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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 1, Is. 38 April
6, 2012
From the
Editor
What is wrong with our
politicians--on both sides of the aisle?
The Republicans--Romney likes the size of the trees in
As a genuine, certified,
card carrying Republican, the direction of the party and the comments of the
candidates turn my stomach. What are
they thinking? Do they have anybody
around them giving them advice on what to say--more importantly on what not to
say? A candidate for any office is no
better than the people they have around them “assisting” them with which direction
they need to turn next. Can you say
“President Reagan?” Romney either
doesn’t listen to the people around him or if he is--It’s time to bring in some
new people off the bench. It’s just
unbelievable that he continues to stumble as badly as he does. Without a change in direction, he can chalk
this up as another unsuccessful campaign.
It’s late, but hopefully not too late.
I hope there’s a potential Vice Presidential running mate that can “prop
him up” should he stumble into the nomination.
In my opinion, we’re definitely on a collision course with “four more
years” of Obama. Geez I’d hate it if
that happened.
Interesting
that the President, even with his trusty teleprompter, has a few “oh no”
moments. Some things I’ve read indicate that some of
the black radical groups such as the “New Black Panther Party” forced him to
“jump into” the Trevon Martin fray. I
think that was a huge mistake. No, I
doubt that if the President had a son he’d look like Trevon, and I seriously
doubt that his wife approved that comment.
A loose comment tying yourself to someone you really know nothing about
is very unwise. This leaves room to be
criticized by detractors for playing a “card” which aligns you with one side of
the fray when law enforcement--even with Federal assistance is still unable to
sort out what actually happened. I call
this very careless use of a sound byte. I
must say it’s time to put the Trevon Martin issue behind us. Law enforcement must get to the bottom of
this case, find out who is actually at fault, and try to ease the unrest that
is being created in this country.
Now for the Supreme
Court--please leave them alone! There is
no room for the President or anyone else to, through comments made at a press
conference or otherwise try to “shame them” into a decision that is favorable
with his biased wishes. They (the court)
have purpose and responsibility to act as an unbiased body in accordance with
the Constitution of the
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Jerry
Alford, Class of 1959
Francis
(Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
Jack
Whitson, Class of 1953
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
As I came out of the supermarket
that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man
with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door
open.
The old man was looking at the engine. I
put my groceries away in my car, and continued to watch the old gentleman from
about twenty five feet away.
I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm walking
towards the old man. The old gentleman
saw him coming too, and took a few steps towards him.
I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something. The young man put his grocery bag into what
looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade. He then turned back to the old man. I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying:
“You shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car at your age.”
And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of
the parking lot.
I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went
back to his car and again looked at the engine.
He then went to his wife and spoke with her; he appeared to tell her it would
be okay. I had seen enough, and I
approached the old man. He saw me coming
and stood straight, and as I got near him, I said, “Looks like you're having a
problem.”
He smiled sheepishly, and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself, and knew that
whatever the problem was, it was beyond me. Looking around, I saw a gas station up the
road, and I told the old man that I would be right back. I drove to the station and went I inside. I saw three
attendants working on cars. I approached
one of them, and related the problem the old man had with his car. I offered to pay them if they could follow me
back down and help him.
The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to
be comforting his wife. When he saw us,
he straightened up and thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem
(overheated engine), I spoke with the old gentleman.
When I shook hands with him earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and
had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, “What
outfit did you serve with?”
He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan,
Iwo Jima and
He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his
name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket. We all shook hands all around again, and I
said my ”Goodbye's” to him and his wife.
I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station.
Once at the station, I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to
come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they
refused to charge me.
One of them pulled out a card from his pocket, looking exactly like the card
the old man had given to me. Both of the
men told me then that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I
was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the card the old man had
given to me. I said I would and drove
off.
For some reason I had gone about two blocks, when I pulled over and took the
card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name of the old gentleman was on the card
in golden leaf and under his name was written: “Congressional Medal of Honor
Society.”
I sat there motionless, looking at the card and reading it over and over. I
looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on
this day, four Marines had all come together because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good
to have stood next to greatness and courage, and an honor to have been in his
presence.
Remember, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM for
Alumni Website
We have renewed the account that Wanda
Jackson had set up at the photo sharing website, picturetrail.com for the
Roosevelt Alumni: http://www.picturetrail.com/rooseveltalumni. She had posted many pictures from past
reunions, class panels, and old schools buildings along with write ups about
them. We thought you might find these
interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past.
Interesting Tidbits
Things to know......Very Educational!!
In the 1400's a law was set
forth in
___
Many years ago in
____
The first couple to be shown
in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
____
Coca-Cola was originally
green.
____
It is impossible to lick
your elbow.
____
The cost of raising a
medium-size dog to the age of eleven: Ł
10,120.00
____
The first novel ever written
on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
____
Each king in a deck of
playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades -- King David; Hearts – Charlemagne;
Clubs -- Alexander, the Great; Diamonds -- Julius Caesar
____
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =
12,345,678,987,654,321
____
If a statue in the park of a
person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in
battle. If the horse has one front leg
in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground,
the person died of natural causes.
____
Q. If you were to spell out
numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
____
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
____
Q. What is the only food that
doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
____
In Shakespeare's time,
mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to
sleep on. Hence the
phrase “Goodnight, sleep tight.”
____
It was the accepted practice in
____
In English pubs, ale is
ordered by pints and quarts. So in old
____
Many years ago in
____
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
____
Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe
it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the
hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer
be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a Taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This Is bcuseae the huamn
mnid deos not raed ervey lteter
by Istlef, but the word as a wlohe.
