Jimmy Willis

Hello Mates!

I'm sorry I have missed so many birthdays these last few days.

It seems some unknown folks were using our site. And I had

not checked our site in a few days. In the time that past it

seems a whole bunch of folks got borned!  I am truly sorry

I did not get to wish each of you a very very happy birthday. But,

I do so now! And do so hope each of you will accept the sorriness

of my excuse! (There you think that work? Hope so!!!)

Anyway I really do wish and hope you had a GREAT BIRTHDAY!

Now Connie to answer your question about fishing. Beth had

a son that loved fishing/hunting/golf and the GEORGIA BULL-

DAWGS.  He died shortly after we were married and I just have

not had an interest in fishing since then. Besides with all the

other past time activities I really don't have time for another

year round past time. I mean that is reserved for work. Know

what I mean?---

Hey Don--- how bout them Braves? These past couple weeks

have been fun--- huh?! You know these guys, if they figure out

how to get past Washington, could go all the way!

Well nuff for now. Got to get back to work. Sounds like my

girls are having a party out front. Catch ya'll later! Have a

 Great Birthday Gail!!!

LATER

Donald Chandler

Liz was in a CAR WRECK this morning... On her way to a doctor's appointment, a woman pulled out in from of her on Cobb Parkway and she didn't have time to stop.  She was taken by ambulance to the ER at Kennestone Hospital here in Marietta.  We spent most of the day there, getting X-rays of her cervical spine and chest.  Thankfully, she checked out ok and was treated and released about 5pm.  She is very sore and has a lot of pain, and we would be grateful for your prayers for a complete and speedy recovery with no complications.  God Bless You All...

Donald Chandler

CAR ACCIDENT UPDATE / Liz is making progress but is still feeling pain and soreness, especially in her chest, and has a few body bruises. No singing in the choir tomorrow. I picked up the car from the Wrecker Service yesterday and brought it home... it is still drivable but has lots of damage on the front end. We'll let the insurance company sort it out. I got a copy of the accident report online... the other driver was charged with "improper lane change" and was not hurt in the accident. She pulled out in front of Liz and was trying to cross traffic lanes to make a u-turn. Liz was unable to stop and struck the other car on the driver side doors. We are thankful things were not worse, and we thank you all for your continued prayers. GOD IS GOOD!...

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations.  Don, sorry to hear about Liz's accident and praying for her speedy recovery.  Just dropping in to wish Vicky a Very Happy Birthday.  I hope your day was filled with much joyous celebration.  We just returned from a day at our daughter and son-in-laws home on Lake Oconee where we celebrated our first grandchild's 10th birthday.  It seems like only yesterday that we gathered at the hospital to await his arrival.  Sherron pointed out that in another ten, he'll be in college .... to which he quickly added, and driving!  It was fun watching the kids play and very relaxing just to sit on the deck just watching the water.  I hope you all have a very blessed weekend!  Later.

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations one and all.  Seems its been a while since anyone (I) posted so thought I'd drop in and stir the pot.  Seems like it has been one of those weeks.  On Thursday while working at our rental house, I managed to loose my wedding band, knock a hole in my shin and get paint in my eye.  Friday I went and had a vertigo repositioning.  I suffered a bad spell of vertigo a couple of weeks ago and it continued to plague me.  This is not the first time so I knew the fix and was not looking forward to having it done.  This is one of those cures that is almost worse than the disease.  It requires moving in just the right way to get the rocks in my head (inner ear) back in the right place.  Sort of a super dose of the hair of the dog that bit you.  Properly applied it induces the worst spinning you can imagine.  The best I can describe it is if someone kicked you out of an airplane - while inflight.  The doctor had to hold me on the table and I was shaking for a good ten minutes.  Felt wiped out the rest of the day but fine today.  All's well that ends well.  I figured out what happened to "Ochs1968.com".  I didn't get the renewal notice and it expired.  I've been tracking the site and it doesn't appear to have created any issues for our users.  There is a cost for registering the name and given the low usage of the site, I don't see that it is necessary.  Well that's about it from metropolitan Jefferson on this fine Saturday morning.  I hope you all have a very blessed week ahead.  Later.

