Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Another One Succumbs
Alright you have all sucked me in! I am here - I know where Ann is - the 21st is already on my calendar and probably 80% of my job and other board commitments involve event planning. So I am happy to help. Please would someone explain this blog thing never did it - don't know how, I suppose I could ask my 14 tear old who is having a much better experience at SIS also my oldest (a sophomore at UW) had great times at SHS. Can't believe I moved back after 23 years, I think it was the 20th!!! You current Shorewoodians will find me moving from 1905 E. Olive to 4145-47 N. Murray this weekend stop by and say hello, what a pathetic way to try and get help...there will be cold beer!! Just kidding - sort of.
Thalia
Thalia
Minor Surgery
This morning I was asked to include an email address on our address list, and I realized that I am far behind on updates like these.If you would like to have your name or email address added to any of our lists and I've missed you, please email me: claud41c@yahoo.com .
Also: If anyone would like a new color background, different template, whatever -- either go in and change it or ask me to change it for your or bring it up on the comments -- this is a group creation!!
note: Whenever I change the greyhound picture I also change the audio clip. I have to figure out how to download entire songs, however. I only have clips so far...
AND if you want any changes in our profile, too -- just name them or put them in!
Okay. You get the idea.
Peace. And Happy Halloween!!
lc
Monday, October 30, 2006
Propinquity
(pro ping'kwi te)1. nearness in place; proximity. 2. nearness of relation; kinship. 3. affinity of nature; similarity. 4. nearness in time.
I was telling my friend Julie about this sense of...whatever it is that makes me feel so automatically comfortable with you guys. It seemed odd to me that after 30 years there should be such a strong and instant intimacy among us. And she gave me this word, suggesting that it could be explained, at least in part (perhaps) by the time we physically all spent together -- 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and with some of you (Andy Nunnally!) going all the way back to first grade!!
That is quite a little bit of propinquity, I'd say.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Of Missing Persons
The new list on the left has been provided by Deb R. If you know of anyone's whereabouts or would like other names posted, please either go in and post them yourself, or I'd be glad to do it for you, too.
Claudia
claud41c@yahoo.com
Saturday, October 28, 2006
What fun reading! You all have far better memories than I have - I've been reading things that I haven't thought about in so many years. I've enjoyed catching up with all of you this way.
I was sad we didn't have a 30th reunion - I've only been able to go to one and was looking forward to seeing everyone this year . . . but next year will be great! The middle of the summer makes sense, before we're in the midst of the "getting kids ready to head off to college" chaos (I'll have two going next year - hardly seems possible).
Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Lisa Nicholas
I was sad we didn't have a 30th reunion - I've only been able to go to one and was looking forward to seeing everyone this year . . . but next year will be great! The middle of the summer makes sense, before we're in the midst of the "getting kids ready to head off to college" chaos (I'll have two going next year - hardly seems possible).
Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Lisa Nicholas
I'll Jump In
Hi all,
It took me some time to get into this blog thing that Claudia created, but I was never much of a leader. It takes me a while to catch on. Most of what I remember from the end of high school was everyone talking about going to Madison to party on the weekends ... well I'm here now, but where did you all go? And, I still haven't found a party. I wasn't much of a partier either. I did finally pick a major at UW though and am just 18 credits shy of a degree.
But seriously, there is a big party tonight ... Halloween on State Street is a big deal and the last three years or so it's gotten out of hand with broken windows, overturned cars and pepper spray to clear the streets about 2:00 am. Any of your kids here? You can wire bail money to dma@itis.com If it goes badly again tonight, as always happens, they will report the hell out of it on cable TV unless there's just no time available because Joan Walsh is on every station.
I've run into just a few of you over the years and besides the handful of people I see regularly or e-mail, it is kind of cool to connect with others and see all these locations where everyone ended up. I think Irene Diamond is the only '76 person I know that was here, there must be more.
Lots of people I could comment on but I won't. However, Mitch and Jimmy are obviously still hmmmmmm ... clowns ... and is Laurel Blackmore in Beverly Hills? Why does that not surprise me. I did note that in the '96 picture she and I are about the only ones in light clothes and thus beautifully bookend the group photo ... when you think about the Class of '76, Laurel and I were certainly the classiest.
Back to the UW ... if any of you have kids in the college seeking age range ... please feel free to contact me if you come here for a college visit (or are just passing through on your way to a football game or to inspect your land holdings in Northern WI). I can even give you a tour or leave that up to the experts, your choice.
My wife Kristi and I have a daughter Amanda, who is a senior at Madison East and is doing the college search thing right now. Very, very bizarre to be at this stage.
Stay well everyone ... thanks Claudia!
David Meyer
It took me some time to get into this blog thing that Claudia created, but I was never much of a leader. It takes me a while to catch on. Most of what I remember from the end of high school was everyone talking about going to Madison to party on the weekends ... well I'm here now, but where did you all go? And, I still haven't found a party. I wasn't much of a partier either. I did finally pick a major at UW though and am just 18 credits shy of a degree.
But seriously, there is a big party tonight ... Halloween on State Street is a big deal and the last three years or so it's gotten out of hand with broken windows, overturned cars and pepper spray to clear the streets about 2:00 am. Any of your kids here? You can wire bail money to dma@itis.com If it goes badly again tonight, as always happens, they will report the hell out of it on cable TV unless there's just no time available because Joan Walsh is on every station.
I've run into just a few of you over the years and besides the handful of people I see regularly or e-mail, it is kind of cool to connect with others and see all these locations where everyone ended up. I think Irene Diamond is the only '76 person I know that was here, there must be more.
Lots of people I could comment on but I won't. However, Mitch and Jimmy are obviously still hmmmmmm ... clowns ... and is Laurel Blackmore in Beverly Hills? Why does that not surprise me. I did note that in the '96 picture she and I are about the only ones in light clothes and thus beautifully bookend the group photo ... when you think about the Class of '76, Laurel and I were certainly the classiest.
