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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 44 May
16, 2014
From the
Editor
This is another typical week
in retirement--a full schedule of where we need to be each day. Yes, the schedule is dominated with doctor’s
appointments. I’m still having a hard
time wrapping my arms around how much we need medical attention as we age. I may be wrong in assuming that regular
physicals play a major role, not in keeping things from popping up, but in
getting them treated sooner rather than later when they’re discovered. In my opinion, too many people prefer to not
get regular checkups and only go to the doctor when something falls apart which
is many times too late. Remember early
detection is the key.
We met with the oral surgeon
Tuesday and scheduled the extraction of the “troubled tooth” for next
Tuesday. He wants me off of my aspirin
for 5 or 6 days prior to the removal.
Not looking forward to getting that done other than getting it all
behind me.
Wanting to get back to the
range, but may not happen this week as Carolyn had a basal cell cancer removed
from her nose on Monday and we try to be careful putting ourselves in the
presence of lead while we have wounds healing.
We’ll see if she thinks it’s closed enough for us to waste a few rounds
before week’s end.
I have a refraction
scheduled for this morning to see if we can help my “up close” vision for
reading and the computer. I know that
I’m always trying to make my vision better than it actually is. However, I don’t think that is unusual for
anyone with limited vision.
I got the mower put on my
tractor last Monday. I’ve had “Neighbor
Don” mow the yard ever since my knee surgery last August. It sure would be nice to just let him
continue, but that’s an expense, for the time being, that we’re going to try to
do without. I took on the task late
yesterday and made it quite well. That
was my first time to do both front and backyard since the surgery. The back one is real easy with the tractor,
but the front yard is small, on a slope, and must be mowed with the push
mower. The knee doesn’t like operating
on slopes, but I did fairly well with it yesterday. The “plus” is, in addition to saving us
money, I can make the yard look better than when I hire it mowed. Oh yes, and I get a little much needed
exercise.
We are now one van closer to
full retirement. We were notified that
one of our groups is moving to a cheaper van and will no longer need our
services after the end of May. We wish
them well, but don’t believe that they are saving the $50/mo./passenger that
they claim. We charge them $160 per
month for travel to
I hear Carolyn “stirring”
upstairs. I need her to come down and
step on a squeak in the kitchen floor so I can go to the basement and drive a
shim in between the subfloor and stringer in an attempt to silence it.
Have a good week.
mlm
Note: This week’s issue is running a little late as
we didn’t have time to get it together with all of our running. We woke up this morning (Friday) to no
internet service. We are going to try to
send it out, once I get it together, using the hotspot and laptop we use when
traveling. Guess the internet outage is
due to all the rain we got during the night.
Sure wish we could bundle up all of our rain and send it to southwest
Content
Contributors for the Week
Derl
Williams
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Editor’s Note:
This article by Derl Williams appeared in an issue of the
Footwear
It was in the mid-40’s, and
I was well into my teen years, before I quit shedding my footwear come
summertime. And in those days, going
barefoot was a near universal thing for the young and a near certainty for us
rural folk. Our feet would become so calloused
we could run along a graveled roadway, come to a sliding stop and be no worse
for wear. Today, my feet have become so
tender that when I walk barefoot across out pebble-implanted concrete patio, an
observer would think I was inching my way across a goat-head patch.
But footwear, even in those
days, became a welcome necessity toward summer’s end. Plus, were always a requirement, except for
the youngest of the young, come time for Sunday morning and mid-week church
services. But even in the days of my
youth, one felt they were staying abreast of their peers with one pair of
“dress-up” shoes for school and church, and another pair—many times the old
worn-out ones, until outgrown—to do the chores in.
Shoes I remember: 1) I was approaching my fourth birthday when
the folks squeezed enough money from the cream and egg money to buy Helen Jean
a pair of new shoes for first grade. The
story was told that I immediately got my parents attention, held up a wore-out
shoe, wiggles my exposed toes and said, “Look at my toe-ies.” 2) Watching dad tie a flopping leather sole
to the inner sole, by poking an ice pick through the two and snuggly tying
together, using pliers’ and bailing wire.
