Update 6-1-10

Hi,

Monday.  Holiday.  Everyone's gone to the beach.  Except me.  I spent the day replacing some speakers the new dog had chewed.  The good news:  the speakers were thirty years old.  The bad:  the guy who sold me the new ones said good speakers never really age.  But the puppy will.  And the speakers are now well protected.

And it's Memorial Day, time to remember people who were once soldiers.  They have my admiration.  They gave us our country.  Other soldiers continue to protect our country.  Even if we don't always agree with our leaders.

On less reflective choices, a note from Mary Ferranti Kahn:  I had to change my e-mail address -- my previous one was "stolen," and messages went out saying I was in trouble.
    I also lost access to my old e-mail address book, and it's taken me a while to figure out some of my contacts.  Of course, I wasn't smart enough to download my contact list.  I've learned my lesson.
    Please change my e-mail address for the newsletter to:  khanmary0@gmail.com   That's a
zero after my name.  My apologies to anyone who may have received an e-mail from my old account asking for money.  I assure you it wasn't from me!

Next, a note from Barbara Blitfield Pech:   It's official -- I will not be able to attend the summer reunion.  But if anyone is near or on Cape Cod the same weekend, you are welcome to join me and my family and have a wicked time.
    I will certainly miss this year's festivities, but I do look forward to many new pictures and stories to share.  I just want you to know that I feel awful missing the reunion.  I've never missed one before, even the earliest ones.  But given the location, travel time, and added costs, I had to make a very hard choice.
    I also know that the lifetime of friendships that I share will never change and that seeing you all at a later time is always something to look forward to.

[Rich -- Of course, I'm sorry to hear that Barbara won't be at the party -- parties, plural:  Friday night.  Saturday afternoon.  Saturday evening.  Sunday morning.  And maybe Saturday morning, and maybe late Saturday evening.  Or maybe it's just one long party.  Someone please remember to keep track.  I'll be the designated slacker.]

Barbara also sent a couple of photos she'd found on the Internet, of some of our earlier relatives living in Poland.  I couldn't open the files, but for a more tuneful view of probably similar photos, watch the movie version of Fiddler on the Roof.  The design team did a great research job.

[Rich -- And I don't know what's happening with the Distinguished Alumni Award.  But I think there's an Alumni Association meeting coming up -- possibly this week.  If you're interested, please check with Emily Kleinman Schreiber at:  Cre8em@aol.com.]

Next, because there's no other mail, some medical filler I've been saving for a slow week.  A quick overview of arthritis, compiled by Tina Pavane for AOL news:
    There are more than 200 joints in the human body, each charged with helping bones move back and forth, or side to side, or swing, pivot, bend or glide.  When arthritis strikes, it puts a hitch in the hinge, making ordinary activities -- even the simplest ones -- painful.
    Pain or tenderness can come from swelling around the joints, the wearing down or softening of cartilage, invasion by bacteria, or when the body mistakenly attacks the joint, as is the case with an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. It can affect one joint at a time or many joints at once. It can be temporary, permanent, a minor annoyance or completely disabling.
    To help gain an understanding about joint pain and how to treat it, it helps to know how joints work.  Here is a joint-by-joint primer to help you understand the various types of pain experienced by each type of joint and how to treat it. 
    Ball-and-Socket Joints
    The joint's anatomy: This type of joint allows for movement in almost any direction and is the most mobile of all the joints. The head of one bone, or the ball, sits inside the depressed cup of another bone, referred to as the socket.
    Where are they located: in the hip and shoulder
    What the pain limits: lifting or swinging of arms or legs in different directions. Pain is usually aggravated by continued activity and progressively worsens over time.
    Pain relief tips: Since this joint moves in many directions, pain relief comes from resting the joint in a neutral position. 
    Ellipsoidal Joints
    The joint's anatomy: Ellipsoid joints, or condyloid joints, are similar to the ball-and-socket joint, but their movements are limited to only two planes, 180 degrees in one direction.
    Where are they located: the wrist, finger and toes
    What the pain limits: bending, extending, circular movements and rocking from side to side
    Pain relief tips: Similar to the ball and socket joint, pain relief comes from resting the joint in a neutral position.
    Gliding Joints
    The joint's anatomy: A gliding joint, or plane joint, allows bones to slide past one another. The surfaces of the two bones are flat or slightly rounded and are held together tightly by ligaments with little synovial space between them.
    Where are they located: the shoulder, wrist, ankle and spine vertebrae
    What the pain limits: turning feet and wrists from side to side and bending or leaning the spine to the side
    Pain relief tips: Brace or stabilize the joint in a neutral position for a few days
    Hinge Joints
    The joint's anatomy: A hinge joint allows a movement in a single plane back and forth in only two opposing directions, like a door hinge, allowing bones become perpendicular to each other.
    Where are they located: the elbow, knee and ankle
    What the pain limits: extension and retraction
    Pain relief tips: Limit movement to bending and straightening only and avoid twisting into awkward positions
    Pivot Joints
    The joint's anatomy: A pivot joint allows bone to rotate and spin in a semicircle around an axis. 
    Where are they located: the forearm (connecting the radius and ulna), wrist and neck (between the first and second cervical vertebrae)
    What the pain limits: turning your head and forearm from side to side
    Pain relief tips: Avoid repetitive twisting
    Saddle Joints
    The joint's anatomy: A saddle joint allows movement back and forth and up and down with limited rotation (one bone is shaped like a saddle and the other like a horse's back). They rock back and forth and from side to side, but they have limited rotation.
    Where are they located: the base of thumb
    What the pain limits: flexing, extending flexion, extension, back and forth and in a circle
    Pain relief tips: Avoid pushing or grasping items tightly or with strong effort.

Finally, if you're still moving, the list of those festive reunion party-goers.  Again, this is primarily the class of '65 people.  Others may also stop by, and, of course, everyone is welcome.

The date: Friday, July 16th to Sunday, July 18th 
The place: Hyatt Regency Wind Watch in Hauppauge, New York 
The phone number: 631-784-1234 

Berliner, Jay
Bittman, Jerry (?)
Borman, Stu
Brody-Pilger, Ellen Sue
Button-McAnulty, Barbara
Cohen-Greenseid, Linda
Cooper-Schwartz, Peggy
Eisbrouch, Rich
Epstein-Silver, Ellen (?)
Feit-Baker, Robin (?)
Forbes-Tatelman, June
Gabbay, Henry
Glasser, Les
Guberman, Neil 
Halprin, Art
Hilton, Eric
Hoenig-Barry, Sharon 
Joseph-Tuckerman, Susan '66
Kandel, Stu
Kellman, Barnet
Minsky-Hahn, Roz
Moss, Allen
Nelson-Gillen, Valerie 
Peters-Sylvan, Judy
Pizzimenti, Dennis (?)
Purcell, Craig '66
Rosen, Peter 
Rugen, Larry & Joanie
Saunders-Goldstein, Irene 
Scheidt, Bernie
Shapiro, Dennis (?)
Sipp-Green, Mary
Stellabotte, Danny

The South '65 e-mail addresses:  reunionclass65.blogspot.com

The South '65 photo site:  picasaweb.google.com/SouthHS65 


Rich