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Steven Nielsen

Dan, great discourse on Archbishop Makarios and Greek politics etc.! You've had a very interesting life my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Steve Nielsen

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Oh my word!  I absolutely HATE this iPad. I had this wonderful report about my computer search when I put my hand in the wrong place, and deleted the whole thing. So in short, I went looking today, the one I'm considering is the HP with all the bells and whistles.  It has a23"screen, 1000 GB hard drive.  And a bunch of stuff, but my finger hurts. HA!  Just one more thing, Walmart has 24month interest free and best buy doesn't. 

By the way, I received an email from my DR and he basically.Doesn't  know what caused my BS to sky-rocket then to plumit so low.  Maybe it's because I'm seventy years OLD.  

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

See you soon Martie &Val.  JOY

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Well here it is 3:21 AM and I still haven't been able to get to sleep.  It's because the Rx that I was on called cypro or cyproflexin causes several side effects, one of them being tendonitis, which I thought was my arthritis flaring up so I went to the Dr for  the steroid injection.  All this pain was onthe opposite. Knee from the usual one.  You know how Dr's are, much prodding and poking, then he told me it is tendonitis,  What a pain in the neck AND my knee.  I now have another Rx to take. The Dr, injected the steroid in the left knee, even though it is two weeks early, which on the first night causes insomnia, and extremely high Blood sugar for a few days.  I told the Dr. That I feel great as long as I sit and do nothing, it's the walking that is double pain. You know, the knee and the neck, All this mess should be just fine in a few days. Oh well, Life goes on.  

Something that I thought was funny in an old Readers  Digest,  goes like this:  "I EAVESDROPED on two of my language arts students, The first one asked, "Did you warsh your hands?"  "it's not warsh, it's wash,"said the other. "The r is silent," 

I know it's kind of dumb, but what do you expect at almost 4:00 AM???  And on this IPad???   By the way I have almost made the computer decision.  I don't make quick decisions anymore, like when I was 17 and ran away with what's his name, lied about my age, and got married in Elko Navada.  Even that spur of the moment decision of our marriage lasted 29 years before he got sick of me.  I put a lot of thought into ALL of my decisions now for fear I will be committed for another 29 years.  To be completely honest, there was a lot of good in that marriage, especially my four fantastic children.    Well it's after 4:AM,maybe I can get a little sleep, but I doubt it.  So you have a good rest while I play some games on this lovely iPad .

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Dan, yes,yes,yes.   I will share it with others.  The whole Obama care Stinks.   I am just happy with the medical insurance that I have had for many years.  It's kaiser permantee, a great HMO.  Really good night this time.  By the way I finally got smart aaa set the iPad down, it's much faster that holding it and using one finger to enter info.  Good night again........

Shanah Goodman (Michaelson)

Dan,

You must have been a pretty good student or you would not have had Miss Neal for English.  I was fortunate to have Mr Durfee who would comonly say "We dunn it" and "we was" Talk about crazy making! 

Tod Maltby

There is a great book and movie called "The Motorcycle Diaries" It is a tale of a young Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado and their travel from Rio to Peru on the back of a 1939 Norton motorcycle. Ernesto was prodigious diarist and kept an amazing record of their journey. They crashed the motorcycle so many times they finally ahd to abandon it close to the end.

The two had just graduated from Medical School and were on their way to work at a a Leper Colony. Both men came from well-off families and had never know poverty. As they travel and witness the injustices on the poor you can see his tone changing as he feels something must be done to ease the great divide between the Have's & Have-Not's. A bar girl in one of the towns they passed thru gave him the nickname "CHE" which stuck.

They ended up in Bolivia where Fidel Castro was assembling his forces for the Cuban Revolution. Che signed on as "Medico" for the Cuban forces. After the Revolution Che wanted a larger role as a military leader. He convinced Castro to let him take some "military advisors" to the Congo during the Simba Revolution. Che  really "mucked it up", and when he got back to Cuba Castro told him to hit the road. He went back to Bolivia as started his school for "Revolutionistas"

Che convinced Fiidel to finance the building of an institute to study and treat leprosy led by his friend Alberto. That was one of the good things that came out of the revolution; that institute is preeminent in Leprosy research.

The movie is very well done and has incredible scenery; shot on location in the Andes.

Tod Maltby

I have been using Windows 10 for 2 days now. The download was very smooth and problem free.

If you are using Windows 7 you will notice little difference. Windows 10 seems to Windows 7 with some added frills. I have opened all the different software I normally use, Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Paperport and everything seems to working fine.

My only concern so far is that the browser (Edge) seems a little slow and balky sometimes. That could be the websites themselves; everything is so crammed with ads it slows everything down.

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

I had a wonderful visit with Martie, and Val on Wednesday.  We met and had lunch.  We talked about the old days, present times and even the future.  It was so good to catch up on each others life's.   I almost felt guilty, because they both still work.  I think about it sometimes, but that's as far as it goes.  Val, you didn't tell us enough about your recent travels.  It seems we all had so much to say and the subject changed before you could go into very much detail.  Martie, it was great to hear more about what is happening in your life.  We must do it again real soon.  Maybe Some of you other California people could join us next time.  It seems that Tracy is pretty much the center meeting point for lunch.  We must definitely plan on thr 55 reunion.  Tod that book sounds interesting.  I'll have to get my hands on it.  I always prefer reading  about real life experiences.  

Hal Farr

Dan, There are many more who read than there are who post. We are called lurkers. I enjoy all your posts. Do not be discouraged that you don't get more responses. Radio programs estimate that only 2% of listeners ever call in to the shows. Some of us only type 35wpm 18wpm when I deduct for errors This paragraph took 22 minutes to type.. KEEP POSTING! 