3) The time in fifth grade when one of the big-boys climbed inside the
merry-go-round to be its motor, trying to keep us younger ones from hitching a
ride. I negated his plan, but scuffed up
the toes of my brand new shoes in so doing.
Most shoes in the 1930’s and
early 40’s were ordered from either Montgomery Ward or Sears and Roebuck
catalogs, which served the dual purpose as outhouse reading material and
toilet-paper, once a new catalog arrived.
It was usually around school starting time, when the folks would have us
kids put a bare foot on top a sheet of paper; carefully marking the outline and
attaching to the catalog order sheet.
From this humble beginning, I continue to be amazed and mystified when I
read a newspaper article headline that says, “New Nike sneaker sets off a
frenzy.”
This occurred a couple
months back in Orlando, Florida, when “sneaker fanatics,” lined up outside
stores to get a new, limited edition, outer-space themed Nike basketball
shoe. “More than 100 deputies in riot
gear quelled a crowd in
This recent discovery
parallels that of an earlier revelation, where the lowly canvas tennis shoe I
once knew, is now available in fifty-seven visually different configurations—on
a single website—ranging in cost from roughly $17 to $125 per pair. Makes one wonder if perhaps we have become a
bit obsessed with footwear. For true
foot pleasure, I’d suggest walking across a carpeted floor, barefooted. No shoe can duplicate that feeling!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
To Be Poor
One day a very wealthy
father took his son on a trip to the country for the sole purpose of showing
his son how it was to be poor. They
spent a few days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor
family. After their return from the
trip, the father asked his son how he liked the trip. "It was great, Dad," the son
replied. "Did you see how poor
people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh Yeah," said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered, "I saw that we have
one dog and they had four. We have a
pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no
end. We have imported lanterns in our
garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole
horizon. We have a small piece of land
to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve
others. We buy our food, but they grow
theirs. We have walls around our
property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "It showed me how
poor we are." Too many times we
forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person's worthless object is
another's prize possession. It is all
based on one's perspective. Makes you
wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks to God the Creator for all the
bounty we have been provided by Him, instead of worrying about wanting more.
Take joy in all He has given
each and every one of us, especially rejoice in our friends. *God bless and
keep sharing the Good News!!!
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.
Cooperton Valley Picture Trail
The “
Interesting
Tidbits
Amazing Bird
This bird is unbelievable
and amazing!!!!! From the Zoo in
You gotta' see this bird -
Speakers on and open to a full screen!
It is unbelievable.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/nbrTOcUnjNY
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An Amazing Mechanical Gadget
This will amaze and astound
you but, really, we should not be surprised at the genius revealed in all
generations.
The Writer
You will find this
interesting. This was built around
1750. As you watch this, ask yourself, how did they machine all of the
tiny parts that go into this marvelous ingenious creation? Of course, it
was built by a clockmakers and that is probably the key. Someone who only
knew how to build a wagon or a wheel barrow could not have conceived of this
marvel.
This is absolutely amazing
especially when you consider the time period in which it was made.
Subject: An amazing
mechanical gadget, 240 years old
News
The
Roosevelt Senior Citizens has reopened from the summer break. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Lunch for Seniors is $4 and for the
younger generation is $5.
The
menu for next week is as follows:
Tuesday,
May 20: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, English Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 22: Baked Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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The
14th annual Cold Springs School Reunion will be Saturday, May 17 at
the Senior Citizens Center in
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New Hours for
The
hours of operation for the Roosevelt Post Office will change on Monday, May
19. The post office will be open from
8:00 a.m. to noon each day.
