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Gill Leggett -
I have not suggested in 60'swsongs but friend of my wife's alerted us to a new song on You Tube. Review and determine if you concur it is worth posting here. Social Distancing - by Steve Stewart & Don Stewart. Bill Sloan

05/05/20 01:43 AM

#485

Butch,

Still think Spot needs green nail polish to complete the outfit.

Debbie Pike

05/05/20 01:51 PM

#486

Gilbert "Butch" Colbert

What? Nail polish?? Unfortunately, Spot has declined the hint. He did say that all polish fades rapidly on his nails (although I don't know how he knows that). He mentions something about his "ghostly glow" whatever that is. I, for one, am not brave enough to even try to put polish on his nails. Nice try though.

05/05/20 03:00 PM

#487

FAMILY LIFE MYSTERIES: Butch, It appears to me that Spot is one of your family mysteries and I need everyone's (that's all of you all) help firguring out one of my family life mysteries. When our 4 children were young and we wanted a family outing to the beach, the lake, the pool the Sloans' could look for an hour and find, maybe, 3 beach towels and have to supplement with bath towels. Now all 4 are grown and on their own. With a "little" extra time on my hands I started to straighten out the linen closet. Where did all of the beach towels come from??

05/05/20 08:05 PM

#488

Bill Sloan

Beach towells are members of the sock family! They both disappear and are very sneaky. They tend to make it to the car and secret themselves somewhere like under seat or the fron seats in cars. When you get home you annound to the children to bring the towels. Said instructions are totally disregarded. After every one is in the house, the towels crawl into the attic and live there for 20 + years then suddenly reappear in the laundry to be washed!

Now you know.

Debbie Pike

05/06/20 06:46 AM

#489

Diana M. Codling (Reed)

Hmmm... And all this time I thought they were breeding in the dark when the door was closed. Thanks for the clarification! We have T-shirts that do the same thing.

05/06/20 01:16 PM

#490

Gilbert "Butch" Colbert

Bill, it is a little know fact that beach towels, like socks, do not require that the rules of the known universe apply to them. Therefore, socks in the laundry can remain hidden to all others by opening a small portal to another dimension until such time as the person looking for them tires of the game and goes on with their life. Beach towels enjoy the same affinity.

05/06/20 03:51 PM

#491

Thanks to all for the specialty clothing elucidation!
I thought socks enjoyed separate vacations to only be reunited every 4 or 5 years when someone finally had enough of the overstuffed "no mate found" sock drawer and attempted to reunite the separated pairs. It may also be that in addition to jinterdimensional travel capabilities there are some socks who really long to grow up to be shoe shine or furniture polish cloths!

05/06/20 11:04 PM

#492

Hey Bill, Butch, Deborah, Diana, et al,

Here is the children's stairs to their loft at the winery I am staying in place at. There is wisdom about socks on the bookcase stairwell.

05/07/20 04:44 PM

#493

Jim - your in-laws have a great organization idea - just a tiny late for me! Bill Leggett -great selection of flowers to post as we get ready to thank all of the mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers we know.

05/08/20 04:09 AM

#494

To All,

Roswell sure did turn out a superior group of positive people who could cure a rainy day. Thanks Guys for making my day HAPPY!!!

Debbie

05/08/20 10:06 AM

#495

Diana M. Codling (Reed)

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Sir Winston Churchill loved them).

If these have been posted before, I apologize....but I just get a kick out of them!!

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you ...but it's still on my list.

3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

7. Knowledge, is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

10. In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of an emergency, notify..." I answered "a doctor.”

11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

13. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

16. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

17. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find someone older than me.

05/08/20 01:01 PM

#496

Richard Marcum

Diana, I loved these little witty comments. Where did you find them? If you wrote them, you should write a book. My favorite is number 11. So true! Hope you're doing well! Rick

05/08/20 08:05 PM

#497

Diana,

So funny and TRUE!! Especially number 17

05/08/20 10:09 PM

#498

A BOMB and TOO MUCH SICKNESS: My enticement to encourage our classmates to submit pictures and a little history of themselves by doing it myself ... bombed ... totally! No one did but know you can still post pictures and tell us about your last 55 years,

I know there is a pandemic going on but there is too much sickness without it. Has this happened to you? Does this happen to everyone our age? A short time ago, in a 5-day period, my wife and I got calls from three longterm dear friends and spouses. The calls were from Florida, Connecticut and Michigan and these dear, dear friends, all whom we have seen and been in their homes within the past year (as we travel in a 5th-Wheel), passed along their confidential history -- Liver Cancer, Colon Cancer, Cardio-Myopathy. Then Kathy and I get to the our port-in-the-storm (stay-in-place), the Winery in NW New Mexico. So, what is next? Our brother-in-law and owner of the winery, goes to a doctor's appointment and whoosh .... he is whisked away and immediately flown to the Heart Institute in Albuquerque for emergency open chest, open heart surgery. A few days later, another friend here at the winery (the bookkeeper and a Vietnam Purple Heart recipient) that we have lunch with everyday is diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Another friend here who works the wine festival with us every year had a heart transplant.

Now, you may be thinking I am overlooking COVID-19. Not at all. Today I learned that our dear classmate, Boyce McFarland's, mother-in-law, age 106, was just diagnosed with COVID-19. The world is changing all around me so fast and I am not liking it. Is it changing suddenly for you too?

