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03/10/13 - NNHS Newsletter
“I'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
In case you
didn't notice,
you lost an hour's
sleep last night, and you're gonna spend the next six to eight weeks trying to acclimate your
mind, soul, and body to the whole nastiness.....
Knowing I was going to lose an hour's sleep put me in a bad frame of mind, and I couldn't fall asleep. Knowing I had to awake at o-dark-thirty left me sleeping fitfully, and I awoke twenty minutes before my alarm sounded at 5:30. I think I may have only had three-and-a-half hours sleep, but I'm not sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/usa-canada-start-dst-2013.html
Back in 1955,
my daddy, the late
Robert Buckley (John Marshall HS - '25)
(19 Oct 1907 - 25 Apr 1960)
brought home a delightfully funny 45 record.
Some of the early lines of the lyrics came forcefully to my mind this morning:
"I
always did hate like the dickens,
When I had to get up with the chickens,
I'm a guy that really likes his sleep."
Here - listen for yourself:
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz-brcA5rc - Exsanguination Blues - Doug Harrell, 1955
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today
to
Helen Avant Neal ('57) of VA AND
(if Plaxo is to be believed)
Bill Douthat ('66) of VA!
Happy
Birthday tomorrow
to
Margaret Blayton Cowan ('57)
AND
Nancy Horton Wilkes ('62) of FL
AND 
Shirley Caudill Williamson ('65) of VA
AND Betty Ames Burton ('71) of VA!
Happy Birthday
this week to:
13 -
Betty Spain Uecker ('63) of VA
AND
My Daughter-in-Law,
Kim Woods Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL / Richard Milburn Academy, FL - '03) of IL;
15 - Joan Williams Eberwine ('57)
AND
Linda Robinson Gillespie ('71) of VA;
16 -
Bill Gross (February '48) of VA AND
Linda May Bond Crayton ('66) of VA AND
Jacque Ray Fisher ('66) of NC;
17 -
Barbara Brewer (’69) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.htm
THIS DAY IN WWII:
| March 10, 1944 -
Greek Civil War: The
Political Committee of National Liberation was established in
Greece
by the
National Liberation Front. March 10, 1945 -The U.S. Army Air Force firebombed Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm killed more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. |
THIS DAY IN 1963:
| Sunday, March 10, 1963 - Musician
Jeff Ament (Pearl
Jam,
Green River and
Mother Love Bone) was born Jeffrey Allen Ament in
Havre,
Montana. Sunday, March 10, 1963 - Football referee Felipe Ramos was born Felipe de Jesús Ramos Rizo in Mexico City, Mexico. Sunday, March 10, 1963 - Record producer Rick Rubin was born Frederick Jay Rubin in Lido Beach, New York. |
From
Mark Hutcherson ('66) of VA -
10/14/09 - "Daylight Savings Time
explained":
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From
Me
('65) of NC - 03/09/13 - "Daylight Savings Time":
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From Mary Blandford McGehee ('62) of
LA - 03/07/13, 12:18 AM (but only just discovered) - "
Peck Family":
| Carol, I just went to your NNHS website for the first time in a while, and saw the announcement of 
Andy Schaffer Peck's
('65)
mother's passing,
and that Andy herself had passed away in 2008. I didn't know Andy at
NNHS, but when she and her family moved to
Baton Rouge some years ago, I taught her son Bryan at the
Laboratory School in Baton Rouge. He was a wonderful young man! When I
first met him, he told me he was from Mississippi--because in fact it
was from Mississippi that they had moved to Baton Rouge.During that first year that he was in my class, in a discussion of everyone's "past life" someone asked me where I was from, and when I said Newport News, Bryan revealed that he was in fact from NN, and we talked (in French) about his mom being in my sister's class, and about how he had come to be in Baton Rouge. Small world, and I am so sorry to hear that his Mom, Andy, had passed away, and now his grandmother, too.
Do you know by chance where I could send a card to Bryan?
Thanks,
Mary McGehee
class of '62
WOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI!
I love small world stories! Thank you so much for sharing this one,
Mary!
I don't have contact
information for Bryan, but I think I know who does!
I'll forward your note to
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From Joe Madagan ('67) of FL - 03/07/13
(but only just discovered) - "Famous
Marine Pages":
| Hi, Carol: Thanks for updating the Famous Marine pages on your website.
Bobby Hilling ('62 - of VA)
was a "Squared Away" Marine. Nice addition to your pages, Web Wizard.
Marine John Harrison ('58)
of GA, who had the special duty of serving as the Marine Orderly for
Commander, Carrier Division Two, is another "Squared Away" Marine. He
was born in Newport News, VA in the year 1940...but I do not have the
month and day...but I bet he will provide it to you when you ask him.
