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12/23/11
- NNHS Newsletter![]() “A Festivus for the Rest of Us!” |
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“There can be hope only for a society which
acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.”
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Anwar Sadat |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today marks our third observance of the totally ludicrous Seinfeld holiday of Festivus (revealed December 18, 1997):
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM - The Story of Festivus
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZPcGG0_e8&NR=1&feature=fvwp - Festivus - The Airing of Grievances
BONUS #3 - http://www.festivus.biz/festivus.mp3
BONUS #4 - http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/Festivuspoles.htm (contains video song)
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma879--VKrI - Five Things You Should Know about Festivus
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus
http://www.cbrsd.org/nessacus/festivus/festivusmain.html
http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/festivus%2010.htm
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Festivus Birthday
today to
Tom Flax ('64) of VA AND
Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA
AND
Holly Hill Campbell (Hampton Roads Academy - '72)
of VA!
Happy Christmas Eve Birthday
tomorrow to
James Gay ('57)
AND
Ann W. Hutcheson ('57)
AND
Sandye Jordan Murray ('67) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
25 -
Patsy Bloxom Meider ('57) of NC
AND
Doug Dickinson ('69) of VA;
27 -
Anita Morgan Becker ('66) of VA;
29 - Roy Tate ('57);
30 - William Gwynn ('57)
AND
Ron Miller ('59) of NC
AND (if Plaxo
is to be believed)
Carole Althaus Tanenhaus ('65) of
MD
AND Joyce Tedder Rossman ('68) of PA
AND Sarah Stewart Vance ('69) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
TODAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
From
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday1223.htm:
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Monday, Dec. 23, 1861 TRENT TRIALS TERRIBLY TEDIOUS Lord Lyons, his diplomatic patience nearing exhaustion, finally presented his government’s ultimatum. Her Majesty Queen Victoria hereby made a demand for the surrender of Confederate agents Mason and Slidell, who had been taken off a British mail ship in mid-ocean in contravention of maritime law. Up with delay she would not put. Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who had a certain amount of jurisdiction because the two were being held in a prison in Boston Harbor, met with President Lincoln and urged that the men be turned over, on the grounds that they were becoming an embarrassment. Lincoln was only too happy to agree, noting that "one war at a time" was entirely enough. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1862 BAD BEHAVIOR BURNS BUTLER'S BUTT Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, USA, was not making himself at all popular as the military governor of New Orleans. (One order said women who harassed Union soldiers would be arrested and treated as prostitutes.) On this day Jefferson Davis issued an order that if Butler were to be captured he should be hanged immediately, rather than treated as a military prisoner of war. It is not uncommon in wartime for combatants to demonize their opponents to stir up support among their own people, but Butler had a special talent for antagonizing. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1863 TENNESSEE TRANQUILITY TERRIBLY TROUBLING Things were not nearly active enough in the Department of Tennessee to suit the Confederate needs. Union forces essentially controlled the entire state, peace and order was largely in place, and nobody except Nathan Bedford Forrest was doing much of anything to combat this. President Jefferson Davis took this day to write a letter to Gen. Johnston urging more strenuous efforts. He hoped that Johnston would “soon be able to commence active operations against the enemy.” Friday, Dec. 23, 1864 FURTHER FIRST FOR FARRAGUT As part of the true civil war--between the Army and the Navy that is--the seagoing forces had requested the creation of the rank of Vice Admiral. This would correspond to the new Army rank of Lieutenant General. Today Congress approved the rank, and it was conferred on David G. Farragut. He had also been the first to hold the then-new rank of Rear Admiral. |
From Mickey ('54) and
Carol Moell ('56) Marcella of VA -
12/22/11 - "RE: 1963 Anchor
for
Jimmy Walker ('62) of VA
to give to Bobby Ball ('63) of NM":
How great, Carol!
That will be his favorite Christmas present.
Carol and Mickey
Oh, I hope so!
Thanks so much, Sweetie-Pies! Merry Christmas!
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Boy, Carol:
You were all over this
request.
Best wishes for a blessed
Christmas and content New Year.
Take care,
Joe Madagan
Thank
you, Adonis - the very same for yours!
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From Liz Roberts Venton of VA -
12/22/11 - "new email address":
Carol, Please note I have a new email address and my home address has also changed: _____________@___.___ Thanks, Liz - I have you all set now! Best wishes in your new home! ![]() |
From
Hunter Todd
('57) of TX - 12/22/11 - "Merry Christmas from 45th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film
Festival":
Our Special Holiday Gift to You!
