Tequila!

Old stories with a clever twist on the morals...Enjoy!

Corporate Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. After a few seconds of arguing over which one should go and answer the doorbell, the wife gives up, quickly wraps herself up in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel that you have on" After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her 800 dollars and leaves. Confused, but excited about her good fortune, the woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.
When she gets back to the bathroom, her husband asks from the shower, "Who was that?"
"It was Bob the next-door neighbor," she replies.
"Great!" the husband says, "Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the Story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk in time with your stakeholders, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.


Corporate Lesson 2
A priest was driving along and saw a nun on the side of the road, he stopped and offered her a lift, which she accepted. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to open and reveal a lovely leg. The priest had a look and nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun looked at him and immediately said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"
The priest was flustered and apologized profusely. He forced himself to remove his hand. Changing gear, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" Once again the priest apologized, "Sorry Sister, but the flesh is weak."
Arriving at the convent, the nun got out gave him a meaningful glance and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to retrieve a bible and looked up Psalm 129. It Said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."

Moral of the Story: Always be well informed in your job, or you might miss a great opportunity.


Corporate Lesson 3
A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke.
The Genie says, "I only grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one."
"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone.
In astonishment, "Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of pina coladas and the love of my life." Poof! He's gone.
"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the Story: Always let your boss have the first say.


Corporate Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the Story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.


Corporate Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the Story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.


Corporate Lesson 6
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Moral of the Story:
1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

John M. Tequila. Here is what little I know about Tequila.

Tequila can come from the aproved tequila regions that include Jalisco, Guanjuato, tamaulipas and even a part of San Luis Potosi. Tequila is made from Webber Blue agave plant and comes in blanco, reposado and añejo. They are also now making a double and even triple distilled tequila. Mezcal is taditionaly associated with the state of Oaxaca but is made in many states as it is made from green maguey plant. The diference in plants is what makes the taste very different. The taste of reposado and añejo tequila is usually a lot smoother than mezcal. The stuff we were drinking at Dudley's was probably on the $ 15- $ 25 pesos a bottle range, so it was probably home made Mezcal or maybe even Sotol that we were drinking.
Sotol is a drink made out of the roots of maguey.
What is funny is that Sotol is now becoming an "export" product, going for as much as $ 45.00 USD in the USA.
The only other place on earth were you can find webber blue agave is in South Africa, but since "tequila" name is protected worldwide to the Mexico Tequila regions, they are calling it something like AGATEK or something like that.
One final note. The is a town in the state of Jalisco called Tequila, where most of the well know Tequila distileries are (Cuevo, Viuda de Romero etc, etc,) La fiesta Nacional del Tequila is the 1st weekend in December endind in a trmendous mega fiesta on sunday night. I highly recomend a field trip of your class students for those dates. You will need a camcorder to recall that weekend!

Ramon. Una pregunta. Last night one of my Spanish students asked me the difference between Mezcal and Tequila. Am I correct in assuming that Tequila not made in Jalico is called Mezcal? I told my student I would ask a higher authority. I always thought them to be different. It sure seemed stronger when we used to drink it at Dudley's in Tepotzlan. I would appreciate any input. Gracias.

Ramon: I look forward to your visit! I will supply all entertainment and the designated driver , as far as the funny stories , "Ive got a million of em" . I'll share them with you, up in the VIP room at the afterparty . ( If you can keep up :)
If I put up stories on this board , big brother might just start a probe .
Whenever I hear the word scotch , it reminds of Raul Bernat , who first introduced me to that delicious poison, on a night that can hardly be remembered at Garibaldi !!
WHOAA!! talk about hangovers. Im not sure if you are friendly with Raul , but see if you can drag him up here with you . I owe him some payback also . Get ready Son !!

 Dwight : If you make it up to NYC , be sure to look me up.
I can hear it now : " Bartender ,bring us the WHOLE bottle of Patron ,,,, please. Then Dwight can add my name to that infamous list of tequila hookups and at the same time we can get some NYC representation . As Jackie Gleason would say on the cult classic series " The Honeymooners "

  "POUR AWAY MINE HOST " ....