Connie Morgan (White)

Just checking in to catch up  ...... and to send early happy birthday wishes to Jr. Smith!

Glad to see that Edd Lowe was added as a "guest".

Don, glad that Liz is improving after her wreck.

Gary, you definitely need to get a job so that you can get some rest!

Hello to everyone---and have a blessed week.

Diane Harris (Moore)

Here I am listening to Romney, and really liking him. Wednesday night was awesome, or at least I thought so. Sitting here with the computer in my lap, I logged on to our site. Don't know why it's been so long since I said anything. Maybe because all I have to say, pretty much, is its still hot and dry.

Connie, may I just ditto all the points you stated in your post? Especially about well wishes for Liz. Happy Birthday, Junior Smith! Junior and I were neighbors growing up, and he has made use of all the granite down in "our" part of the county by creating beautiful  stone monuments. He and his brothers made the pretty memorial stone for my parents' grave.

Gary, since the class site seems to be still up and running, you are right not to renew. We'll see what happens.

Lemme go listen to these closing remarks. Take care all.

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations one and all and Happy belated Birthday to Junior!  Diane, I echo your praise of Junior's creativity with granite.  I also used his services for a family member and was well pleased.  I (we) have had a very busy week, closing on houses and showing (renting) a house.  Also had a close friend pass away and have been spending some time with her family.  Sherron is planning a meal for the family following a visitation on Sunday afternoon.  As a result of my busyness, I haven't watched much of the Republican Convention, but did see most of the speeches last evening.  I think the most profound statement was made by Clint Eastwood when he said we need to remember that the politicians "work for us".  Too frequently they (politicians) seem to become royalty and treat the people as their servants.  Another thought - During my Bible reading this week, I read again the following verses from Genesis 47.  Recall the entire story of the famine in the land and see how the populace became enslaved.  In the end, they all worked for the "government".  Let those who have ears hear.  I hope you all have a very blessed weekend.  Later. 

^{Genesis 47}

¹³And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

¹⁴And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

¹⁵And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.

¹⁶And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

¹⁷And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

¹⁸When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

¹⁹Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

²⁰And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

²¹And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

Jimmy Willis

Hello Mates!

I finally figured out what is wrong with Democrats--- They

are so full of IT they can't see what's going on around them.

All they need is a good dose of CASTOR OIL! Then they will

be able to see. And maybe just maybe they will be able to

understand what Obama is trying to do to OUR country! 

WELL--- A GUY CAN HOPE CAN't HE?!!!

Later,

Donald Chandler

Welcome to September, mates!  Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend.

Have any of you seen the movie "2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA"?  Liz and I went to see it Friday.  I believe every American should see it before the November election, especially if they have any doubt in their mind how they will vote or if they will vote.  I try to stay informed on what is going on with Obama and his socialist agenda, but this movie is pretty scary... more frightening than any horror movie you will ever see.  May God have mercy on this country.  I will NOT be watching any of the Democrat (Socialist) Party Convention this week.   And, BTW I watched a lot of the GOP Convention last week, and enjoyed many of the speeches... Gov. Chris Christie was fantastic, Ann Romney was very good, Paul Ryan too, Condoleezza Rice was GREAT (with no teleprompter I might add), Marco Rubio was excellent, Clint Eastwood made my day, and Mitt Romney capped it off with a fine speech too. 

Liz and I spent a couple of hours Saturday afternoon at "CELEBRATE FREEDOM", an all-day Christian Music Festival here at the Cobb County Fairgrounds.  For those who don't know, Celebrate Freedom was an enormous gathering of some 16 different Christian artists and bands from all over the country ending with performances by Jeremy Camp, Amy Grant, and a group called "Switchfoot".  While we were there, we listened to a couple of Christian rock bands called "Leeland" and "Kutless" who have a tremendous following of young Christian fans.  I must admit that Liz and I were some of the "oldest" young people there, but it was amazing to see thousands of young people celebrating Freedom, and Life, and ALMIGHTY GOD.  It gives me hope for the future.

