Anonymous CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Someone was kind enough to say to the "Class of '62"...

Hello, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

May this New Year bring lots of Joy and tremendous Happiness to all.

Cheers....Keep smiling

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year......

At this special time of year, we heard God was looking down at Earth to see if the wonderful "Spirit of Christmas" was spreading worldwide.

However, there was also a lot of terrible behavior that God saw as well as a little "Spirit of Christmas," so he sent down one of his angels to see how bad it was.

The angel returned and said, "Yes, it is very bad down there on Earth. 90% of the people are misbehaving every now and then, and only 10% of the people are behaving well most of the time.

God thought it was best to double check, so he sent down a second angel who returned with the exact same figures, 90% misbehaving and 10% behaving.

Finally, God thought to at least keep encouraging the 10% who were behaving well and so he sent an EMAIL of encouragement to help keep them going.

And do you know what the special Christmas EMAIL from God said?

Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn't get one either. ;-)

Our Class Advisor, Mr. Andereck, Passes Away

Sad news reached us this week that our "Class of '62" Advisor, Mr. Andereck, died on November 28, 2008.

Mr. Adereck forwarded us about his health when he sent his regrets on attending our 45th Reunion in 2007. His letter originally appeared in the 45th Reunion Remembrance Booklet as follows:

"Congratulations to the "Class of '62! Sorry that we are not able to be there, but the past three years have been ones of 'old-age problems.' Jean had by-pass surgery, which didn't work real well, and I had knee replacement surgery. Then Jean suffered a stroke in January of 2006, leaving her left side 'slow' and a loss of hearing and short-term memory. A year ago, Labor Day, she had a 'bout' with fluid problems---resulting from a regurgitating mitral valve in the heart. She finally got back to somewhat normal, then fell over a railroad tie while weeding her flowers. She had two months of physical therapy and is slowly getting better. And then, on Tuesday of this week, my upper G.I. test came back showing a growth on my esophagus to be cancerous---so I start radiation treatment on Monday, the 10th of September [, 2007]. Look at what all lies ahead of you! Those 'Golden Years' are a bit nasty at times. Well, I won't belabor you with more---but we won't be there [for the 45th Reunion]. Hope you have a great turn out---and remember that first prom in "Mr. Beatty's gym? It was great though---had a wonderful time. Have a great reunion---and 'Hi' to all from us. We remember it well! Take care & God Bless to all---Love, Jean & Ed Andereck"

The obituary in this week's Hartford Booster reads as follows:

"Edwin Lee Andereck passed away November 28, 2008, at the age of 78 in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was born to John and Helen (Germann) on May 19, 1930, in Monroe. He retired after thirty years as a science teacher at Hartford Union High School. Edwin was a member of United Church of Cookeville, Tennessee.

He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Jean; two sons, John (Cindy) Andereck of Utica, New York, and Tony (Susan) Andereck of Hartford; two daughters, Vicky (Steve) Sanders of Tampa, Florida, and Angie (Julio) Berrios of Bartlett, Tennessee. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, John, Ann, Matt, Jeremy, Keith, Trevor, Tyler, Blake, Moeisa and Sheena and two sisters-in-law, Pat Andereck and Wanda Andereck.

A memorial service was held Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in Cookeville, Tennessee. Reverend Thomas W. Eckert officiated. Memorials to the United Church of Cookeville Missions Fund.

Dyer Funeral Home of Cookeville, Tennessee, assisted the family."

Condolences can be sent to the family at:

6204 Fairview Road, Cookeville, TN 38501

Memorials to the United Church of Cookeville Missions Fund in the name of Mr. Andereck can be sent to:

Reverend Thomas W. Eckert

United Church of Cookeville

502 Gould Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501

HAPPY THANKSGIVING and A MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP

Are you tired of those sissy "friendship" poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship......

1- When you are sad---I will jump on the person who made you sad like a spidere monkey jacked up on Mounain Dew!!!

2- When you are blue---I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3- When you smile---I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.

4- When you are scared---I will slap you for being a baby and tell you to grow up.

5- When you are worried---I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining, ya big baby!

6- When you are confused---I will use little words.

7- When you are sick---stay away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have.

8- When you fall---I'll pick you up and dust you off (after I laugh my fanny off!).

