School Days

This was written after Mrs. Coleman's retirement and orginally posted on my Pulltight blog. Since we have a site for our class, it seemed appropriate to repost here.
Pull Tight: School Days

Monday, June 05, 2006
School Days

One of my high school teachers, Mrs. C. retired a couple of weeks ago after 44 years of teaching. By my estimation, she must have taught around 1,200 students during that time. She was the business teacher and because the school was small, all students in my day took her classes. We learned our original keyboarding skills on full size manual typewriters. None of us could have predicted that 25 years later, keyboarding skills, would become such a valuable skill for everyday life in the computer age.

There was a reception of sorts at the high school after school one day last week, which was attended by probably over 100 students. Mrs. C. had been my class’s sponsor, advisor and homeroom teacher for several years so our class was particularly close to her. 8 of the 13 students I graduated with were at the reception. Because the school was so small, we obviously knew students well from many other grades and it was fun to see them.

We are not all the same age and state of health anymore. While a few are defying the years, many of us are not doing as well. I left the reception and resolved to improve my diet, exercise more and get a medical check up. So it’s no French fries (or at least not biggie size). I am back on a bicycle a few times a week. And I guess it is time for the dreaded colon exam I keep postponing.

 

Bull Nettle Flower

I spent time outside this weekend, on the family farm and a couple of bike rides. My favorite wild flowers may be the prickly pear flower and the bull nettle flower which are both blooming now. If I were to write sonnets, the maidens would have skin as white and soft as the bull nettle flower. One of the common names for the bull nettle is Mala Mujer which translates to evil woman. Perhaps I should write that sonnet, the pretty flower on the stinging plant named after an evil woman……

Great way to keep up

It was really good to see everyone...thanks Terry for setting up the site so we can keep up with each other.. Hopefully Linda and Pearl can come next time... Norma

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Pictures from Warren and Rita's front yard 05/03/08

 

 

 

I didn't get any very good pictures inside. If someone wants to post (or send to me for posting) that would be great.

Posting and Commenting

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I had a great time at the homecoming and reunion Saturday. It was great to see so many friends and they seemed to be doing well. Terry, this is a great idea. Thanks Charles

Themes Songs and Earworms

Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

Born to be Wild, Stephenwolf 1968

If our class had a theme song in 1968, would this would have been it? Anyone have any nominees? There was some great music from ~1968. Sometimes I wonder if any of it had any long lasting influences on us. Probably not, except for some of the lyrics that get stuck in you head sometime. Anyone ever have What a Day for a Daydream going off in there head for a few days or weeks? The modern term is earworm.

40!!!!

Hopefully this blog will keep us in closer touch than we were for the past 40 years. As soon as we have your email address this will be set up for posting from you. You can comment as you like in response to other posts. Feel free to post whatever you like, old pictures, your political views or links to your business, web site, blog, favorite web site, etc. Use your imagination, we will all be entertained. What better to epitomize the class of '68 than Warren in his letter jacket.