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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,  

   How could I possibly resist a song with a title such as this?  I mean, c'mon, an English major?!?  Really.....

BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdIqbv7SPo - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers, 1971

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

     Happy Birthday today to  Dickie Krause ('57) (deceased - 12/27/99) AND Charles Braslow ('65) of the Virgin Islands AND    Mark Hutcherson ('66) of VA!

     Happy Birthday tomorrow to     Sue Miller Dearnley ('64) of VA!

     Happy Birthday this week to:

08 - Bob Hines ('66) of VA;
09 -   Tina Burroughs Farmer ('62) of VA AND     Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA AND Elliott Smith ('65) of TX?? AND Mary Frances Southall Waller ('66) of VA;

10 -   Meyera Ellenson Oberndorf ('58) of VA AND     Norm Covert ('61) of MD AND Bobby Helmer ('61) of VA AND the late    Bernie Helmer ('61) (deceased 03/12/99) AND   Mike Miller ('65) of NC;

11 -   Harmon Gordon ('63) of VA!

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html 

THIS DAY IN WWII:

THIS DAY IN 1965:

  From Charlie Hilling ('56) of FL - 02/04/10 - "Hello from Florida":

I received a letter from     Freddie McDowell ('56 - of ID) around the end of January.  He said that he is doing fine and should be okay in the future.  The doctor told him to lose some weight and start walking.  He also said he received a package from     Bobby Turpin ('58 - of VA) that included the plaque from the State Championship Team of 55-56.  Said he was simply amazed upon receiving the plaque. 
 

      Thanks so much, Charlie!

   (I forwarded this note to Bobby and they're all connected now.)

    From Bobby Turpin ('58) of VA - 02/04/10 - "RE:     Freddie McDowell ('56) of ID":

   Thank you, Bobby! I think this made a great day for many of us!

 

    From My Niece, Shari, of VA -

		Just like the wave, life too is a set changing circumstances. Change is inevitable, how we adapt to it, is what really matters. Just like the beach, where these waves come in to crash and waste itself, its energy, the sand retains its pristine beauty, we too must remain unaffected by what is happening around us, and accept the change. Flow with the tide, as the saying goes, for in trying to stem the flow of change, we will get badgered and beaten. Resist, and you lose your peace of mind and happiness!

   Thank you, Shari!

      From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 02/04/10 - "What Am I":

Your best friend or greatest enemy, I am your greatest companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onwards or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do, you might as well turn over to me and I'll do them quickly and correctly. I'm easily managed, but you must be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and, after a few lessons, I'll do it automatically. I'm the servant of all great men and, alas, of all failures as well.

Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I work with the precision of a scientist and the passion of a patriot. You many run me for profit or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet. But be easy with me and I'll destroy you.

Who am I?

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A Habit.

   Thanks again, Shari!

  From Mike White ('67) of VA - 02/03/10 - "Seniors (#2 in a Series of 19)":

Carol For anyone age appropriate…that means almost everyone in the Typhoon Nation ! Mike

   Thanks, Mike!  

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ABBREVIATED ALERT:

  From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf

   Contact Dr. Chambers at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.

Thanks, Jane!

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FINALLY:

From ArcaMax Jokes - 02/04/10:

Insurance

An insurance agent was teaching his wife to drive when the brakes suddenly failed on a steep, downhill grade.

"I can't stop!" she shrilled. "What should I do?"

"Brace yourself," advised her husband, "and try to hit something cheap."

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