Amzanig
huh?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when...
1.
You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with
real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers
to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at
the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch
with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and
use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries...
7. Every commercial on television has a
web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your mobile
phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your
life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on
line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways
to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom
you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was
no 9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to
check that there wasn't a 9 on this list
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
Go on, forward this to your friends.
You know you want to! And stop trying to
lick your elbow!
News
We
(the editors) are still in
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
We
have compiled all of the birthday and anniversary information we could from
Wanda’s files. We are sure we are
missing some. Please send us the
birthdays and anniversaries for your family and friends so that we can have as
complete as list as possible. We are
going to start with what we have from Wanda’s files so if we miss you, please
send us the information so we have it for the news next year. In addition, should any of the birthdays we
list be wrong, also please let us know.
Happy Birthday
To:
April 6 – Dick Jackson
April 7 – Janice Ward
April 7 – Charles Pollard, Class of 1956
April 8 – Geri Baden
April 8 – Brooke Franks
April 8 – Marge Salhus
April 8 – Austin Simmons
April 8 – Carlee Haynie
April 9 – Shirley (Rickerd) Munselle, Class of
1955
April 10 – Brianna Taylor
April 11 – Shane McLaury
Happy Anniversary To:
April
11 -- David & Galeen Chain
Humor
THE BAPTIST CHURCH DINNER
A group of friends from the
When it came time for Al and Janet to be the hosts,
Janet wanted to outdo all the others. She decided to have mushroom smothered
steak. But mushrooms are expensive. She
then told her husband, "No mushrooms. They are too high."
He said, "Why don't you go down in the pasture
and pick some of those mushrooms? There are plenty in the creek bed."
She said, "No, some wild mushrooms are
poison."
He said, "Well, I see varmints eating them and
they're OK."
So Janet decided to give it a try. She picked a
bunch, washed, sliced, and diced them for her smothered steak. Then she went out on the back porch and gave Ol' Spot (the yard dog) a double handful. Ol' Spot ate every
bite. All morning long, Janet watched Ol' Spot and the wild mushrooms didn't seem to affect him,
so she decided to use them.
The meal was a great success, and Janet even hired a
helper lady from town to help her serve.
After everyone had finished, they relaxed, socialized, and played '42'
and dominoes. About then, the helper
lady came in and whispered in Janet's ear.
She said, "Mrs. Williams, Ol' Spot is
dead."
Janet went into hysterics. After she finally calmed down, she called the
doctor and told him what had happened. The
doctor said, "That's bad, but I think we can take care of it. I will call for an ambulance and I will be
there as quickly as possible. We'll give
everyone enemas and we will pump out everyone's stomach. Everything will be
fine. Just keep them calm."
Soon they could hear the siren as the ambulance was
coming down the road.
The EMTs and the doctor
had their suitcases, syringes, and a stomach pump.
One by one, they took each person into the bathroom,
gave them an enema, and pumped out their stomach.
After the last one was finished, the doctor came out
and said, "I think everything will be fine now," and he left.
They were all looking pretty weak sitting around the
living room and about this time the helper lady came in and whispered to
Janet.....
"You know, that fellow that run over Ol' Spot never even
stopped."
From the Email
“Bag”
March
30, 2012
We will pray for Parker. We know he will be all right!
Yes, I remember the Easter egg hunts at school and at church. We had a lot of fun hunting the eggs. My Mama always made me and my sister Billie a
new dress for Easter. So we got a new
dress that year. I sure liked that too! Keep up the politics also. You are right about everything you write!!! We sure enjoy reading about everything you
write and everything everybody else writes about. Keep up the good work! You and Carolyn are doing a good job!!
John and Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips, Class of 1964
*******
April
1, 2012
Anybody remember the Washers that were just for cloth diapers?
Phil Liles, Class of 1973
Political
Fodder
Your Choice
This
is something that we all can understand!
Interesting regardless of your politics. This rather brilliantly cuts through all the
political doublespeak we get. It puts it
into a much better perspective.
Lesson
#1:
Federal
Budget: $3,820,000,000,000,
New
Debt: $1,650,000,000,000
National
Debt: $14,271,000,000,000
Recent
Budget Cuts: $38,500,000,000
Let’s
now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget:
Annual
Family Income: $21,700
Money
the Family Spent: $38,200
New
Debt on the Credit Card: $16,500
Outstanding
Balance on the Credit Card: $142,710
Total
Budget Cuts: $385
Got
It???
Ok
now. Lesson #2:
Here’s
another way to look at the Debt Ceiling:
Let’s
say, you come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your
neighborhood…and your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings. What do you think you should do…
Raise
the ceilings, or pump out the crap?
Your
choice is coming November 2012.
********
Which
side of the fence?
If
you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
If
a Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a Democrat doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If
a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A
Democrat wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches to other channels.
Democrats
demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
If
a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or
may choose a job that provides it.
A
Democrat demands that the rest of us pay for his.
If a Republican reads this, he'll forward it to his friends.
A Democrat will delete it because he's "offended.”
Well, I forwarded it.
Obituaries
Bruce
Cook, 56, Hobart, Class of 1973
http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=5f49ab71-8b0b-4f30-b2ea-d795c9d7f7c8
Don
Donald
Willis, 70, former
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/sitemaker/sites/becker0/obit.cgi?user=605711Willis
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38
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