St. Andrew's Legacy

Reunion Photo's

2008-08-19T23:39:00.002-05:00

Hey all you ROCKS out there,
The photo's that are being posted are great!
Hope more people will post their's!
After veiwing the photo's on here. I have seen a couple people
I didn't get a chance to speak too!
I want a do-over...everyone get back to Charleston! I WISH!
Well, hope all will try to stay in touch over the years....
Thanks everyone for being a part of such an amazing reunion!
Always,
Dottie O'D. Wear

REUNION COMMENTS

2008-08-19T14:15:00.004-05:00

Sheril Bennett Turner
Monday, August 18, 2008
Thanks to Linda, Dena, Carla, Raul, Dottie, Bert, Eddy and everyone who helped plan and perfectly execute the reunion. I can't tell you how much fun it was to see everyone again and compare war stories!!! A special thanks, also, to all the spouses, mine included, who were there for moral support - it was a pleasure to meet them all. And, as for all the girls and guys I pulled onto the dance floor. . .my husband with his two blown football knees sends his condolences for having to dance with his crazy wife (: Hopefully we can all get back together for the cruise (YES, FROM CHARLESTON WOULD BE GREAT) after I've done two years-worth of stomach crunches. Until then, please stay in touch. My e-mail is sherilturner@aol.com.

Sheril (Bennett) Turner

P.S. I've just posted some pictures to the blog page and there are some really good ones of everyone.

Debora Hardesty (Godbee)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Is anyone out there missing their group reunion picture. I have an extra one that is not mine. If this one is yours, please email me.
blanchemanor@yahoo.com
And I will mail it right out to you.

Debora

Dottie Wear (O'Driscoll)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Hey classmates,
WOW! What an amazing Reunion! Meeting and greeting all of you was very heartwarming. I hope to keep in touch with many of you. Many are posting there pictures on the Blog page! Check them out! It's cool seeing everyone from a defferent point of view. Bless you all!

Dottie

Terry Scott Schucany
Monday, August 11, 2008
My husband, Greg, and I had such a great time at the reunion. It exceeded our expectations in every way. I had so much fun catching up with old friends! Greg commented on the fact that everyone was incredibly nice and genuine. Thank you to the committee for putting together such a special event. The work that went into it must have been overwhelming at times but, you made a whole lot of people really happy and provided us with lifetime memories. I hope you all know how grateful I am to have been a part of such a neat highschool with so many special people.

David Fabian
Monday, August 11, 2008
There wont be enough room here for me to share my thoughts, so I will do it in a seperate letter to all of you. But for now, thank you for inviting me into your lives, into your hearts and into your reunion. It is by far the best I have ever attended.

Thank you!

Dena Lambrakos
Monday, August 11, 2008
Now wasn't that a Fantastic Blast from the Past! And People make the party...and we Did have a Party! It is Wonderful to celebrate Life! And my Reunion team was so wonderful! Linda, Raul, Bert, Carla, Eddie, Dottie, Doreen....You're the best business team a girl could ask for!....BY far our Most Beautiful Reunion Yet!...........Two years will go by fast....on to the Cruise!

Jerry Hayes
Sunday, August 10, 2008
WOW! - The entire weekend far exceeded my expectations. As Ed Pettus said at Sundays Farewell Service - I really had no interest in the 10 or 20 year reunion - Why? - I guess maybe I wasn't ready to "face it", but something about the 30 year was different. And now that it's over - I truly wouldn't trade it for just about anything. As the time got closer, I found myself getting more and more excited - but still "somewhat uncertain" - From the time I walked into the Marriot and walked right into Linda Shaw - it started to immediately be like old times. Friday night was very special because I saw so many people I haven't seen in 30 years - (well just about everyone) - and there were so many people that were not in the class of '78, but still it was so neat - The Golf outing on Saturday was more fun than I've personally had in a long time. As Bert said it seems after about the first 10 or 15 minutes of initial catching up it was like we were right back together joking and laughing like 30 years ago. What a great time - Saturday night was really special because my wife Mary was able to be there (unlike Friday) and I truly wanted her to meet everyone and wanted ya'll to meet her. Thank you all for making her feel welcome. For those of you who didn't attend Sunday morning, in my opinon you missed another "special time". I can say I always knew Ed, but not well. After this weekend I feel in the short time, I have more in common with Ed and Barbara than I ever would have thought (from one Presbyterian to another) - Thank you Ed.

