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03/14/07 - NNHS Newsletter - Calendar Girl
"Life can only be understood backwards;
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's theme is brought to you by one of our favorite subscribers:
From
Bill Campbell
('54) of VA - 03/13/07 - "Calendar
Girl":
Thanks so much, Sweetie!
Say,
was it just me, or did anyone else think that "Miss April" (a.k.a. "Miss July" and
"Miss October") looked enough like
Carolyn Webb Goss ('65) and
Nancy Webb
El-Mahdi ('69) to
be their sister?!?
From
Wayne
Stokes
('65) of VA - 03/12/07 - "Better
Late Than Never":
YOWZERONI!!! Well, of course we all know Glenn certainly meant no harm, and in fact, was trying to be helpful. I'm sure he's as grateful as the rest of us to know the truth of the matter. Thanks for investigating this for us, Wayne Honey.
From Linda May Bond Crayton ('66) of VA - 03/12/07:
P.S.
Is it me or do our friends seem to leave us in rashes? So many souls, gone.
Linda May
It's not just you, Lady; they are definitely departing in increased numbers.....
But I myself am at last well and free of that dreadful flu-virus-all-around-bad-stuff.
YAY!!! I finally moved back into my bedroom
Saturday night (03/10/07), having camped out for the better part of the month in the living
room on the sofa bed. I had a saline humidifier running day and night
right by my head at one corner, and one of the beautiful little folding tables which
that darling
Herbie
(Hice of MI) made me a
couple of years ago at the other. It was equipped with a glass of water, a
box of tissues, a thermometer, cough drops (both Cepacol and generic),
moisturizer, lipstick, hand lotion, and the remote control. When they themselves
weren't ill, my husband and daughter waited on me hand and foot. Spoiled
brat that I am, I found that part at least most delightful.
I even returned to church Sunday morning (03/11/07). As I may have mentioned before, I lead the music for the worship service. As the meeting opened, I realized I hadn't tested my voice to see if I could even sing - not even in the shower - so I was a bit panic stricken for a moment. But it was mostly returned, so I didn't collapse from embarrassment.
Life is generally fun
and full of surprises.
Thanks, Linda May!
From
Dee Hodges
Bartram ('66) of VA - 03/12/07 - "NNHS February 24, 2007 Get Together":
WOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI!!! Such fun! I wish I had been able to attend, but as it turned out, I wasn't even able to attend the important functions I had stayed home that weekend to attend, because I was so bloomin' SICK!!!
Of course, had I
known the glorious
Michael Jeffers ('61 - of VA) was going to be there, I may have been able to
effect a miraculous recovery....
Sigh.
I shall work on
these images - and the ones sent earlier by
Dave Spriggs ('64 - of VA) - and try to have them available in the very near
future for everyone to enjoy. Thanks, Dee - and David!
From Jerry Blanchard ('62)
of VA - 03/13/07 - "TENNESSEE 10":
----- Any Questions...Jerry
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Maybe this is the way
to teach the 10 Commandments today! Maybe then people would "get it" and it wouldn't be construed as 'religious ed'. |
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Tennessee Ten Commandments
Some people in
Tennessee have trouble with all those "shalls" and "shall nots" in the
Ten commandments. Folks just aren't used to talking in those terms. So, some
folks in middle Tennessee got together and translated the "King James" into
"Jackson County" language.... no joke, read on...
The Hillbilly's Ten Commandments (posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in
Gainesboro, TN.)
(1) Just one God
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(3) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Put nothin' before God
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal
(7) No killin'
(8) Watch yer mouth
(9) Don't take what ain't yers
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff
Now that's kinda plain an' simple, don't ya think? Y'all have a nice day.
WILD GIGGLES!!!
It certainly brings it
into the vernacular, doesn't it?!?
Thanks, Sweetie!
By the way, I tried to check this through snopes.com just for the fun of it, but my repeated searches were fruitless.
From
Wayne
Stokes
('65) of VA - 03/13/07 - "I
seldom pass along inspirational stuff, but this one got to me.":
I believe, in these difficult and mean-spirited times in which we live, there needs to be a message of Hope.
We can all use a single image that
speaks to us of love, harmony, peace, and
Joy.
An image that suggests "all is
right" with the world.
... Take a moment to reflect on the picture below.
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WILDER GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Wayne Honey!
From Judy
Phillips Allen ('66) of VA -
03/13/07 - "Value":
To realize
The value of a sister,
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years,
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years,
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year,
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months,
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize
The value of one month,
Ask a mother
who has given birth to
A premature baby.
