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Comments: Barry, the money we spend on PBS is the people's tax money and they can spend the money the way Congress and the people predispose. I would much prefer my tax dollar being spent on improving the educational level of our children and the infrastructure of the country than on the excessive amount we spend on the military. We need to spend our tax dollars educating our children and doing what is best for the American tax payer. I am sick of the scare tactics that some groups employ so they can steal the people's money. You should check to see how wealthy the top 2% are and how they have raided the middle class. Since we are not suppose to discuss politics, this is my final comment. I just think we should all aree to disagree.
Comments: Czarina, rina...Delete one of these messages (including this one). I made my point, once. Don't need to say it again... 
Comments: Don't mess with PBS, Sesame Street or anything to do with PBS.. Really, leave Big Bird and everybody else on that network alone.. Bad statement by 'you know who?'.. Barry likes 'you know who?'... Just sayin.... Quit it Barry! Haven't I said that before..? (He's just following up on the Bill Day cartoon I sent him...)
Comments: Don't mess with PBS, Sesame Street or anything to do with PBS.. Really, leave Big Bird and everybody else on that network alone.. Bad statement by 'you know who?'.. Barry likes 'you know who?'... Just sayin.... Quit it Barry! Haven't I said that before..? (He's just following up on the Bill Day cartoon I sent him...)
Comments: Kathleen: No one is cancelling Big Bird. One of the presidential candidates proposed that it is not a function of the federal government to subsidize PBS. If they can continue to get private funding and survive, great. But you will not find any mandate for the government to use federal tax dollars to fund a TV network. Just one of the many things that our government is involved in that is not authorized in the Constitution. This is also just a fact and should not be considered political.
Comments: It's International Indigenous Peoples' Day..(instead of Columbus Day, since he killed and roasted Indians over 'an open fire',we should play down the 'Columbus Day'..)
Comments: We seem to have hit a dead end again on the guest book. The only thing that is bothering me now is this cold weather. It seems like I am having a hard time staying warm. Oh! and that someone is considering canceling Big Bird. I love Big Bird and I think children's programs do a wonderful job teaching children how to read. I hope no one says this is political statement because I don't mean it to be. I think of it more as a fact.
Comments: Ginger's comments brought to mind the Woody Allen comedy Sleeper, in which he plays the owner of a health food store who is frozen -- wrapped in foil, naturally -- and wakes up in the future, only to learn that his beloved health food is now condemned as harmful, while cheeseburgers and fries have been declared to be the healthiest foods. If only! 
Comments: Is anyone going to the Oct get together for 62 or 66 What: Fall Mini Get-Together for SOC 66ers & Friends! Where: Hyatt Hotel on Campbell Rd in Richardson (NE corner of Campbell & Hwy 75 in the bar area)
When: Between 2:00 - 6:00pm Saturday Oct. 6, 2012
Comments: Brenda, My grandmother from Killeen lived on Dr. Pepper. I think she followed the 10, 2 and 4 times, which were the times you were supposed to drink Dr. Pepper. I remember the Dr. Pepper plant was in Waco and later moved to Dallas. She also liked to croquet and make quilts while she dipped snuff and drank Dr. Pepper. When she wasn't doing the above with her friends, she played Dominoes and Moon. No one considered her odd.
Comments: I have friends in their 60's, 70's...that only drink chocolate milk.. Of course, one of those friends has never seen a Star Wars Movie and doesn't like Rock and Roll..! Now that 'one' is not normal.. I have my coffee and then a little later, I have a glass of iced tea... I like the sodas, but try to stay away from them, as a rule, but I do cheat, occasionally. Not a breakfast item..for me. We all have our preferences.. 
Comments: Guess I am not normal...have never liked coffee...love the smell but can't handle the taste...I wake up with Dr Pepper...am I the only one???
Comments: I do agree with you JS.. Have to have the 2 cups of coffee. There was a time that they(medical profession) said coffee might have something to do with breast cancer and now, in the past few years,they've said that coffee might be helpful in fighting against breast cancer. Wait long enough and they, whoever they are, will change their minds about everything.. I'd keep the coffee, if I could.. The 'soy milk' people want to convince everyone that dairy products are harmful to all of us.. I say, be patient, sit back and wait, and another 'expert opinion' will come out. Our world is funny like that.
Comments: Memo to Linda K. Wright: I'd have to get a "second opinion" if my doctor said "no coffee for the rest of your life". Some days coffee is all that makes Life worth livin'. I hope you heal up fast!
Comments: Or sumpin' else!
Comments: Phyllis, how sweet to think I may be doing something gracefully, since gracefulness was never one of my strong points. I know how blessed I am to have relatively good health, and to have been pretty smart about running my life -- other than some dopey decisions now and then. We have lived in the most incredible of times. We had the best free public education ever offered kids, and most of us have done our best with it. Thank you, DISD teachers of the Fifties and Sixties! This time of year has always been my favorite. I hope all SOCites are enjoying the less-than-horrible temps and the prospect of rain now and then. In my opinion, I think the Class of '63 is sumpin'.