I know I'm rambling, but hopefully this expresses my feelings of gratitude to everyone involved (to whatever extent) in planning and organizing such a great weekend. Linda, Raul, Bert, Ed, Carla, and Dena - Thank you so much - It was a Special Time - Jerry Hayes

Debora Hardesty (Godbee)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
What a BLAST!! BIG THANKS to all of the commitee members...Y'all did a FANTASIC JOB! Talked with so many people and missed talking with a few..so if I missed talking with you a BIG HELLO!
Friday and Saturday night was wonderful.

Love to all,
Debora

Ed Pettus
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Great time at the reunion! So many memories and fun stories to share. Thanks to all who put things together.

Dena Lambrakos
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Bert, you did have to talk me into it...but I'm so glad you did! I'm probably like many others...just thought I didn't want to go....but I could not be Happier that I did! Linda....it has been a Great ride...one that I will never forget! We all have these memories... of the same place...it's a wonderful since of nostalgia! Don't forget to Live in the moment tomorrow and Saturday....it will all go by so quickly....Don't forget to enjoy!!

Reunion

2008-08-11T11:18:00.001-05:00

Reunion Photos.
Check out the photos on the slide shows to your left.
You can doubleclick on them to make them larger.

If you have photos you would like to share, do one of two things, email them to me @ lindacshaw@earthlink.net. It will take a week or longer now b/c I am taking some R& R.

or go to Picasso and create your own account and then link them in.
If you see a photo you would like removed, just ask.

It was great fun. Great memories. Hope to see you on the cruise in 2010. Linda

2008-07-29T20:23:00.000-05:00

Hey this came to me from the class of 64... a class story about one of our own.. Ed Jones. doing his job.. like so many of us do day in and day out. But this time it came home and helped a fellow alumni.. Great story. Great officer. He deserves a spirit award from his classmates, from his alma mater. L
Linda -

Looks like you are down to about 12 days..............'what adrenalin'???!

You all are going to have a great time!

A little follow up on the Ed Jones Class Ring Thing....................

Betty Barger Disher was in touch with me last week and told me that she was out of town for a while about the time Ed discovered her SAPHS 64 Class Ring in the 'evidence room' at his police station. She wanted to fill me in on what happened next.

Well, back track to 1992 and one of Ed's co-workers had the ring "come in" (didn't say from what source - burglary? robbery? mugging? ) and he had somehow found out whose ring it was............ (Betty's three initials were engraved on the inside the band and someone must have checked the Pelican and she is the only Senior of '64 with those initials)........... and he had called Betty's Mother. Betty said that in '92 her Mother was very ill for a long time and never passed the message re the ring on to her. So fast forward 16 years to 2008 and evidently Ed saw it in the evidence room and found our '64 website and called one of our reunion committee members - Billy Hurtes. Billy called Betty who in turn finally got in touch with Ed and her ring has come home! Quite a nice ending - for a change.

I won't keep you - you must have gobs to do. Have a great 30th!

Steve Sopko
Class of '64

An open letter to my classmates...

2008-07-28T09:59:00.003-05:00

Dear Class of ’78,

I truly regret missing our 30th reunion, but locking up the award for traveling the greatest distance can’t justify the 17,388-mile round trip between Hong Kong and Charleston, especially just two months before I return to the Holy City for good. But I figured if I can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em silly with an extra credit, what-I-did-last-summer composition. So here’s what I’ve been up to since most of you last saw me, whether it was at the 20th reunion, the 10th, or waaaaay back at graduation that night on the St. Andrew’s football field.

