Oh, Lord....Michael....WHERE do your thoughts come from? Do you spend Saturday nights outside looking at the heavens with a pointy Alcoa aluminum cap on your head trying to get a signal? I do not remember you being this crazy in H.S....So glad you woke up and joined us again! Can't wait til the next chapter of E.D....huh, say what??? No, not E.T....E.D!!!!
I think Ka's got a great idea about the motorcycle gang behind the trailer. I'll be on my 3 wheeler with a flag on top and a John Deere cap!
and he told us of his life, in the land of submarines! Yellow Submarine, Beatles I have to admit that I cheated. I sing with the Twin Mountain Tonesmen (acapella barbershop) and 3 years ago our May show was all Beatles songs. Hey, maybe all us singers should get together at 7am, before breakfast and do some serious croonin'!
Hey Big Dad, I can bring my sword collection in July and we can "fix" those droopy earlobes!!LOL
Widely known to anyone who owns a TV as Erectile Dysfunction. So as not to be so graphic, I'll refer to the condition in the proper medical terminology. Type I, brought on by the over-consumption of large amounts of alcoholic beverage in a short period of time, referred to medically as miecoxaflopin, and Type II which is usually a result of the natural aging process medically known as dadixadrupin. Type I symptoms are easily overcome by practicing moderation in consumption or temperance. Type II is much more complicated. You see, as a man ages, his body produces less of the harmone testosterone which directly effects his libido (or desire for physical intimacy). Even if he becomes mentally stimulated he um, er, uhh....well his "can do" can't keep up with his "want to". Early Type II symptoms include a softening and enlarging of the breast tissue, a tightening of the vocal cords causing the voice to be more highly pitched, his hair becoming more flaxen and easy to manage coupled with an intense desire to redecorate the kitchen and living room.
Type II is sucessfully and commonly treated with the prescription drugs you see advertised on TV, i.e. Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. These drugs can be quite expensive (so I've heard). However, they can be purchased much cheaper on the black market in all major cities (so I've heard) from little Cuban guys in pop-up campers.
Hope this clears things up for you!
Big Dad
PS Anyone suffering from decreased libido symptoms MUST read Mark Degge's favorite memory from THS....it's hotter than a Playboy After Dark reader's letter!! Way to go Mark!!
Hi Becky, Here is John's email address, mjwrichards2@comcast.com. We live near each other and grab a burger from time to time. I've tried to get him to come this time and I think he's on the edge. Email him and give him a push. Mark
Alright you two, Mike & Aliece, I'm glad i do not have anything disfunctional. All of my metal is in place and there to stay awhile. If i start feeling funny, I will know who to contact for a diagnosis.
Joe Don,, GREAT MUSIC! I bet that was your favorite song. It was one of mine and she was and still one of my favorite singers. Simple style and dress.
Mike, you need to pick something harder. Everybody knows the Beatles' songs. Come on, dig deeper into your memory track and make'em tuff.
Some of us are not able to ride cycles because of non-moveable joints or pain, but I finally got me a mustang!!! Daddy never would let me have one in High School, so I got one when I retired. I felt like I was old enough then to decide for myself. I LOVE IT!!!!!
Thought I would drop a note---gotta love this electronic age!! Good to see all the folks on the message forum, looks like some of you have to much time on your hands or maybe I'm confused. Been trying to track down Jerry Stephens and have a handle on Ken Nevins, he is still a Game Warden in Sweetwater. Will be at the reunion, looking forward to seeing everyone. The 25th was the last one I could get to.
I don't know if I want others to know about my phobias. I'm not even sure I want to know about my phobias. I'll start looking for some.
Great idea about the annuals. I did not get very many signatures in my to begin with. It might be even funnier now to see what others would write about.
MH....Geezzz...all I asked was if you knew what ED meant. Didn't know you were going to teach a course on it! But that is ok, because I am so much smarter now than I was 10 minutes ago!
Terry, you are right and not confused! I spend too much time on this site right now 'cause I am in the final days of staying off of a sprained ankle and still using it as an excuse not to get back to work. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it! But, aren't we having fun?
Hey Fred Boston............everytime I see an old Corvair.....I have to think of you. I have a Triumph Bonneville America. Bored to almost 900cc, performance cams, performance carbs. It is hot and handles great like all the English bikes. I've had 10 bikes over the years beginning with my '63 cushman. I've got my sights on the Norge 1200cc Moto Guzzi. Lots of torgue and handles great. Planning on a USA perimeter trip in 2010. I gets restless for adventure at times. Mark
Mark, I finally found a PIC of my 08 Wing and posted it on my profile page yesterday. Counting the 2 scooters I own, I've had 19 motorcycles. My first was my '58 Allstate scooter that I rode 7 miles to drivers ed every day the summer after 8th grade. And Jackie G, I obeyed all the laws. Well, except the one about having drivers license!! LOL
Fred, obey traffic laws? Since when? Let's see, from lighting bottle rockets, in the Corvair, then tossing them out, to that little deal in Dumas...then there was the time we were going east on Broadway in your dad's Chevy pickup at 60 mph...skidding through the intersection to go north on Dallas...still at 60 mph...