Lastly I am really into physical fitness,which leads me not to a funny story but to some sound advice . Im sure this will surprise some of you in regards to coca cola and pepsi .. Keep the kids away from it , as for the adults ,, too late , we're already cooked !!
fo-get-uh-bout-it :)

  >
>A recent SBC safety training session topic was heat stroke and
>dehydration.
>
>WATER OR COKE?
>
>WATER
>
>1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
>
>2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often
>mistaken for hunger.
>
>3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
>
>4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
>of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
>
>5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue
>
>6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day couuld
>significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
>
>7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzz short-term memory,
>trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen
>or on a printed page.
>
>8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by
>45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50%
>less likely to develop bladder cancer.
>
>And now for the properties of COKE:
>
>1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two
>gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a
>car accident.
>
>2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone
>in two days.
>
>3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl
>and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The
>citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
>
>4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with
>a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
>
>5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola
>over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
>
>6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
>rusted bolt for several minutes.
>
>7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan,
>wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is
>finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for
>a
>sumptuous brown gravy.
>
>8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of
>of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The
>Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
>
>9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
>
>For Your Info:
>
>1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid Its pH is 2.8. It will
>dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from
>bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
>
>2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must
>use the Hazardous Material placards reserved for Highly corrosive
>materials.
>
>3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
>their
>trucks for about 20 years!
>
>Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass of water?
>
>Have A Great Day And Please Share It With Others.
>

Ramon: Dime la fecha, hora, y lugar y ahi estoy. Que lindo, mil gracias.

Elena: Thanks for you kind words.

HOla a todos al ver su foro vi que quieren organizar una reunión en marzo en el D.F. acuerdense que es el desayuno de exalumnos el 20 de marzo deberian de venir. Se va a poner muy padre, va a haber un bingo con muchos premios. Les mando saludos y ojala puedan venir.

Hola Clase! How about a mini reunion in Mexico City in March. I will be there March 12 - 22. With a little lay over in Cancun from March 15-17.
Ana y Hector: Junten un grupo para vernos no?

Hey Nick! Good to hear from you. If I make it up to NYC I will look you up.

My AHS hookups from 2003:
Dominic '81 (in Cinci)
John Hendrix '81 (in DC)
Tennyson Florida '80, Stephanie Seleznick '80, Gaby (Bino) Hebin '81, Felicia Ferrarez '83?, Lisa (Valero) Staikos '79 (in Tampa)

Hope to have more in 2004!

TEQUILA! :)

Edited by author 02-06-2004 12:10 AM
Hey Nick: since you check in every year or so I hope you do not read this in 2005. As I said before you will pay son. I intend to visit you soon. Since you have proven that I deliver.
Here is the deal, since posting 3000 is so close I will offer a bottle for any posting only and only if you have a great story to tell or a great joke, lets get them in, if I laugh I will deliver no limit of bottles, also for the best story I will deliver a bottle of Bowmore 17 years Single Malt Scotch, best distillery award in 2000.
Georgina: I think it is unfortunate that we only organize despedidas when you get married, therefore I will organize a despedida for you with Dancing included in Mexico City, everyone's invited. Sorry about the typos.

Hello to everyone !, Its been a long time since I posted ,
I do check in every so often to read up on some of the postings . I think Buhler calls me a Closet Voyeau,, or something like that . Right before the class of 82 reunion, I was lucky enough to post a message and the next thing I saw was a note from Ramon Rincoy telling me that I won a bottle of Tequila. The bottle was (it was three bottles really) shared by myself and some other people from the class of 82 . Since I see that we have a lull in our postings ,, I offer this up ! For the posting 3150 I will continue the tradition and have a bottle of tequila sent to your table at the restaurant of choice for the winner . OK Kids Start Posting ..... Ramon please let me know when you are in the NYC ,, so I can repay the favor. It has always bothered me that I posted for about a month, won the tequila , and stopped posting . The tradition lives on !!

Georgina: Good luck with all the details of the divorce. It's great that you have a clear head about it as in the end, the divorce is better if you almost look at it as a business transaction. Highly emotional decisions are rarely well made.

From the class of 80 chat:
From: Calo Time: 03:19 AM

Hi all! Como andamos? Passing on more info on the "mega-class" reunion we're having here in San Antonio scheduled for the weekend of June 25-27.

As of the last time I looked, there's been 4 more signed up for a grand total of 56, 34% of which are from '78. Class of '79 has 25%, '77 has 21%, and 22% come from a combination of the following: '75, '76, '80, '81, teachers, and 1 "unknown" (hehe... el soldado desconocido). It's gonna be awesome.