For those of you still plagued with short attention spans (raise your hand if you ever slept through Mrs. Wilson’s English class), I’ve posted an illustrated version of some of my recent adventures at http://picasaweb.google.com/DCorvette/RamblinMan. For those of you with too much time – or curiosity – on your hands, more photo highlights of my life as an expatriate Rock are at http://picasaweb.google.com/DCorvette.

OK, here are the basics: I’ve been married 17 years and counting, with no kids, just two spoiled cats who don’t realize how tenuous life can be for their kind in China. So far I’m not gray, bald or fat, but with Bessinger’s BBQ still in business on Savannah Highway, I warned my wife Gail that she may be settling for two out of three after I return home this October. Officially, I’m no longer working, but I’m still writing, and I’d like to take the opportunity to announce that any resemblance between any of you and the characters of any books I write is purely coincidental. Except Slade. You can’t make that stuff up.

After St. Andrews I went to USC journalism school, which led to 11 years of writing for the Atlanta paper, which led to meeting Gail. We married in 1991 and stayed in Atlanta a couple of years before her job took us to Washington, D.C., where I worked on Capitol Hill for the late, great Sen. Paul Wellstone. In 1996, we moved to New York City, where I spent 10 years working variously as a freelance writer, a press officer for the state Attorney General, and eventually as a marketing manager for a big PR firm.

After a career writing about other people’s tragedies, I experienced a few first-hand. I buried my oldest brother after his shooting death in 1997, and I witnessed the collapse of the World Trade Center, unfiltered by time or television. My PR job evaporated in the post-dotcom bust, post-9/11 tsuris that gripped the nation by the throat and New York City by the…well, not the throat. So two years ago, Gail and I started making serious noises about “chucking it all” for Chuck Town, a city she has always loved despite her Ohio roots.

Then her company called again with the most tantalizing offer yet: a two-year assignment to Hong Kong.

We had visited Hong Kong once and liked it. Plus, we’d lived in New York for 10 years, and like the song says, if you can make it there… Also, we figured Hong Kong could be a base for traveling to places in Asia that seemed inaccessible from the Western Hemisphere. All of that has proved true. After New York, the crowds and the closet-sized accommodations of Hong Kong don’t bother us, and we’ve been able to explore every country over here except Myanmar. But let me tell you, despite America’s current and ongoing troubles, after all this time away from her, she’s looking like the prettiest girl at the prom.

Over here, everything is different. Besides obvious things like language, food and money, you have to decipher things like time (military style and half a day ahead of the U.S. East Coast), distance, weight and volume (all metric), electricity (240 volts), traffic (driving on the left), paper sizes (A4 instead of good ol’ 8 ½ x 11), temperature (Celsius), weather (typhoon warnings skip from Signal 1 to 3 to 8, inexplicably), superstitions (13 is no big whoop, but 4 means death, and 8 is lucky. Go figure), clothing sizes (everything’s at least one size too small), holidays (New Year’s Day in February, anyone? Dragon Boat Festival?), business hours (nothing opens before 11 a.m. or closes before 10 p.m.), phone numbers (eight digits), British-legacy spellings (apologise), and even ice cream flavors (durian? mung bean?). And don’t even get me started on the Olympics. I thought Atlanta went crazy when it got the Games, but here the Honkers rioted when the government issued an Olympics commemorative $10 bill.

