08/25/08 - NNHS Newsletter -
Leonard
Bernstein's 90th Birthday
“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.”
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Leonard Bernstein
(25 Aug 1918 - 14 Oct 1990)
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08/25/08 - NNHS Newsletter -
“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.”
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Leonard Bernstein |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
As promised earlier, the
musical selection for today's Birthday Celebration comes from my friend, the
incomparable 
Charis Bean Duke
(Frederick HS, MD - '85) of NC on
07/18/06:
For Bernstein try the Overture
to Candide.
Thanks so much, Charis!
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8 - Candide Overture: Leonard Bernstein himself conducting, with June Anderson, Jerry Hadley, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda - London, December 13, 1989
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein
http://www.leonardbernstein.com/
http://www.leonardbernstein.com/lifeswork/biography/
http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/bernstein/bio.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/lbhtml/
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday this week to:
27 - Pat Helmick Glover ('57)
AND
Nancy Timberlake Spencer ('57) AND
My Cousin,
Jim Atkinson (John Randolph
Tucker HS - '77)
of AZ;
28 - Tony Lapides ('57);
29 - Richard Coltrane ('57)
AND
Connie Bloxom Thompson ('66) of MD;
30 -
Me
('65) of NC
AND
Chuck Springfield ('66) of VA;
31 -
Pat Beck Letzinger ('57) of VA
AND
Joan Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA
AND
Elaine Wilkinson Bracken ('61) of VA
AND
My Grandson, Jacob Harty of OR;
1 - Ellen Overton Weiss ('68) of VA!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy Returns, One and All!
1. John Downs ('68) of VA - 08/23/08:
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Thanks, John!
You no doubt noticed that until today, Mrs. Carter did not appear on our
Teacher Pages, because I myself couldn't answer that question. Nevertheless,
I've created her page now; perhaps it will bring us some answers:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-Carter.html -
brand new page - but shamefully without music!In order to facilitate your hearing from your friends, I've added your email addy to the Alumni page for your class
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-1966-n-after.html
That's because I never created a Contact Page for the Class of 1968.....
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html
As of 08/17/08, the page
originally suggested by
Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD
on 01/22/04
has been reactivated:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/requests-prayers.html
Hopefully, this will help
address the problem in a number of ways. Just don't forget to click on it
each time!
From My Friend, Lt. Col. Bill _____, of
AL - 08/22/08 - "The Feminine Side of the Marines":
The ex-cheerleader (age 19) in the picture below was watching a road that led to a NATO military base when she observed a man digging by the road. She engaged the target, and she shot him. Turned out he was a bomb maker for the Taliban and he was burying an IED that was to be detonated when a U.S. patrol walked by 30 minutes later. It would have certainly killed and wounded several soldiers.
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The interesting fact of
this story is the shot was measured at 725 yards. She shot him as he was
bent over burying the bomb. The shot struck him in the butt blowing him into
the bomb which detonated. He was blown to pieces. The Marines made a motivational poster of her. Her name is Kimmy. To you, Kimmy, we say, OoooRah! Thanks for your service.
WOWZERONI-RINI!
Thanks, Bill - and Kimmy!
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From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 08/23/08 -
"RE: 08/23/08 - Blue Suede Shoes":
The headlines from
Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA
were hilarious! There was one in the Asheville, NC paper about 20 years
ago that said: "Man Beaten to Death - Police Suspect Foul Play". (Well,
duhhhhhhhhh!!)
GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Ronnie!
From John Downs ('68) of VA - 08/23/08 - "
Dorothy Carter":
Thanks again,
John!
"Anyone? Anyone?
From SelfGrowth.com - 08/24/08 - "Abundance - How To Feel Abundant When You Are Broke":
Abundance -
How To Feel Abundant When You Are Broke
By Chris Jackson
Aug. 20, 2008
Ok here's the problem, life somehow seems to have conspired
against you and the cash you had or were expecting to have is gone, maybe you've
unexpectedly lost your job, found that your partners emptied the bank account
and left. Perhaps you've just overspent and have high debts.
Life can be like that, stuff happens that to the best of your awareness you did
not want to happen, thought and hoped wouldn't happen etc. None the less it did
and the upshot is you now feel _anything _ but abundant.
What is to be done? Well, I suggest that all change, growth and challenge
follows a similar path of broadly seven stages.