Como dice Lisa V., there's more info at www.ahs77.com. You can also sign up/register by sending an email to esr@tiendita.org.
Mientras mas vengan, mejor.

Muchos, muchos saludos a todos!

*~cheers~*

Hola a todos. He estado muy desconectada. I have been going through a divorce (please no condolences, this is actually a good thing)lo cual me ha mantendio super ocupada. Les mando besos y abrazos a todos.

ramon, estos si nos mataron!

Ramon, Great way to start the week! Thanks for sharing.

Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the
words back....or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are the
testimonials of a few people who did....

I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and
asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?"
turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband
didn't
say a word... he knew better.

I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was
unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for
several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen
who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking,
I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."

My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a
variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the
boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm
just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically,
the
boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my
sister has never let me forget.

While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release
some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of
her
after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I
told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be
punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice
just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell
Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence
was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers
stopped
what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked
out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when
the
door closed behind me were screams of laughter.

Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My
three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was
on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in
between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While
enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my
seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny
had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to
go,
and he said "No." I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an
accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny,
are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just
KNEW
that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse.
Soooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This
time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his
cheeks and yelled. "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly
choked to death on their tacos laughing! He calmly pulled up his pants
and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the
best laugh they'd ever had!



This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very
embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think
before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get
any....a true story.. We had a female news anchor who, the day after it
was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and
asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not
only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were
laughing so hard!

Hey guys it's been a really long time. I lost the add., moved, computer crashed.etc. I now live in San Antonio and am helping to plan the reunion with Scott Keeler and Heidi Mendez and a few others. The dates are June 25 and 26. We will announce the hotel soon as we are viewing proposals right now. Please help us to get the word out. This really is going to be alot of fun. My phone is 210 545-0912 direct email is javjodarguello@msn.com. As soon as we have more info I will let you all know.

The all-class reunion I coordinated here in Dallas a few years back was fun and we had about 125 people show. So I am sure June in San Antonio will be fun. I have it on my calendar and welcome anyone from DFW who might want to carpool down there.

i really haven't thought about it yet.
june seems to be so far out still

-----Mensaje original-----
De: QT - Lisa Cooper Gordon
Para: QT topic subscribers
Enviado el: 19/01/2004 05:07 p.m.
Asunto: AHS Class of '81

< replied-to message removed by QT >

okay... so that would be... some of us are alive and well! will you be going to the multi class reunion in June? I hope you will think about it.

haha
sorry this reply was meant for mike buhler's post about
this site going dead.

-----Mensaje original-----
De: QT - Lisa Cooper Gordon
Para: QT topic subscribers
Enviado el: 19/01/2004 04:55 p.m.
Asunto: AHS Class of '81

< replied-to message removed by QT >

Homero - today is the 19th - what was the note about the 16th?

Hi guys! my class ('79) messages are very quiet too!!! so I thought I'd see if anyone else was out there to talk to. I am trying to drum up some business for the multi class reunion in Texas in June. I am flying a very long distance (from NC to Texas) and paying lots of money ($400 airfare) -so I am hoping to see lots of faces that I have not seen since 1978 - when I left Mexico. Sue M. - r u going? I hope you will all consider joining us. all the best to you and yours in the new year. xo. Lisa Cooper Gordon. If you want to see who is going to the 2004 reunion, check out www.ahs77.com/going.html.

only me and my voices...
 

-----Mensaje original-----
De: QT - Mike Buhler
Para: QT topic subscribers
Enviado el: 16/01/2004 12:54 p.m.
Asunto: AHS Class of '81

< replied-to message removed by QT >

Anacelia. It is refreshing to hear Mexico City described as beautiful. So often all I hear is how awful it has become. I quess it all depends on one's point of view. When my son asks about Mexico I always paint a colorful picture. One of his favorite books is a very colorfully illustrated biography of the artist Frida Kahlo. The little guy has a strong sense of cultural awareness.

John M. como aguantas? Ayer fui al Nevado de Toluca a que Julia jugara con la nieve-(hielo?) and froze my b//t off! :) Desde que vivo en Vista Hermosa nunca habiamos tenido tanto viento. Needless to say, we have had an amazing view of the Popo and Ixtla which, by the way, are really covered with snow. Mexico City looks so beautifull, SI, aunque usted no lo crea. Complete opposites to where you are,increible no?