I came over with grand hopes of learning the language of the world’s ascendant economy. Talk about naïve! I’ve learned more Japanese in two weekend visits than I’ve learned Chinese in nearly two years of living here. It doesn’t help that Honkers speak Cantonese, while mainlanders speak Putonghua (Mandarin). My entire Chinese lexicon amounts to about a dozen phrases – mostly “taxi talk” like “turn left,” “turn right,” “stop here” or the always helpful “look out!” Oddly enough, I also know how to say “funnel” and “very tight” in Cantonese. And forget about reading Chinese. Even with romanized letters, spelling is random: “hello” is either nei ho, lei ho or – on the phone – simply wei. I wouldn’t even know I was eating corn flakes if it weren’t for the picture of the rooster on the box.

Despite the challenges, Hong Kong can be captivating. On a clear night, the view from the Peak – over the twinkling towers of Central, across Victoria Harbour to the newer spires of Kowloon – is simply enchanting. In many ways, Hong Kong is more Chinese than China; British rule protected it from the societal spasms of the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward. Cemeteries still line hillsides facing the water in keeping with feng shui dictates. Gamblers shun jinx-inducing behaviors as they pile into hydrofoils and race to the casinos of Macau. Families burn “hell money” during the Hungry Ghost Festival in late summer so dead relatives can afford the Afterlife. “Face” is paramount, and when it’s in question, the Chinese giggle can diffuse misunderstandings as well as the Indian head wag.

Still, when I watch the sun sink into the South China Sea from my 37th floor terrace and find myself thinking of Walter Solomon’s valedictory speech (“As the sun sets slowly in the west behind us…”), I know it’s time to come home. When I try to explain the subtle delicacy of fried okra to Chinese friends and get the same stare I get when I talk to my cat, I know it’s time to come home. And when I hear the word “y’all” in a crowd and get whiplash trying to find the speaker, I know it’s time to come home.

I just wish I could come home in time to see all of you at our high school reunion, but I will be with you there in spirit. Maybe I’ll even get up early in the morning of Aug. 9 (early in the evening Aug. 8, Charleston time) and sing the alma mater. In the meantime, I want to see lots of pictures, from the reunion or from any of you who wants to drop me a line at sino.vette@yahoo.com. Come mid-October, I’ll be living downtown at 360 Ashley Avenue, so stop by and set a spell.

Your classmate and friend,

David Corvette

Flat B, 37/F, Phase 1, Tower 3
Residence Bel-Air
28 Bel-Air Avenue, Island South
Hong Kong
+852-2219-6467

Reunion's right around the corner!

2008-07-21T09:57:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone!
Wow, only 18 days left till Reunion. Are we getting excited yet?
We'll have a great turnout. Try to mingle at the events planned and rekindle friendships or just aquaintances from back in 78'.
Also, meet the new frienships made during the planning of the reunion!
Looking forward to meeting everyone! See ya there!
"Go Rocks"
Dottie Wear (O'Driscoll)

2008-05-29T14:44:00.002-05:00

Good idea Dottie about posting the names with the pictures from the 20th reunion as some people standing close to one another may be mistaken as "couples" who are not. Would be fun to be able to identify/recognize everyone! Thanks!

20 Year Photo's

2008-05-28T20:42:00.002-05:00

Hey,
I wasn't at the 20 yr. reunion! Looks like everyone had fun! I can guess who a few of the people are, but some don't remember! Whoever posted them...would you label the pics, so we can know who they are!
Thanks,
Dottie Wear (O'Driscoll)

Twenty Year Reunion

2008-05-28T14:54:00.000-05:00

We will always be here, please always be there!