Wishing you...the Happiest of Holidays! Our traditional Holiday Gift to You: Entry Deadline Extended to Monday. January 16th, 2012! All Late Fees are Waived!
Holiday Cheers and a Very Bountiful New Year!
All of us at - The 45th WorldFest-Houston International Film
Festival
The 45th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video
Festival
9898 Bissonnet Street - Suite 650 Penthouse, Houston, Texas
77036 - WorldFest is very proudly sponsored by AMC Theaters,
the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA), Boxer Property, Amtrak,
Panasonic 3D/HD, Eastman Kodak, The City of Houston, The
Houston Film Commission, The HQ Hotel Marriott Westchase,
Space Center Houston, Texas Longhorns, Wagner Media, NASA,
The Houston Yacht Club, InkTip, The Houston Film Society,
OnlyInHouston, Fest21.com, the USAFilmFestival, Dallas; the
Seoul Drama Awards, Korea; the Concorto Short Film Festival,
Italy and The Wellness Center.
713-965-9955 | entry@worldfest.org | http://www.worldfest.org |
How very cool!
Thank you, Hunter - and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!
From Randy Bearor ('64) of VA - 12/22/11 -
"Christmas party memos":
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 12/22/11, 1:33 PM - "HO-HO-Hooooo SHOOT!!!" AND
From Dimples Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC -
12/23/11, 12:31 PM - "Santa's
mid air collision - Seriously though, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!":
From
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX - 12/22/11 - "White
Christmas":
http://www.sandgatevermont.com/white_christmas.html
GIGGLES!
Thanks so much, Glenn!
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From
Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL -
12/20/11 - "Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier (#3 in a Series of 24)":
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Some of
these ideas are really good.
Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
EXCELLENT!
Thank you so much, Eva - I do love clever tips!
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From
http://www.FlyLady.net
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12/22/11 - "The Painful 'P' Cycle":
Dear Flylady, I just wanted to let you know that I'm on day 31 of babysteps! It's taken about 2 months but I took my time and it has paid off. Thank you so much for your encouragement - I have never felt more in control of my home. I had a revelation I wanted to share with you. There are 4 bad "P" words that all feed into each other. The first P is Pride - the bad kind of pride that makes you set standards that are unrealistic to compete with others instead of being content with ourselves. This leads to the second P which is Perfectionism - that terrible idea that there's a right or wrong way to do everything, and that a job's not worth doing if it's not done right. This causes the third P which is Pressure - negative Pressure on ourselves to be Perfect because of our Pride. Of course this pressure leads to the fourth P which is Procrastination - we give up totally because we've lost before we've begun. CRAZY! This cycle of Pride, Perfectionism, Pressure, and Procrastination has controlled me for most of my life and I want to thank you for freeing me up from the painful P Cycle. Much love from a flybaby in Tennessee, Karen FlyLady here: I want each of you to eliminate the Painful "P" Cycle from your life! Give yourself Permission to BabyStep your way to Peace. These are the 2 "P" Blessings!! |
From
http://www.FlyLady.net
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12/22/11 - "Holiday Reality Check: Three Days before Christmas Dinner!":
Dear Friends: It is time for another Holiday Reality Check!! During this time of year when we are all running around trying to make this the most perfect and best Holiday ever, we lose a sense of reality and start drowning in perfectionism! Even when we promise ourselves it won't happen this year! The subject of today's Holiday Reality Check is about Christmas Dinner. Now there may be some of you that don't prepare a this meal but trust me you can still relate to this subject even if you are not cooking the meal yourself. Christmas Dinner..... ahhh, the Turkey will be golden and juicy, we will obsess about it being just right! The stuffing will be perfectly cooked, not soggy or overdone. The mashed potatoes will be creamy and light, no lumps allowed. Our tables will be set with our best dishes and oh wait, candles... yes candles. Mental note: have to go buy candles. If the dining room is flanked in candlelight then no one will notice the stain on the carpet or the crack in the wall. Hmmm - maybe I should paint that wall. It is only one wall with a crack, so maybe if I paint that wall in a complimentary color, I won't have to paint all the walls. OH! If I paint the wall a soft cream, I could get a new valance for the window. Ay yi yi the window, it really needs to be cleaned. I guess I need to clean that first. STOP!!! HALT!! Put the brakes on! Ok, what you just read was how a SHE mind thinks. We start off thinking about what we want for our dinner and then somewhere we take a left turn and just keep on going. Before you know it, it will be the night before your grand dinner and you will be on a ladder painting the dining room!!! You will be standing on a ladder with hungry kids, a husband that is shaking his head wondering why