Our Sunday was a day of rest (what a concept!).  And we completed our holiday weekend yesterday with some treasure hunting at BIG SHANTY ANTIQUE MALL and some fine dining at Steak & Shake.

Have a great week, mates.  Reporting live from BRAVES COUNTRY & BULLDOG COUNTRY... this is Don.

Gary Grice

Well, woke up at midnight and after tossing and turning for a couple of hours, decided to get up and putz a while.  Don, glad you had such a great weekend.  I envy you!  Happy Anniversary Dick and Diane!  Yeah, I was checking out Facebook as well.  We had a sad weekend.  Our neighbor across the street in Watkinsville passed away last week and Sherron fixed dinner for the family Sunday evening.  Miss "Jo" would have been 90 this week.  We did manage to get a lease on our rental house in Winder which is a good thing.  I have a little work to do before the move-in the middle of September.  Clark Howard says now is the time to buy rental property.  I would like to get another house or two.  Sherron thinks we should wait until after Christmas before considering any such moves.  I hope you are all enjoying the Democrat Convention this week.  It is amazing how two people can look at the same thing and see the exact opposite.  I get some financial report emails and everyone is saying we are being driven off the monetary cliff.  Maybe I'm just stupid, but I don't understand how anyone can think you can just keep printing money and it will continue to have ANY value.  Anyone who would bother to read a little history should clearly see we are headed down the same road to distruction that others have taken.  Why should the destination be any different for us?  Okay, enough spouting off.  Its almost 3:00 so I think I try putting my head on a pillow for a while.  I hope you all have a very blessed day.  Later.

Gary Grice

I listened to some of the Democrat speakers last evening and then read the news this morning.  Everyone in this country "currently" has the freedom to vote for the candidate of their choice.  The choices are: (1) the party who removed any mention of God from their platform, supports abortion and homosexual marriage, and believes that we all BELONG to the government. Or, (2) a party who included God in almost every speech, opposes abortion and homosexual marriage, and believes the government BELONGS to the people.  Still can't decide?  I would recommend you check with your creator and read the Constitution of the United States or America or just forego voting this election year.  Better to do nothing sometimes than make a terrible mistake.  Later.

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations one and all!  I hope you each had an opportunity to get out yesterday and enjoy the beautiful fall day!  Sherron was out of town and I had to run over to Commerce, WOW!  When I topped the hill headed north on 441 - the mountains were just beautiful and you could see for eternity!  Took the long way home - which Sherron insists is not uncommon for me - and really enjoyed the afternoon.  I guess Don missed it entirely judging by his sports report on FB.  Sounds like he was glued to the tube all weekend!  I guess we'll have to change that phrase, since tubes are no more.  Plastered to the plasma maybe or, locked to the LED. I'm open for suggestions.  Want to wish Bobby an early very Happy Birthday.  May your special day be filled with much joyous celebration!  I happened upon a couple of funnies today and couldn't decide which to post, so here to insure no one goes un-offended are two items for your amusement.  Hope everyone has a very BLESSED week.  Later. 

I guess you use this trick when you want someone to call you!

Can't claim misleading advertising here!

Diane Harris (Moore)

Gary, you do all you can to elicit responses from us lazy folks, but it comes down to the likes of me to check in. Thanks for keeping us going, and for making us laugh and/or gasp.

Not much going on here in Ohio. Same old busy work as always. The beautiful cooler weather finally arrived and has inspired both Dick and me into activity. He is trying to clean and seal our front walk and patio, and I'm attempting to go through closets, tossing and organizing.  Organizing is easier than tossing. You'd think that once done, things should stay put, but they never do.

From what I read on Facebook, Don and Liz leave after midnight tonight for Seattle, where they will take their Alaskan cruise in celebration of their 30th anniversary. Y'all enjoy, Don and Liz!

