“In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those
who are its worst. In the name
of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be
distorted by the ugly, the cowardly,
the mindless in those who have never achieved this title. Do not lose your
knowledge that man's proper
estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels
unlimited roads.
Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless
swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul
perish, in lonely frustration
for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your
road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible,
it's yours.”
This song is of a genre not
usually associated with people of our generation (s), but the poignant lyrics
appeal to my melancholy nature. Besides, I ask you, as an English major,
how could I possibly resist the words, "The most loneliest day of my life"
?!? And I already had all the fiery animations to match the bonus
video! WHOO-HOO!
From Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of
VA - 07/01/09, 2:43 PM -
"Good News":
Thank you to everyone that kept my family
and me in your thoughts and prayers. I'm sorry I haven't gotten back
to everyone with the results, but needed a few days to recover from the
procedure. The results of my catheterization were great, no blockages.
The doctor even told Dale and Kimberly that my arteries were
in such good shape, he'd trade with me if he could. The only thing he
said about the stress test being abnormal is that it was a "false positive".
According to the nurses attending me, it happens a lot. As a matter of
fact, the 34-yr old son-in-law of friends of ours had a catheterization the
day before I did and his came back the same way, a false abnormality.
I'm very, very thankful that mine was false and hopefully, I won't have to
go through it again. Thanks again for thinking of us!
Love,
Sandi
SUPER-DE-DUPER!
Thanks for sharing this g-r-r-r-reat news with us,
Sandi!
Hello from Jane Chambers, CNC/U
retired prof. of English.....
In Dec. of 2008, 3 of us who are all retired CNC/U
faculty, published a book (see attached BROCHURE) called Memories
of Christopher Newport College: The First Decade, 1961-71.
Some 35 people--retired faculty, staff, & former
students, wrote short essays for this book, which was paid for by individual
donations. The book is dedicated to"Scotty"
Cunningham, CNC's first
president, who unfortunately died before we completed the book. All profit
from the book goes into a scholarship in his memory at
CNU.
Virtually all of our earliest students came to us from the Peninsula high
schools. We are trying now to locate them, for several reasons. Of course, we
want them to know about Memories.
Some of them have their names and/or pictures in the book, along with names
and pictures and information about some of their
CNC professors and classmates. Also,
since virtually all records of the earliest students have been lost
or misplaced at CNU,
and the Alumni Association there has virtually no records until the mid-1970s,
we want to fill this major gap in the history of
CNC/U.
We are creating lists of each
CNC class from 1961-71, with names,
addresses, e-mails, degree(s) if any, occupations, and family members. These
will circulate only among the former students and interested retired
professors until sometime in 2011, when
CNC/U has its 50th Anniversary.
At that time, we'll share the information with
CNU, so that the "lost decade" students can be officially
listed. Since these are our students from the First Decade, we're calling
them the "First Decaders." We plan to honor them in some
fashion during that 50th year. So we want to find them in order to invite them
to our celebration of their part in the creation of the college.
We're using various avenues to locate those "First Decaders," including Alumni
records at William and Mary,
since many of them transferred there after 2 yrs. with us. (CNC
was a 2-yr branch of W&M until
1971). Connecting with Alumni groups at the high schools is another avenue
I'm pursuing. This is why I asked Sylvia Weinstein, who asked
Nancy (Bigger) Alligood ('56 -
of VA), who asked you to help!
And I thank you very much for that help!
What I'll need also for the NNHS graduates who then went to
CNC will be some way to contact
them--preferably by e-mail or SnailMail.
I've noticed that there is a
NEWSLETTER put out by the NNHS Alumni. Is it possible for me to put an
article in that? MANY THANKS!
Yes, ma'am - and
here it is again today (but still no brochure.....)!
From Buster Vest ('63) of VA - 06/29/09 - "Thunder and song"
ANDFrom
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX - 06/30/09 - "Rain and
Africa ....A Capella...":
TURN YOUR SPEAKERS UP. WOW! This is amazing!!
This is a very unique musical group. Turn your speakers way up
for the beginning African thunderstorm, plus the song like you have never heard
it. Enjoy.
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of
VA - 06/29/09 - "Court Ordered!!":
Everything can change in the blink of an eye. Don't worry, God doesn't
blink.
Court Ordered
COURT
ORDER!!!
You are accused of...... crawling into my HEART...
And hijacking my SMILES... With your sweetness...
HOW DO YOU PLEAD......
GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU are sentenced....
TO BE MY FRIEND FOR LIFE!!!!!!
NO BAIL....... :)
Send this to all your friend's... Including ME!!!
IF YOU GET 10 BACK......!!!!!!!!
YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS WORTH keeping!
GIGGLES!
Thanks, Joyce!
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 06/29/09 - "Monday Mood Lifters":
OH, WOW!
This is hypnotically beautiful and very soothing for the soul! Thanks so much,
Shari!
Bizarre
Things To Think About
Does killing time damage eternity?
How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
Do people in Australia call the rest of the world "up over"?
Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
How can there be self-help "groups"?
How do you get off a non-stop flight?
If tin whistles are made out of tin, what do they make foghorns out of?
If you shouldn't drink and drive, why do bars have parking lots?
If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?
How come wrong numbers are never busy?
SIGNS YOU'RE GETTING OLDER
* You got cable for the Weather Channel
* If a young girl looks at you, you check to make sure you remembered to put on
your pants.
* When you do the "Hokey Pokey" you put your left hip out... and you can't get
it back around.
* Most women you know under 40 put you in the "Friend of my Father" class.
* Restaurants stop asking to see your senior discount card.
* You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
* You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
* You talk about "good grass" and you're referring to someone's lawn.
* Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service.
* Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them
either.
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England - A British woman said her seven years of combing
fields and beaches with a metal detector paid off with a 15th-century piece of
gold valued at about $400,000. Mary Hannaby, 57, said she and her son, Michael,
33, were walking in a Hertfordshire field when they discovered the item,
believed to be part of a reliquary or pendant, four inches below the ground, a
position experts said it has likely been in for about 500 years, The Daily
Telegraph reported. "You can literally miss things by inches," Michael Hannaby
said. "We couldn't believe it. We always dreamed of finding treasure." Roger
Bland, head of treasure at the British Museum, said the item, which depicts the
Holy Trinity, is an "important find" but the museum does not have the funds to
participate in its auction, scheduled for July 9 at Sotheby's in London.
So it was my birthday. I had a big party, and my friend made me a birthday cake.
He brought it out, and it was a savory cake. It had a doughy base, with cheese
and all sorts of other toppings sprinkled on top.
I said, "That must have taken a lot of effort to make."
And he said, "No, it was a pizza cake."
Thanks again,
Shari!
Oh - about those hiccups: I
personally cannot stand to get them for even a few moments, and I'm always
surprised by the number of people who are unaware of this instantaneous (for me,
anyway) cure. Simply ingest one teaspoon of brown sugar. (Well, regular
granulated sugar works just as well, but given your "druthers", wouldn't you
really rather have brown sugar?!?)
Two more goofy things that
shouldn't work but do:
To stave off a sneeze when it might be embarrassing in public:
touch the tips of your thumb and middle finger together and squeeze tightly. For
a particularly nasty threatening sneeze, try both hands simultaneously.
For sudden leg cramps: Squeeze the two sides of your top lip together between
your thumb and index finger so that they touch. This not only works in a few
seconds, but has the added advantage of muffling your screams from that horrible
cramping in your legs.
From
Al Farber ('64) of GA - 06/30/09 -
"Seniors":
This was sent to
me...thought it was GOOD....al
Hi, ah....
Hummm let me
think.... why did I send you this...... don't tell me, it's coming to me.....
Oh ya.....
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable
deficiency of the modern world,
real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and
do not blame others.
HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was
NOT
the senior citizens who took:
The
melody
out of music,
The
pride
out of appearance,
The
courtesy
out of driving,
The
romance
out of love,
The
commitment
out of marriage,
The
responsibility
out of parenthood,
The
togetherness
out of the family,
The
learning
out of education,
The
service
out of patriotism,
The
Golden Rule
from rulers,
The
nativity
scene out of cities,
The
civility
out of behavior,
The
refinement
out of language,
The
dedication
out of employment,
The
prudence
out of spending,
The
ambition
out of achievement, or,
God
out of government and school.
And we certainly are
NOT
the ones who eliminated
patience
and
tolerance
from personal relationships and interactions with others!!
And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have
fought and died for our country.
Does anyone under the age of 50 know the lyrics to the Star Spangled
Banner? or O Canada?
Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts
as they stand at attention, on veterans day and our great country's
birthday.
YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!
I'm the life of
the party...... even if it
lasts until 8 p.m. I'm very good at
opening childproof caps... with a hammer. I'm usually
interested in going home before I get to where I am going. I'm awake many
hours before my body allows me to get up. I'm smiling all
the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying. I'm very good at
telling stories; over and over and over and over... I'm aware that
other people's grandchildren are not nearly as cute as mine. I'm so cared for
--- long term care, eye care, private care, dental care.