* Denial
* Anger
* Bargaining
* Depression
* Acceptance
* Renewal
* Creation
So in this case of our finances, *denial* might represent where we are
pretending there isn't really problem and is likely tied into the warning signs
that we've skipped or ignored along the road of getting into this predicament
_even_ if we felt powerless to do anything about it.
The *anger* part is pretty self explanatory. Having attempted to ignore and
evade the problem we finally begin to admit its not just somehow going to go
away and we feel angry, at our selves, at whoever or whatever we may feel is to
blame and at life and God even. Why me? we say, look at those other lucky people
how come they are having it so easy? However our being angry still won't solve
the problem but at least some energy is moving now. If you you haven't felt
angry yet, your still in denial and the situation is quite liable to get worse.
Now *bargaining*, this one is lovely (in hindsight). Having got past our anger
we now want to shift the problem with very little real change or effort on our
part because after all It wasn't our fault in the first place right? Maybe if we
can just do something very kind and nice so that life will smile on us and shift
the problem, send us some money. Under this attitude lurk feelings of guilt on
our part were we do actually feel that maybe we had not done enough in terms of
cash management etc. and other "should-haves" and that somehow we did bring this
upon ourselves and that by a few simple acts of kindness we can now make amends
and the problem will go away. It may take the form of thoughts along the lines
of "Ok, God, just make this go away and I'll do anything you want". This is
illusion, fear based, and leads to the next stage.
*Depression*. The problem still hasn't resolved itself and now we experience
periods of hopelessness and withdrawal. We just feel like escaping, sleeping,
being alone where no one can get us and hurt us anymore. We feel grief for the
lost good times when we had money when life was good or better. We may feel that
we are bad and undeserving in various ways. This is a tender time, allow
yourself to process these feelings of sadness and withdrawal for they will lead
you back out into the stages of recovery.
With *acceptance* we begin to take responsibility for finding a way to move on.
We realise deeply that whatever the challenge we are experiencing that it simply
*is*. Now we feel neither depressed nor angry the challenge is simply accepted
and we can start to really look at and question what we can do positively to
move forward.
This is a time of *renewal* when feelings of abundance can now start to be
accessed in spite of our challenge of apparent lack. This is the stage when it
does become possible to _Feel Abundant When You Are Broke_. Its time to allow
alternative possibilities and solutions to present themselves and its a time to
begin making changes, to look at what is really important to you and act on
that. Who and what do you really love, who are you? Any crisis financial or
otherwise is a time for a personal re-evaluation and a clarifying of what it is
you do want and do deeply value. It s a time of growth and change like the
seasons in nature, you've been through the winter of your discontent and now it
is spring, renewal.
By consciously recognising and observing the earlier stages of our process we
can allow them to move through and be explored, enjoyed even, as they become
ever more familiar territory that we know we shall pass through as naturally as
a running stream. Life is about growth and evolution, a crisis merely bumps us
out of our comfort zone and the more conscious we become about this the easier
it is to reduce and traverse the "bumps". The challenge is serving to bring us
new resolve, new creativity and new life. To feel abundant at times of apparent
lack we need to access simple feelings of love, for our children, family,
friends, life and for particularly for ourselves. Look for the things that
really matter, that truly give us joy and hopefulness. Abundance is a feeling,
always present but not always readily accessible. When we learn to feel blessed
and abundant even in times of challenge and lack then we're really getting a
"handle" on the game of life. Its all about love. Love life and life will love
you back. Accept and embrace your challenges, take the "bull by the horns".
Having moved into the more hopeful and optimistic phase a time of *creation*
comes where we feel motivated to finally get stuck in and move on. We get a more
encompassing vision of how we wish our life to be beyond the current situation
and that allows us to feel better in the moment and move towards our new life
creatively. So long as we make some action in that creative direction then life
will provide the necessary circumstances, serendipities, epiphanies, ideas, and
discoveries required to effect positive change. However, we may still have to
make many more "journeys" both long and short through these stages of change as
our lives move forward. This does take courage and commitment but it can be fun
if we practice looking at it that way. There is no escaping from life so let's
choose to enjoy it.
Ask for help-
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to
change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Enjoy,
Author's Bio:
Chris Jackson is successful businessman as well as a highly trained therapist. He runs The Abundance Site which highlights our creative process and inspires others to risk actually living the life of their dreams. His site can be found at:
http://www.theabundancesite.com.
