"Tengamos fe en la justicia de nuestra causa... haciendo triunfar no sólo a nuestra patria,
sino a los principios de respeto y de inviolabilidad de la soberanía de las naciones."

- Presidente Benito Juarez
(1806-1872)

"We have faith in the justice of our cause... we will triumph not only for our homeland,
but also for the principles of respect and inviolability of the sovereignty of the nations."

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   And by the way, please let us not use this as a moment to open an immigration discussion, which is about as volatile a topic as I can imagine at the moment.  We're simply celebrating that which is good.  Be happy.

   Happy Birthday today to Tom Jones (Warwick HS - '60) of AL!

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   Hope you're having a great day, Tom!

 

   Excellent!  That's more validation!  Thanks, Sweetie! 

   (I, on the other hand, still remember - basically nothing.....  I passed six May Days at Magruder, and can recall no such major production.  Sigh.)

Say it isn't real!   The picture of the full figured, female senior citizen in the Daisy Duke short shorts at the fair caused me to howl out loud.  It reminded me of the group of ladies that came into a shop in Ocean City, Maryland years ago with only their bathing suits (one piece, thank goodness) on.  My husband and I were at the register near the door.  He looked at them, then at me, grabbed his stomach and took off out the door.  Thinking he was sick, I ran after him only to find him, and others in the parking lot, laughing themselves silly.  Believe me, it was not a pretty site from the front as this one wasn't from the back!

   Oh, it's real, alright, Dee!  And the more closely you look at it, the worse it gets.  Did you notice, for instance, that those are not stripes on the back of her shorts, but cut-outs?!?  But the worst part (I think) for me didn't hit me for hours.  I had originally thought it was a scene of a street dance.  Only later did I realize that she is actually flashing that poor unsuspecting man.

   Oh, the humanity!!!

   Thanks, Dee - and David!

* NNHS (sorta) TRIVIA ALERT *
 

It was fun but LOUD. Didn't think about earplugs before I went, so, in the true spirit of "make do with what ya got", I chewed up a couple of pieces of my program and "Monster Jammed 'em" in my ears. Hey, whatever works.

Problem is, after a while, you forget they're in there, and for the rest of the night, on the ride back and at home, I kept saying "HUH?" when anybody would speak. They thought it was because I had ringing in my ears from the noise, but I finally remembered those big ol' wads of mushy, chewed up paper I had jammed in my ears. When my wife found out what I'd done, she said, "EEEWWW!!!" "don't get near me!", to which I replied "okay". Like I said, whatever works.

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   David Darlin', you are such a hoot! 

   And as you are The Funniest Man I've Ever Known, you seem to be making a bit of a silly face in that picture.  Yes, it's true, you are.  But you're still unbelievably gorgeous, Gorgeous!!!  I suppose that's a routine occurrence for someone as freakin' HOT as you are:

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   Thanks, David!

   I first met Alma Holloman in Hampton in March of 1967.  She was my director in a production of Jim Prigmore's musical, "The Emperor's New Clothes", and so I was privileged to work closely with her for a time.

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   Then I moved to Norfolk in August of 1968, and we lost touch.

 
     Eleanor (Buckley Nowitzky - '59 - of NC) and 

   Rodney Holloman turned 17 years old on June 18, 1943, and on September 1, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, which he loved as dearly as any man ever did.  He served onboard both U.S.S. Forrestal and U.S.S. Enterprise.  When I visited in their home once in August of 2004, I told him of our Famous Sailors page, and to our mutual delight, he consented to be added to that page, and sent home those images for me to scan.  Alma told me that although they did not have internet access, Rodney was as thrilled to be listed thereon as I was to have him.

   His funeral yesterday was very moving, as funerals for those we love should be.  As we arrived at the cemetery, I glanced at the program, and saw that "Full Military Honors by the United States Armed Forces" would be given.  As I continued walking, I saw both sailors and airmen standing at attention.  The airmen escorted the flag draped coffin to its final resting spot, and then began a flag folding ceremony which was considerably more elaborate than those to which I was accustomed.  There were planes in the sky - which is hardly rare here in NC - but these were quite special.  There were five beautiful Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles offering salute, which continued for quite some time.

   During the Navy bugler's flawless rendition of "Taps", there was a perfect stillness (as well there should have been) - except for the accompaniment by a flock of seagulls.  Though it was enormously fitting for a man of the sea, I've no idea how they arranged that.  The airmen gave a 21-gun salute, while the gulls continued their song.  When the smoke cleared, so did they.

   It was a truly beautiful, very moving ceremony.  I'm sure Rodney loved it.

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Carol,

 Perhaps congratulations are in order for    Joe Frank ('60 - 0f VA):

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Daily Press, May 3, 2006

Newport News: Incumbents have mostly easy return

Voters decided not to punish the Newport News City Council over the property tax issue.

BY CHRIS FLORES
247-4738

May 3, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS -- Three Newport News City Council members and Mayor Joe Frank cruised to easy wins in Tuesday's election.

Without any burning issues dividing candidates, the incumbents avoided major public fights with challengers during the campaign. The only race that was remotely tight was a three-way race for the South District seat that was eventually won by Joe Whitaker.

Voters chose not to punish City Council members for not promising a real-estate tax cut that would offset skyrocketing property reassessments. Council members had mitigated some of that problem by creating tax relief for elderly residents, who usually vote in high numbers.

Frank said he took comfort in the strong support the incumbents received, and he believes the Council will continue to progress in a unified fashion.

Frank won 81 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

Opponents didn't make a good enough case to change the leadership of the city, he said.

"Many of the candidates couldn't articulate a new direction," Frank said.

"At the end of the day, the public showed support for the direction we're going."

In the South District, which stretches from downtown Newport News to the east of Jefferson Avenue before ending at J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Whitaker won 50 percent of the vote.

The rest of the vote was almost evenly split between challengers Shaun Brown and Phil Bomersheim.

Brown questioned the city's redevelopment plans for the Southeast Community, or East End.

Bomersheim brandished his conservative credentials, along with his experience in community groups.

Brown did well in the southern part of the South District, and Bomersheim posted strong numbers in the northern part of the district.

But neither drew many voters throughout the district, as Whitaker did.

In the North District, incumbent Sharon Scott blew out challenger Terrence Martin, who had previously served on the City Council until Scott beat him in a close race in 2002.

Scott won 62 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Martin took 37 percent.

By winning 74 percent of the vote, incumbent Bert Bateman Jr. also had no trouble defeating planning commissioner Michael Taylor to win the Central District seat.
 

   Well, I should certainly say so!  Thanks, David! 

   And a hearty congratulations to Mayor Frank from all of us here!

 Thanks, Dicky! 

   Thanks, Dave!