I'm not really
grouchy,
I just don't like
traffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, Jenny
Craig and Toyota commercials,
barking dogs, politicians and a few other things I can't seem to remember
right now.
I'm sure
everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere. I'm wrinkled,
saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg. I'm having trouble
remembering simple words like....... I'm beginning to
realize that aging is not for wimps. I'm sure they are
making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become
policemen? I'm wondering, if
you're only as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 150? And, how can my
kids be older than I feel sometimes?
I'm a walking
storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the storeroom door.
Yes, I'm a SENIOR
CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!
Now if I could only
remember who sent this to me, I wouldn't send it back to them, but I would
send it to many more!
Now- Have I already sent this to you???????
As we grow up, we are often told "Don't ask for
that"; it's impolite. We are programmed to think that asking for help, support,
or direction means that we can't do it ourselves. And frankly this just doesn't
make sense.
Like many lessons that were taught to us, this is one that I think we need to
outgrow, and the quicker the better. Let me explain. Today I saw the quote by
Shakti Gwain that said...
"You create your opportunities by asking for them."
And I believe that's true. How can you generate anything new if you don't ask
questions? Is it possible to create opportunities without asking for more
information? If you look at any successful person, they have developed the skill
of asking for what they want.
They don't do it in a rude way, nor do they do it expecting others to make
things happen for them, but they ask. They request help in strategic, well
thought-out ways that are MUTUALLY beneficial to the people they ask. They pose
the questions that no one else will, and they solicit what they need to move
forward with their goals.
The most successful people are masters at finding resources that can connect
them to opportunities that they couldn't access on their own, and they do so in
a way that isn't selfish or rude. So I raise the question... isn't asking part
of moving forward, isn't asking part of creating new opportunities, and isn't
asking OK? And contrary to what our grandmas taught us, isn't asking a good
thing?
But why, then, if it is a good thing, does it get such a bad rap? Bottom line,
most people ASK for help because they don't want to do it themselves. They ask
for things that only benefit their interests, and they ask for support because
they feel entitled to it. Asking has become the thing to do when you don't feel
like doing it yourself. And that's bad.
The ability to ask for something is earned. It's not something you do with
strangers, and it's not something you do if there isn't anything "in it" for
you. Asking is a skill that has to be learned, and there is an appropriate time
to use it.
Asking for help is the perfect way to create new
opportunities and move forward as long as you follow these simple guidelines:
* Only ask for help if you are truly unable to do it yourself (no laziness
allowed!).
* Do it unselfishly.
* Seek mutually beneficial results.
* Appreciate and express thanks.
* NEVER ask for help from someone you haven't helped before!
By following these guidelines, your simple act of requesting help actually turns
itself around, and you give more than you get. And that is what creates success.
So ask away, and give even more, and see what the future holds.
About the Author:
Judy Davis a.k.a "The Direction Diva" is an
entrepreneur, motivational speaker, published author, and business owner. Her
laid-back, personal style incorporates humor and real-life experience into
everything that she does, while creating an atmosphere of trust and sincerity
that people embrace. To receive your free copy of "The Power of Direction
moments," visit
http://newsletters.selfgrowth.com/t/5898075/26408851/1571/0/
From David Whitley ('67) of VA -
06/23/09 - "Redneck Humor" (#5 in a Series of 11):
Redneck
Limo
Thanks
again,
Gorgeous!
Redneck Limo
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 4, 5 and 6 (Labor Day Weekend), 2009 -
The Class of 1969 will hold its 40-Year Reunion at the Point Plaza Hotel, Newport News, VA. For details, see:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-69.html
and contact Jean Baker Howell at hokie13mom@cox.net
-
OPEN TO ALL NNHS ALUMNI
2. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 18, 19, and 20, 2009
- The Warwick High School Class of 1959 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the
Marriott Newport News at City Center, Newport News, VA.
For details, contact
WHSREUNION1959@aol.com
-
WHS CLASS OF 1959
4. Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7, 2010 - The NNHS
Class of 1970 will hold its 40-Year Reunion. Friday night they will all meet at
RJ's; Saturday night will be at the Kiln Creek Golf & Country Club. For details,
contact Carol Comer Cutler at
ca23comerww@aol.com.
-
CLASS OF 1970
5.
Friday , Saturday, and Sunday, August 6, 7, and 8, 2010 -
The NNHS Class of 1960 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport
News at City Center. For details, contact Karen Weinstein Witte at
kwitte@tampabay,rr.com.
-
CLASS OF 1960
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!
SUPER-DE-DUPER!
Thanks for sharing this g-r-r-r-reat news with us,
Sandi!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Thanks
again,
Gorgeous!
