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09/10/08
- NNHS Newsletter -
“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are
- Elizabeth
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This Newsletter theme is being repeated from just over three years ago today:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-10-05-NNHS-Puff-the-Magic-Dragon.html
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfsW2esX3RE - Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary - original 45 RPM
BONUS #2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OiOlnoyljk - Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary - live - and funny!
BONUS #3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VFxA7o4f5E - Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary - live
NEWS FLASH #1:
The NNHS Class of 1963
Please provide your current email and mailing address to
Barbara Fritsche Barnes at
barbaralbarnes@verizon.net
to receive YOUR reunion registration info. The reunion committee has
prepared a reunion registration brochure,
which we hope to have available here for you soon.
CALLING ALL
FORMER NNHS STUDENTS
We’re Going Back!!!!
The NNHS Class of 1963 invites all former
NNHS students and their guests to join them
at an upcoming class reunion event:
A 60’s Sock Hop in the NNHS High School Gym!!!
What: Sock Hop with DJ in the Newport News High School
Gymnasium
When: Friday night, October 17th, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Cost: $15 per person
Event Details
ADVANCED TICKET SALES ONLY
Capacity is Limited. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. No sales at door.
Names of all members in your party must be provided with payment.
Send check or money order payable to: Barbara Barnes, 4891 Parthenon Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTS OMNI HOTEL
All participants must travel
to/from NNHS via shuttle bus from Newport News Omni Hotel
and sign a release of liability form enroute to the event.
Shuttle bus will depart every
half hour from The Newport News Omni Hotel, 1000 Omni
Boulevard
(off Diligence/J. Clyde Morris Boulevard) starting at 6:30
PM.
Last bus will depart the school enroute to The Omni at 10:30
PM.
Hand stamps issued on shuttle bus will be required for entry.
SOCKS REQUIRED
Soft drinks & snacks will be sold
at the event.
No alcoholic beverages allowed on the premises, (some things
never change).
CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION -
08/29/08:
nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html
NEWS FLASH #2:
All events of the
40-Year Reunion of the Class of 1968 are open to everyone.
It will be held
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008.
For further information, call Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally at
(757) 874-1666 or e-mail her at
enunnally@cox.net.
nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html
NEWS FLASH #3:
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today
to
Mr. Pete Robinson - 1921
- (deceased -
12/23/03).
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to
My Grandson, Jimmy Harty of OR!
Happy Birthday this week to:
14 - Billy Brewer ('57)
AND 
Jeanette Parrish Houston ('64) of VA;
16 -
Tena Goodson Hensel ('39) of VA
AND
Mr. John
Huller ('43) of FL
AND Brian Cooper of SC;
17 -
Mr. George McIntosh (NNHS Principal) -
1914
-
(deceased - 05/04/05)
AND Hugh McLawhorne ('57)
AND
Ed Nichols
('62) of Northern VA!
Many Happy Returns to One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From Harry Simpson ('54) of VA - 09/08/08:
Carol,
The NNHS Class of 1954 will hold a 55th-year reunion on April 23, 24, & 25, 2009. For Class details contact: Dr. Harry Simpson at (804) 694 0346 or E-mail to hdsdds@aol.com .
Thank you and take care, HDS
Thank you, Harry!
I still haven't created a
separate page for your class, but this notice is now posted on the main Reunion
Page as well as on our main page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/
From Norris Perry (Warwick High School - '59) of VA - 09/09/08 - "GOODBYE MOM":
Your Mom thing was so touching, I had to send you this one for balance.
Hope this touches you the
way it touched me!
GOODBYE MOM
WILD GIGGLES!
That does balance the scales,
doesn't it?!? Thanks, Norris!
From
Bill Lee (Warwick HS - '54) of NC -
09/09/08 - "Memories of shoot-em-up westerns":
http://oldfortyfives.com/thoseoldwesterns.htm
FYI, there is specific permission given at the end of this presentation, allowing reuse, but only by link.
WOWZERS!!!
I'd no idea that clip was going to
be so poignant; I'd envisioned something much more lighthearted!
Thank you so much, Bill!
I've added your comment - and the link - here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-movie-theaters.html - and here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/warwick-theater.html
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of
VA - 09/09/08 - "THE OLD WOODEN PHONE":
THE OLD WOODEN PHONE
When I
was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our
neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The
shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach
the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked
to it.
Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an
amazing person. Her name was 'Information Please' and there was nothing
she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the
correct time.
My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my
Mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the
basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but
there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give
sympathy.
I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at
the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the
Parlor and dragged it to the landing climbing up; I unhooked the
receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear.
'Information, please,' I said into the mouthpiece just above my
head. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear.
'Information.'
'I hurt my finger,' I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now
that I had an audience.
'Isn't your mother home?' came the question.
