45th reunion from Tom Weller

Hi Debby,
I think it would be great to schedule the reunion for September or October. One of the things I miss a lot out here is Autumn. Most of the vegetation out here just goes from green to dead and I miss the fall colors. That's my vote.
Take care.
Tom

45th Reunion Tally repeated and updated

45th Reunion Tally

Reunion Tally as to what time of year to hold the 45th reunion. Here's what people are thinking:

22 people have responded -- let's have more.

1. July 4th weekend 2
2. October/Fall 13
3. Anytime 2
4. August 1
5. Summer 4
6. Not on July 4th 11 out of the 22

Mike Phillips wins National MTB Title!

Mike is our middle son, the good news is he also has a graduate degree and a great job in R&D at Milwaukee Tool.
Gerry

USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships - CN
USA, July 19-22, 2007

Thirty-year old Mike Phillips (Alterra/Specialized) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earned the weekend's first stars and stripes jersey with a win in the men's semi-pro cross country race.
Phillips emerged from the woods early in the first lap ahead of the field. Unhampered by the slick mud that covered course after yesterday's deluge, he proceeded to extend the distance for the remaining two and a half laps. Phillips finished nearly a minute and half ahead of second place Weston Shempf (VisitPA.com). Ryan Iddings (Lapierre), who at one point was neck and neck with Schempf, rounded out the podium, finished nearly 10 minutes off the winning time.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb/2007/jul07/usnationals07/?id=results/usnationals072

Who are the HOT 50? AARP Link

Who are the Hot 50? Click on link and vote.

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/relationships/the_hot_fifty.html

What to Keep, What to Toss

Common Email Manners by the Angry Coder

"Somehow, somewhere, people got the notion that the internet was a buffer shielding us from the obligations of common manners. I would like to see this trend make an about-face, starting with email. When I send you an email, I would like a prompt reply (even if it is just to say that you'll have to get back to me later). I will extend you the same courtesy. It's sad that I have to write about a lesson that we all should have learned in Kindergarten. It's time for the trolls to crawl out of their caves and sharpen some of their social interaction skills. My name is Jonathon Goodyear, and I am the angry Coder. Do email black-holes irritate you? How do you deal with the offendors? What are some other heinous infractions of email etiquette? Share your experiences and voice your opinions..."http://www.angrycoder.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=13

World Team Tennis WTT

Went to a World Team Tennis match in St. Louis last night. It was held in Forest Park, the site of the St. Louis Worlds Fair. Team members are made up of players from all over the world, including Serena Williams, who will be playing next week. The star last night was Andy Ram. The name of the team St. Louis Aces playing the Sacramento Capitals. It was fast paced with singles and doubles pairings.

http://www3.wtt.com/

Debby and Melinda in Missouri

Debby and Melinda rendezvoused half way between Columbia and St. Louis for 3 hours of non stop catching up. We had not seen each other since graduation so there was a lot to cover. Melinda is going to start working on searching out hard to find classmates. If anyone has information on people from the class they've been in touch with, please let us know. And if you'd like to help out in any way, let us know that as well.

Music from the 60's

Just wanted to list some groups and hit titles of popular music circa 1966:

The Kinks
The Beatles
The Animals - We've Got to Get Out of this Place
The Ventures - Pipeline, Wipe Out
? Mark and the Mysterions - 96 Tears
The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
Sam the Sham and the Pharohs - Whooly Booly
The Rolling Stones - Lady Jane
Herb Alpert - Music to Watch Girls go By/A Taste of Honey
The Outsiders -- Time Won't Let me
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat
Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town
Mamas and Papas - California Dreamin
They're Coming to Take me Away, Ha Ha
Guantanamera
Walk Away Renee
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Eve of Destruction

Please add to this:

Melinda Mussi Lockwood and Debby Larus Doolittle meeting for lunch.

Melinda lives in Columbia, MO, which is about 2 hours from where I live in St. Louis. We are going to each drive and hour toward each other and meet for lunch on the 17th of July. She is supplying me with a disc of photos from the senior high yearbook that are clean pictures. A number of the photos I want to use for the Then and Now Blog have writing across the faces. We're also going to review and discuss running a search committee to locate people in our class in preparation for the 45th reunion. Melinda and I haven't seen each other since graduation so it should be interesting. She used to live very close to me on Churchill Lane in Fayetteville.

FM High School Alumni Web Site Is Back

FM High School Alumni Wed Site Is Back

"The alumni registration response has been overwhelming! Please be patient as we authorize and post all the newly-entered or updated alumni profiles on the site.
User Tip - To view a complete listing of all alumni once you have clicked on the alumni search link, don't enter a first or last name and click on search. All the registered names will show up by year:

http://www.fmschools.org/"