2008-05-27T22:18:00.002-05:00

Hello all my Rockers and Rockettes,
I come to you once again with my thoughts open. Ok Ok just bare with me a few moments. This is something that has been on my mind awhile and just wanted to share, hope, and remember what we have.
About a year ago a good friend of mine took her life in California. She is known I am sure to alot of you. Her brothers went to St Andrews as well as her. She set out into this big old world upon graduation to find her own. Things were good so we all heard. She was finding her wings and her destiny. Things evidently over the years went bad. Very bad. We didnt realize how bad till we heard of her self induced death. If any of us close to her had known we would have gone to the west coast to get her, but we never did. Only in her death did we realize how bad things had gotten.
The reason I share this story my friends is that no matter where we have ended up at, we are still close to home. That home is pulled closer than you realize by our meer relationship with one another. We leave a comfort zone of friends that we shared everything with. Our first love, our first dance, our first fight with our first love, our first cigarette, our first drink, our first nausea of our first drink on the shoes of our friends, we even for some of us shared our first experiance with drugs(I said some of us). Even as long as I went to St Andrews, I remember first marriages and first kids. The point I am trying to make is that no matter where you go, no matter how far you are away, we are still here. Don't end up somewhere unhappy thinking that you have no one. Don't let pride or embarrasment get in the way. We don't want to hear that the only choice you ended up having was the ultimate choice. Stay in touch, call, email, write, or if you must, "COME BACK HOME TO YOUR FRIENDS. We know you best. You are the best.
Please everyone make this promise to us all. I have lost to many of you way to soon in life and life for us all is way to short. I hope you all are well and that this summer brings alot of you home.
Always with my best,
David Fabian

For all the Horse Lovers Out There!

2008-05-20T15:51:00.002-05:00

Here is a site for all the horse lovers out there. You may even recognize some of the people in the site from the past. There is an awesome picture of one of my best friends who graduated in '77 Cindy DuPont (Judelsohn) on a horse who she sadly lost a few years back. There is a wonderful tribute she wrote. So, please check out the site and scroll down when the site comes up to "Tributes"....you will see Cindy on that beautiful horse of hers! She is also as I am pleased to say coming to join us at the Rock Crawl!
The site is: www.lowcountrysaddleclub.com
Check it out!!!
Kim Ashfield Thomas

Looking to the future!

2008-05-13T15:34:00.003-05:00

Another Mother's Day has come and gone! Another Birthday come and gone! Wow, time is just flying by and we can't slow it down now can we! My husband and I have realized how important it is to "stop and smell the roses". Traveling to spend time with our sons, grands, camping and fishing. We are celebrating 30 years of wedded bliss! We're looking ahead to another 10!
Our 30 yr. Reunion is right around the corner. There are many new friendships being made, and many old ones rekindled. Goals are being set to ensure it goes off with a bang! We have a very hard working committee. It should be a great time had by all!
Join in and help us with all the little details.
Dottie

2008-05-11T21:11:00.004-05:00

Denny is standing.. using some of our modern marvels. He is practicing walking again. Go Denny. We hope you are walking again soon.

2008-05-10T11:30:00.002-05:00

This is me tubing.. not quite as much a daredevel as the one video Kim sent. The water is beautiful.. clear, clean, and about 78. It's not Charleston but it's the best we can do.

This is a sunset taken from Washington Island last July. We went Camping on Rock Island which has no electricity and can only be accessed by boat. It was very fun, yet very different from S.C. The water b/c of the rocks stays warm around the island and in the shallow depths.

From Kim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6SWuunU9dk

Fun times....we used to do this every weekend it didn't rain w/ the kids....Chuck wouldn't pull them that fast so they wouldn't get hurt, but we have had idiots that said they wanted to go really fast so Chuck wouldsock it to them....it was funny as hell...My back couldn't take that these days!! HAHAHA!

Now.. I have to add to this and say.. this is Wisconsin.. We do this up north on Washington Island.. Very Fun.. Not this crazy though.. This is one of the reasons we love Wisconsin. Warm summer lakes.. very fun.. water fun.L

Raderstorf's

2008-05-09T11:44:00.002-05:00

Dena wants very much to find Jo Raderstorf. She moved before we graduated.. but had 2 very active sisters @ St. Andrews Dee and Peggy Sue.
Dee married into the Kerber family. If you know how to get in touch with Jo.. or any of the Raderstorf girls so that Dena can get back in touch, please emal.. Dena.. nikkielliott07@aol.com
Thanks. L:)

Friday May 9th

2008-05-09T09:54:00.003-05:00

So.. We are happily moving forward and everyone is keeping busy with life and with finding their old friends.