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2008 !

Please go easy on the "liquid" treats.

What I've Learned As I Mature

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better be awfully good looking or have a lot of money.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others---they are sometimes more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities or famous athletes.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.

Please note change in URL address for the new Hartford Union High School Alumni group on "facebook"

Please note that the URL address that you can just "click" on below for the "Hartford Union High School Alumni" group on facebook has been updated.

If you tried clicking on the URL address previously and were unable to reach the site, please try the new, corrected address in the previous blog entry...

Hartford Union High School Alumni Group Now Forming on FACEBOOK

Well, "Old Timer," are you ready to join the young, modern world of the internet and "FACEBOOK?"

It looks like members of HUHS's "Class of '83"---who are celebrating their 25th Reunion this year in 2008---have put together a "facebook" page for any and all Hartford Union High School Alumni.

If you go to the "Hartford Union High School Alumni Group" facebook page at:

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27776726159

you will see the beginning of an "alumni group" information page for HUHS.

BUT, it appears you have to sign up and "join" the facebook community to view a "facebook page."

It looks like Phil Larsson, "Class of '83," found our "Class of '62" Blogspot with a "google" and has extended an invitation to any and all of us to join the group or at least add the facebook page to our "bookmarks/favorites" for future reference.

You can "click" on the Class of '83 web site at that facebook page and see how they have celebrated their reunions.

It appears to be a good way to keep in touch with Hartford Union High School news.

PLEASE NOTE: The website for Hartford Union High School at http://www.huhs.org/ has an "alumni" section that posts reunion information and also directs the viewer to an independent "alumni" web site that appears to provide a location to register as an alumni and join a group representing your class.

So, we "Class of '62" members can 1-keep in touch and keep up to date HERE at our BLOGSPOT, 2-keep up to date on reunions at the HUHS web site, and 3-keep up to date on reunions and the activities of other classes at this new "facebook page."

(Ain't this modern technology grand?)

Be sure to "check it all out."

My Cousin Sent This "Girlie Wisdom" (So Blame Her If You Find These Items Offensive Instead of Funny)

1. Women over 50 don't have babies at that age because they would put them down and forget where they left them.

2. A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills... ...she has 14 kids but she doesn't really care.

3. One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 pounds.

4. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat are really good fiends.

5. Amazing! You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks 2 sizes!

6. Skinny people irritate me. Especially when they say things like: "You know, sometimes I forget to eat." ......Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys, but I have never fogotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!

7. The trouble with women is that they get all excited about nothing and then they marry him.

8. I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day!

[Then my cousin said to "live simply," "laugh often," and "love deeply"

---so, can she be forgiven?]

"Words Of Wisdom" From Wise Old People Like Us

"Words of Wisdom" from Wise Old People like us..........................................

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.

2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

3. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

4. Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old as long as she buys him a few drinks first.

5. Your just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

6. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

7. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

8. Getting older is like visiting an all-you-can-eat-buffet. What should be hot is cold, what should be firm is limp, and the buns are bigger than anything else on the menu.

9. I'm not a complete idiot---some parts are just missing.

10. I'm starting to wonder how bad four years with NO president would be.

11. "NyQuill," the stuffy, sneezy, "why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning?" medicine.

12. God must love stupid people; he made so many of them.

13. "Consciousness," that annoying time between naps.

14. Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

15. It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.

16. Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it.

17. "Wrinkled" was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.

18. Men are always whining about how we're suffocating them. Personally, I think if you can hear them whining, you're not pressing hard enough on the pillow.

19. I don't iron. If I'm not "wrinkle-free," why should my clothes be?

20. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.

Classmate Marie Reis Hall Shares Some Quotes From Famous People:

Lilian Carter, mother of President Jimmy Carter:

"Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself: 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.' "

Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

"I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.' "

Comedian George Burns:

"The secrect of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible."

Comedian & Pianist Victor Borge:

"Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.

English Prime Minister Winston Churchill:

"Don't worry about avoiding temptation.

As you grow older, it will avoid you."

Comedian Billy Crystal:

"By the time people are old enough to 'watch their step,'

they are too old to go anywhere."

Comedian Bob Hope:

"I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for a nap."

Time To Brush Off Some Of Those Cobwebs......