05/09/20 06:55 AM

#499

Diana M. Codling (Reed)

Rick, I wish I could say I was the author of these witicisms, but I am only passing along someone else's. Occasionally some come along that must be shared!

Jim, on the health issues, I think we have lived long enough to have to have our poor choices earlier in life come back at us. Or our genetics are catching up with us. When one is young, "nothing can hurt us" is the attitude of life. This allows us to be bold and push the envelope. But, as my mom used to tell me, "When we knew better, we did better." For us, this has meant we made some lifestyle changes to support our bodies better. I wish we had gotten smart sooner, but we're still learning! In the meantime, take care of yourselves and love those around you.

05/09/20 11:03 PM

#500

Guys,

I know that I missed out on quite a lot of things I wanted to do because I listened to the voice of reason , i.e. my ex- husband. I find that I am not going to miss out any more. In 2016 I rode the mules down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and spent the night. I had always wanted to do that not realizing he was too afraid to go on the trip. I realized after accomplished that trip that I had wasted a lot of time. I am going to take the chances I let go by. It's not like I am Super Stupid, I just want to experienced life as much as I can now. I am hoping to do the Grand Canyon trip again this year. I have my reserveation for July 26. (I heard that there is a company that will take tourists on a 7 day trip on horses on a cattle drive- as in we drive the cows. Any one want to go with me?????)

Just remember that we are not dead yet. I have one fake knee and very few of my original parts but I am still moving around and do for myself (however I am not going to turn down a handsome mans who wants to carry my luggage)

As Dory in "Finding Nemo", "Just keep swimming"

Debbie

05/11/20 08:44 AM

#501

DEBBIE -- love the adventuresome spirit. Maybe you should sky dive with JUDI ADAMS MORRIS whenever she goes again, if she does. Rumor has it that ELIZABETH GWARTNEY LOWNEY will be waiting at the bottom with wine or champagne to celebrate with you.

Saturday I had the good fortune to speak with MIKE TURNER and JILL WEBSTER REED. Mike is doing well staying-in-place in San Diego. Jill, as you may know, has been diagnosed with alzheimers and is very open about it (which is why I mention it). Hers is a unusual form as she knows when she is not recalling or remembering something. However, she and I talked for almost half hour. Her courage is admirable. Jill would welcome a phone call or letter and I will provide such if you would like to contact her. Jill and her devoted husband, Harold (H.C.), live in Hurst, TX area. Oh, and speaking of Fort Worth area, I also had a brief visit with LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSON. Laurie is struggling along and staying in her home. Her husband, Andy, is out of the hospital and back at the assisted living facility. And CHARLIE "CHIP" KING and wife, Bonnie, are enjoying their home near Cocoa Beach, Florida. They have a deck with a hot tub on the Atlantic Ocean inlet. It seems a lot of classmates are like me, missing MARGARET NICHOLS KUENZLER but enjoy the fact she and her husband, Bill, passing were to close together. MARY HUSEMOLLER was in her California home when I last spoke with her. When I spoke to DOREEN WILLIAMS after her stroke, she seemed very positive. What a hard working, caring and sharing classmate she has been. And special thanks to MARIANNE COONS for volunteering to chair the 2021 55-year reunion.

It appears Kathy and I will be leaving NW New Mexico next week for Kansas for our son's Change of Command ceremony (USAF), not to mention he and his wife, Sandy, have 5 of our grandchildren. Take care, everyone, and keep in contact with your classmates and let us hear from you.

05/12/20 08:48 AM

#502

Michaele Austin (Kelly)

What a great short film! Thanks for the reminder that it doesn’t take much to make someone’s day a little better.

05/13/20 02:42 AM

#503

Bill,

The movie was so touching and I loved it. Every person should see it.

Thanks a lot.

Debbie

05/13/20 08:49 AM

#504

Karen McCarty (Messina)

I thoroughly enjoyed both videos Bill. Thanks for sharing. These times are unprecedented and a little humor and feel good videos helps to pass the time. I sometimes wonder if life will ever go back to the way it was.... maybe not, but hopefully a new and improved (and safer) version will take its place!

05/13/20 04:57 PM

#505

Karen,

Cheer up, we know everything will get better one way or another. For me, I keep thinking about seeing you and everyone else who will be at the "Half" reunion. Some times I get down but some thing will make me laugh or remember something from the past and I dust my attitude off and start walking again.

The other day my Granddaughter was going to heat up a new kind of snack her Mom had bought. I asked if she wanted help but of course she she said NO. About 20 minutes later I smelled a gross odor and went into the kitchen and smoke was coming out of the oven. She didn't realize she was supposed to put the snack on a pan and not cook the plastic container. I calmingly told her to go call the Fire Department and tell them that there was no fire.(We have a smoke detecter that is monitored by the FD)

I managed to get most of the plastic tray out of the bottom of the oven. I think she learned that she does still need help. The funiest part was watching her explain the whole situation to her Mom. Trying to not laugh during the explaination .

Hang in...

Debbie

05/14/20 06:27 PM

#506

Karen McCarty (Messina)

Hi Debbie,

Yep, kids and grands think they know how to do everything without reading the directions. I'm glad you saw the humor in the situation! I probably would have panicked running around the kitchen trying to locate the fire extinguisher! Yes, there is a funny side to every situation .... I will try and make sure I look for it ! Take care and looking forward to a brighter year next year! 😁

05/15/20 11:09 AM

#507