this has to be done now and then it will hit you!! OH NO! The turkey is still in the freezer! DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!! Let me give it to you straight right here and now! There are three more days before Christmas, the only thing you need to focus on now is making sure you have all of the groceries you need and getting your home ready as in company ready - NOT REDECORATING!! If you have not done it by now, it is time to let it go and focus on what is truly important. Gathering your loved ones around you and enjoying the holiday together with good food and good company. Check your pantry, freezer and refrigerator BEFORE you go to the grocery store. Do not try and mentally challenge yourself into a brain freeze trying to remember if you have cornstarch at home. Write down what you need to complete your shopping and get it done before Friday. Do not attempt to go to the grocery store Saturday morning and get caught in the crowds with all those people that will certainly have lost their sense of humor and holiday cheer. Do not look forward to a perfect day, look forward to a FLYing Christmas dinner! Love, Kelly -------- You are not behind! I don't want you to try to catch up; I just want you to jump in where we are. O.K.? |
From
http://www.FlyLady.net
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12/22/11 - "Testimonial: Pampering #21":
Dear Flylady, I've always been better at some aspects of Flying than others, but what matters is that Flying always brings so much happiness to me and keeps my home clean and cozy. My biggest challenge is the Before Bedtime Routine and this is of course the most important one. I just get so tired sometimes. Pampering this month has inspired me to do something fun with that routine and pamper myself at the same time. I am wearing favorite colors that make me feel good on certain days of the week. Red on Mondays, pink on Tuesdays, etc. On the day I wear black I go for soft textures that pamper me like a velvet blouse. What really makes it fun and special is adding a complementary fragrance and lipstick which I keep fresh day and evening. Now instead of the chore of "what to wear" it's all about things that make me feel pampered and at my best and the Before Bedtime Routine is now more fun, with less guesswork. Thank you, Flylady, with lots of love, Flybaby Deborah Kelly here: Our habit this month is pampering. Take a few minutes each day just for yourself! I am so proud of you. |
FINALLY: From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 12/21/11:
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DATES TO REMEMBER: |
1. Thursday, January 5, 2012 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch
gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on
Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The
luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that
year, go visit with them. 2. Saturday, January 7, 2012 - 11:00 AM - The NNHS Breakfast Bunch will host a Breakfast Bunch Brunch at the Warwick Restaurant, 12306 Warwick Boulevard, (across from CNU) Newport News, Virginia 23606. "Please come join them for a Dutch Treat Brunch featuring a lot of 'War Stories' and maybe a lie or two. Everyone is welcome so bring your wife, husband, boy friend, girl friend, class mate, school friend or whomever you choose." Please RSVP to Bill Roady at duckbill1@verizon.net or call him at 757-595-0716 so they have a head count. 3. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 4. Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, 2012 - Class of 1962 - 50-Year Reunion - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton on the Water. More information after the Holidays. Meetings are second Tuesday of each month. CONTACT: Brenda Amos Williams at typhoonmom@juno.com |
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 10/22/11 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
Please find a few minutes of your busy
schedule to support
Thank you so much!
Y'all take 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.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Let Them Wait!
What a lovely day for Festivus,
A Festivus for the rest of us,
(But this is??) no place to hate,
Let them wait, let them wait, let them wait!
"Let Them Wait! (Let It Snow!)" midi courtesy of http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound7.html - 12/26/07
"Let Them Wait!" lyrics laboriously (HA HA!) not completely transcribed by the webmistress from http://www.festivus.biz/festivus.mp3 - 12/23/09
"Happy Festivus" Title Logo courtesy of http://www.cbrsd.org/nessacus/festivus/festivusmain.html - 12/23/10
"Happy Festivus" image courtesy of http://theframeproblem.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/heres-to-a-happy-festivus/ - 11/30/09
Animated Colored Lights Divider Line clip art courtesy of - um, I cannot seem to access that information at the moment - 12/08/08
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 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07
Animated LOL
Cats courtesy of Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of NC - 12/10/11
Thanks, Paul!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Ringing Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 12/08/05
NNHS65 Home Page Banner created by
my #5 Son, Nathaniel Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '97) of IL - 06/06/02
Thanks, Nathaniel!