Happy Wednesday Speakies:
Hope you guys in Trenton are thawing out from all that snow and ice I read about yesterday. I read the Trentonian every day on line and there are some strange stories happening up there. I guess every city has its crazies to contend with, Florida is no exception we probably have the most in US.
I was going to give you all a history lesson today to impress the little one but there is not much happening in history today so I thought we’d celebrate some more holidays on this 19th day of January, so let’s get started. Some of my favorites today are:
HAT DAY – I remember as a kid seeing practically every guy wearing a dress hat or cap on a regular basis. My Dad always had a nice felt hat to wear to church or when he got dressed up to go out. He also had one of those winter hats for work with the ear flaps. Today if I see a guy wearing one of those caps, carrying a rifle and wearing a life preserver I’m backing off far and I mean far away. As a kid I had one of those wool caps, baseball caps and my dress hat was a British racing cap. Loved those. How many guys of my age had the hat in the picture of this post, come on guys don’t be shy I know you did.
TIN CAN DAY – We can celebrate honoring tin cans or Navy destroyers take your pick.
PENGUIN AWARENESS DAY - Those funny little friends of ours dressed in tuxedos. The cutest little furry creatures around. I bet they could get pretty nasty too.
NATIONAL POPCORN DAY – Can’t really have the kind of popcorn I love, just plain popcorn with loads of butter, the kind you would get in the movies in that big bucket. Now its watch your fat intake and cholesterol. Hey Skip do you remember the 10 cent popcorn machine in Willets? You had to put the bag over the opening insert your dime and out came the popcorn.
Grab a drink and toast your favorite holiday today but most of all enjoy the day and be careful.
Hope you guys in Trenton are thawing out from all that snow and ice I read about yesterday. I read the Trentonian every day on line and there are some strange stories happening up there. I guess every city has its crazies to contend with, Florida is no exception we probably have the most in US.
I was going to give you all a history lesson today to impress the little one but there is not much happening in history today so I thought we’d celebrate some more holidays on this 19th day of January, so let’s get started. Some of my favorites today are:
HAT DAY – I remember as a kid seeing practically every guy wearing a dress hat or cap on a regular basis. My Dad always had a nice felt hat to wear to church or when he got dressed up to go out. He also had one of those winter hats for work with the ear flaps. Today if I see a guy wearing one of those caps, carrying a rifle and wearing a life preserver I’m backing off far and I mean far away. As a kid I had one of those wool caps, baseball caps and my dress hat was a British racing cap. Loved those. How many guys of my age had the hat in the picture of this post, come on guys don’t be shy I know you did.
TIN CAN DAY – We can celebrate honoring tin cans or Navy destroyers take your pick.
PENGUIN AWARENESS DAY - Those funny little friends of ours dressed in tuxedos. The cutest little furry creatures around. I bet they could get pretty nasty too.
NATIONAL POPCORN DAY – Can’t really have the kind of popcorn I love, just plain popcorn with loads of butter, the kind you would get in the movies in that big bucket. Now its watch your fat intake and cholesterol. Hey Skip do you remember the 10 cent popcorn machine in Willets? You had to put the bag over the opening insert your dime and out came the popcorn.
Grab a drink and toast your favorite holiday today but most of all enjoy the day and be careful.
4 comments:
J & L Caps 925 South Clinton Avenue
They were there from the 1950s to the 1990s I think. Bought a few hats there:)
Mack: I bought some from J & L, most of mine came from Frizzel's Men's Shop on Beatty and Broad.
Hi JoeZ.
Thanks for telling me that.
I had no idea Frizzels Mens Shop
sold hats. You learn something new every day:)
Those places are gone forever Mack.
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