"(Lead
singer
Jeffrey) Jey
stated his inspiration for the lyrics were on how a person picked his
lifestyle. The colour blue as the main topic of the song was picked out of
random. He has also stated the lyrics of the song were intentionally written to
be nonsensical."
1. Nancy Summerford ('70) of VA - 07/22/09
- "Newsletter request":
Hi Carol,
I attended Newport News High School and would have
graduated in 1970. Sometimes, life just happens in a way that we don't plan. I
married Roger Bateman in October of 1970 and we are still madly in love. I
would love to participate and add material to the newsletters. I read the
newsletters every day and I marvel at your talent.
Would you add my entry to the newsletter and also please include my e-mail
address.
Welcome aboard, Nancy!
I think I've added you to all the
right places (the Alumni and Contact pages for the Class of 1970), but as I'm
not able to actually check anything on my computer at the moment (due to
Computer Troubles of the Worst Kind), I'm going to have to trust that it all
worked.....
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Jerry Saunders ('57)
AND
Bryce Bartel (Brighton
High, UT - '04) of UT!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Newell Blayton ('57) AND Bettie Bracey Gosner ('57)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
25 - Janey Roane Harper ('57);
26 - My Sister,
Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC
ANDBill Roady ('60) of VA;
27 - Harry Horace (Crystal River HS, FL
- '65) of FL!
From Me
('65) of IL - 07/22/09 - "
Paul (Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61 - of IL)":
As y'all know, Paul's health has been rocky for several months.
He was experiencing excruciating pain in his back, and repeated trips to
various doctors and hospitals just raised more questions and gave no relief.
Initial tests revealed gallstones, a complex lesion on the left kidney, some
renal insufficiency, and a number of other issues.
After requesting the prayers of many people, going on a special
diet for gallbladder problems, and spending most of his time medicated for pain
and lying in bed, Paul's weight dropped by about 40 pounds, and gradually the
pain began to abate.
He had another appointment at the VA Hospital in St. Louis on
Monday afternoon (July 20), where he was given the results of his latest tests.
The EKG, cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure were all normal.
The lesion on his kidney was found to be simply a small renal cyst of no
consequence. The gallstones were now gone - simply "gallstone sludge".
They apparently dissolved. Was it the diet? The bed rest?
Maybe all those prayers???
We are extremely grateful, and much appreciative of all your love
and concern. Thank you, Sweetie-Pies!
From Joan
Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 07/22/09 - "Please remove":
Hi Carol.
Apparently, my forwarding Penny Norton's email address to you has created some
problems. Penny Norton is the Records Manager for Newport News Public Schools.
She was absent from work for a couple of days and came back to a mail box of 150
incoming emails. Many from NNHS graduates. This has created a working problem
for her. She told me she will respond as she has time. Under the Federal
Confidentiality Laws she can not release any third party information. That would
be folks requesting information about school friends and classmates. I apologize
to one and all for building any false hopes. At her request please remove all of
her contact information ASAP. Thank you.
Joan L. Krause
YIKESARONI-RINI!
Thanks, Joan! I yanked Penny's addy as soon as
I found your note (and I hadn't even gotten around to writing her myself!)!
From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 07/21/09 - "Working Out: Go Lighter, Not Harder on Yahoo!
Health":
I saw this on Yahoo! Health and thought that you might find it helpful. Mom &
Dad...a light evening stroll for even just starting at 10 minutes and then
building to 30 or so would very likely do wonders for you both. Plus it is a
good time to talk and hang out.
Bethany (Winona Harty
- Siuslaw HS, OR - '94 - of TX) and I like it lots. Just a thought and I figured
you all would enjoy it when I saw the article.
We know how it is. The thought of sweating through a
workout can turn couch gravity into an absolutely irresistible force.
But here's some good news for slackers: Easy, breezy,
light exercise may do more for your energy levels than the hard stuff. So go
ahead, put your workout on cruise control.