Gosh, Joe Don, Did all that really happen? I thought I had dreamt all that crazy stuff. LOL. I was sure hoping most of that stuff had been forgotten, now that we are a little older and are all about 8 billion brain cells shy of a full house (or something like that!) Oh, I certainly remember the Dumas duck hunting trip! That was my 7th moving violation that year and almost had my license pulled!
Well I must say this forum is definitely taking on a life of it's own. I had not checked in on the forum in a couple of weeks and I couldn't keep from laughing as I read back through the postings. Of course, it was mostly Mike's ramblings that were keeping me in stitches! I definitely hope to make the reunion this summer, but we are on hold right now. Our son and his family are being transfered from Ohio to Texas this summer and we've promised to help with the 3 grandsons! We don't know their move date at this time and we're hoping it doesn't conflict with the reunion. I think this is going to be another great one! Thanks to Charlotte and the rest of you that have worked so hard on this website and all the reunion arrangements!
Once again, it's your disoriented DJ, elbow deep in the oldies bowl.
Let's take it up a notch and see who can play:
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night, Any place I go is right. Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here......
Put down your crossword puzzles and knitting stuff and finish the song, name the artist and the year it came out.
Char, Ka, Call me re: The tentative plans for the Lubbock activities. I need to firm up the committments I have made, but would like to discuss with you first.
Glad you've joined the fray! I need help keeping Fred, Jann and Aliece in line.
Mark, I tried sending an e-mail to John but it was returned. He must have some kind of pervert filter on his site and I couldn't get through it. If you have another address for him let me know and I will try to reach him.
Joe Don, Thanks for outing Fred Boston. He was a terror at THS but always managed to stay under the radar. Glad you could clue us in.
Hi Mike, Just in case I mistyped it here it is again.........mjwrichards2@comcast.com. John is retired now and is probably sitting in front of the old pc playing solitaire. He's going to show, this time there's no way out of it. He's a great guy, great friend and a lot of fun. I'm not sure I can help with Fred, he's turned into a loose cannon hasn't he. I've heard that too Viagra can do that to a guy..........such a shame...... And when did he start talking so much? I can remember when you could hardly get a peep out of him. I want to tell everyone that I rode the school bus with Charlotte for many years and she used to be the quiet type too. I know, hard to believe. Can't wait to see all you guys.
Thanks Mark...for providing John's email. Let's all flood him with emails so he can't escape! Any others out there we need to bug with emails? I think about a song a lot and I don't know if it was popular but it has become my theme song. Title, year and artist, anyone? MH-I would love to see you perform this song at the reunion.
You know you laughed I heard you laugh You laughed, you laughed and laughed and then you left but Now you know I'm utterly mad
(After singing a couple of renditions, you will be mentally ready to do your income tax return!)
Mike, Big Daddy, Henthorne explained: "Early Type II symptoms include a softening and enlarging of the breast tissue, a tightening of the vocal cords causing the voice to be more highly pitched, his hair becoming more flaxen and easy to manage coupled with an intense desire to redecorate the kitchen and living room."
So, *that* is why I saw your flaxen silvery tresses of hair in a ponytail yesterday morning!
Ooops! Was I not supposed to tell that you're sporting a pony tail these days? And, by the way, it doesn't make your face look fat, just like your son said! ROFLMBO!
Phobias: the only thing in my life that I've ever been afraid of, well, okay, *after* I got over my fear of heights -- is geese!!
I'm not scared of the meanest dog, hog, or dark fog. But, put have a goose come at me and I just wet my pants!
Now, I believe in facing your fears head on, so every time I visit my son in Lakeland, Florida, I go to Holland Lake and try to pet one of the geese.
Here's Jann: "Come 'ere, goosey, goosey, I want to pet you..."
Goose: "Aiiii, hissssssss" Goose narrows eyes and leans head forward to bite. (yes, they have teeth!!)
And when I moved to Lubbock, I was thrilled to find a great assortment of ducks and geese at a nearby lake. One of my first bike (as in motorcycle) rides was to this lake to feed the feathered demons, errrr, geese. I even took their pictures.
Trivia question from THS past: what was that Senior English teacher's name that we were so mean to and she cried and wanted to (or maybe she did) quit? Yeah, yeah, I think she quit, cause then we had a real cool teacher.
And, who can still quote the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Old English?
I can:
Whan that April-uh with his shores soota The droooooth of March had perced to the rootah And bath-ed every vein in swish liquor Of which vare too engendred is the flooor
I have no clue what it means (and I have an English minor), but I can still say it!
What ridiculous (or serious) thing do you remember from those classes at good ole THS?
