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Say hello to Mr. James K. McLaurin
September got its name from the Latin word septem, meaning "seven," because it was the seventh month in the early Roman calendar before January and February were added.
September colors bridge the gap between summer brightness and the rich, cozy tones of early autumn.. These colors include Sapphire Blue, Warm Browns & Mocha, Deep Reds & Burgundy, Olive & Forest Greens, and Golden Yellows & Orange,
Every year I trek to New York for the US Open. Spend one week there at the Open and of course visit family and friends. This year was fabulous and my niece Bonnie still makes the best grub in town. I then spend the next week in Cleveland, Ohio with my Aunt Bambi, 95 years young, still driving, and that should tell you how's she's doing. Check out more about this trek in this month's edition.
I'm going to redesign our family RECIPE PAGE as it has needed a long time update. Actually as people get older they tend to eat out more than they cook at home, with the exception of our very own Bonnie, who still cooks more and the taste is always getting better. Therefore the new design of that page will showcase some of the nice restaurants we go to and believe you me there are plenty. The Family Recipe page will be renamed "Good Eats Out". Everybody has a favorite restaurant (s) they love. I will be asking you to chime in with some of your favorites. I start this month off with some of mine that I tried on this recent trip to New York and Cleveland. I'm hungry just thinking about them now!
Enjoy! Stay Blessed!
James Kevin McLaurin
P.S. We are getting so close to November 3. The GOP is in panic mode. Don't go for the OKIE DOKE. Trump is in high gear with lies trying to steal the MID-TERM ELECTIONS. Remember Spike Lee's "DO THE RIGHT THING" and get to the polls at all cost. Take everyone you know with you! Trump says make believe his name is on the ballot. I say make believe BARACK OBAMA'S name is on the ballot!
Family Trivia
Trivia Rules
- First correct answer gets a $10.00 cash reward for a free lunch compliments of MCSYD.
- Family member has only one try.
- Names have to be correctly spelled.
- Dates have to be exact.
- If the question has multi-parts, you must answer all parts correctly.
- You must have an active cash app account in order to receive your free lunch immediately!
- Email your answer to James K McLaurin: smartmouse@comcast.net or text me: 281-352-9702
- If your answer is correct and you were the first one, I will need your email address, or text message phone number, and your $cashtag to reply to you.
BONUS QUESTION RULES: If you answer the bonus question correctly, MCSYD will throw you $5.00 more dollars for your tip for lunch, or maybe you want to buy an extra side.
G O O D L U C K !!!
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Answers to August trivia questions
August Family Trivia Questions
Follow all game rules listed in the above section.
Do you know all of the answers to this month family trivia questions?
1. What occasion does the picture depict?
Answer: James Booker birthday party.
2. Where did it take place?
Answer: Bay Shore, N.Y.
3. What decade did it take place in?
Answer: 1950"s
4. Who are the family members in the picture?
Answer: James K McLaurin and his sister Karen Brown
BONUS QUESTION: Can you name the owner's of the house?
Answer: Poppy and Mommy Guest on Perkal Street in Bay Shore, N.Y.
Remember: All of the questions must be answered correctly. Good Luck MCSYD family! Do come back next month to learn about these family members.
September Family trivia questions
September Family Trivia Questions
Follow all game rules listed in the above section.
1. Who are the family members shown in the pjicture?
2. Where did it take place?
3. What was the event they attended?
4. How old is the guy in yellow today?
5. How old is the guy in dark blue today?
BONUS QUESTION: Who are the grandparents of the guy in yellow related to the McLaurin's?
Remember: All of the questions must be answered correctly. Good Luck MCSYD family! Do come back next month to learn about these family members.
Mystery Images
Mystery Image For August
If you said "Joie Lee", sister of Spike Lee, who played his sister " Jade", in "Do The Right Thing" in 1989 made many films directed by her brother. She has appeared in many of the films directed by her brother, Spike Lee, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Mo' Better Blues (1990). She also co-wrote and produced the film Crooklyn (1994).[2] A movie without her brother's involvement she appears in is A Kiss Before Dying (1991).
Mystery Image For September 2026
Okay MCSYD family and friends. Do you know this mystery image? Not easy! Use your skills!
Racist terms you should know!
"Not for the faint of heart."
This puzzle is the most challenging puzzle to date on our site. I encourage all to give it a try. It will exercise your brain and for some it will be fun! A password is required. It is mcsyd. Click here to complete online.
My New York Visit September 2026
September 4, 2026 @ Kajin Seafood in Bronx, NY
My Niece Yvonne (Bonnie) Powell-Adimola, her husband Lord, her son Ryan Fitzroy, and I ate at this fabulous new all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. It is located in Co-Op city in the Bronx, NY. For $39.00, you can have up to four lobster tails, and all the seafood and everything else you can imagine.
The amazing thing about this buffet certainly is the price, but the quality and the amazing taste of everything was the headliner.
It's a Chinese own restaurant and these folks can cook. You can check it out on our new "Good Eats Out" page in this month's issue.
September 4, 2026 @ Kajin Seafood in Bronx, NY
Lord, Bonnie, and Ryan at Kajin Seafood in CO-OP City, the Bronx. We just left Kajin Seafood.