The site is not quite dead, but pretty close. It has snowed for nearly three days non stop here. It is beautiful. Very peaceful. No cars on the roads and absolute silence. All sounds are muted. A radical departure from El Desierto de los Leones where we lived in Mexico for a time. The mercury has dropped to ridiculous levels. It is the topic of conversation everywhere. I do not mind it. It gives me a keen awareness of the presence of God.
Hope everybody is fine. My Posada went really well. Dominic, thanks for asking. Take care all.

Oh no! This site has died! Is anyone out there???????

Elena, do you check your aol email? I sent you a message requesting your home address, but I haven't heard from you. So, if you want a very late Christmas card, send your address to suemac@san.rr.com.

Congrats, Cindy! Great news. Little does Kristina know how much her life has changed for the better, and that you probably, literally, saved her life through your efforts. Well done.

Cindy and Trent, My hats off to you! Wow whatan incredible couple. I am excited for you and for the rest of the family. I hope 2004 is even better for you.

Jennifer, Congrats! This is a great story for TV. Keep us posted.

Cindy & Trent: God Bless you, your family and Kristina. What a great Christmas present and what a blessing to get your message of hope as we start off the new year. Our prayers are with you all as you transition Kristina into her new environment of love and trust. Can you pls send me your email, I'd like to share something with you. I can be reached at michel.buhler@nii.com

John, it's 11 degrees now here in Cincinnati :)

Jennifer WS. Good things come to those who wait. Good luck.
Dwight. What is it like in Ohio right now? Yesterday it was in the 50's here but now the temperature has dropped by nearly 50 degrees. The huge puddles in the pastures will offer fine skating tomorrow. That's life in Canada.
Cindy. Good job.

Cindy - Wow que impression! You and your efforts amaze me. Y echale a massive home remodel to boot. I want whatever vitamins you take. Actually I know the vitamins are your incredible drive to make a difference in these children's lives. I have to say thanks for your bringing us all along for the ride too! It is a unique experience to hear first-hand about your experiences, both frustrating (as in the process you've endured) and celebratory (as in your new daughter)

Jennifer WS - I am so excited for you!! I will not be telling my mother about your story, however, as it will renew her hope that somehow Mark Latham and I will get together again ; )

Cindy, congratulations on your new family member. That is awesome that you brought her over her to be your daughter! I'm sure she'll be speaking English in no time :)

Jennifer, that is wonderful that Cliff contacted you after 20 years! Sounds to me like the love was never lost, just misplaced somewhere. Congratulations my little Hershey prom date ;)

May you all get more in 2004!!!

...of everything :)

Cindy !Que increible! Santa did work overtime! You are my hero. Muchas felicidades. Paciencia, Paciencia, Paciencia and may God bless you ,Trent and the whole family.

Jennifer, How exciting, remember, good things come to those who wait! enjoy the romance and let us know what happens on Valentine's day!

Our new years was fun y muy rico. We spend it at the Dudleys. On new years day we had lunch with Mitch Sorsby and Fernando Fuentes and their families. Boy, did the day go by fast. It is so much fun catching up with friends, like if it was only yesterday. Both wives are great, like if we also had known each other forever, and the kids, they just played and played. (with no language barrier) I really enjoyed it!

A todos, feliz dia de Reyes.

Edited by author 01-05-2004 08:59 AM
Cindy - congratulations on the newest addition to your family. Persistance and patience has paid off in a big way for you! It sounds like you went through some tough situations, but its all worth it in the end to have Kristina in your life.

I have had some excitement in my life in the past week. After 20 years, a past boyfriend/fiance contacted me on Dec 30th and we have been talking and emailing daily since. Cliff Conrad was a marine at the American Embassy in Mexico City and was with me the summer of '82 when I broke my neck. We were engaged that winter, I went back to school in the Spring of 83, home for the summer and then he was trasferred to Austria. That was the last time that I saw him. We had made plans to spend Christmas '83 together, but I wrote him a long breakup letter that ended our relationship. We both moved on with our lives and have found that we both thought about each other regularly throughout the years. He was my first true love and now I am going to see him Feb 14th. Cliff is going to come visit me for a few days!!! He lives in Wyoming now after retiring from 24 yrs in the marine corps.

