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Comments: As a sidebar to our Aggie ring rescue, the owner (Duane Brandt) insisted on taking all four of us out to dinner when his wife returns home from Los Angeles. He wants her to be part of the celebration. Turns out Duane is married to Connie Cooper, an actress on TV and the Big Screen. She is our age and from the Dallas area. Here is a link to a quick video sample of some of her roles: http://conniecooper.nowcasting.com/index.php?page=demo&actorID=conniecooper
Comments: Wow, lots of good reports to enjoy on Monday morning. Thanks everyone for the updates and recommendations. Red meat? I love my burgers (now and then) so hopefully that is not so bad. Geo Johnny - Hats off to you and your team for the excellent results of your hunt. Great job. Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Comments: JS, congrats on the great find. Betcha that was one happy Aggie. Doug, thanks for the red meat warning from Harvard. Grandfather Garrett never saw much red meat, because they raised only hogs and chickens on the little cotton farm. Most meals during their many lean years were dry beans that they bought in 100-lb bags, and potatoes that they grew in that soft red Alabama sandy loam. They had nine children to feed. My grandfather smoked a zillion roll-your-own ciggies and everything he ate was seasoned with bacon fat or cooked with lard. He farmed until he was almost 90, bless his heart. None of his children had colon cancer. I will always wonder if one of his parents did, since the gastroenterologist told me it only goes from one generation to the next. Seeing how my grandparents lived made me very grateful for my own lifestyle and good fortune. Can you imagine having to pull up water from the well? Or catching and killing a chicken that you had raised from an egg? Eeeuw. They had a hard, hard life.
Comments: A week ago a gentleman contacted our metal detecting club to report an Aggie ring he lost 5 months ago - possibly in his yard, but it may have fallen out of a hole in his pocket as he ran errands around town. Yesterday at 9:00am, I showed up at his home with a crew of volunteers from the club. Duane B. lives in Spring, TX. He explained that the ring is 10K gold and has a diamond in it that once belonged to his grandmother - a lot of sentimental value. It is his 1966 Texas A&M class ring. He'd already checked into getting it replaced by the manufacturer, but the cost to do so was a steep $1,250. Duane directed us to the backyard to begin our search, since he recalled doing yardwork on the day in May that he lost the ring. After about 35 minutes of sweeping the yard, one of our guys (Jack) let out an exhuberant WHOOP! There was the ring sitting an inch or so deep in grass about 3 feet from the patio. Our crew and the ring owner were tremendously excited about the find. Duane told us he really never expected to see his ring again. What a great experience. Was it Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now who said "I love the smell of 10 carat gold in the morning!"? 
Comments: Studies at Harvard Medical School showed conclusively that folks who eat red meat have twice the incidence of colon cancer as folks who do not eat red meat.
Comments: Jud, I thought that doctor looked familiar. 
Comments: Was Doc Proc running a special?
Comments: Had my first colonoscopy last week. Wasn't bad at all, just scared on my part
Comments: I'd like to encourage everyone who has not had a colonoscopy to please do so. I did my second one yesterday, and would like to report that it was very easy. My first was at age 55, so I'm off the hook for another ten years. This important test is painless, and I believe it's even paid for by Medicare. My grandfather died from colon cancer, so I've always been concerned about getting it. Found out yesterday there's no worry about heredity unless the family member was a parent or sibling. However, lots of other things can bring it on. Better safe than sorry, so please go get your insides looked at if you have not already.
Comments: Well, Jud, we ARE in their home ya know...not the other way around......we displaced THEM and made the urban areas. It is natural for the critters to live around creeks and bayous and then go out to find food. Phil, I know that must have been so hard for your neighbor to see. Where ARE our cheerleaders and football players? have they gone to Face Book and deserted the SOC63 guest book. Some folks are not on F B and enjoy the news entered here. I am thinking I just might give up F B...I sure do get a lot of spam in my email since I joined it. I know it is too late now to stop that, but maybe getting off that network might help prevent other things. I don't like the new format anyway.
Comments: The extended drought is bringing more wildlife into urban areas. Plus, some people exacerbate the problem by feeding the critters.