Back to the UW ... if any of you have kids in the college seeking age range ... please feel free to contact me if you come here for a college visit (or are just passing through on your way to a football game or to inspect your land holdings in Northern WI). I can even give you a tour or leave that up to the experts, your choice.
My wife Kristi and I have a daughter Amanda, who is a senior at Madison East and is doing the college search thing right now. Very, very bizarre to be at this stage.
Stay well everyone ... thanks Claudia!
David Meyer
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Do we need another picture?
You might recognize some of these kids if you were at Atwater School for 5th grade.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Reunion Ideas Here!
Hey Everyone:
Deb just made the incredibly reasonable suggestion that we limit our discussion of the reunion to one post so we can see what everyone's talking about.
If you have ideas or want to discuss our 31st reunion, please post them here!
Thanks!!
Claudia
Deb just made the incredibly reasonable suggestion that we limit our discussion of the reunion to one post so we can see what everyone's talking about.
If you have ideas or want to discuss our 31st reunion, please post them here!
Thanks!!
Claudia
Greyhounds Blog Bay Blue Dukes: 3 Eggs to 2 Eggs
(Tongue-In-Cheek) Answer to Anita's question to Beth about a good place for the 31st Reunion:
The Youth Center (of course!).....and if we hold it at night, the only food will be elderly apples (like us!) from the Apple Machine near the Bowling Alley windows. Remember?! (Seriously, I have some suggestions, far below at the XX)
However, if we hold it from noon to 1 pm, then Double Cheeseburgers are on the menu.
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And, by the way, this just in from the Sports Wire:
Greyhounds Blog Bay Blue Dukes: 3 Eggs to 2 Eggs.
The highlights included 3 AAA Organic Eggs (scrambled style) on the Bay statue in the front of the building. Direct hits. All of them. All Greyhounds skee-daddled quickly out of there back across Hampton south and into Home Territory again before the Coppers and Blue Dukes knew what happened.
Actually, I never was recruited for Overnight Duty During The Annual Bay Invasion during Football Week. I was either a Conscientious Objector or working as an usher at the Milwaukee Arena.
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XX
Sign me up: I'll be a volunteer to help organize the 31st Reunion for the Summer of 2007. Hope that I can help from my N. CA (Novato) outpost. We've got plenty of organic eggs here in my locale within Marin Co. (25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge)
Many folks would say there's plenty of granola here, too (You know, nothin' but fruits, nuts, and flakes in CA.......) (Bada bum......gong me.)
As for prospective venues for the 31st Reunion of the Blogger Slacker Class of '76, here's some ideas:
Hilton Hotel (same place as the 20th. That was the PB Era (Pre-Blog Era) )
Pfister Hotel
Shorewood Woman's Club (title is correct?; on River next to Morris St. near the Intermediate School) (That was where my sister Joy was married; it's a nice venue and gorgeous during the summer)
Lambeau Atrium (not!)
As for a date, the sooner the better for me to know, given my schedule.........
Anita and Beth, feel free to let me know how I might help:
edelstein@earthlink.net
www.warblerwatch.com
Best wishes! Your BlogHound Egg-Tossing Classmate of '76, Daniel Edelstein, whose '76 Yearbook is now pressing rare plants
1:41 AM
The Youth Center (of course!).....and if we hold it at night, the only food will be elderly apples (like us!) from the Apple Machine near the Bowling Alley windows. Remember?! (Seriously, I have some suggestions, far below at the XX)
However, if we hold it from noon to 1 pm, then Double Cheeseburgers are on the menu.
*
And, by the way, this just in from the Sports Wire:
Greyhounds Blog Bay Blue Dukes: 3 Eggs to 2 Eggs.
The highlights included 3 AAA Organic Eggs (scrambled style) on the Bay statue in the front of the building. Direct hits. All of them. All Greyhounds skee-daddled quickly out of there back across Hampton south and into Home Territory again before the Coppers and Blue Dukes knew what happened.
Actually, I never was recruited for Overnight Duty During The Annual Bay Invasion during Football Week. I was either a Conscientious Objector or working as an usher at the Milwaukee Arena.
*
XX
Sign me up: I'll be a volunteer to help organize the 31st Reunion for the Summer of 2007. Hope that I can help from my N. CA (Novato) outpost. We've got plenty of organic eggs here in my locale within Marin Co. (25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge)
Many folks would say there's plenty of granola here, too (You know, nothin' but fruits, nuts, and flakes in CA.......) (Bada bum......gong me.)
As for prospective venues for the 31st Reunion of the Blogger Slacker Class of '76, here's some ideas:
Hilton Hotel (same place as the 20th. That was the PB Era (Pre-Blog Era) )
Pfister Hotel
Shorewood Woman's Club (title is correct?; on River next to Morris St. near the Intermediate School) (That was where my sister Joy was married; it's a nice venue and gorgeous during the summer)
Lambeau Atrium (not!)
As for a date, the sooner the better for me to know, given my schedule.........
Anita and Beth, feel free to let me know how I might help:
edelstein@earthlink.net
www.warblerwatch.com
Best wishes! Your BlogHound Egg-Tossing Classmate of '76, Daniel Edelstein, whose '76 Yearbook is now pressing rare plants
1:41 AM
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Hey, this blog is a pretty hot commodity tonight – just about as hard as trying to access an Irish dance competition registration site (not a pretty scene)! Must be that pic of … who is that ..and that ..and that? So, I guess I’m not the only one “painting the town red” on a Saturday night .. yeah, I’m already in my jammies and ready for bed and it isn’t even 10 o’clock!
So, well, it finally occurred to me that my (parental) allegiance has gone north about a mile to Whitefish Bay (where my daughter is a sophomore) during a basketball game when I stood to comment on a ref on behalf of a Blue Duke player! However, I frequently refer to the Tower Times as the Ripples, the Tower as the Copperdome, etc., and so wish I could located that dink my older sister and brother and I shared that somehow got reshuffled during our folks (SHS Class of ’46) sale of the old homestead a couple years ago (that was a very strange, emotional day). My brain was flooded a couple weeks ago at the West Allis Farmers Market while browsing over some gorgeous mums. I went on to tell my daughter, much to her rolling eyes, all about Shorewood’s homecoming rituals and those white mum corsages with a red pipe cleaner “S” in the middle that was only reserved for the Seniors (Juniors were delegated to red carnations, I recall).