"Older Kids Test"(answers are listed at the end of the test)

1. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off, someone would always ask, "Who was that masked man?" Then someone else would say, "I don't know, but he left this behind." What did he leave behind?

2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

3. Get your kicks on _____________________________________.

4. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed _______________________.

5. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____________________________."

6. After "The Twist," "The Mashed Potato," and "The Watusi," we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called "___________."

7. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" "Nestle's makes the very best __________________."

8. "Satchmo" was America's Ambassador of Goodwill." The jazz trumpeter's real name was _________________.

9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? ___________________

10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named _________________________.

11. The Russians sent up the first satellite to orbit our planet. It's name was _____________.

12. Do you remember Howdy Doody's friends? Buffalo Bob ____________,

Flub-A-_________ and Phineas T. ____________.

13- The children on "Father Knows Best" were ________, _______ & ______.

14- On "Make Room For Daddy," Danny Thomas' uncle, played by Hans Conried was Uncle __________.

15. Who was the creator and original host of TV's "Candid Camera?" ________

1. a silver bullet

2. Ed Sullivan

3. ...on Route 66

4. "to protect the innocent."

5. "the lion sleeps tonight."

6. The Limbo

7. chocolate

8. Louie Armstrong

9. Timex

10. Freddy The Freeloader

11. Sputnik

12. Buffalo Bob "Smith," Flub-A-"Dub," Phineas T. "Bluster"

13. Betty, Bud and Kathy (Kitten)

14. Uncle "Tonoose"

15. Allen Funt

Shared thoughts from a classmate...

"A wonderful book came out recently with great quotes on aging---

'Great Quotes On The Beauty Of Aging,'

put out by Richer Resources Publications. It contains about 100 quotes on aging and is nicely illustrated too."

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[THANKS FOR SHARING]

[The 52-page book appears to be available at the web site: amazon.com for $11.95. The author is Patty Crowe and is copyrighted in 2005 by Richer Resources Publications.]

Great Quotes On Aging From Those Who Came Before Us...

"Last night I had a typical clolesterol-free dinner: baked squash, skimmed milk and gelatin. I'm sure this will not make me live any longer, but I know it's going to seem longer." ---Groucho Marx

"If I had my life to live over again, I'd make the same mistakes---only sooner."
---Tallulah Bankhead

"Inside every 70-year old is a thirty-five-year-old asking, 'What happened?' " ---Ann Landers

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" ---Satchel Paige

Are You A Fan Of Movies?

Was this our movie theater in Downtown Hartford???

Ever been to an "outdoor movie theater???"

Do you have a list of favorite movies???

Then maybe you were the person with way-too-much time on his hands that submitted a "YouTube" video of 100 MOVIE CLIPS that have the numbers 1-through-100 in them. Check it out at the movie web site and click on the box in the lower left corner with the triangle in it at: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/05/18/100-movies-100-quotes-100-numbers-montage/

(Have fun!)

Quiz For The Elderly (And We'll Help You With The Answers, Old Timer)

1. How can you increase the heart rate of your 60+ year old husband?



(Answer: Tell him your're pregnant.)



2. How can you avoid spotting a wrinkle every time you walk by a mirror?



(Answer: When you pass the mirror take off your glasses.)



3. Why should 60+ year old people use valet service?



(Answer: Valets don't forget where they park their cars.)



4. Where do 60+ year olds look for fashionable glasses?



(Answer: On their foreheads.)



5. What can a man do if his wife is going through menopause?



(Answer: Keep busy, like finishing off the basement---then you'll also have a place to live.)



6. Where can men or women over the age of 60 find young, sexy members of the opposite sex who are sexually interested in them?

(Answer: Try a bookstore under fiction.)

But don't get down, here's some "words of wisdom" from 60+ people:

> A reporter interviewing a 104-year old woman asked, "What is the best thing about being 104?" >The woman replied, "No peer pressure."

> "The nice thing about being senile," said the 90-year old lady, " is you can hide your own Easter Eggs."

> "These days," said the 90-year old man, "most of the stuff in my shopping cart says 'FOR FAST RELIEF' ."

> The Senility Prayer: "Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference."

> "My memory is not as sharp as it used to be," said the 63-year old classmate, "and my memory is not as sharp as it used to be."

> Remember: "You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing......."