about your age and aging. Keep the stories coming!

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 (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!

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