'Nobody's home but me,' I blubbered.
'Are you bleeding?' the voice asked.
'No,' I replied. 'I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.'
'Can you open the icebox?' she asked.
I said I could.
'Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger,' said the
voice.
After that, I called 'Information Please' for everything. I asked her for help
with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with
my math. She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the
day before, would eat fruit and nuts.
Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, 'Information
Please,' and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things
grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, 'Why is
it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring Joy to all families, only
to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?'
She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, ' Wayne, always
remember that there are other worlds to sing in.'
Somehow I felt better.
Another day I was on the telephone, 'Information Please.'
'Information,' said in the now familiar voice.
'How do I spell fix?' I asked.
All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was nine
years old, we moved across the country to Boston. I missed my friend very
much. 'Information Please' belonged in that old wooden box back home and I
somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in
the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood
conversations never really left me.
Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of
security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind
she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle I
had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the
phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was
doing, I dialed my hometown Operator and said, 'Information Please.'
Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well. 'Information.'
I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, 'Could you please tell me
how to spell fix?'
There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, 'I guess your finger
must have healed by now.'
I laughed, 'So it's really you,' I said. 'I wonder if you have any idea how
much you meant to me during that time?'
'I wonder,' she said, 'if you know how much your call meant to me. I never had
any children and I used to look forward to your calls.'
I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I
could call her again when I came back to visit my sister.
'Please do,' she said. 'Just ask for Sally.'
Three months later I was back in Seattle a different voice answered:
Information.' I asked for Sally.
'Are you a friend?' she said.
'Yes, a very old friend,' I answered.
'I'm sorry to have to tell you this,' she said. 'Sally had been working
part-time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago.'
Before I could hang up she said, 'Wait a minute, did you say your name was
Wayne?'
'Yes.' I
answered.
'Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let
me read it to you.' The note said, 'Tell him there are other worlds to sing
in. He'll know what I mean.'
I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
Never underestimate the
impression you may make on others.
Whose life have you touched today?
Why not pass this on? I just did....
Lifting you on eagle's wings - May you find the joy and peace for which you
long.
Life is a journey ... NOT a guided tour. So don't miss the ride and have a
great time going around. You don't get a second shot at it.
I loved this story and just had to pass it on. I hope you enjoy it and get a
blessing from it just as I did.
Thank you, Joyce!
From Norris Perry (Warwick High School - '59) of VA - 09/09/08 - "A Woman":
It says: 'Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears.
The woman came out of a man's rib.
Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be
superior, but from the side to be equal.
Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.'
Pass this on to all exceptional women that you know. and to men so they know the value of a woman.
WOWZERS!
Thanks again, Norris!
From http://www.SelfGrowth.com - 09/08/08 - "6 Easy Ways To Overcome Inertia And Enjoy More Success ":
6 Easy Ways To Overcome Inertia And Enjoy More
Success
By Peter Murphy
Inertia is a feeling of not wanting to act. It
usually stems from poor time management skills and poor organization skills.
Usually when a person makes sure they are aiming for a goal which is good for
them which they are committed to and they learn how to properly manage their
time and workspace, then they tend to suffer less from a feeling of inertia.
These time-management and organization skills can’t be learned overnight as they
take a lot of practice, but everyone can find their own way through inertia with
a bit of effort.
You just need to find a way that best suits you in organizing your life rather
than following someone else’s goals for you.
However, the following tips should help you to find your motivation again and
get over your inertia.
1. Take control
No matter who you are, everyone suffers from inertia sometimes. Never fear - you
can turn that around. Do it before inertia takes over your life you need to act.
Take control of the tasks that need doing. There is no magic wand; there are no
magic pixies that live in your office or kitchen and will help you in doing
this.
That might sound negative, but it’s best that you face up to this realization
now.
Make up your mind to take action today. Right now. Those tasks you’re trying to
avoid won’t go away so you may as well face them now.
2. Be Positive
Only by turning around negative words and actions to positive words and actions
will you cure inertia. You need to take personal control of the tasks that need
doing no matter if they're at work or at home.
3. Recognize self-defeating behavior and its associated
thinking
Try to work out why you actually lack motivation and ask yourself what you gain
from the inertia: probably nothing, so now is the time to change all that: right
here, right now.
If you’re honest with yourself, you are the only one preventing you moving
forward toward your goals.
4. Own up
The first step toward overcoming inertia is to admit that you have a problem and
try to determine its cause. One of the best ways to achieve this is to look at
yourself in the mirror and formally state what it is that is holding you back
from accomplishing the task that you are in fact delaying.
It could be that you’re scared you’ll fail; it could even be that you’re afraid
you’ll succeed. There is always a reason for inertia if you’re honest with
yourself.
Remember, when you say your reasons out loud you own them and they become real.