Better go. I sure hope everyone is OK. This time of year I really miss the excitement of living near Athens. People go crazy up here over the Buckeyes, but that's not our team. Our first year of marriage we lived across from the UGA track, on S. Lumpkin. We would walk to the stadium for every home game, and stand the whole time in the student section. Those were fun days, and I miss them.

OK, when I start getting sentimental I KNOW it's time to sign off. Y'all take care, and let us hear from you.

Connie Morgan (White)

Hello all...

Gary, I do enjoy your posts!   Keep 'em coming.

Diane, I know this is a busy fall for y'all!!!   I too hope Don and Liz are having a wonderful cruise experience as they celebrate their anniversary.

Jim, I hope all is good with you and your family.   I am sad to say I did not get down to Lake Oconee even 1 time all summer

I am hoping that all who can, will come for our "Fall Gathering".     I am glad for it to be here at the house (or anywhere folks want to meet)...    

LOOKING AT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 2 p.m.

As in the past, we can just visit, talk, laugh, snack, remember...

please let me know if that date is o.k. ----    Depending on the feedback, I'll then call the folks that agreed to be contacts and ask them to notify the people on their list.

Take care ol" friends and I sure hope to see you soon.

love,

connie

Jimmy Willis

Good Morning Mates!

Sorry I have been away for a few days! Been kinda keeping up with

some folks on facebook. Anyway, if I missed anyone's birthday I'm

SORRY! I hope you had a great birthday!

For the first time in a very long time I watched a pro football game

last night. And it was a good one! Falcons and Denver! Great fast

game! Really a hard hitting game which the Falcons won 27 - 21.

Been a long time since I saw pros act as if they really wonted to

play the game! It was fun again.

Really not to much happening down on the co-op Conrads! Maybe

the Chairman will be cast out in a few weeks and we can get back

to our lives as the "good Lord" intended for us to do! I really hope

this message gets by the Watchers.

Please, someone please tell me why our people are so blind to

this Demon we have in the White House. Have we become so

complacent we are just blind to what this person and his minions

are trying to do to us?!!! Folks all of us have got to start screaming,

kicking and knocking Folks in the head to wake them Up! We've

got to do that--- or circle our wagons and then head to Coasta Rica

or somewhere! Just get somewhere where we can live free again.

Keep warning people Mates! If we don't win this, it's fixing to be Hell

here on Earth. And there ain't no BRIAR PATCH deep and thick

enough to hid this po rabbit!

Later (I Hope)!

Mates

Gary Grice

The Tree of Life.  Later

Diane Harris (Moore)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROSS!! I hope you have a great day with your beautiful wife!

Jim, politics are about to get the best of me, too. I find myself wanting to throw things  at the TV "commentators" who put spins on things that are so clearly slanted. 

Gary, that last picture was just too sad...because it was so true. I would have added one more hopeful picture. One of a happy reunion under a beautiful tree in Heaven.

Don and Liz, I hope you two are having a never to be forgotten trip to Alaska!

Connie, you are again sweet to host a class gathering on Oct. 21. It's such a pretty time of year, and I hope our classmates will come. We would if we could, but if all goes as planned we will have to be elsewhere. Please, everyone, go if you can! 

Have a great day everyone! 'this 41 degrees this morning, and our first true taste of Fall.

Jimmy Willis

Good Morning Mates!

It's not 41 degrees here Diane but it has a wonderful cool feel.

I  am also sick to my stomach hearing the slant that the news

media is putting on this important race. There is just a feel

about this election that really scares me about where this

country is being led. I feel this need to grab these Democrats

and shake some sense back into them. I know I'm not the

sharpest knife in the drawer, but the way we are headed up

this wrong path even a child can see it's the wrong way!

Anyway this feeling shakes me to my very soul! And I know

I'm not alone with this. I'm afraid our children do not understand

what is happening. I've asked myself why can't they see this

man for the "Great Deceiver", or at least one on his most

trusted Demons,  that he really really is!

Well sorry for the gloominess! I need to get back to work so

Obama will have something else to steal from me!

Later,

Connie Morgan (White)

PLEASE PLAN TO COME

CLASS OF '68

FALL GATHERING

Sunday afternoon, October 21 at 2 p.m. until...

at Connie's house in Crawford

VERY CASUAL!