Comments: Yes, Charlotte my neighbor saw the coyote get the cat. She said it was a scraggly looking thing. ps Don't rub your eyes are using jalapenos in your food 
Comments: e.e. cummings lynnellegsmith appreciate the suggestons. m g peters saved a phone # just b4 touching the archive res-ponse. planned to respond later -killed it. please resend. roddy s was great to connect after all the years since hbudd. buzz b hope my notes catch ip to you. peaches s walker we should meet some time, again THANKS, again to all, so much to learn and share each day. jg\'wells\'pendleton
Comments:  What's with this wacky formatting? I'll e-mail the guestbook provider to see if they can fix it. sigh.
Comments: Hi Kathleen, The wild hogs are a result of domestic escapees...as I said, they breed like rabbits...........they are probably all over Texas. I know the Hill Country has major problems with them too. It only takes two escapees,male and female, to start a pack in an area. Soon there are hundreds that wreak havoc. We have been lucky that the ones we have had have been on the back 40 of our property so far...........of course, some of that area is hay making fields...they can destroy that in a heart beat.
Comments: Charlotte, It is not just the country folk who have trouble with wild critters. We live in the middle of Dallas and I've seen everything from weasels, snapping turtles, red foxes, wolves, armadillos, opossums, raccoons and coyotes. The coyotes seem to be the most aggressive. Recently, our headlights seemed to save our neighbors black cat which the coyote had chased into the corner sidewalk drain. Not liking the headlight glaring at him, he coyote grudgingly went back into the creek. I have a question: Why are there so many wild hogs running loose?
Comments: Boy, this guest book sure jumps around in format. Sharon, i can't even tell you how many armadillos have been trapped this summer at the ranch and carried miles off. Those little devils come to the irrigated part and just wreak havoc. They are after grub worms etc. That is why they dig up the world. The worst is my flower beds...It seems they always come the night before we are having company....It's like that is a cue for them to get busy destroying the beds. Our area has problems with wild hogs too....they breed like rabbits and some are in huge packs. They can destroy a whole pasture in one night rooting around. There is a whole group of folks that are into the hobby of trapping them...they have specially trained dogs that assist them in surrounding the pack and running them to the trap. These guys will come on your property and do this for the fun of it at no cost to the property owner. These guys carry them off, I have no idea what happens to the wild hogs.............some say they give them to people to feed and butcher etc. I know Ouida's area has them too. I think her neighbors set out traps. These are HUGE critters!
Comments: where have all the cheer loaders gone and the foutbull benders too???? have they all gone to arthurs ??? or the drive in/out??? or maybe winstars ??? welcome all ansers to those wonderings!!!! TROY FIELDS GLASS 1964 # 61 GUARD / LINOBACKER
Comments: I haven't seen any coyotes in my area yet, but I did have a big old armadillo rooting around the yard. He made a pretty big mess in a small area. I think it was eating the acorns that have fallen. But it evidently made a huge mess in my neighbor's yard. She said it was trying to dig under her foundation and there was a big pile of dirt. I haven't seen any traces of it for a week, so maybe she trapped it. Hey, Judy Gay Wells, I do remember you from HB, Boude Storey and SOC. Glad to have you on board.
Comments: Judy, be sure to click on the links to other SOC classes from our era. You might enjoy the Oak Cliff Boomers Facebook page, too, since you were exposed to so many different schools. Betcha you know some people on there. As for coyote sightings, I live right here in the big city, but near a tributary of White Rock Creek. We have various critters, including a rangy coyote or two. They seem bolder these days, perhaps because of the drought. For a while we had a neighbor who put out dog food for them. I'm not into calling the neighbors names, but that woman was a certifiable goofball! Recently a lactating female coyote was seen moseying down the middle of one of our neighborhood streets at mid day!
Comments: having no annuals, the game i play, in my mind is matching your names and faces. with the internet resources i some times find faces that look familiar but can't remember your name or i read your comments and can't find your face in my brain. sorry, there are no current or past pictures in my possesion or i would post. many names in my mind are from listening to my older bro, sis & mom discussing their days at school (they were john & mary wells)e.g. mrs eubanks the art teacher at HB was my mom's art teach when she went to another east dallas school near the old procter & gamble plant. my first memory for names of course is families, teacher or leaders, fellow class mates especially those related to siblings in 'concentric circles of concern' and it seems there have been many out standing people through my life, and of course from smaller circles as: grade, class, home room, year, organization, participation and as each one has distinctively developed along the way. Forgive my musing but you are amazingly amusing to say the least. have had a good day have a good rest. thanks for the welcome, jogging the memories. jgpendleton ps really must run.