Research shows that a program of low intensity exercise
training -- like light cycling on a stationary bike for 30 minutes three
times a week -- can reduce tired-all-the-time feelings by as much as 65%.
And it only takes 6 weeks of light workouts to feel pepped up.
Moderate-intensity exercise programs boost energy levels, too, but not as
much. Know what the easiest workout in the world is? Walking.
One possible explanation for the better energy boost
from lighter workouts: More vigorous workouts shape you up but also tire you
out. So if you're just trying to get off the couch for a change, start slow.
Go at whatever pace is comfortable for you -- in a few weeks, you'll feel
your tiredness fade. Then you can think about kicking things up a notch.
What's The Least You Can Do?
Exactly how little can you do and still get fit? A new
study suggests 1.7 might be the magic number.
Middle-aged men and women at risk for heart disease who
walk at a moderate pace for just 1.7 miles a day improve several important
measures of their aerobic fitness.
More Is More Ok, we admit it. The data show that jogging at full speed
for nearly 3 miles a day reaps the greatest cardiovascular benefits. But if
jogging shorts and running shoes aren't your style -- or you're just feeling
kinda tired today -- at least get yourself out there for 1.7 miles. It's
still enough to keep you on the road to better fitness.
More Ways to Do Less Going slower doesn't always mean that you'll lose the
fitness race. Here are some other ways to keep yourself in the game when you
feel like throwing in the towel:
Slow it down.
You don't have to keep up with that marathon runner. Lower-intensity
exercise can actually help you lose more weight than higher-intensity
exercise.
Take a breather.
Right in the middle of your workout. A 20-minute break between two
30-minute sessions has been proven to help you burn more fat and calories.
Break it up.
Can't pull together 30 minutes of exercise? Grab 10 minutes in the
morning, 10 minutes at lunch, and 10 minutes after dinner. Done.
RealAge Benefit: Exercising regularly can make your RealAge as much
as 9 years younger.
Thank you, Brent
- this is a great plan, and
your dad and a couple of your siblings here are about to start on this program,
now that he's feeling so much better!
I would like to join them
too, but at the moment, the arthritis in my left knee and sometimes my left
hip has advanced now to such a degree that it's generally all I can do to
walk down the hall without screaming. I'd rather do that indoors
instead of making a public spectacle of myself on the busy Illinois highway
where we live. If I can hang on for three more years until I can
qualify for Medicare, perhaps I can see about finding some fancy new
artificial body parts.
The good news I just purchased this nifty vintage cane on eBay. Paul
has begun sanding it down for me. We're going to spray paint it
metallic silver with a glossy white handle. Then I'm going to encrust
part of it near the top with glass gem stones in shades of cobalt blue,
peacock blue, bottle green, and clear in a mosaic pattern of some sort -
possibly even including white grouting. I'm still working on the
design in my mind, but you get the idea, doncha? It'll be wild
and crazy and gaudy and will perfectly suit my personal motto - "One Step
Beyond (the Bounds of Good Taste)".
Meanwhile, it makes walking -
especially navigating the stairs - far easier and much less painful.
And it's quite a bit faster, to boot!
I'm not really thrilled with all this, and it's a bit of a blow to
my ego not to be able to wear my 4" heels at the moment, but I can't really
complain about the advancing arthritis. I first noticed the
disintegration of my knees 25 years ago, so I've had quite a while to adapt to
the idea, and a lot of good years in between.
Thanks again,
Brent! Kiss
'em all for me!
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 07/20/09 - "Hope You Have......":
AWWW! Thank you, Shari!
From George Helliesen ('61) of MI - 07/22/09 - "Advice From A
Farmer":
* Your fences need to
be horse-high, pig-tight & bull-strong.
*Keep skunks & bankers at a distance.
*Life is simpler when you plow around the stump..
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered....not yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older & think back, you'll
enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, & sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches
you from the mirror every mornin'.
* Always drink
upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, & a lotta that comes from bad
judgment...
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin'
somebody else's dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to
God.
BOY HOWDY GIGGLES!