Strange things happen sometime.. It must be the Karma.. but it really makes you wonder.. I don't wonder anymore I know.. I guess that is why I am doing this... anyway

Yesterday was a bit hectic around here.. .....I received an email from
Ellen Salyers. She had been on the site and sent me a contact form..
With her permission.. I copy..

I can't remember ANYTHING! I hung with the horsey crowd.
Kim Blayton, Terry Zey, Kim Vaughn (Class of '79) and Dianne something or other. Anyway, I live on a farm in Michigan. Am pondering returning for a visit. I still have family in Charleston. Thank you for this website.

That was fun in and of itself.. and then in the next 2 emails.. I get an email from Kim Blayton.. I had called her way back when... and had not received any other contact from her until yesterday.. So the vibes were on the right channel yesterday for these girlfriends. Kim did not know that Ellen had emailed me.. I don't believe they had talked for 20 years.
We are still waiting for Terry Zey to tune into the these same vibes. I know she has girlfriends who would love to hear from her. We all do.

Other Blog News
Sad news..

Bonnie Neel Kuhlman's mother passed away this past week.
Many of you will remember Mrs. Mac..aka Mrs. Nel McNaughton...(93)
I had a nice visit with Bonnie. She is very sad and will be in Charleston this week. Her mother and sisters were very much a part of what we remember about our High School Days. For those who went to the Pig for lunch, Mr. Mac worked there. If you have some time and would like to let Bonnie know you are thinking of her in this sad time, please email her kuhlman@gwest.net

Kim Ashfield Thomas and I had a nice telephone conversation on Wednesday. She and I had common interests of horse back riding. I had a Palamino Paint.. called Crystal and she had several horses while in High School. She is doing well and I just want to say Thanks to Kim for visiting with me. I feel a bit nervous as the days wind down and I know that my virtual world will become real. How fun.. and I just want to do my best to make sure that it comes off the best it can be.

Bert's Birthday was this past week.... Be sure to let him know that it was nice of him to turn 50 before the rest of us. :) He actually helped me this week when my daughter's care would not start. Even though he is in S.C. and I am in Wisconsin, I called him... actually I was talking to him at the time.. and he was able to walk us through it. Thanks Bert..

Mike Williams will be traveling during August. We will miss him. Be sure to drop him a line and let him know that we hope he will keep in touch.

Please remember this blog is for everyone.. If you want to use it.. all you have to do is sign in and make a new post.. You can upload photos.. or just write a note. Or... you can simply comment on a post.
email me for the sign in information if you lost it on the first email.

It might prove an important way to connect with someone from your past.
Some things you might want to share to help us get to know you again...
Your hobbies...
Your job
Your friends
Memories
Photos
Family life
jokes.. always good to help us relax.. as this is a fun site.
News.. that is not too personal.
Have fun.. Linda

1970's Video

2008-05-09T09:41:00.003-05:00

Video Description From Kim A.Thomas...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-OxppWRyU
Take a trip to the past to the fabulous era that we call the 1970's. It will bring back memories of your past. You will remember tv shows like the brady bunch, all in the family, the partridge family, the incredible hulk, happy days, etc. Also some great toys like nerf, beach barbie, pet rock, easy bake oven, and wacky packages. how about those fondue parties. don't forget those memorable commercial jingles like dr. pepper, and coke wanting to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Maybe you'll even start using some 70's lingo like groovey and neato. Dust off those eight track and bring out the popcorn to watch flicks like halloween and the exorsist. Please enjoy and comment. i hope i can put some smiles on peoples faces. Thank you!! :)