To realize
The value of one week,
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize
The value of one minute,
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one-second,
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.
Time waits for no oneTreasure every moment you have.You will treasure it even more when
you can share it with someone special
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.
Remember...
hold on tightly to the ones you Love
Thanks so
much, Judy!
In view of all the sadness which has befallen us all lately, I thought it best
to include this in the Newsletter even though it's a bit long. We might all
have seen it before, but it's one of those things that just bears repeating.
From
Evelyn Fryer Fish ('58) of TX - 03/13/07 -
"Recent Memorial Editions":
Dear Carol,
As I read all of this and the recent losses, I cannot begin to tell you HOW MUCH
you are appreciated. What a wonderful gift you have and a special way of keeping
everyone together. You are one special lady - and have been such an inspiration
to all of us. Thank You.
Love, Evelyn
Oh, my, Evelyn - you
caught me completely off guard! Now why are these tears
suddenly streaming down my face?!? Thank you so much,
Sweet Lady!
Allow me to reiterate - in case someone somewhere might have missed it - how
privileged I feel to be able to do whatever it is that I do, and for my
association with some of the very finest people in the world. I'm deeply
honored to know you all, and to be able to call you My Friends.
From Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 03/13/07 - "RE:
Yesterday When I Was
Young":
Carol:
OK, Sarah to the rescue! Re: the (third grade) classroom pic in Stonewall Jackson here are all
the names I know and I only missed 2.
Front row: Bonnie Jennings, Brenda Vanness, Janie Keatts, Betty Takis, Martha
Hand, Joy Wheeler
2nd: Mary Helen Simms, Shirley Elder, Betsy Smith, Pauline Collins, ?, Sarah
Puckett, Bobbie Wilkins, Jerry Allen
3rd: David Amos, David Trevathan, ?, Bobby Harris, Phil Drummond, Harvey
Estes, Joe Laws
How's that for memory - considering what year it is?????
Sarah
That's simply superb!
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
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From
Gary
Fitzgerald ('61) of VA - 03/13/07 - "contact":
Please have
Wayne Agee ('58 - of FL) and
Joe Madagan ('57 - of FL) contact me.
I'll be in Tampa next week and would love to see them. Thanks.
Gary Fitzgerald
Keep up the good work; will send another check soon. Do you accept PayPal?
Hi, Gary! I
sent your message off to Wayne and Joe.
Thanks - I'm trying to get back into the
groove with the site and the Newsletters, and yes, I do love PayPay. The
NNHS65@nc.rr.com
addy is still working well for that.
Thanks again!
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
- 03/13/07 - "Re: Upcoming Mini-Reunion in Florida!":
WONDERFUL!!!
From Wayne Agee ('58) of FL - 03/14/07 - "Re: Upcoming Mini-Reunion in
Florida!":
SUPER!!!
I love hearing about reunions,
large or small, formal or impromptu. Y'all have fun - and send us
pictures, please!
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 03/13/07:
That is so
weird! I've never heard that expression used, and I certainly
wouldn't have expected to see it included in a formal biography!
Thanks so much for that insight, Ronnie!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/03-13-07-NNHS-Neil-Sedakas-68th-Birthday.html
And yes, I'm all
well, now - thanks again,
Sweetie!
From Fred Mays ('60) of VA - 03/13/07:
Thank you for publishing the info. about Mrs. Zeno.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/03-12-07-NNHS-Catherine-Ritter-Zeno.html
Hey, I was thinking, if there are any
yearbooks that you are missing, like apparently the class of 1956, I have
extras of so many. Let me know specifically which ones and I will see what I
can do to help you.
WOW!
It's curious you should mention this at this very moment, Fred.
I had my own five Anchors (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965). When
I moved to Fayetteville five years ago, I "requisitioned" my sister
Eleanor's (Buckley Nowitzky -
'59 - of NC) five Anchors (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959) for "the
good of the cause" - much to her chagrin (and my own naughty big grin).
You yourself generously gave me a 1960 and a 1966 Anchor to round out my
collection. Last September the ever glorious
freakin' hot
David Whitley
('67 - of VA) graciously
let me borrow his 1967 Anchor, which I still have.
And in a "coincidental" move (NOT!), a sweetheart who has asked to retain anonymity is even now in the process of sending me a 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957 Anchor. This will not only expand my access back one more year, but allow me to return to Eleanor her 1955 - 1957 yearbooks.
Now if you had an extra 1958 and/or 1959 Anchor, Eleanor would just be thrilled beyond words to have her whole collection returned to her - and I, of course, would be delighted to have my very own. And if you had an extra 1967, I could return David's to him, and I'm sure he would be pleased as punch as well.