From Dicky Dawes (NNHS / HHS - '62) of VA - 08/24/08 - "Nuttin punny about
it":
ALL PUNS INTENDED
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't
much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'I'll serve you, but
don't start anything.'
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says: 'A
beer please, and one for the road.'
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: 'Does this taste
funny to you?'
7. 'Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'
'That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.'
'Is it common?'
Well,
'It's Not Unusual.'
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, 'I
was artificially inseminated this morning.'
'I don't believe you,' says Dolly.
'It's true; no bull!' exclaims Daisy.
9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at
either.
10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn't find
any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, 'Doctor,
doctor, I can't feel my legs!'
The doctor replied, 'I know you can't - I've cut
off your arms!'
13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
14. What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says,
'Dam!'
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft.
Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and
heat it too.
17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the
lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the
manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse.
'But why,' they asked, as they moved off.
'Because,' he said, 'I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.'
18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a
family in Egypt, and is named 'Ahmal.' The other goes to a
family in Spain ; they name him 'Juan.' Years later, Juan sends a picture of
himself to his birth mother.
Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a
picture of Ahmal.
Her husband responds, 'They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal.'
19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which
produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little,
which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.
This made him. (Oh, man, this is so bad, it's good)
... . . A super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his
friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh.
No pun in ten did.
Thanks,
Dicky!
These are painfully delightful!
I'm reminded of the man who, having compulsively devoted his life to telling puns, had so annoyed his fellow villagers that they decided to put him up away where they would not have to listen to him further.
The mayor asked him if he had a last request before they locked him away forever and threw away the key.
He answered, "Yes. O-pun the door."
From Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA -
08/24/08 - "Advice":
Here's a
little sage advice you may hear from your own kids or someone else's...so take
heed:
Never trust a dog to watch your food." -Patrick, age
10
When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?' Don't answer."
-Hannah, age 9
Never tell your Mom her diet's not working." -Michael, age 14
'Stay away from prunes.' -Randy, age 9
'Don't pull Dad's finger when he tells you to.' -Emily, age 10
'When your Mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair.'
-Taylia, age 11
'Never let your three-year old brother in the same room as your school
assignment.' -Traci, age 14
'A puppy always has bad breath--even after eating a Tic-Tac.' - Andrew,
age 9
'Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time.' - Kyoyo, age 11
'You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.' -Amir, age 9
'Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.' -Kellie, age 11
'If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.' -Naomi, age 15
'Felt-tip markers are not good to use as lipstick.' -Lauren, age 9
'Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat.' -Joel, age
10
'When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your Mom when she's on the
phone.' -Alyesha, age 13
'Never try to baptize a cat.' -Eileen, age 8
Thanks,
Jamey!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1968:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html
- 03/31/082. Saturday, September 27, 2008 - EVERYONE:
Evelyn Fryer Fish's Birthday Party for All of Us
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-30-06-EVELYNS-PARTY.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-29-07-EVELYNS-PARTY.htm
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-27-08-EVELYNS-PARTY.html
3. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1963 - AND PERHAPS OTHERS:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html
- 07/23/08
NOTE: Several items that were "posta" appear in today's issue have been pulled and reserved for the next, thereby allowing me more time to research them adequately. Stay tuned.....
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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(Candide Overture)
"Candide Overture" midi
courtesy of
http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/broadway_showtunes/home.htm - 08/23/08
at the suggestion of Charis Bean Duke (Frederick HS, MD - '85) of NC
- 07/18/06
Thanks, Charis!
First (1945) Image of Leonard Bernstein courtesy of http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Leonard_Bernstein_NYWTS_1945.jpg - 08/25/08
Second Image of Leonard Bernstein courtesy of http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/62641/8870/Leonard-Bernstein - 08/25/08
Governor Thomas Johnson High School's Logo courtesy of http://www.tjathletics.org/ - 06/16/08
Animated Musical clip art used to form Divider Lines courtesy of http://www.cliphoto.com/index0.htm - 01/23/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
J. R. Tucker High School's Orange Tiger Paw Print courtesy of http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/hs/tucker/resources/about.htm - 11/12/07
Animated
Guest Book clip art courtesy of
http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/guestbook-gifs.html - 03/07/06
Animated Hiding Mallard (by AF Artist - Josh Doohen) courtesy of
http://www.animationfactory.com -
05/15/08
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06
Army Seal
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated
Laughing Jerry courtesy of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!
Animated
Laughing Kitty courtesy of Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 06/03/06
Thanks, Tommy!