I have observed that some things are still the same and other things are different, for better or worse, in this world of high school. But, I can say the antics between these two North Shore villages have not waned as evidenced in the Crime Watch from this week’s North Shore Herald:
Two 16-year old Shorewood boys were cited for disorderly conduct after they toilet-papered Whitefish Bay High School, 1200 E. Fairmont Ave., spray-painted “SHS” on five sets of doors, egged the school and used chalk to write “SHS” on the Whitefish Bay community sign on East Sliver Spring Drive and North Lydell Avenue. Bushes in front of the sign also were toilet-papered. Several juveniles were involved in the incidents, which happened the night of Oct 12, during Whitefish Bay’s Homecoming week. (Thought you would enjoy this read and recall some of our own that got away!)
I was sitting at the stop sign on Bartlett and Capitol not too long ago and observed the change of morning classes across the street at SHS, thinking of how many feet had walked the same paths in all these years. The campus was alive and kicking, although I can say far less for the weary looking stadium, sans a football team, that still has that greyhound painted on the press box by Maurine Monroe and others from our class (?) I wonder what school, Bay or Shorewood, was left holding the Glory Cup.
Dan, Meg and I with our two kitties (Bob and Betty, aka Bob Wallace and Betty Haines from White Christmas – the best movie ever!) have been settled down here since Meg was a toddler and are in Bay for the long haul until she’s at least a couple years out of high school and retirement is somewhat in our picture. Someday we’ll get to that Idaho potato farm I dream of and Dan can ride me around on his motorcycle with a side car! Be well everyone.
P.S. Haven’t been too much into the high school reunion thing, attending only in ’86. Sounds like an off-year reunion is in order; as to borrow my brother Guy’s 31st reunion titled “Everyone’s Turning 50!” Beth Hoffman Delaney
So, well, it finally occurred to me that my (parental) allegiance has gone north about a mile to Whitefish Bay (where my daughter is a sophomore) during a basketball game when I stood to comment on a ref on behalf of a Blue Duke player! However, I frequently refer to the Tower Times as the Ripples, the Tower as the Copperdome, etc., and so wish I could located that dink my older sister and brother and I shared that somehow got reshuffled during our folks (SHS Class of ’46) sale of the old homestead a couple years ago (that was a very strange, emotional day). My brain was flooded a couple weeks ago at the West Allis Farmers Market while browsing over some gorgeous mums. I went on to tell my daughter, much to her rolling eyes, all about Shorewood’s homecoming rituals and those white mum corsages with a red pipe cleaner “S” in the middle that was only reserved for the Seniors (Juniors were delegated to red carnations, I recall).
I have observed that some things are still the same and other things are different, for better or worse, in this world of high school. But, I can say the antics between these two North Shore villages have not waned as evidenced in the Crime Watch from this week’s North Shore Herald:
Two 16-year old Shorewood boys were cited for disorderly conduct after they toilet-papered Whitefish Bay High School, 1200 E. Fairmont Ave., spray-painted “SHS” on five sets of doors, egged the school and used chalk to write “SHS” on the Whitefish Bay community sign on East Sliver Spring Drive and North Lydell Avenue. Bushes in front of the sign also were toilet-papered. Several juveniles were involved in the incidents, which happened the night of Oct 12, during Whitefish Bay’s Homecoming week. (Thought you would enjoy this read and recall some of our own that got away!)
I was sitting at the stop sign on Bartlett and Capitol not too long ago and observed the change of morning classes across the street at SHS, thinking of how many feet had walked the same paths in all these years. The campus was alive and kicking, although I can say far less for the weary looking stadium, sans a football team, that still has that greyhound painted on the press box by Maurine Monroe and others from our class (?) I wonder what school, Bay or Shorewood, was left holding the Glory Cup.
Dan, Meg and I with our two kitties (Bob and Betty, aka Bob Wallace and Betty Haines from White Christmas – the best movie ever!) have been settled down here since Meg was a toddler and are in Bay for the long haul until she’s at least a couple years out of high school and retirement is somewhat in our picture. Someday we’ll get to that Idaho potato farm I dream of and Dan can ride me around on his motorcycle with a side car! Be well everyone.
P.S. Haven’t been too much into the high school reunion thing, attending only in ’86. Sounds like an off-year reunion is in order; as to borrow my brother Guy’s 31st reunion titled “Everyone’s Turning 50!” Beth Hoffman Delaney
You can tell what a wild woman I am, sitting here at the computer at 8:30 on a Saturday night. Well, at least it won't give me a hangover. ..
I'm one of those who never did the reunion thing, more out of living too far away than anything else. Maybe this summer I'll get the chance to head west. I live in southern Florida on the gulfcoast and love it. But in July---well, let's just say I could be tempted to head to Wisconsin.
Time is always an issue. I've been busy raising three sons who are now 16,18, and 20. I don't know when that happened! 18 and 20 are off at Florida State and 16 is a junior in high school. It has been a blast - and an occassional challenge- raising three boys. My husband is pretty immature as well, so it's kind of like living in the men's locker room. The testosterone sort of oozes down the walls! I'm always outnumbered, but I explained to them early on that it wasn't a democracy! :)
I worked in academia for many years in Virginia- doing academic advising, college teaching, ran a college counseling and support services center, and even served as an assistant dean at one point. When we moved to Florida, I decided to do something different and a friend talked me in to doing real estate sales for a new home builder. I'm now a sales manager for a different company but still having fun.
I love hearing what everyone is up to and what everyone is doing. I'll keep checking the blog but feel free to email me: cllukas@tampabay.rr.com.