Thanks, George!
From My #2 Son, Brent Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 07/02/09 - "WW II posters :~ (#18 in a Series of 18)":
Thought you might like
these...love bh
Some old fashioned Patriotism.
I wonder whatever happened to this kind of thinking in America. I got a lump
in my throat when I read this.. I "grew up" thinking: patriotism, it is the
AMERICAN way!
I am glad to see that somebody saved these.
The statement at the end says it all!
These were our parents. What in God's name have we let happen to our Country? We
were taught these values and then we let them die ..... I guess we are the last
generation to see, or even remember anything like these? Whatever happened?
Political correctness (or "re-education") happened, lack of God's name happened,
lack of personal responsibility happened, lack of personal integrity and honesty
happened, lack of respect and loyalty to our country happened, lack of being an
American happened.
Brent Harty
"You may be
whatever you resolve to be."
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson "FIRST TO FIRE!"
Oh, I DO like
them! Thanks so much,
Brent - this has been a wonderfully inspirational series!
ALERTS:
1. From Jane
Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":
Attached is the two-sided brochure....
It has an order form on it. All
former CNC
students (whether or not they got a degree from CNC) can get
the $5 alumni discount if they order the book with this
form. They will need to write on the order form "alumni
discount" and put $24.95 in the blank beside
$29.95. They will have to pay S&H also and (if in Virginia) 5% Sales Tax.
Attached also is an ad we ran in the Daily Press,
which lists places where the book can be bought in the Tidewater area. Except
for the
CNU
bookstore, there is
no discount price for these copies. However,
buyers can get signed copies at all of these places EXCEPT
the
CNU
Bookstore, which did not
want signed copies. Signed means signed by all 3
authors: Chambers, Hubbard, and Wood.
2.
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
07/02/09 - "NNHS 64/45 REUNION PAGE UPDATES":
CLASS OF 1964, 45 YEAR
REUNION PLANS
Attention all 1964 TYPHOONS:
If we
have a current mailing address for you, then your 45th Reunion
package was mailed to you on 23 June. In it you will find a letter detailing our
plans for the reunion, a reservation form to be completed and returned to us no
later than 1 September, and an input form for the 2009 Edition of the Old Rusty
Anchor.
If you
do not receive this package (or put it aside and misplace it - - yes, it
happens), then you may find these same documents available to you on the NNHS
web site at this address:
You may
print out the forms, fill them in, and mail them to us WITH YOUR CHECK.
We look
forward to seeing you at the Newport News Marriott City Center on October 9th
and 10th … and at The Chamberlin for Sunday
brunch.
Best
wishes from your Class of 1964 45-Year Reunion Committee.
Thank you,
Captain!
FINALLY:
From ArcaMax Jokes.com - 07/21/09:
Chaos
A doctor, a civil engineer, and a computer scientist were sitting
around late one evening, and they got to discussing which was the oldest
profession.
The doctor pointed out that according to Biblical tradition, God created Eve
from Adam's rib. This obviously required surgery, so therefore that was the
oldest profession in the world.
The engineer countered with an earlier passage in the Bible that stated that God
created order from the chaos, and that was most certainly the biggest and best
civil engineering example ever, and also proved that his profession was the
oldest profession.
The computer scientist leaned back in her chair, and with a sly smile responded,
"Yes, but who do you think created the chaos?"
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
Yo listen up here's a story
About a little guy that lives in a blue world
And all day and all night and everything he sees
Is just blue like him inside and outside
Blue his house with a blue little window
And a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around
'Cause he ain't got nobody to listen to
I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...
I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.
I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...
I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.
I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...
Inside and outside blue his house
With the blue little window and a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around cause he aint got
Nobody to listen to
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!
NEWBIES:
I think I've added you to all the
right places (the Alumni and Contact pages for the Class of 1970), but as I'm
not able to actually check anything on my computer at the moment (due to
Computer Troubles of the Worst Kind), I'm going to have to trust that it all
worked.....
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Kiss
'em all for me!