Honesty is the best policy and in order to resolve inertia in your life you need
to be honest and avoid the trap of negative self talk.
5. Be realistic
You may have convinced yourself that the people who seem to get everything done
and never fall behind are superhuman beings, but they’re not. They’re just
better organized and more focused than you.
6. Set goals
If you’re going to get over your inertia, you need to make realistic goals.
Identify what tasks you need to do. Make your goal something realistic.
What can you really do?
Also ensure that you have the right equipment to complete your tasks; don't set
yourself up for failure where you know you can't succeed without the tools. Keep
in mind that you need to keep lists of when the deadlines are due and how you're
going to finish them.
These few pointers should help you to overcome inertia and get on with what
needs to be done.
Author's Bio
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert.....
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of
VA - 09/09/08 - "Friendship":
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THIS MORNING I SEARCHED MY WALLET. . . . IT WAS EMPTY. THEN I CHECKED MY POCKETS. . . . I FOUND A FEW COINS. THEN I SEARCHED MY HEART. . . . & I FOUND YOU! |
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. . . . I REALIZED HOW RICH I REALLY AM!!!! Thanks for being my friend and e-mail buddy. May you be as rich as I am! LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS..... IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN! |
AWWW!
Thanks again, Joyce!
From Jay Styles ('68) of VA - 09/09/08, 12:34 PM - "The chili cook-off":
The chili cook-off
If you can read this whole story
without laughing then there's no hope for you. I was crying by the end. This is
an actual account as relayed to paramedics at a chili cook-off in Texas.
Note: Please take time to read this slowly.
If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is
even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this
is. They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around.
It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the San Antonio City Park.
Judge #3 was an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from
Springfield, IL.
Frank: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off.
The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be
standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Coors Light
truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native
Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I
could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted and became Judge 3."
Here are the scorecard notes from the event:
CHILI # 1 - MIKE'S MANIAC MONSTER CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove
dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope
that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.
CHILI # 2 - AUSTIN'S AFTERBURNER CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm
supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give
me the Heimlich
maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my
face.
CHILI # 3 - FRED'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick.
Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of peppers.
Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I
have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer
before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front
part of my chest. I'm getting shit-faced from all of the beer.
CHILI # 4 - BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC...
Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.
Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other
mild foods, not much of a chili.
Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste
it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the beer maid, was standing
behind me with fresh refills. This 300 lb. woman is starting to look HOT...just
like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac?
CHILI # 5 LISA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER...
Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili.
Cayenne peppers
freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
Judge # 2 -- Chili using
shredded beef,
could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no
longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The
contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain
damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from
the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that
the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw them.
CHILI # 6 - VERA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY...
Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices and
peppers.
Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic.
Superb.
Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric
flames. I shit on myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat through the
chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can't feel
my lips anymore. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone.
CHILI # 7 - SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.
Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of
chili peppers
at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about Judge # 3. He
appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably.
Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't
feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made
of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of
my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the
autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing; it's too
painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just
suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
CHILI # 8 - BIG TOM'S TOENAIL CURLING CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but
spicy enough to declare its existence.
Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild nor hot.
Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell
over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to
make it. Poor feller, wonder how he'd have reacted to really
hot chili?
Judge # 3 - No Report
WILDEST GIGGLES!
Thanks, Jay Sweetie!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 09/09/08
Hopefully, this will help
address the problem in a number of ways. Just don't forget to click on it
each time!
http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 09/10/08
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1968 - OPEN TO ALL TYPHOONS:
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. Saturday, September 27, 2008 -
SUPERKIDS THIRD ANNUAL CAR SHOW - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:4.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1963 - AND ALL TYPHOONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT (if pre-registered):http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html
- 08/29/08
Y'all stay safe and take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Written by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton, 1963
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and ceiling wax,
And other fancy stuff.
Together they would travel
On a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie kept a lookout perch on
Puff's gigantic tail.
Nobel kings and princes
Would bow where 'ere they came,
And pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name.
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
A dragon lives forever
But not so little boys,
Painted wings and giant strings
Make way for other toys.
One dark night it happened,
Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff that mighty dragon,
He ceased his fearless roar
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
His head was bent in sorrow,
Green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play
Along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend,
Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon
Sadly slipped into his cave.
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Hon-a-lee.
"Puff the
Magic Dragon"
midi and lyrics courtesy of http://www.walkthroughlife.com/midis/kidsmidis/puffmagicdragon.htm
located for us by Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Dave!
Red Toy Dragon Image courtesy of http://www.legendgames.co.uk/acatalog/Red_Dragon.jpg - 09/05/05
Animated Flower-Nibbling Dragon clip art courtesy of http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/ani1.html - 09/05/05
Animated Fire Breathing Dragon Animation (AF Artist - Greg Wilson) clip art courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 09/01/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06