High school seems so long ago but in some ways it feels like it just happened. When did we get to be our parents' age???? Of course I must say that high school parents nowadays are much more attractive than our parents were when we were in high school. Funny how that happens, isn't it? (Or maybe it's just Florida - a state that displays it's surgical enhancements proudly! )
My best to all and thanks to Claudia, Joan, Debbie, and Gary for putting me in touch with old friends.
Caryn
I'm one of those who never did the reunion thing, more out of living too far away than anything else. Maybe this summer I'll get the chance to head west. I live in southern Florida on the gulfcoast and love it. But in July---well, let's just say I could be tempted to head to Wisconsin.
Time is always an issue. I've been busy raising three sons who are now 16,18, and 20. I don't know when that happened! 18 and 20 are off at Florida State and 16 is a junior in high school. It has been a blast - and an occassional challenge- raising three boys. My husband is pretty immature as well, so it's kind of like living in the men's locker room. The testosterone sort of oozes down the walls! I'm always outnumbered, but I explained to them early on that it wasn't a democracy! :)
I worked in academia for many years in Virginia- doing academic advising, college teaching, ran a college counseling and support services center, and even served as an assistant dean at one point. When we moved to Florida, I decided to do something different and a friend talked me in to doing real estate sales for a new home builder. I'm now a sales manager for a different company but still having fun.
I love hearing what everyone is up to and what everyone is doing. I'll keep checking the blog but feel free to email me: cllukas@tampabay.rr.com.
High school seems so long ago but in some ways it feels like it just happened. When did we get to be our parents' age???? Of course I must say that high school parents nowadays are much more attractive than our parents were when we were in high school. Funny how that happens, isn't it? (Or maybe it's just Florida - a state that displays it's surgical enhancements proudly! )
My best to all and thanks to Claudia, Joan, Debbie, and Gary for putting me in touch with old friends.
Caryn
I finally made it to the main page...
I am quite proud of myself - I cut and pasted this web address on the Classmates 76 reunion page for all to see. And now I am blogging with the big boys!
This is my question...I there a central place on here for us (meaning Claudia) to compile em addresses for all to see? I am trying to gather as many as I can but find myself looking in so many places.
Too much work - so little time...
Any extra moments I have are spent with my 2 little angels trying to keep them from killing each other. They are working hard at putting me on the 5th floor of St Mary's (where the walls are padded and everything is white). Ahhh. that what I get for starting a family at 38! But, did I mention they're cute? Have I thanked the Gods for Zanex?
Claudia - you rock for starting this. If I have any money left after buying Joan her drink, I will buy you one too!
Peggy Mortier
t.leppien@sbcglobal.net
Hi Laurel - send me an e-mail
This is my question...I there a central place on here for us (meaning Claudia) to compile em addresses for all to see? I am trying to gather as many as I can but find myself looking in so many places.
Too much work - so little time...
Any extra moments I have are spent with my 2 little angels trying to keep them from killing each other. They are working hard at putting me on the 5th floor of St Mary's (where the walls are padded and everything is white). Ahhh. that what I get for starting a family at 38! But, did I mention they're cute? Have I thanked the Gods for Zanex?
Claudia - you rock for starting this. If I have any money left after buying Joan her drink, I will buy you one too!
Peggy Mortier
t.leppien@sbcglobal.net
Hi Laurel - send me an e-mail
Friday, October 20, 2006
Comments: The Marc's Big Boy of our slackers blog
For new visitors: This blog is even more fun than it looks from the posts -- which are fun, they're very fun, but you need to know: Most people are skipping the main postings -- think of them as, like, our classes in high school -- and heading straight for the comments section (think of them as, like, skipping class to drink cherry cokes at Big Boy, or, well, I stuck to the cherry cokes at Big Boy, but I can't speak for Mike Szumski.
So I just wanted to run down what we've learned in comments:
Bill Pick keeps his mind clean to maintain our air travel safety. (Thank you, Bill!)
Despite what Jim Neubauer says, Mitch Bouchonville was the biggest influence in his life.
Jim Neubauer wore feety pajamas until 11th grade.
Claudia can get anything you need in Polson, Montana.
Anita Repins wants all of us to volunteer to help Peggy Mortier organize the reunion on July 21, 2007, and so do I.
Deb Roberts and the rest of us girls are still wondering why we couldn't take shop.
Mike Szumski still pretends to be shy.
Laurel Blackmore and I avoid chlorine for important health reasons.
We, collectively, sponsored Gary Morrison's online Guest Book, to show that the Class of '76 can get it done even if we missed our 30th. It takes a special group of nonconformists to throw a 31st.
And Scott Smith is going to write a screenplay about it. If he knows what's good for him.
So I just wanted to run down what we've learned in comments:
Bill Pick keeps his mind clean to maintain our air travel safety. (Thank you, Bill!)
Despite what Jim Neubauer says, Mitch Bouchonville was the biggest influence in his life.
Jim Neubauer wore feety pajamas until 11th grade.
Claudia can get anything you need in Polson, Montana.
Anita Repins wants all of us to volunteer to help Peggy Mortier organize the reunion on July 21, 2007, and so do I.
Deb Roberts and the rest of us girls are still wondering why we couldn't take shop.
Mike Szumski still pretends to be shy.
Laurel Blackmore and I avoid chlorine for important health reasons.
We, collectively, sponsored Gary Morrison's online Guest Book, to show that the Class of '76 can get it done even if we missed our 30th. It takes a special group of nonconformists to throw a 31st.
And Scott Smith is going to write a screenplay about it. If he knows what's good for him.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Announcement
I have no idea what I am doing... apparently I am blog challenged and never knew it!
Anyway, Hello to all!
I have some reunion news and would like some feedback. The tentative date for the 30th (which is actually the 31st but let's not get technical)is July 21st. If anyone has any compelling reason why this date won't work, plese let me know. The concensus is that we should have events planned for the entire weekend - including a casual Friday night gathering, SHS tours, and so on. I think it would be great to invite teachers so if anyone has any contact info on them, pass it along. We'll make this a grand affair and really work hard on getting classmates that normally don't do reunions (Mike P) to attend. Any ideas and/or suggestions will be appreciated.