September 4, 2026 @ Kajin Seafood in Bronx, NY
September 5, 2026 @ Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY
Ryan, James, and Lord at Kajin Seafood at CO-OP City in the Bronx, New York. Weeza vey ful of the good food here!
September 5, 2026 @ Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY
September 5, 2026 @ Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY
Shamara, Vickie, and I are at the Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY for dinner. Diners on Long Island are always very good. This was a Greek own diner and we all had a Gyro. It was enormous and the real McCoy. I'm going back there next trip in New York.
This is Vickie shown here in the picture.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and her husband Lord and I are at Lord's family member's African wedding. We are all dressed in African attire for the wedding. We didn't know that we would be attending the Sunday Church services before the wedding. The church was Pentecostal and the service went well. The wedding took place after the church services.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Here I am wearing my African attire for the wedding standing outside near the new couple's ride when they depart the church.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and Lord Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Lord Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Yvonne Powel-Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
James and Lord
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and James
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
James, Bonnie and Lord
My New York Visit September 2026 Continued
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
My Niece Yvonne (Bonnie) Powell-Adimola, her husband Lord, her son Ryan Fitzroy, and I ate at this fabulous new all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. It is located in Co-Op city in the Bronx, NY. For $39.00, you can have up to four lobster tails, and all the seafood and everything else you can imagine.
The amazing thing about this buffet certainly is the price, but the quality and the amazing taste of everything was the headliner.
It's a Chinese own restaurant and these folks can cook. You can check it out on our new "Good Eats Out" page in this month's issue.
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
Lord, Bonnie, and Ryan at Kajin Seafood in CO-OP City, the Bronx. We just left Kajin Seafood.
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
Ryan, James, and Lord at Kajin Seafood at CO-OP City in the Bronx, New York. Weeza vey ful of the good food here!
September 5, 2026 @ Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
Shamara, Vickie, and I are at the Terrace Diner in Babylon, NY for dinner. Diners on Long Island are always very good. This was a Greek own diner and we all had a Gyro. It was enormous and the real McCoy. I'm going back there next trip in New York.
This is Vickie shown here in the picture.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and her husband Lord and I are at Lord's family member's African wedding. We are all dressed in African attire for the wedding. We didn't know that we would be attending the Sunday Church services before the wedding. The church was Pentecostal and the service went well. The wedding took place after the church services.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Here I am wearing my African attire for the wedding standing outside near the new couple's ride when they depart the church.
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and Lord Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Lord Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Yvonne Powel-Adimola
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
James and Lord
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
Bonnie and James
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
September 6, 2026 @ Ghanian Wedding in Cenral Islip, NY
James, Bonnie and Lord
My New York Visit September 2026 Continued
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
On my way to the US Open. Riding the LIRR to Woodside where I met my friend from Houston Muhammad Ali. Fun Fact: My shirt always gets lots of attention at the Open.
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
Muhammad one of my tennis buddies from Houston in on his way to his first US Open. We played four times a week this summer and both he and I got in the best shape we've been in for many years.
This was his first time ever riding a mass transit train. He was excited about the whole experience. He hails from the country Guyana in South America and has been in the U.S. for many years. We both have the same views about DJT.
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
Muhammad Ali is at the US Open for the first time. Mets Citi Field is in the background.
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
When you first enter the gate you see the Men's & Women's brackets. This is one of the very popular takes for a photo
September 7, 2026 @ US Open Tennis Championship, Queens, NY
We had the best ticket in town, as well as the best seats in Louis Armstrong Stadium on a beautiful Labor Day in New York.
It was Men's and Women's Round of 16 with an addition of the #1 seeded women's doubles team in the world, also with the #1 women's player in the world Katerina Siniakova. She teamed up with the #2 player in the world Taylor Townsend from the United States. They beat Storm Hunter and Desirae Krawczyk in three sets.
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This Month In History (August 2026)
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
1926: 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Her time of 14 hours and 3l minutes beat the existing men's world record by nearly two hours.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
1938: Hollywood dance duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are featured on the cover of Life magazine.
"A Hard Day's Night,"
Gertrude Ederle first woman to successfully swim the English
Little Eva hit song "Loco-Motion"
1964: "A Hard Day's Night," the Beatles first feature movie, debuts in the U.S.
Little Eva hit song "Loco-Motion"
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
Little Eva hit song "Loco-Motion"
1962: Little Eva travels to the top of the pop music chart with the hit song "Loco-Motion" and inspires a dance craze.
First nighttime match USOpen tennis match
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
1975: The first nighttime match is played under lights at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City.
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
Largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
1990: The largest and best-preserved
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found is discovered in South Dakota. The 65 million-year-old dinosaur specimen is on display at Chicago's Field Museum.
Facebook - I billion people logged on to the social networking website in a single day.
Facebook - I billion people logged on to the social networking website in a single day.
Facebook - I billion people logged on to the social networking website in a single day.
2015: Facebook hits a milestone, reporting that I billion people logged on to the social networking website in a single day. As of August 2025, more than 2 billion people use Facebook daily.
Church with cousin Bruce McLaurin
Pastor Bruce McLaurin welcomes you to sit in on Sundays at First Baptist Church of South Euclid, Cleveland , Ohio. Yes, he's one of our very own. Sunday 08/30/26
"Stand Your Ground” The preacher of the hour is Pastor Bruce McLaurin.