02/22/14 - NNHS Newsletter “A
slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man
- George Washington |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This birthday celebration is one that - naturally - we repeat each year:
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOc9WVZbts -Yankee Doodle - Fife and Drum (The Awesome Towpath Volunteers), 2007
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Ronald Bass ('57)
AND
Curt Lauterbach ('65) of VA
AND
Billy Reece ('68) of ID!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to Richard Prince ('57)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
24 - Carrie
Forrest Fox ('52) of VA
AND
25 - Peggy Wellington Craft ('57) AND
27 -
29 -
What WOULD Be a Happy Leap Year
Day Birthday to
Many
Happy Returns to You All!
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YESTERDAY IN WWII:
February 21, 1945 - Japanese Kamikaze planes sank the escort carrier Bismarck Sea and damaged the Saratoga. |
THIS DAY IN WWII:
February 22, 1942 - President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered
General
Douglas MacArthur out of the
Philippines as the Japanese victory became inevitable. February 22, 1943 - Members of White Rose were executed in Nazi Germany. February 22, 1944 - American aircraft mistakenly bombed the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. |
YESTERDAY IN 1964:
Friday, February 21, 1964 - Actor
Huw Higginson was born in
Hillingdon,
Middlesex, England.
Friday, February 21, 1964 - Astronaut Mark Kelly (identical twin of Scott Kelly), husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was born Mark Edward Kelly in Orange, New Jersey. Friday, February 21, 1964 - Astronaut Scott Kelly (identical twin of Mark Kelly) was born Scott Joseph Kelly in Orange, New Jersey. Friday, February 21, 1964 - Activist Jane Tomlinson was born Jane Emily Goward in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England. She died of cancer on 03 Sept 2007 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England at the age of 43. |
TODAY IN 1964:
Saturday, February 22, 1964 - Video game
programmer
Ed Boon was born Edward J. Boon in
Chicago,
Illinois. Saturday, February 22, 1964 - Tennis player Gigi Fernández was born Beatriz Fernández in San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
02/21/14 - "NNHS on Facebook":
I know that you do not do Facebook, but I
expect that many of your subscribers do. So, you might place this in one or more upcoming newsletters. Thanks, David Fellow Members of Our TYPHOON Family: ![]() Come on over and have a look around. Many of your friends and classmates are probably already there. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewportNewsHighSchool/ Also, I created a Group for the Class of 1964, and I invite classmates to stop by for a look … and maybe join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/140147342784700/ I control admissions, and only classmates get
in. Very safe.
Thank you, David!
Well,
okay, just for you, Captain...
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From Jimmy Smith ('62 / '63) of VA - 02/20/14
- "God Whispers":
Beautiful message and music. Click on the link below, and be blessed. God Whispers. This is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/embed/zf_0jzPQ8lo?rel=0
OH,
WOW! Thanks so much,
Jimmy!
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From John Patterson
('59) of TN -
02/20/14 - "Marine Corps Museum parking lot. What else would one expect?":
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A
friend sent me this photo taken recently at Quantico, VA. - -
outstanding! Semper Fi John
EXCELLENT!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us, John!
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Who works when DC closes due to snow?
Yep, a dedicated soldier who honors his fellow soldiers and is dedicated to honoring his fellow comrades!
AWESOME!
Thanks so much, Haul Party!
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From George Helliesen ('61) of MI -
02/21/14 - "The End of Maxine--REALLY FUNNY!!!":
"The End of
Maxine"
As we progress into 2014, I want
to thank you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am
totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery. |
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I can
no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel,
nor let the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without
worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.
I can't sit down on a hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed. I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose. Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of Trans fats I have consumed over the years. I can't touch any woman's handbag for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public toilet. I must send my special thanks for the email about rat poo in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing. |
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ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. I can't have a drink in a bar because I fear I'll wake up in a bathtub full of ice with my kidneys gone. I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers. I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day. Thanks to you I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. Because of your concern, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains. I no longer buy fuel without taking someone along to watch the car, so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up. I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes seven different types of cancer. And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face, disfiguring me for life. I no longer go to the cinema because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS when I sit down. I no longer go to shopping centers because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.. I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a huge phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore and Uzbekistan ... Thanks to you I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big black snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant death when it bites my butt. And thanks to your great advice I can't ever pick up a dime coin dropped in the car park because it was probably placed there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over. I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the Violin Spider and my hand will fall off. If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor’s ex mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's beautician! Oh, and by the way... A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse. Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late. P. S. I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet.. NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A VERY GOOD DAY…
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Happy New Year to dog lovers everywhere! |
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From Jimmy Smith ('62 / '63) of VA -
02/06/14 - "OLD
CANS .... (#11 in a Series of
15)":
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In light of more snow. Thought you might enjoy these. :) :)
WILD GIGGLES!