Unlike many people I know (none of whom went to SHS) - I have wonderful memories of high school.
Peggy Mortier Leppien t.leppien@sbcglobal.net
Anyway, Hello to all!
I have some reunion news and would like some feedback. The tentative date for the 30th (which is actually the 31st but let's not get technical)is July 21st. If anyone has any compelling reason why this date won't work, plese let me know. The concensus is that we should have events planned for the entire weekend - including a casual Friday night gathering, SHS tours, and so on. I think it would be great to invite teachers so if anyone has any contact info on them, pass it along. We'll make this a grand affair and really work hard on getting classmates that normally don't do reunions (Mike P) to attend. Any ideas and/or suggestions will be appreciated.
Unlike many people I know (none of whom went to SHS) - I have wonderful memories of high school.
Peggy Mortier Leppien t.leppien@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, October 15, 2006
My Bagel With David
Kudos to Claudia for her creativity and persistence in creating what is for me and for many others, our first blog experience. As Claudia can attest from my prior two e-mails to her, I have blossomed into such a chatty person so I hope you can all persevere through my first blog ever:
I am one of the few members of the class to still reside in Shorewood (along with Rick Cudahy, Kathy Nelsen and I assume Bano, our Police Chief, does as well). If someone would have told me 30 years ago that would be my fate, I would assume life had been unkind to me and that I had led a mundane and boring life and was maybe even living at home..uuuggh (though I love Helen and Ed, who still are alive and well). Actually, I am pleased to say, I have a wonderful life (no friends named Clarence though). In fact, I was saying yesterday to Dave Meyer over a bagel in Madison (really!) that there is one Shorewood person who truly changed my life. Actually the answer is somewhat surprising to me (Dave called it an epiphany..such a gift with words). I am sure you immediately think of those who could have had such an impact: Mr. Huth (of blessed memory) who taught Joan Walsh and I our journalism skills (at least Joan learned), Miss Zwitter (when I had her as a freshman, I cursed her name…as an adult, I think of her as being a fabulous teacher and a real hottie) or Luke Groser (where would I be in the business world without Consumer Economics, where I learned that 3 for a $1.00 was better than 4 for $2.00, or Advanced Consumer Economics, where I learned to avoid purchasing aluminum siding for a brick house. Actually they had the same lesson on an episode of All In the Family; I think Luke was inspired).
Oh yes, the person who truly changed my life was….John Malloy (class of 78, I hope referencing people from other classes doesn’t violate a class of “76 blog rule). I want to dedicate my first blog entry ever to John, wherever he is. John provided some sage advice to me 21+ years ago when I happened to see him at SHS at an open gym. I had finished my MBA at the Univ. of Washington and had then spent 9 months traveling overseas. Being penniless, I had returned home and thought my destiny was moving to the bright lights of Chicago. I had absolutely no interest in ever living in Milwaukee again. Anyway, I had somehow secured a job offer from M&I Bank here in Milwaukee from a man I played basketball with at the Jewish Community Center, and then got an even better offer with Arthur Anderson in Chicago. The choice was easy until I ran into my oracle, John Malloy. John had actually worked for Arthur Anderson in the same role previously and proceeded to describe what a sweat shop existence I would have as I worked 80 hour weeks on projects that involved countless weeks on the road. Because of John, I took the M&I job instead figuring I would give Milwaukee a year and move on. 21 years later, I am still very happy at M&I where I met my amazing wife with whom I have a fabulous 13-yr old daughter. In fact, if I hadn’t met John, who knows where I would be today (maybe I would have transferred to Arthur Anderson’s Houston office and become an Enron shredder). If I hadn’t met up with John Malloy, Ron Yee would not have had his same life (who is Ron Yee? Why he is the former towel boy at the Jewish Community Center who I helped get a job at M&I where he met a woman who introduced Ron to her sister whom he married…anyone still with me?) To paraphrase Clarence the Angel (who got my earlier reference?…it is called foreshadowing which I learned from Mr. Huth) said in It’s A Wonderful Life, you never know the ripple of effect of each person or each action. Maybe that is why we still have this connection with our classmates from SHS. There was a lot of rippling going on. Hey what a great name for a school paper!
Respectively submitted by Jim Neubauer, jlneub@sbcglobal.net
I am one of the few members of the class to still reside in Shorewood (along with Rick Cudahy, Kathy Nelsen and I assume Bano, our Police Chief, does as well). If someone would have told me 30 years ago that would be my fate, I would assume life had been unkind to me and that I had led a mundane and boring life and was maybe even living at home..uuuggh (though I love Helen and Ed, who still are alive and well). Actually, I am pleased to say, I have a wonderful life (no friends named Clarence though). In fact, I was saying yesterday to Dave Meyer over a bagel in Madison (really!) that there is one Shorewood person who truly changed my life. Actually the answer is somewhat surprising to me (Dave called it an epiphany..such a gift with words). I am sure you immediately think of those who could have had such an impact: Mr. Huth (of blessed memory) who taught Joan Walsh and I our journalism skills (at least Joan learned), Miss Zwitter (when I had her as a freshman, I cursed her name…as an adult, I think of her as being a fabulous teacher and a real hottie) or Luke Groser (where would I be in the business world without Consumer Economics, where I learned that 3 for a $1.00 was better than 4 for $2.00, or Advanced Consumer Economics, where I learned to avoid purchasing aluminum siding for a brick house. Actually they had the same lesson on an episode of All In the Family; I think Luke was inspired).