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The Roosevelt Cemetery
Association would like to bring the rules for flowers at the Cemetery with the
following note:
Just a reminder about the
flower rules in the Cemetery. We have a
rule sign posted at the Cemetery main gate. The first mowing after Memorial Day will be
6/4/14. All flowers on the ground will
be removed before we mow. Flowers should
be in a vase or on top of the headstone.
A small pipe can be used for a vase. The pipe should extend 8 " above the
ground. By placing the pipe above
ground, the grass can be mowed and edged without damage to the flowers. You can help by following the rules. Thank
You.
In addition, you might want
to remember that the only way the Cemetery Association can keep the Cemetery up
is by donations. You might consider a
donation to the Association as a memorial for your loved ones.
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:
May 17 – Jack Theyel
May 18 –
May 18 – Jaxon Green
May 18 – Barbara Hilliard,
Class of 1950
May 19 – Jerry Brittain, Class of 1986
May 20 – Glenda (Sparks) Hyneman, Class of 1969
May 21 – James Barnes
May 21 – Brittany Heskett
May 22 – Tyler Heskett
May 22 – David Joshua Everett
Happy Anniversary To:
May 19 – Kent &
Nora Welch
May 22 – Jacob & Rebecca Krehbiel
May 22 – Alan & Delinda Gibbons
May 22 – Alfred & Pat Miller
Humor
Your Duck is Dead
Since light travels faster
than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
A woman brought a very limp
duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she
laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to
the bird's chest.
After a moment or two, the
vet shook his head and sadly said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has
passed away."
The distressed woman wailed,
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure. Your
duck is dead," replied the vet.
"How can you be so
sure?" she protested. "I mean
you haven't done any tests on him or anything.
He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes,
turned around and left the room. He returned
a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement,
the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and
sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He
then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took
it out of the room.
A few minutes later he
returned with a cat. The cat jumped on
the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its
head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman
and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100%
certifiably, a dead duck."
The vet turned to his
computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the
woman.
The duck's owner, still in
shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me
my duck is dead!"
The vet shrugged, "I'm
sorry. If you had just taken my word for
it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan,
it's now $150."
Much like human care. You know the drill... if you're smiling, you
must pass it on, give someone else a smile too!
Share the laughter.
From the Email
“Bag”
May
9, 2014
You are right. Probably everyone agrees the
"Golden" years are a bit tarnished. You said a root canal would
cost $2,000.00. Wow! Times have changed. I had one 10 years
ago and it was $450.00 with $25.00 deductible and the Insurance Company covered
60% of the remainder. Have the same
benefits today but I have no idea what the charge would be.
Your encounter with the
Dentist's receptionist regarding an appointment for an extraction was a real
L.O.L. You surely have a way with words and a sense of humor.
That's what makes Thursdays special --- the Roosevelt News arrives.
Keep up the good work.
Frances (Roberts) Herod.
Class of 1945
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May
9, 2014
How can I give input into
this newsletter? I judge that I/we my husband and I have information
about health issues that could be beneficial, not only to you and Carolyn, but
to all who receive this newsletter. We have a great deal of control over
our health by what we put into our mouth. A plant-based, no dairy, very
low fat diet will alleviate almost all of the common maladies that you speak
of. Yes, even cancer. Cancer thrives on sugar and dietary dairy
products. I can prove this with peer reviewed studies. It disturbs
me greatly to know that there are people from my high school who are sick and
suffering because of what they put in their mouths.
Judi Wilder Sweat, Class of
1961
Editor’s Note:
We invite Judi and anyone else to submit articles for the
newsletter. You can send them to us at mmay@234enterprises.com.
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May
10, 2014
In reply to editor I want to
point out that it is wrong to say that the aca is responsible for this or that
if you do not know what you are talking about, if they called it Bush care it
would be wonderful for all republicans but not for the rest of Americans. Every day the aca is becoming more and more
popular, geez read the paper or watch the news, just not Fox News. Hope your health issues lessen.
Larry Phillips, Class of
1964
Obituaries
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Peoples
Cooperative Funeral
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
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