Tod Maltby

Interesting.......  I always wondered how they came up with code names, especially for missions.

I hope you and your wife were "Boris Badenov & Natasha"

Jackie Lee (Noragon)

II have enjoyed reading your posts

Steven Nielsen

Dan, I agree with Hal Farr. Many read your wonderful posts and just don't comment. Life is a crush, especially with the mass of electronic media demanding so much of us. For instance; I'm still working. I arrive early and after going through three seperate and loaded business email sites, then inner office mail, voice mail, u.s. mail and cell phone messages... it's lunch time. --- I'm also trying to finish Book V,  the fast paced, emotion-charged finish to my novel series and frankly, it's killin' me. --- Off the wall and way off topic here, check out this next comment: I am half owner in a horse-stall, RV-stall rental facility in Houston and am in partners with a Liberal Democrat who, honest to God; has a picture of Che Guevara hanging in his study at home. When I first saw it I was shocked and asked him about it, whereupon he told me he thought Che to be one of the most unique charactors to come along in decades...He actually admires him! - go figure - I posted the forgoing regarding my partner only and simply to amplify a point I have heard more than once on the radio and the net; that Liberalism is a disease! For anyone to admire a dispicable man such as Gurvara is beyond my ability to comprehend!  (By the way I'm in the process of selling my half of the business to my partner, - its been a long, long eight year partnership - and I hope to close the sale by the end of this month). The info. given by you and others on the Forum regarding the evil Che only added to my scant knowledge of him but was much appreciated.      

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

YAHOO!  I finally made the plunge into the twenty first century.  I not only bought my new computer, but , not one but two, I say two flat screen TV'S also.  This morning I was debt free,and that was nice while it lasted.  No more bustle in the back of the old TV's.  So now what to do with the old ones, and to get some to help me (do it) hook them up.  

Martha (Martie) Peck (Bond)

Congratulations.  Take the olld ones to Best Buy or your local recycle drop off.  You can google recycle hardware and find the spot nearest to you.

Martie

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Thanks Martie, That's what I'll do.  I'll give them a call tomorrow.    I hope someone will be able to use them.  JOY I have two high school boys coming to set everything up'  If they have any problems I'll just get my 9 year old grand daughter Emily to take care of it.  Kids seem to be able to do it all.  I think the kids are born with a device in their hand now days. HA!

Val Lasko

Dan,

Enjoyed your Iran-Contra report. Casa 212 -- cool machine.

Joy & Marty and I had a fun lunch meeting at the West Valley Mall, Olive Garden, Tracy Calif.  We talked about many of the class mates-----great fun.

Stay healthy all.

Val

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Dan, I had to laugh at your Swan Island stories, especially the antenna one.  I suspect the bump on your  head was not the cause of you being a little nuts (or what ever) it probably happened long before that, like maybe at good old BLHS.   I also laughed at the Kodak moment with the bare bottom.  Now days he would have had tattoos all over it.  JOY

Tod Maltby

Dan, you have interesting stories to tell and you tell them well!

Tod Maltby

I posted this on Facebook today; I thought I would post it here as well. hope you are amused.

"Tod, the Cranky Anachronist asks: Isn't ALL salt (table salt, NACL) "Sea Salt?" Why all the fuss about buying something labeled "Sea Salt" beside the fact they can charge more so people believe it must be better"

Charlotte Stone

While reading "I Am Pilgrim" the book reminded me of Tod and Danny.  Great read.  

Joy Fields (Wardleigh)

Hi Tod, Dan and Charlotte,and all, I am finally using my new computer.  Man! there is a definite learning curve when ever we acquire a new piece of equipment.  My friend came over and hooked it all up this evening.  This kind of thing is what she does for a living.  Anyway I have the font size set large enough so that I can read it.  It was set on the smallest font.  Tod, I definitely agree with you, salt is salt, and furthermore, I don't need gluten free, or organic.  I've lived this long without it, so I will just keep what I have been using all these years.  Dan, your racoon story reminds me of my mission, when at two different ocasions we were served racoon.  It (as I have stated before) doesn't taste like chicken.  It's more like pork.  Not too bad if you don't think about it.  Although I have never craved it since I came home. 

Tomorrow I have an appointment with an attorney regarding a living trust.  I want to get everything in order so my kids don't have to go through what they did with their dad. I have most of the needed things done, like power of attorney, advance directive and will, even the location for internment.   When it's all done I want to put it away in a safe place and FORGET IT for the rest of my life.  I know some of my children think I am morbid for dwelling on death, but I feel it needs to be taken care of while I am still alive and functioning (some-what).  Ok I will refrain from talking about it again. 

It has been so hot here that I haven't wanted to go outside at ll.  It was 105 degrees with a humidity of 7% today.  I love my AC in my house and car. 

Dana Fuhriman (Austin)

Hey Dan,

I'm also like many of our class mates about not responding to your post, and all the others, but I get too intimidated to comment on many of the posts, but I too find them very interesting. 

I am requesting a copy of your "survivors guide". It's been something that I have been thinking about for quite awhile, and I need to do something about it. This might just push me over the edge, to do something about it, so to speak.

Thanks for all your posts and comments. It's been fun hearing from so many classmates, and thanks for sending me the guide.

Love to all,

Dana Fuhriman Austin

Martha (Martie) Peck (Bond)

HI DAn,

I would like it as well.

Martie

bondconsulting@msn.com

Dana Fuhriman (Austin)

Dan,

I sent you an email with my email address on it, but I will do it here right now also. It is dananwayner@comcast.net.  Thanks again for sending that guide to me. It looks like I need it more now than ever. :)

Dana