Oh yes, the person who truly changed my life was….John Malloy (class of 78, I hope referencing people from other classes doesn’t violate a class of “76 blog rule). I want to dedicate my first blog entry ever to John, wherever he is. John provided some sage advice to me 21+ years ago when I happened to see him at SHS at an open gym. I had finished my MBA at the Univ. of Washington and had then spent 9 months traveling overseas. Being penniless, I had returned home and thought my destiny was moving to the bright lights of Chicago. I had absolutely no interest in ever living in Milwaukee again. Anyway, I had somehow secured a job offer from M&I Bank here in Milwaukee from a man I played basketball with at the Jewish Community Center, and then got an even better offer with Arthur Anderson in Chicago. The choice was easy until I ran into my oracle, John Malloy. John had actually worked for Arthur Anderson in the same role previously and proceeded to describe what a sweat shop existence I would have as I worked 80 hour weeks on projects that involved countless weeks on the road. Because of John, I took the M&I job instead figuring I would give Milwaukee a year and move on. 21 years later, I am still very happy at M&I where I met my amazing wife with whom I have a fabulous 13-yr old daughter. In fact, if I hadn’t met John, who knows where I would be today (maybe I would have transferred to Arthur Anderson’s Houston office and become an Enron shredder). If I hadn’t met up with John Malloy, Ron Yee would not have had his same life (who is Ron Yee? Why he is the former towel boy at the Jewish Community Center who I helped get a job at M&I where he met a woman who introduced Ron to her sister whom he married…anyone still with me?) To paraphrase Clarence the Angel (who got my earlier reference?…it is called foreshadowing which I learned from Mr. Huth) said in It’s A Wonderful Life, you never know the ripple of effect of each person or each action. Maybe that is why we still have this connection with our classmates from SHS. There was a lot of rippling going on. Hey what a great name for a school paper!
Respectively submitted by Jim Neubauer, jlneub@sbcglobal.net
Friday, October 13, 2006
Oxymoron? Class of 1976?
Hello 1976 Class People:
Claudia rocks. As do Mitch, Roberta and the rest of you. I am having fun reading your blogs.
So, I'm living the dream, hope you are too.
Thinking of all of you just wants to make me tell 101 laughable memories. OK, the truth be known, there is some heartbreakers out there too. I miss many of you.
The 20th reunion was fun. I have to get a copy of that group photo from Lori Brandt-Wick or someone else and post it here.
The 25th was a flop. At that one wierd stuff happened like people asking me why I did not become a physician -- get real. Isn't saving hundreds with good aircraft maintenance a higher achievement? -- laugh
Living in Seattle -- Do you want to risk the earthquakes, mudslides, tsunami, Mount Rainier blowing-up like Mt. St. Helens? We have 60 minutes to make it to high ground or perish. And of course remember we have months of rain and rain and rain. Just miserable. Keep the illusion alive and may be fewer people will move here -- no problem man -- laugh.
Oh yes, I think minimalism is best.
Bob Marley is the peace man. Are you thinking I am partying. Sorry, my industry requires being straight. Does yours? You want clean minds repairing airplanes - right?
Sure hope you find the humor in my intent. Sometimes the tone gets lost in words alone.
Gone fishing,
Bill Pick and Patty Brady-Pick
billpick@bassco.net.
Claudia rocks. As do Mitch, Roberta and the rest of you. I am having fun reading your blogs.
So, I'm living the dream, hope you are too.
Thinking of all of you just wants to make me tell 101 laughable memories. OK, the truth be known, there is some heartbreakers out there too. I miss many of you.
The 20th reunion was fun. I have to get a copy of that group photo from Lori Brandt-Wick or someone else and post it here.
The 25th was a flop. At that one wierd stuff happened like people asking me why I did not become a physician -- get real. Isn't saving hundreds with good aircraft maintenance a higher achievement? -- laugh
Living in Seattle -- Do you want to risk the earthquakes, mudslides, tsunami, Mount Rainier blowing-up like Mt. St. Helens? We have 60 minutes to make it to high ground or perish. And of course remember we have months of rain and rain and rain. Just miserable. Keep the illusion alive and may be fewer people will move here -- no problem man -- laugh.
Oh yes, I think minimalism is best.
Bob Marley is the peace man. Are you thinking I am partying. Sorry, my industry requires being straight. Does yours? You want clean minds repairing airplanes - right?
Sure hope you find the humor in my intent. Sometimes the tone gets lost in words alone.
Gone fishing,
Bill Pick and Patty Brady-Pick
billpick@bassco.net.
To Those Born Between 1930-1979!
TO ALL THE KIDSWHO SURVIVED THE 1930'S 40'S, 50'S, 60'S AND 70'S !!
FIRST, WE SURVIVED BEING BORN TO MOTHERS WHO SMOKED AND/OR DRANK WHILE THEY WERE PREGNANT.
THEY TOOK ASPIRIN, ATE BLUE CHEESE DRESSING AND TUNA FROM A CAN, AND DIDN'T GET TESTED FOR DIABETES.
THEN AFTER THAT TRAUMA, WE WERE PUT TO SLEEP ON OUR TUMMIES IN BABY CRIBS COVERED WITH BRIGHT COLORED LEAD-BASED PAINTS.
WE HAD NO CHILDPROOF LIDS ON MEDICINE BOTTLES, DOORS OR CABINETS AND WHEN WE RODE OUR BIKES, WE HAD NO HELMETS, NOT TO MENTION, THE RISKS WE TOOK HITCHHIKING
AS INFANTS & CHILDREN, WE WOULD RIDE IN CARS WITH NO CAR SEATS, BOOSTER SEATS, SEAT BELTS OR AIR BAGS.
WE DRANK WATER FROM THE GARDEN HOSE AND NOT FROM A BOTTLE. WE SHARED ONE SOFT DRINK WITH FOUR FRIENDS, FROM ONE BOTTLE AND NO ONE ACTUALLY DIED FROM THIS.
WE ATE CUPCAKES, WHITE BREAD AND REAL BUTTER AND DRANK KOOL-AID MADE WITH SUGAR, BUT WE WEREN'T OVERWEIGHT BECAUSE WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING !
WE WOULD LEAVE HOME IN THE MORNING AND PLAY ALL DAY, AS LONG AS WE WERE BACK WHEN THE STREETLIGHTS CAME ON.
NO ONE WAS ABLE TO REACH US ALL DAY. AND WE WERE O.K.