Please come if you can!!!        I will have some cokes, diet cokes, water and lemonaid and paper products.

Nancy and I will call our "callers":  Linda Young, Linda Massey, Jane Foster (Ray will be calling Jane's people for her), Joy Brudon, Diane and Dick, Ross and Pam, Steve Eberhardt - and hopefully everyone will be called.    (If you can't call the people on your list, please let Nancy or me know)

It was great to see Brenda Pitts C. and Bobby Erwin when we met in Athens in the spring, so of course we would love for anyone to come by and visit that can!

Please help spread the word!!!!!!!!!

Connie Morgan (White)

Happy birthday wishes to Louise, Ross and Stephanie this week!!!

Jimmy Willis

Hello Mates!

I sho am glad Diane is sharing her fall weather with us! It

is GREAT! Thanks Diane! Don't you just love to have to pull

the blanket up early in the morning. Or getting chilled when you

have to take YOUR P0, (my buddy), outside at 3:30 in the

morning so he can do his thing! It is absolutely wonderful!!!

I LOVE FALL!

Anyway, I'm sorry I can't make ya'lls Birthday party this week

Louise--- Ross--- and Stephanie. I guess my invitation got

lost in the mail! I Guess! I hope ya'll have fun anyway!

Know what, our parents must of got chilled also way back when. I

mean look at all the birthdays in the next couple of weeks! That

or something!?!

Got to go!

Later

Donald Chandler

Greetings mates...

Liz and I have been busy celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and working on our "bucket list"...  We took our very first cruise and visited two new states... Alaska and Washington.  Last week we were on a 7-Day Alaska Explorer Cruise with Holland America Line on the ms Westerdam.  We had a glorious celebration, enjoying the beautiful scenery, glaciers, wildlife, attractions, people, food, and shows.  I've posted some photos on Facebook for those of you who are interested.  I've already made plans for our 31st anniversary next year, with a little smaller budget... we're going to McDonald's here in Marietta...

Well, sports fans... the Braves are in the playoffs again after last nights win.... GO BRAVES!  And the BULLDOGS and FALCONS are undefeated.  Yee Haw!

I must admit that things don't look very good for the election at this point, but we can't give up.  I know it's pretty scary, but...as that great philosopher Yogi Berra once said... "It ain't over 'til it's over."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ross and Stephanie.

Enjoy the rest of your week mates.  Reporting live from Marietta... this is Don.

Gary Grice

Happy Birthday Ross and early wishes to Stephanie!  Well not to be outdone by the Don of Marietta, I too am going on a cruise - allbeit it not as fancy as he posted.  My meals will be what I pack to eat and its just a bunch of hairy legged guys for company and entertainment, but never the less it is a "cruise"!  I have a friend who has invited me along on a Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn type adventure.  He and another friend who each have house boats invited myself and another fellow to "cruise" down the Savannah River.  We plan to get underway from Augusta on Monday morning and arrive in Savannah on Friday morning, if all goes well.  The weather is looking iffy but both vessels are enclosed and have all of the conveniences of home - all contained in a space the size of a small bedroom.  We hope to stop along the way and see the sights - such as they are.  Not much of what you would call civilization along that stretch of water, so I do plan to keep an ear out for any sound of banjo pickin'!  Although not previously included on my bucket list, I'm sure it will find a place there.

I experienced a bit of an epiphany this week.  Having been retired for almost six months, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had to go back to work.  Part of that has been due to being busier than a one-legged man at a butt kicking contest. Been taking it easy this week and not much scheduled except getting ready for my trip.   At some point I started feeling "retired"!  And it feels great. 

I also realize that I need to exercise my brain - what's left.  Here's a litter teaser to wake up your grey matter.  Enjoy.  Hope every is having a very blessed week.  Later.

Donald Chandler

Have fun on your cruise Gary.  I (and Burt Reynolds) would suggest you take a bow and arrow with you.

And, BTW, it took a little while, but I finally got the teaser... very good one!