Here are the list of things that you will see:Bands:
Led zepplinthe rolling stones elton johnabba bloniecherjourneydavid bowie kissjimi hendrixqueen the ramoneseaglesgreatful dead the whoAerosmiththe beatlesToys:barbieweeble wobblesG.I. Joeeasy bake oven nerf pet rockholly hobbywacky packages pongatariFood:twinkieshi-cdr. pepperfonduetabmr.owl/ tootsie poptangcoca colaTV:whats happeningthe partridge familyWKRP in Cincinattithrees companysoapscooby doorootsthe incredible hulkthe mod sqaudwonder womangood timesfat alberthawaii five ohzoomthe facts of lifethe donny and marie showthe dukes of hazzardbewitchesstarsky and hutchcharlies angelslittle house on the prairiesesame streetnancy drew and hardy boy mysteriesHR Pufnstufhappy dyasthe brady bunchlaverne and shirleywelcome back kotterthe muppet showGameshows:name that tunewheel of fortunethe dating gamethe 10,000 pyramidthe gong showthe price is rightCars:GremlinVW bugVW buspintoFads and fashion:8 trackspuka shell necklacecharlie perfumeavaitor sunglassesafrosadidasfarrah fawcwtt postermood ringsrecordsdove of peaceleisure suitsevil kenievalthe harlem globe trotterslacostepeace sighnplatform shoesnairMovies:rocky horror picture showsaturday night feverjawshalloweenstar warsthe exorsistwilly wonka and the chocolate factorythe chainsaw massacredawn of the deadrockyapocalypse nowbenjigreaseTeen Idols:David cassidyshaun cassidydonny osmondleif garretbobby sherman scott baioand soo much more.......!!!!!

2008-05-07T09:41:00.001-05:00

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Raul Zayas Bazan Thinking Out Loud

2008-05-07T09:37:00.004-05:00

Hello to all! I'm looking forward to see those from 10 & 20 yr. reunions, but am so happy to see those who are coming for the first time in 30. Some folks I see now & then Richie C. ,Bobby W.,Chuck C. & others. Gray hair is the biggest change but friendly smiles & old laughs are still the same.All is set just waiting on final funds & most important all of you to show up! Favorite memories, getting caught by coach Sutton cutting pep rally,riding with Richie Canaday in his mustang fastback(1966 I think) with the bright yellow flames painted over the black backround.

Tammy Ware

2008-05-06T17:44:00.001-05:00

NAIL IN THE FENCE

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence)

There once was a little boy who had a bad
temper.

His Father gave him a bag of nails
and told him that every time he lost his
temper, he must hammer a nail into the back
of the fence.

The first day the boy had
driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next
few weeks, as he learned to control his
anger, the number of nails hammered daily
gradually dwindled down. He discovered
it was easier to hold his temper than to
drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't
lose his temper at all. He told his father
about it and the father suggested that the
boy now pull out one nail for each day that he
was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally
able to tell his father that all the nails
were gone. The father took his son by the
hand and led him to the fence He said, "You
have done well, my son, but look at the
holes in the fence. The fence will never be
the same. When you say things in anger,
they leave a scar just like this one. You can put
a knife in a man and draw it out.

It won't matter how many times you say "I'm
sorry", the wound is still there. A verbal
wound is as bad as a physical one.

Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They
make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
They lend an ear, they share words of praise
and they always want to open their hearts to us."

It's National Friendship Week. Show your
friends how much you care. Send this to
everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if
it means sending it back to the person who
sent it to you. If it comes back to you,
then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.

2008-05-06T17:06:00.001-05:00

This is from Kim.. It's for all of our Fishing Buddies out there. L

just a little test

2008-05-06T13:23:00.002-05:00

just trying to use this site i am just a computer gooooorooooo

May 5 Tuesday

2008-05-06T11:57:00.002-05:00

We will see if this works. I believe that we will be able to post to this through comments. Let's give it a try. Post your comment.

Be sure to click on the title of the days post.. once it is open you can view one another's comments