WE WOULD SPEND HOURS BUILDING OUR GO-CARTS OUT OF SCRAPS AND THEN RIDE DOWN THE HILL, ONLY TO FIND OUT WE FORGOT THE BRAKES. AFTER RUNNING INTO THE BUSHES A FEW TIMES, WE LEARNED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WE DID NOT HAVE PLAY STATIONS, NINTENDO'S, X-BOXES, NO VIDEO GAMES AT ALL, NO 150 CHANNELS ON CABLE, NO VIDEO MOVIES OR DVD'S, NO SURROUND-SOUND, CD'S, HI-DEF, iPods, Portable Disc Players, NO CELL PHONES, NO PERSONAL COMPUTERS, NO INTERNET OR CHAT ROOMS....
WE HAD FRIENDS AND WE WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND THEM!
WE FELL OUT OF TREES, GOT CUT, BROKE BONES AND TEETH AND THERE WERE NO LAWSUITS FROM THESE ACCIDENTS.
WE ATE WORMS AND MUD PIES MADE FROM DIRT, AND THE WORMS DID NOT LIVE IN US FOREVER.
WE WERE GIVEN BB GUNS FOR OUR 10TH BIRTHDAYS, MADE UP GAMES WITH STICKS AND TENNIS BALLS AND, ALTHOUGH WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN, WE DID NOT PUT OUT VERY MANY EYES.WE RODE BIKES OR WALKED TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OR RANG THE BELL, OR JUST WALKED IN AND TALKED TO THEM!
LITTLE LEAGUE HAD TRYOUTS AND NOT EVERYONE MADE THE TEAM. THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAD TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH DISAPPOINTMENT. IMAGINE THAT!!
THE IDEA OF A PARENT BAILING US OUT IF WE BROKE THE LAW WAS UNHEARD OF. THEY ACTUALLY SIDED WITH THE LAW!
THESE GENERATIONS HAVE PRODUCED SOME OF THE BEST RISK-TAKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS AND INVENTORS EVER!
THE PAST 50 YEARS HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION OF INNOVATION AND NEW IDEAS.
WE HAD FREEDOM, FAILURE, SUCCESS AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND WE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
IF YOU ARE AMONG THESE GENERATIONS ... CONGRATULATIONS!
May the Force be with Me while in Cyberspace
OK, so now I am in. I was trying to comment before and still would not let me "send". Whatever.
Thanks to Claudia for being so good about putting this together. What a neat idea My computer skills are all emailing, Word Processing and some CAD stuff. This is the first Blog that I ever even read!!
A Real Blast from the past hearing from everyone. Notice that we all are far away from Wisconsin? Where is everyone who lives in Wisconsin? I have lived here in Massachusetts since l983, yet still miss the Midwest. I have a husband, Al, and two boys 16 & 14. I have a Golden Retriever and a Cat that unfortunately a Coyote ate in my front yard last month - damn Coyotes. I hate them, and anyone who as any advice on how to rid my yard of them??????
I am really SICK of my career, (Interior Designer), and would love to do something else. Anything Else. I too hae many pictures, and even though I gave most of them to Bano, (in the form of Slides, for that reuinion slid show, I have plenty to post, when I get that far in this lesson. OK, I am Publishing this now. Debbie Roberts, Marion, MA
Thanks to Claudia for being so good about putting this together. What a neat idea My computer skills are all emailing, Word Processing and some CAD stuff. This is the first Blog that I ever even read!!
A Real Blast from the past hearing from everyone. Notice that we all are far away from Wisconsin? Where is everyone who lives in Wisconsin? I have lived here in Massachusetts since l983, yet still miss the Midwest. I have a husband, Al, and two boys 16 & 14. I have a Golden Retriever and a Cat that unfortunately a Coyote ate in my front yard last month - damn Coyotes. I hate them, and anyone who as any advice on how to rid my yard of them??????
I am really SICK of my career, (Interior Designer), and would love to do something else. Anything Else. I too hae many pictures, and even though I gave most of them to Bano, (in the form of Slides, for that reuinion slid show, I have plenty to post, when I get that far in this lesson. OK, I am Publishing this now. Debbie Roberts, Marion, MA
I work on the Internet, damn it!
...so I better be the first one to figure out how to use this blog.
That's all. I really didn't have anything else to say except thanks to Claudia for putting this together. Claudia, I'll give you parenting advice offline -- my daughter Nora is 16 and smarter about the Internet than I am. She'd find this post and understand the jujitsu that's turned her into a happy, well-adjusted drug-avoiding teen (so far), unlike mom.
C'mon other slackers, figure this out and post. And I'll figure out finally how to scan photos, so I can begin to post photos here from 30-plus years ago. I had a camera. Be very afraid.
And seriously, let's use this as a venue to organize our 31st anniversary reunion. Why be conformist?
I don't see an author screen here -- this is by Joan Walsh, jwalsh@salon.com. I'm in San Francisco, come visit!
That's all. I really didn't have anything else to say except thanks to Claudia for putting this together. Claudia, I'll give you parenting advice offline -- my daughter Nora is 16 and smarter about the Internet than I am. She'd find this post and understand the jujitsu that's turned her into a happy, well-adjusted drug-avoiding teen (so far), unlike mom.
C'mon other slackers, figure this out and post. And I'll figure out finally how to scan photos, so I can begin to post photos here from 30-plus years ago. I had a camera. Be very afraid.
And seriously, let's use this as a venue to organize our 31st anniversary reunion. Why be conformist?
I don't see an author screen here -- this is by Joan Walsh, jwalsh@salon.com. I'm in San Francisco, come visit!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Maybe You Two Would Like To Share That With The REST Of The Class?
The emails I'm getting from you guys are fantastic!
I just wish that everyone could see them...
hint hint comment comment
This Is Getting So Cool I Can Hardly Stand It!
