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10/24/14 - NNHS Newsletter - Sunny
“There is no season when such pleasant
and sunny spots may be lighted on,
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Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
If there's no sun where
you are today, then just shine yourself.
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkUsGkxZSvM - Sunny - Marvin Gaye, 1966
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvvBOWI1-jY - Sunny - Stevie Wonder, 1968
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD8DcgpLp_w - Sunny - Boney M, 2006
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_%28song%29:
"Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".
Hebb wrote the song after 22 November 1963, the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Hebb's older brother Harold was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and many critics say that those events inspired the tune. According to Hebb, he wrote the song as an expression of a preference for a "sunny" disposition over a "lousy" disposition.[1] Certainly, events influenced Bobby's songwriting, but his timeless melody, crossing over into R&B (#3 on U.S. R&B chart) Country and Pop (#2 on U.S. Pop chart), together with the optimistic lyrics, came from the artist's desire to express that one should always "look at the bright side" - a direct quote from the author. Hebb has said about "Sunny":
"All my intentions were just to think of happier times – basically looking for a brighter day – because times were at a low tide. After I wrote it, I thought "Sunny" just might be a different approach to what Johnny Bragg was talking about in 'Just Walkin' in the Rain'"...
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Happy Birthday today to 
Agnes Dick Kump ('57)
AND
Susan Perkins Best ('63)
AND
Mark
Friedman ('65) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to Kitty Taylor Hanrahan ('57) AND Carol Wornom Sorenson ('57) AND 
 Bobby
Turpin ('58) of VA
AND
Owen Smith ('63)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
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From Frank Blechman ('65) of Northern VA - 10/23/14 - "Error":
| In one of your inserts yesterday,
your contributor wrote, "There is a reason that our national motto is,
IN GOD WE TRUST." Actually, our national motto is "E Pluribus Unum" (From Many One, which presumably includes those who trust God and those who don't). The statement about God (cited above) was added to money in our lifetimes.
Thank you, Frank!
"In God we trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782...[1][2] "In God we trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864[3] and has appeared on paper currency since 1957.[4] Some secularists object to its use...[5] The phrase appears to have originated in "The Star-Spangled Banner", written during the War of 1812. The fourth stanza includes the phrase, "And this be our motto: 'In God is our Trust...'" From http://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/in-god-we-trust.aspx: ...A law passed by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by the President on July 30, 1956, the President approved a Joint Resolution of the 84th Congress, declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States. IN GOD WE TRUST was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the motto entered circulation on October 1, 1957...
So,
July 30, 1956, hmm?
That was 23 days after your ninth birthday, and exactly one month before
mine. Let's see, that was a Monday,
Eisenhower
was still in his first term, so the real question is, what was I
wearing? And the answer is... the answer is.....
Thanks again, Frank!
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of
RI - 10/23/14 - "Class of '64 reunion photos":
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There are 340 photos of our reunion on
www.snapfish.com...
We had a fabulous time! Thanks so
much, Jean!
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From Jimmy Smith ('62 / '63) of VA -
10/22/14 - "Beer":
| This is alarming and scary stuff! Beer contains female hormones! Yes, that's right, FEMALE hormones! Last month, Montreal University scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain Phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men each drank eight large drafts of beer within a one hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects, yes, 100% of all these men: 1) Argued over nothing. 2) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong. 3) Gained weight. 4) Talked excessively without making sense. 5) Became overly emotional. 6) Couldn't drive. 7) Failed to think rationally, and 8) Had to sit down while urinating. No further testing was considered necessary!!
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From My Former Daughter-in-Law,
Bethany Winona McAllister (Siuslaw HS, OR - '94) of
UT - 10/23/14 - "What You Need to Know About 6-Foot Trick-or-Treaters":
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What You Need to Know About 6-Foot Trick-or-Treaters
Thank you, Bethany!
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From Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA -
10/23/14 - "Mercury Glass Tree Project":
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Mercury Glass Tree Project
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
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From My Friend, Cheryl, of TX - 10/23/14 - "Calories":
From www.ajokeaday.com - 10/23/14:
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