Update 12-18-12

 

Hi,

 

Another early update because I'll be away from my computer till almost next year.  So Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and I'll wish you all Happy New Year around the 31st.  Meanwhile, some notes:

 

First, from Mary Sipp Green:  Thought I'd add to the Brubeck memory bank. Years ago, Dave's assistant called my house to ask if he could use one of my paintings, "Nightshift," and the title for the cover of his next CD.  He was wildly generous with the leasing fee offer, and I probably would have given him permission to reproduce the image for free. I never got to meet him but always liked the connection.  Plus, the music on "Nightshift" is really good.
    Best wishes to the class for a very happy holiday and a healthy new year.

 

Next, from Joanne Shapiro Polner:  Thank you for including that beautiful story at the end of the always-welcomed update last week.

    I will be happy to share that story with my grown children and ask them to take note if their day-to-day life includes such teachings so beautifully described.  I think it does, in an ethical and good human relations sense. I will ask, are your children "understanding" the importance in life of such daily kindness, thoughtfulness, and living by certain really good rules?  Have you put a name to the values?

    I have always told our children, wherever you are, always leave a place better than you found it -- your own room, your house, and a public place or a space that you are using for work or play or personal service.  I should have voiced, also, specifically, not just the place but the atmosphere for the person or people there.  It starts in the family.  Appreciate each other clearly and often.

    How well do our grandchildren know that it is critical to a moral life to "do good" for others?  They should know this:  Think about how to treat your family, friends, neighbors, and public helpers -- storekeepers, gas station attendants, librarians, teachers, house cleaners, grass cutters.  Speak to each as if, at any moment, particularly "this" moment of your interaction, that each person is the most important person in the world.  Make it a habit to thank a person for his or her work in a most sincere manner.  Glow over the work done and the person who did it.

 

Third, a useful piece of medical reference forwarded by Evelyn Roedel Read:  Decoding Your Lab Report    Lab reports are a routine but mysterious part of medical visits.  Whether you are being diagnosed with diabetes for the first time or getting your A1C test for the hundredth time, you are likely going to need to undergo some kind of testing so that your doctor will know what’s going on and recommend the proper course of treatment, if necessary.  But when you see your test results, will you know what it means?
    Use this link to download your printable PDF of this article:

  dlife . com / diabetes/information/daily_living/adults/Decoding_Your_Lab_Report . pdf   (please take out the spaces)

 

Finally, forwarded by Allan Bendel, THE BABY BOOMER GAME MEMORY TEST.  Have a paper and pencil handy to record your answers. Your mind isn't as sharp as it once was.  This is not a pushover test.  There are 20 questions.   Average score is 12 .  This one will be difficult for the younger set.  Have fun, but no Googling the answers.

 

1. What builds strong bodies 12 ways? 
A. Flintstones vitamins 
B. The Buttmaster 
C. Spaghetti 
D. Wonder Bread 
E. Orange Juice 
F. Milk 
G. Cod Liver Oil

 

2. Before he was Muhammed Ali, he was... 
A. Sugar Ray Robinson.. 
B. Roy Orbison.. 
C. Gene Autry. 
D. Rudolph Valentino. 
E. Fabian. 
F. Mickey Mantle. 
G. Cassius Clay.

 

3. Pogo, the comic strip character said, 'We have met the enemy and..... 
A. It's you. 
B. He is us. 
C. It's the Grinch. 
D. He wasn't home. 
E. He's really me and you. 
F. We quit. 
G. He surrendered.

 

4. Good night, David....
A. Good night, Chet 
B. Sleep well. 
C. Good night, Irene. 
D. Good night, Gracie. 
E. See you later, alligator. 
F. Until tomorrow. 
G. Good night, Steve..

 

5. You'll wonder where the yellow went... 
A. When you use Tide
B. When you lose your crayons. 
C. When you clean your tub. 
D. If you paint the room blue. 
E. If you buy a soft water tank. 
F. When you use Lady Clairol. 
G. When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent.

 

The other 15 questions are at:  bersachat . com / forums / showthread.php?7034-BABY-BOOMER-GAME-MEMORY-TEST!-DON-T-CHEAT!!!     (again, please take out the spaces)

 

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

 

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

 

 

Rich