The elderly are somewhat under appreciated to the point that all to many are ignored by their closest family.

Though I myself are approaching that 'elderly' stage I still feel that I should look out for my mama.

After all, she looked out for me for oh so many years that I think it's only right that her needs should be attended to with vigor and appreciation for that which she gave to me over the years.

Today is National Senior Citizens Day. It is held each August 21 under the auspices of President Ronald Reagan's Proclamation 5847.

Any day is a good day to show that senior citizen in your life how significant they are to you.

You should take each and every opportunity to exhibit your affection and tell them how you feel with joy in your heart.

My mama lives with independence and dignity because of who she is and who looks after her.

That would be me.

It is an honor to serve my mother in her advancing years and I look forward to each and every moment toward that end.

Seeing to that which she requires is not a burden, but a privilege as far as I am concerned.

Happy National Senior Citizens Day
 

We've been watching the series Young Sheldon lately and I have noticed his propensity for the bow tie. He views it as an appropriate accessory and some of the situations involving them are extremely humorous.

When I was a child I had disdain for the bow tie. It is because of a teacher at Key West who always wore one and I thought it made him look dishonest and shifty. Then there was my cousin and his bow tie with matching tacky tuxdeo for his high school senior pictures. Truly a study in hayseed haute couture if ever I saw any ...

I suppose these feelings were unjustified, but the avoidance of bow ties has stuck with me for these reasons and I offer no apologies.

Today is International Bow Day. It is observed annually each August 19 and celebrates the bow tie as an accessory — so I would guess from this that it does hold popularity in some circles other than my own.

The day promotes the wearing of bows as if we didn't have enough fashion challenged poofs running around anyway. Luckily, I like what I like and there will never be a bow tie in my wardrobe for personal reasons. However, if it's an item you appreciate like our friend Young Sheldon then by all means, go for it.

I understand that the neck tie is simply an option and bow ties may be worn elsewhere than the neck region if that strikes your fancy. I'm afraid my fashion sense will not allow me to go there either. They come in a multitude of colors, styles and different fabrics. I hope you don't end up looking like the outrageous hick my cousin did in his high school senior layout. Shudders !

I suppose he simply cannot help the fact that he was born a yokel.
 

Among the personal fashion faux pas I've observed in my travels is the dreaded 'Hawaiian Shirt'. The colorful so-called 'tropical designs' are a lot of tacky nonsense in my world of fashion sense.

AKA the "aloha shirt" the Hawaiian shirt, is a style of dress shirt which has it's beginnings in Hawaii.

My business attire consists of a rather lengthy shower follwed by long sleeve white shirt, appropriate trousers, hard leather shoes, and a matching belt. My casual attire is typically some dress shorts with a polo shirt and a pair of Sketchers or one of the several sets of wingtip brogues in my wardrobe. Those spheres in which I circulate are inappropriate for anything in a Hawaiian motif ... shirt or otherwise. I suppose that they have their appropriate venues such as a luau on some balmy Waikiki evening with the local delicacies punctuating that tropicalness of it all ...

They are collared and buttoned dress shirts, usually short-sleeved and made from printed fabric — traditionally worn untucked ...

But can be worn tucked into the waist of trousers.
 

Today is Hawaiian Shirt Day.

It is typically celebrated on the third Friday in August so this year it falls on August 18. This observance marks the official day that Hawaii joined the U.S., making it the fiftieth state in the US. So if the flamboyance suits your personality by all means go out and buy yourself a closet full of Aloha Shirts. If you're a tad more conservative — such as I am you may abstain altogether.

Regardless, I hope you celebrate the day in the manner that you wish and if you're so inclined, a very happy Hawaiian Shirt Day to you !
 

These are perilous financial times. The idiotic democrat president thinks he is going to control your bank accounts via central bank digital currency. Fortunately he is as stupid as he is ugly.

It's as if he and his party don't think us capable of thinking for ourselves and that we don't see how things are shaping up. As if allowing a pervert and his tranny "wife" to be elected to the White House weren't obamanations enough ...

Democrats think they may follow the nazi lead of Klaus Schwab and have their sinister way with the population. Good luck with that crass criminal unthinkinng morons. Your legacy will be that prosecution for which you're ALL headed. Your political party is morally bankrupt and headed for total oblivion by we who will not tolerate your illegal attempts to control the taxpayer.

Today is National Financial Awareness Day.

It's a day to ponder those ramifications of financial independence and make efforts to achieve that goal.

Savings comes before spending and you need to be aware of what your underhanded government is attempting to do to you. I used to have financial difficulties and then I started living within my means. I found that what I did tommorrow depended on what I did today. Sound financial principles can only lead to success in life.

Though I was a late bloomer in the world of finance I came around nicely.

Happy National Financial Awareness Day.
 

I like to partake of a little melon now and then.

Lately we've been hitting the watermelons pretty hard because they are particularly ripe and flavorful.

The moisture laden fiber they impart to our digestive systems are an added benefit.

The aroma and taste and texture are the big draw, however.

Today is Melon Day.

The day originates in the central asian country of Turkmenistan under the auspices of one Saparmurat Niyazov, first president of the country.

They have developed some 400 varieties of melons for the rest of the world to enjoy.

It transpires on the second Sunday of August. That would place it at August 13 this year.

So it is a day to partake of the melons of your choice and I like to note the varieties and their differences even among those which are similar genetically.

Happy Melon Day to you !
 

hip-hop

noun

A style of lame ass popular music of African American origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing, circular lyrics, the N word, mispronounciations, and other aspects of uneducated laborer culture. The genre is all about black people and the brain dead white people who want to be them.