Thanks, Joan!
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Hope these come through. In light of recent weather.... Snow in Russia Now THIS is winter! ~BRRRRRRRRR~
YIKESARONI!
Thanks again, Joan!
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BONUS GEORGE WASHINGTON FILET CROCHET PATTERNS:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/hollywoodpatterns/3556498/george_washington_filet_crochet_chair_back_set_pattern/ supplies/craft_supplies/patterns/home_decor - George Washington Filet Crochet Chair Back Set - This vintage pattern costs $5.00, and to actually make it you'll need size 50 thread and a No. 12 steel hook, which means you'll need a pretty good pair of eyes, too, as that's extraordinarily fine work! |
BONUS MARTHA WASHINGTON'S GREAT CAKE RECIPE:
http://uncpressblog.com/2011/06/02/happy-birthday-martha-washington/ - Martha Washington’s Great Cake - "...Martha Washington’s Great Cake is one of the few surviving recipes directly associated with her, so well liked that she had Martha Parke Custis, one of her granddaughters, copy it for members of the family. That original recipe is now part of the Mount Vernon collections. It is a cake that more than likely would have been served during the Christmas season as part of a grand Christmas dinner or Twelfth-Night party. It might also have been served at tea...." |
FINALLY:
From
www.ajokeaday.com
- 02/20/14:
Q. What do you call a ginger
bread man with one leg? |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Thursday,
March 6, 2014 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first
Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just
above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited
to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that year, go visit with them. 2. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 3. Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, 2014 - The NNHS Class of 1954 will hold a 60-YEAR REUNION in Newport News. Further info from Dr. Harry Simpson at 804 694 0346 or hdsdds@aol.com, or Mickey Marcella at 757 249 3800 or mcmiceli@verizon.net, or Betty H. Neher at 757 898 5099 or bjneher@cox.net. |
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 02/20/14 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Yankee Doodle
Father and I
went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.
Chorus
Yankee doodle, keep it up
Yankee doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy.
There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there was a million.
Chorus
And then the feathers on his hat
They looked so' tarnal fin-a
I wanted pockily to get
To give to my Jemima.
Chorus
And then we saw a swamping gun
Large as a log of maple
Upon a deuced little cart
A load for father's cattle.
Chorus
And every time they shoot it off
It takes a horn of powder
It makes a noise like father's gun
Only a nation louder.
Chorus
I went as nigh to one myself
As' Siah's underpinning
And father went as nigh agin
I thought the deuce was in him.
We saw a little barrel, too
The heads were made of leather
They knocked upon it with little clubs
And called the folks together.
Chorus
And there they'd fife away like fun
And play on cornstalk fiddles
And some had ribbons red as blood
All bound around their middles.
The troopers, too, would gallop up
And fire right in our faces
It scared me almost to death
To see them run such races.
Chorus
Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and some onions
For' lasses cake to carry home
To give his wife and young ones.
Chorus
But I can't tell half I see
They kept up such a smother
So I took my hat off, made a bow
And scampered home to mother.
Chorus
Cousin Simon grew so bold
I thought he would have cocked it
It scared me so I streaked it off
And hung by father's pocket.
Chorus
And there I saw a pumpkin shell
As big as mother's basin
And every time they touched it off
They scampered like the nation.
Other Verses:
And there was Captain Washington,
With gentlefolks about him,
They say he's gown so 'tarnal proud
He will not ride without them.
Chorus
There came Gen'ral Washington
Upon a snow-white charger
He looked as big as all outdoors
And thought that he was larger.
Chorus
"Yankee
Doodle/Yankee Doodle Dandy Medley" midi courtesy of
http://www.lilesnet.com/patriotic/midi/default.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/09/05
Thanks, Dave!
"Yankee
Doodle" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.contemplator.com/america/ydoodle.html
also
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/09/05
Thanks again, Dave!
Charles Willson
Peale 1772 Portrait of Washington courtesy of
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/faq/govern_a.html
- 02/22/05 (still missing...)
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/george_washington.htm -
02/21/09
Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Washington courtesy of http://www.piersonphoto.com/Pierson2.htm - 02/22/05 (re-saved 02/21/09)
Flag Divider Bar clip art courtesy of http://www.cowboyclipart.net/patriotism/dividers.asp - 02/09/05 (re-saved 02/21/09)
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI -
one of my Famous Marines who served in the South Pacific during WWII.Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Laughing Jerry courtesy
of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!
Animated Wildly Laughing Dog courtesy of Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL -
11/24/07
Thanks, Eva!