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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!
Comments: Charlotte, My husband and I try to take a Sunday ride someplace scenic every Sunday.. Yesterday, we drove to a beautiful neighborhood where all the houses have Lake Ray Hubbard in their backyards. I was shocked at what I saw. There was no lake. There was a huge barren mud hole between the lake and the backyards. The drought and extreme heat have really taken their toll on the state of Texas.
Comments: I have seen people I know on the streets of NYC, in Madrid Spain and London....whoa! It is a small world after all! Our ra0nch is so sad looking...we have lost soooooooooooooooo many 50 year old oaks...we will not cut them down until next year ....just in case...but I think it is hopeless. Our ponds have a trickling of water (teeny, slow spring?). The fish are gone(sad), but the wild life(ahem,doesn't include me)come to drink that rancid water. I see their foot prints, but I am glad they have it...thankfully, we have water troughs too. Tonight on our way to a dinner party in Waller and back we saw MANY dos and babies so I suppose life goes on. We have two corn feeders for the deer. We have a motion camera on one feeder and it is fun to see who comes.
Comments: Oh yes - the first people I saw at the Fair was my cousin and his wife! Amazing since I, too, typically do not see anyone I know. Betty and I saw a guy with the last name of Hawkins. Betty was thinking of Jack Hawkins from the Class of 66 but that was not him. He never said anything about being from OC. Turns out another OC Boomer made mention of him on FB and he was from Kimball! Small world. He was an artist in the tent area near the International building that had the foreign cars and stuff.
Comments: Lynell - maybe we should wear more signs. I wore my Oak Cliff Boomer shirt thinking it was the best way to meet up with them at 12:30. Well it did work since no one else wore their (wouldn't you know it?). Later when Betty and I were standing in the shade eating our soft serve cones, there were some ladies looking at me but I did not know them. Finally, they came over and said you are from OC? They had been trying to read my shirt and saw the Oak Cliff. I asked if they were from OC and Boomers. They said yes but graduated in the 50's so I explained the shirt to them. They all started pointing at my shirt saying all the schools they had attended since all the elementary, jr and sr highs are on the shirt. It was fun visiting with them - so the story, maybe we just need something to find out we have a lot of people out there that may have been our neighbors. Then again, a lot of Oakies do make their way down here. Look at our favorite Oakie - Jana Milham - honorary SOCite!
Comments: Cynthia, we always marvel at how we can both have grown up in Dallas and we go to the fair and see thousands of people, and we never see anyone we know. Where are these fairgoers from, Oklahoma?
Comments: Hey Sandy - hate Betty Gibbs and I did not run into you and Don at the Fair yesterday. We had the photo opportunity with the Oak Cliff Boomers group at Big Tex and moved on. We did about 4 hours and saw everything we wanted to see and do. Was a wonderful day out there. Got on the scale this morning and lost another pound - yeah! I think it was the walking it off thingy but we did refrain ourselves - not as much as Lynell but a Fletchers corny dog, Fried peaches and cream - so yummy! and a soft serve pineapple/chocolate swirl. Sampled some dips with pretzels but the line was too long for the freeby soft serve ice cream. Had a real root beer with actual sugar - had not had in years. Yes it was a great day. Maybe we will see you at another Senior Day at the Fair! Did you notice there were a lot of old people out there - we struggled around them and kept moving wondering how we fit into the group classification. LOL
Comments: Geez, I hope you figured out "tooties" was supposed to be TOOTSIES! Can't type since my last two hand surgeries. Sorry.
Comments: You know Lynell, you have to cut back somewhere! Have seen the bird show 3 times, so this yr we passed on it, but saw a lot of new & interesting things.
Comments: Sandy, no wonder you are so slim and trim. You have DIET Dr Pepper with the nachos and funnel cake! haaa. Hope your tooties have recovered from the pounding. Did you see the bird show?
Comments: Lynell & Dr Proctor - Don & I went to the Fair all day yesterday (10:30 to 6:00) and I has 2 Fletcher corny dogs, split a Grande plate of Nachos Supreme, split a Funnel Cake, drank 2 DDPs & some coffee and ate several free give-a-ways in the Food & Fiber bldg. My stomach is fine, but my feet are so sore from being on that hot cement & bricks all day long. Beautiful day & the Fair is really a treat & family tradition. This was our 1st time to go on "Senior" Day. Interesting . . .
Comments: Look how funny Spell Check made my comment...exercise became excesses!! Hmmmmmmmmmmm!
Comments: Sharon, remember when we counted off in cadence down the line to end up the same on each end? Maybe we could do that with the domino effect and get applause...haaaa! I for sure couldn't get up...I still think I can do so many things....like going after my darlin doggie girl ...I jump down off a boulder...NOT...my knees buckle and I land on one of em...ouch!! Bruise!!!! Doc Proc....mind your own bidness...chair excesses INDEED!! more like floor....after I fall...excesses!! haaaaa! How are you BTW???
Comments: Hey, all the old coots at these retirement places start off every day with chair exercises, so why couldn't the Debs do a chair routine? Maybe Elrod Maddox could sell us a cheap, one-night catastropic health policy.
Comments: Charlotte, I'm afraid if we went down into a kneel, someone would have to help us up or we'd be like the row of dominoes and just fall over. I'm going to the Garland High game tomorrow night and watch my great-niece perform. Can't wait. High school football on Friday night.
Comments: [B]hmmm.... a routine of what? um...how to get out of a chair at out age? Or....how to polish those boots and make em shine? Surely you dont mean "When the Saints" kicks... I m not thinkin!! haaaa! Patricia V has great movies of the Debs from our era. Maybe she could show them. I offered to pay for a band for our 40th, but was voted down by the "committee" so good luck on that ;-) Now, the '63 SOC band...that is a different story...yes!!!! they should and could play something...like our Alma mater song or our fight song...wouldn't that be fun? [/B]
Comments: I was just perusing the pics of the Mystics and the Chile Factor band on the '66 events page. I thought maybe Peaches might be able to pull something out of our past for the next reunion. For instance, I wouldn't mind seeing the Golden Debs from our class do a routine or hear something from the band. I am sure we have a lot of talent that we could all enjoy viewing.
Comments: Doctor Proctor has slapped me back to reality. What time does El Fenix open?
Comments: No corny dog. No buttered corn on the cob. No Jack's french fries. No nutty bar. Sigh. Your reward is that you will get to live an extra day in a nursing home, savoring your dinner of pureed mush. Please, redeem yourself. At least go to El Fenix tomorrow and eat an enchilada dinner. And chips and salsa. And a corn tortilla with butter on it. Don't regret saying your last goodbye to David with mushburger breathe. (The previous comments are medically endorsed by Dr. Proctor)
Comments:  We went to the fair today. Man, oh, Manischewitz, am I worn out! I was strong and didn't eat any of the yummy stuff that's bad for me. I had a Greek salad in the food court. Saw the bird show and the Hall of State. Maybe I'll turn in early after all that excitement! |
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