And if you had anything pre -1954 or post -1968, well, we would all be as happy as June bugs!
I'm not sure why you thought I
had no access to a 1956 Anchor, unless it was my extreme slothfulness in
scanning
Sandra Canepa's ('56 - of VA) senior portrait.
I shall have to confess. Scanning often takes me about 20 to 30 minutes for each portrait, because I take them into PhotoShop and dress them up a bit. I think perhaps I have the controls misadjusted on my scanner, because this wasn't necessary with my first scanner. So I generally procrastinate doing anything at all as long as my conscience allows. Nevertheless, as you can tell from this Alumni Page, I have scanned quite a number of portraits over the past six years.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
I'm just notoriously slow. In fact, I no doubt have scanned more portraits than are currently showing on that page. I'm just slow about seeking and posting them until I hear from somebody, too. Sigh. What can I say? I'm a slacker.
But yes, if you have any more
Anchors to spare, that would be most lovely. Thanks,
Fred!
From
Janice
McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 03/13/07 - "really out
of whack!":
Dear Email buddies.....last week my computer was totally out of whack!!!...a complete breakdown....so if I didn't respond to an email that you may have sent that is the reason...also....I was "whacked" with a kidney stone and was really out of it for a few days. Both the computer and I are running again.....the computer perhaps a little better than I.....
YOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI,
Lady!!! Ya don' posta do dat!
I certainly hope you're feeling
much better by now!
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 03/13/07 - "I hope you are feeling
better...":
"That's My Desire"
is one of my very favorite songs,
too, Jean - for similar reasons.....
And I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, but the PBS show you were watching was not new this year. Frankie Laine passed away on 6 Feb 2007, just short of his 94th birthday.
I used to watch Julius Larosa on the old Arthur Godfrey show. You might enjoy these sites:
http://www.juliuslarosa.com/julie'sstory.html
Thanks, Lady!
From Linda Lane Lane ('64) of VA
- 03/13/07 - "Oil change":
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil
change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: $20.00
Coffee: $1.00
Total: $21.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter,
kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.
2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty
litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and
twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere
from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid
environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket
surface.
18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty
litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used
to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and
bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin cussing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any
missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car gets impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $20.00
Total $4,145.00
(But you know the job was done right!)
SEND THIS TO WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH...... AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN
HANDLE IT....
YOWZERONI
and WILDEST GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Linda!
REUNION REMINDERS:
Reunion information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and on the Reunion Page section:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
Henceforth, it will be repeated here, lest you forget:
The NNHS Class of 1960 will hold a Typhoon Informal Reunion
on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at the lovely beach
CONTACT:
Karen Weinstein
Witte
14314 Wadsworth Dr. Odessa, FL 33556
813-920-9498
kwitte@tampabay.rr.com
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 01/12/07: |
The NNHS Class of 1962 will hold its 45-Year Reunion on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 21, 22 and 23, 2007 at the Point Plaza Suites, 950 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23601.
Suites will be available that will include breakfast
Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page: A ND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 01/22/07:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html |
The
NNHS Class of 1957 is planning its 50-Year Class Reunion, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 7, 8 and 9, 2007 at the Omni Hotel in Newport News, VA. More details to follow! |
The NNHS Class of 1958 is planning its 50th Anniversary Reunion, Friday and Saturday, May 16 -17, 2008. The Noble Gathering More details to
follow! |
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Calendar Girl
- Lyrics and Music by Neil Sedaca
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Each and every day of the year
(January) You start the year off fine
(February) You're my little valentine
(March) I'm gonna march you down the aisle
(April) You're the Easter Bunny when you smile
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
(May) Maybe if I ask your dad and mom
(June) They'll let me take you to the Junior Prom
(July) Like a firecracker all aglow
(August) When you're on the beach you steal the show
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
(September) Light the candles at your Sweet Sixteen
(October) Romeo and Juliet on Halloween
(November) I'll give thanks that you belong to me
(December) You're the present 'neath my Christmas tree
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
"Calendar Girl" midi courtesy of http://www.ex-designz.net/englishmidis/nowplaying.asp?mid=1433 - 03/14/07
"Calendar Girl" lyrics courtesy of http://www.risa.co.uk/sla/song.php?songid=25626 - 03/14/07
"Calendar Girls" Image courtesy of http://allost.ru/ost/3311/ - 03/14/07
Pink String of Hearts Divider Line clip art http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars12.html - 11/17/05
Army Seal clip art also courtesy of Al
Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks again, Al!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks, Herbie!
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