I've now ALSO heard from Rebecca Sylvester (see comments in post below!), Mitch Bouchonville, Dan Edelstein, Bill Pick, Joan Walsh, and Bill Schulte. Everyone except Rebecca is having trouble posting, so I'm going to try again to make it clear how to do this:
Go to the end of this post (or any post!) where it looks something like this:
Posted by Class of 1976 at 10:18 AM 2 comments
Click on that "2 comments" area, and then you'll come to:
this screen (click on "this screen" to view) and then see where it says:
Leave your comment
Leave your comment
Well, start typing there! Identify yourself at the end -- you might be an "other" and just follow the directions -- put your first name in and if you have a link or website or whatever that you want to put in so we can connect to you by clicking your name, then you do that.
Dan, you have a website to enter there; Joan, you too! Like that!
Am I making any sense yet?
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Anatomy Of A Blog
Today's lecture will be on blog posting, and that's me in the hat, by the way.
People change.
I think I might have misled some of you with that stuff over there on the left about "blog authors" and passwords and all that. All any of us need to do to post is simply click on the "Comments" at the end of any post...and then start blabbering away.
Easy-schmeezy.
If, however, you want to post your own entry with a title and all that stuff like I'm doing right now, THEN you will need our blogger I.D. and password.
You can see, for instance, that Jane Levy has already contacted me for the password, etc., and I have posted her name as a soon-to-be author of a soon-to-appear post (I hope). ANYONE can do this, or, as I've already said, they can just hit comments and start writing.
Simple-om....schmimple, I guess.
All right. See you in the comments section, and have a swell day!
lc
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
I Can't Believe No One Mentioned That Greyhound Picture
I think that thing's hilarious.
Anyway -- so far I've heard from Debbie Roberts, Beth Hoffmann, Anita Repins, and Jim Neubauer! Fabulous!! Thanks, you guys!
Do you guys think people understand from that email that I intended for them to click on the link? I wonder, after all that work, whether I made the most important part clear...
Also, for what it's worth and just in case this applies to anyone at all: please just write anything -- the whole reason I wrote that silly first post was to make it absolutely clear that it doesn't matter if you don't actually have anything to say...and it doesn't even have to make sense.
I think I demonstrated that rather well.
Okay. That's all. Still no advice on how to raise my daughter right, I see.
lc
Anyway -- so far I've heard from Debbie Roberts, Beth Hoffmann, Anita Repins, and Jim Neubauer! Fabulous!! Thanks, you guys!
Do you guys think people understand from that email that I intended for them to click on the link? I wonder, after all that work, whether I made the most important part clear...
Also, for what it's worth and just in case this applies to anyone at all: please just write anything -- the whole reason I wrote that silly first post was to make it absolutely clear that it doesn't matter if you don't actually have anything to say...and it doesn't even have to make sense.
I think I demonstrated that rather well.
Okay. That's all. Still no advice on how to raise my daughter right, I see.
lc
Sunday, October 08, 2006
The Birth of the Blog
Here's what happened: As I was reading over all of the beautiful entries in Gary's guestbook, I spied one (including an email address) by Scott Smith, and decided to write him to remind him of how cute he used to be with that backpack of his, walking all over our dear old alma mater. Remember that?
So I wrote him, and what happened to THAT original email is one stupid story I'm not even going to try and recount here...however I will say that once all the confusion died down I did get a nice email back from him, which I later answered.
Before THAT, though (before I wrote him back, I mean), my husband Robert and I took our 9 year-old daughter Madeline to her first-ever evening out with friends in a "youth center" type setting. One of the things they warned us about when we dropped her off was that, although the adults there try to keep an eye out for drinking and drug dealing, they really couldn't promise that it wasn't going on. Their control extended only so far.
"Of course, of course, of course," we said. We understood, of course. And we talked to Maddie a little before we left about what her responsibilities were while we were gone, and about what we expected of her and all that. So we were all set, right?
So we go to our movie, which was just o.k., and right about the time it was almost over, it occurs to me that those guys used the words, "drug dealing." DRUG DEALING!! Suddenly I'm seeing Madeline accepting handfuls of ecstasy from some kid with a skateboard, and I wonder what in the hell we were thinking, leaving her there.
So I wrote him, and what happened to THAT original email is one stupid story I'm not even going to try and recount here...however I will say that once all the confusion died down I did get a nice email back from him, which I later answered.
Before THAT, though (before I wrote him back, I mean), my husband Robert and I took our 9 year-old daughter Madeline to her first-ever evening out with friends in a "youth center" type setting. One of the things they warned us about when we dropped her off was that, although the adults there try to keep an eye out for drinking and drug dealing, they really couldn't promise that it wasn't going on. Their control extended only so far.
"Of course, of course, of course," we said. We understood, of course. And we talked to Maddie a little before we left about what her responsibilities were while we were gone, and about what we expected of her and all that. So we were all set, right?
So we go to our movie, which was just o.k., and right about the time it was almost over, it occurs to me that those guys used the words, "drug dealing." DRUG DEALING!! Suddenly I'm seeing Madeline accepting handfuls of ecstasy from some kid with a skateboard, and I wonder what in the hell we were thinking, leaving her there.
But she was fine, of course. Shivering outside the place because she'd been drinking some sort of ice cream thing as she was waiting for us to come and get her. Cold and fine and glad to see us. It'd been a little under 2 hours, and she wanted to get home to watch her Buffy DVDs (because she has great taste, just like her mom).
So The Next Morning...
So the next morning I'm writing to my new emailpal Scott, and I think to ask him about his experience with this situation -- you know, kids and drugs (yes, yes, I see the irony, very funny you guys) and how he's handled that with his own kids. I know to ask him, see, because I've already got a great email relationship with my old pal Bill Schulte who has shared wonderful experience and given occasional advice (he strongly urged me to buy our family dog, Agatha, for instance. Which we did.) so I already know my old classmates give great advice, right?
And then I think: Why don't I just start a blog where we can all ask eachother advice on stuff...or better yet, just write about anything!
So this is it, you guys. What do you think -- should we have ourselves a little virtual reunion here, or what?
Love from Polson, Montana,
Claudia Nowicki Cunningham
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