Comments: Dan, that is the coyote behavior I was talking about. SCARY!!!! My dog only goes in our mule or on horse back...she never runs free. I worry about the barn cats (were not my idea) but I MAKE the hands find them EVERY evening and put them in the Barn office for the night. The cats are fed in there and they usually come in on their own. They mostly spend their days up on the hay bales in the arena. Nature is what it is, but I don't want to put out any bate (kitties). Good for you for seeing that coyote and taking action. I worry about the ones we can't see, but hear in the evenings at dusk.
Comments: Charlotte: Deer feeders are fun. We have one on our lot at 7R (west of Weatherford) and it's fun to look at all the pictures. In addition to the deer, raccoons and turkeys, we also have a herd of aoudad sheep. Those guys get big! But no hogs, which was surprising. I go out there every month or so to fill the feeder and retrieve the hundreds of photos. Went out last weekend to mow-don't ask me why. It's really rough so it takes about 4 hours to mow a little over an acre. I'm pretty wasted when I'm done. Couldn't be my age!
Comments: Judy, how nice to see your name on here! I remember you very well. Hope life is being good to you!
Comments: thanks for all the open communication over time. it's really great to find so many familiar names. just thought i say hi after so long. the memory lane stuff is very calming. trying to find some missing good friends. this is my second try at correspond- ence, last time on the final spell check it vaporized. i attended: harrell budd elementary, boude storey jr hi, soc sr hi in the fall of 62 i transferred to the olde ocliff high =wh adamson,and again transferred to sunset 63. churches: beckley wynnewood, hillcrest, east Temple, old gospel lighthouse. Xwas active in bluebirds, campfire, girls auxillary, school hall moitor,. played french horn, e flat alto horn (a jacket pocket sized minature soussa phone) then the baritone w/ break away bell. message boards and request for musings are wonderful mind jog-ging experiences. i remember many, faces, names. truely-we were never very far away as we will forever be in each others minds and hearts. best send this before it crashes again. if you get a chance have fun at the fair. be cautious. judy gay jgpendleton@gmail.com 757 288 1885
Comments: Charlotte, I've got coyotes.Every night they are howling up a storm. The other day I was in the woods with my dozer and 1 year old springer spaniel, Hanna. I looked over to my left and she is face to face with the biggest coyote I've ever seen. I yelled her name and she came running. This was her first time to see one. They were just looking at each other about 2 foot apart. Now I only let her run with me in the mule or she rides with me. I could have lost her very easily. The coyote didn't run off. It circled us and I finally ran it off.
Comments: Yesterday I spent a pleasant morning with Don Bundy from the Class of '62. He and Betty Brown ('62 Deb) live in Escondido, CA now, but were touring through Texas visiting relatives and friends (and me). Don and I met at Denny's where he treated me and two of my metal detecting buddies to breakfast. He brought along the oldest coin he'd found ... an 1831 Large Cent in amazingly good condition. Don had lugged his own metal detector on Southwest Air. We went out and searched a soccer field for about 90 minutes in beautiful weather. Then he had to shove off. I was hoping to see Betty (of course), but she was in nearby Spring, TX where they were spending two days with their old friends. Next stop is Keller, TX to visit their son who is a high school coach. Do any of you recall how Betty used to give me "that look" in the school cafeteria? Me neither.
Comments: Oh no! Phil, did your neighbor see the cat get taken?..that happens in River Oaks too.....the coyotes come up the Bayou. Our horse trainer said that the coyotes out in our ranch area will tease the dogs that are too big to grab. The dogs want to follow and are drawn out so that the pack can attack for the kill. Scary stuff! Kathleen, it is truly a sad sight all over TX.
Comments: Charlotte we have one of your coyotes in our neighborhood. He got a neighbors cat. Hope he doesn't get ours! I need your donkeys here to protect our pets!
Comments: Went to the Garland High game Friday night and it was so much fun. It was Garland's Homecoming and they beat Rowlett. It was really a good game. Got to see my great niece perform with the Dashing Debs and they looked really good. But, Rowlett's drillteam was super. Of course, I didn't say that out loud until we got home. Even Steve commented on how good Rowlett's girls were. Hope we can go to the Fair soon or it'll be too late. I'm looking forward to that Fletcher's Corny Dog! |
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