Just know how much you like to have each entry complete as possible!!!
Right???Semper Fidelis, Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
That's absolutely
true, Major Madagan!
Oh, J.....
Thank you again for the
promptings, Adonis!
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From Butch
Ragland ('63) of CO - 03/09/13, 7:18 PM - "Famous
Marines":
| Hi Carol; I certainly hope you are feeling better now; you have had me a little worried lately! As an FYI I tried to look at the Marines Section for M-R today and wasn't able to enter that section. Thanks & God Bless, Butch
Good
to hear from you as always, Butch!
You are still doing
well, yes?? |
From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 03/09/13,
12:32 AM - "At the World Baseball Classic in Chase Field in Phoenix":
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From Butch Ragland ('63) of CO - 03/09/13,
10:04 PM:
| I am doing very well! Was evaluated Wednesday
for my new leg, and will have a mold cast on 3/19/13. Thus far things
are really starting to look up! As for the m-r Marine section I am still
amazed how you manage to keep with all of us! You do a wonderful job. I will check that section on Marines later. Tell
  Paul
(Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61 - of NC) hello and take care of
yourself. Hope to see you guys later this year if I can get the hang of
my new leg.God bless you both, Butch
SUPER-DE-DUPER! Thanks
so much,
Butch!
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From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 03/10/13,
1:45 AM - "RE:
03-08-13-NNHS-In-the-Mood.html":
| Nice stuff as always,
Mom. Keep up the great work for all your classmates. I'm glad you
enjoyed MCAS Cherry Point and ogling all the Marines there. They had a
decent gym there. The rest was...well, I'll just stop my comment there!
I enjoy Ft. Bliss a whole lot more! With love... Brent L. Harty "You may be whatever you resolve to be." MG Thomas J. Jackson, CS
WILD GIGGLES!
Thanks again, Brent!
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From My Friend, Angela, of NC - 03/08/13 - "Guide to Southern Grammar":
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BONUS SLEEPY CROCHET PATTERNS:
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http://www.ecrochetpatterns.com/freecrochetpatterns/Sleepy%20Sheep%20Crochet%20Pattern.pdf
- Erin Olivia's Sleepy
Sheep Toy http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/12/crochet-sleepy-owl-mask.html - Sarah's Sleepy Owl Mask - "After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, you will need to whip up one of these crochet sleepy owl masks and get yourself some much needed sleep! " http://craftroom.tumblr.com/post/20243451718/amigurumi-sleepy - Sandra's Sleepy Bunny Toy - with tutorial |
BONUS SLEEPY TIME RECIPE:
| http://allrecipes.com/recipe/moms-warm-milk/ - Mom's (Dawn Scott) Warm Milk Recipe - "When my boys had a hard time getting to sleep I came up with this warm milk to help calm them. Even now, years after they began drinking it, they still enjoy it during homework, or after coming in from a cold day of play. I, too, have enjoyed it after a long day's work. I hope you enjoy this recipe as well for years to come." |
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These are hysterical,
Bill - thanks!
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FINALLY:
| From
www.ajokeaday.com
- 03/09/13:
A doctor examining a
woman who had been rushed to the Emergency Room, took the husband aside,
and said, "I don't like the looks of your wife at all.” |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1.
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 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, April 10, 2013 - 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, October 4 and 5, 2013 - The NNHS Class of 1963 will hold their 50-Year Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton on the Water. SEE: The website which has been set up for their class at www.nnhs1963.com; CONTACT: Frank Gibson, frankgibson@cox.net, Joyce Williams Nettles, joywnet@cox.net, or Susie Overton Jones, tnsjones@charter.net |
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PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 03/02/13 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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Exsanguination Blues
Written and recorded by Doug Harrell, 1955
Image of Sleep Deprived Little Girl courtesy of http://hwaairfan.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/your-children-and-sleep-deprivation/ - 03/11/13 (sic)
Image of Sleep Deprived Man courtesy of http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php?topic=3997.0 - 03/11/13 (sic)
Sad Face clip art courtesy of http://www.designstop.com/free_stuff/clipart/smiles/smiles1.htm - 08/03/08 (re-saved 02/16/09)
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
Animated Army Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Animated Bar Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://onyxk8.tripod.com/bars2.html - 03/06/10
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art
courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Bratty
Girl courtesy of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 03/12/08
Thanks, Joyce!
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.
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!
Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05
Animated Hiding Mallard (by AF Artist - Josh Doohen) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 05/15/08
Animated Laughing Cat courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!
Animated Wildly Laughing Dog courtesy of Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL -
11/24/07
Thanks, Eva!