Comments: Well, we certainly are all getting old, hopefully gracefully. But, think back -- while we still can -- of our concepts back in high school as to what it would be like to be 67 years old, versus the present-day reality. Isn't 67 the new 57? (Please feel free to substitute your own corny platitude.) We have lived through some incredible times, surely the most action-packed era of World history thus far, containing numerous transformative events, and it's harder than ever to predict what challenges the future will bring. Growing old may -- at times -- stink, but it always beats the alternative of not being blessed to survive this long. It's a beautiful time of year, with State Fair days and high school football nights. Our senses quicken, and sap starts to flow, and I'm happy to simply be alive and a miniscule part of it all.
Comments: The only thing I can add to this conversation, at the moment is... I slept on an air mattress Friday night, in Meridian, Tx at the 'old Hopson Homestead'.. The air mattress was fine. It had a home made quilt on it..to add softness, but the problem was 'Getting Up Off' of the mattress and the floor.! I had to be close enough to a rocker or other piece of furniture, to pull myself...up.. The knees, the knees, and then waking up in Ft Worth after sleeping in a regular bed and feeling extra soreness because of the air mattress activity.. Yep, I'm old. Can't do anything about that.. I have lots of company in the 'old neighborhood department', however..
Comments: Well guess I am going to have to admit that I am getting old...my grand daughter that I raised is going to have a baby..yep..makes me a great grandma..old!!! Actually a friend asked me about 20 years ago how to avoid the aging process...I said she could die now and not get any older...she didn't seem to appreciate my humor...so actually old is not so bad...we are still kicking!!
Comments: I had bladder surgery last Tuesday Sept 25th, better known as pelvic reconstructive surgery. I spent one night in the hospital. My 1st checkup was today & I am doing ok. I am sore as expected. The surgery was robotic, so the incisions are tiny. I am on FMLA until Nov. The doc listed my restrictions that I am to follow for the rest of my life. I can only drink 6 cups of liquid a day & no more than 1 cup at a time. No coffee, no tea, no sodas. Only water, milk or juice. Losing weight would be fine, but I am not to gain any due to the mesh used. Currently I am not to lift over 5lbs & after my 6 wk checkup, my limit will be 15lbs. I am encouraged to walk, but no 5 mile hikes. I am off pain meds & suppose to get lots of rest, to get well to return to work in Nov. I work in an office, so by then I will be fine to continue working. I love my job as a hospital negotiator representing numerous insurance carriers. Our daughter flew in from Alaska to keep me company for a couple of weeks. She is diabled due to spinal stenois but can drive. My hubby has diabetes, a tremor and COPD. Thank goodness that we have a huge freezer full of meals to pop in the microwave. Things will get better soon. We might make to the State Fair in a few weeks. Senior Day is on Thursdays. I have a small scooter to use and our daughter has her electric wheelchair. She can walk but uses the chair for longer adventures. Between the 3 of us, we currently make 1 whole person.
Comments: It's one of my groups..so no worry. I just click on the group, to the left of my News Feed..That's the way I do it, Kathleen.. I don't know how Barry gets there..? Let him figure it out.. If he's on FB, he ought to be able to find it by typing in the name in the Search Bar.. Maybe there's 10,000 Prayer Rooms on FB..!
Comments: Ginger, you have to go to facebook and then pull up the Prayer Room. This seems to be the best I can do for you Barry. I think your inbox may be full because your emails keep coming back.
Comments: SOCPrayerPraise@groups.facebook.com Kathleen, Where did you get that other 'thingy'..? Okay, now 'what's' wrong with matching shirts..? We just had matching t-shirts at our 95th Hopson Reunion.. Looked mighty impressive to me.. 
Comments: For those who would like to join the SOC PrayerRoom on Facebook please click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/SOCPrayerPraise/?fref=ts
Comments: Sorry, but they were groups of 10 or 12 in those shirts.
Comments: There were those matching 'Steady Shirts'...
Comments: Yes, Charlotte! I saw that. Lots of little groups of kids wore matching t-shirts. I saw only one woman in high heels. There were lots of kids there from Mesquite, all cute as pie. At the bird show, three girls sat in front of us and giggled. Took me back a ways! One had pink hair, and one had a nose ring. I thought how wise they are, because hair gets replaced every year or so, and that nose ring can go away and nobody will ever know. I was impressed to see how many dads were out there with their families. But, alas, David fell in love with the 2013 Toyota Avalon.
Comments: Were any of the kids walking around dressed alike? I remember doing that in Jr High at the Fair with Ouida. We were in Bermuda shorts and knee socks. Oh my, we thought we were so cute. Ouida, can you remember who else dress alike with us? Now, when I see couples doing that I laugh...it seems so dorky now....but we didn't think so then.
Comments: Drat it, Phillip Pelch (almost-birthday boy). David and I went to the fair and didn't get a fried pie. Sure sounds good. We did have a big Greek salad and a huge free Frito chili pie. Never knew the State Fair to give away food! The bird show was excellent as always, even though the Ferris Wheel wasn't working. They always release a big bird from the top of that giant wheel. We even got a seat in the shade! It was high school day for many schools. We saw lots of cute kids walking around having fun and laughing. Lots of memories were being made.
Comments: Barry Gibbs, I have repeatedly tried to email you the link to the Prayer Room, but it keeps coming back. I left a phone message to Betty Gibbs to post the link on the SOC '63 website. She is so busy, if anyone else could do it I would appreciate it. Otherwise: Look up The Prayer Room on facebook or Betty Gibbs on facebook snd you should be able to pull it up. You could also try to send me another email address.. |
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