I've told him that I feel like I'm on one of those day-time talk shows that is reuniting lost loves! Its crazy, wild, and I'm really excited. I'll keep you all posted!

Hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season and will have a safe and healthy 2004!

Happy New Year Everyone!
We added a new member to our family on December 26. Her name is Kristina and she is 5 and 1/2 years old. After a long 18 month battle with the Ukrainian bureaucracy, we were finally able to take this little girl out of the orphanage. As some may remember, we saw this little girl being abused at the orphange where we adopted our son, Breighton ( 18 months ago). It was a long emotionally draining trip, with less than 20 hours notice to leave over the holidays. We are greatful that the terrorists left us alone, and I was not interrogated by the KBG this time. Kristinas' transition outside of the orphanage has been tough for her. Although I do speak and understand some Russian, it is a challenge with a child. So we are tired (plus our house is STILL being remodeled and we have no kitchen) we are greatful to have our health, and to finally have this special little one home with us. I hope everyones holiday went well, and I apologize for the lack of Christmas cards...I appreciate those that were sent to us and it helped Trent and I as we choked down pickled herring and fried cabbage instead of roast beast for Christmas dinner!

¡ Hola mis amigos del Colegio Americano ¡

Alejandra, los Alex (Loya, Serrano, Juárez, Mc Grath), Anaceci, Toño, Cindy, Craig, David, Dominic, Donna, Eduardo, Federico, Gabriel, George, Georgina, Hellen, Homero, Nacho, Jaime, Chucho, Olivo, Karen, Mike, Zamora, Ramón, Ricardo, Ronnie, Sammy, Thurston, Yolanda, Zarella

Les escribo para desearles que pasen una feliz navidad en compañía de todos sus seres queridos y que tengan un gran año 2004.

Ah, y claro, ¡¡¡que nos volvamos a ver pronto, como este año, para otra fiesta!!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Keep safe. Here in my neck of the Canadian woods it is snowing like crazy. My 5 year old son Barrett and I just put out carrots for Santa's reindeer on a snow drift. It really does not get any better than this. Feliz Navidad.

Class of 81: Felicidades a todos. Espero la pasen bien y que el 2004 se bueno para todos.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, (aunque creo que ya acabo) y sobre todo... a 2004 full of HEALTH, wealth, love and liberty to have it all.

Elena, I feel the same way, did you count 23? No seran 13?

Its always great to read old friends acommplishments, makes me proud!

un abrazo a todos.

Merry Christmas all! Next year it will be 23 years since our graduation. A long time, yet I feel so close to all of you still. Un abrazote y que esten contentos y con buena salud en el ano nuevo.

If you guys want to check out what Carolyn Kurtz has been doing, go here: http://www.luminarte.com/

Hi and Happy Holidays!

I love hearing from you, but I won't be able to read my e-mail until I come back on January 7.
Un abrazo!

Barbara Estrada '76
Alumni Affairs
The American School Foundation, A. C.
Mexico City, Mexico

¡ Hola mis amigos del Colegio Americano ¡

Alejandra, los Alex (Loya, Serrano, Juárez, Mc Grath), Anaceci, Toño, Cindy, Craig, David, Dominic, Donna, Eduardo, Federico, Gabriel, George, Georgina, Hellen, Homero, Nacho, Jaime, Chucho, Olivo, Karen, Mike, Zamora, Ramón, Ricardo, Ronnie, Sammy, Thurston, Yolanda, Zarella

Les escribo para desearles que pasen una feliz navidad en compañía de todos sus seres queridos y que tengan un gran año 2004.

Ah, y claro, ¡¡¡que nos volvamos a ver pronto, como este año, para otra fiesta!!!

Just read through Neal Shusterman's web site. It made me think "Wow, one of AHSers actually accomplished something!". Pretty impressive.

Hello Class of '81! Happy Holidays!!!

I wanted to let you know of the accomplishments of our class mate from 1980, Neal Shusterman. You all may remember him as the Skyline Nazi, the guy from the Art Room cracking the whip on all those middle-school kids, building us a New York Skyline up on the Smoking Lounge Ramp for the Arts Festival. He is still up to his creative deeds, this time on a grown-up scale. Here is some good news from Neal:

Hi, Everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that my Disney TV movie PIXEL PERFECT will be airing on the Disney Channel on Friday, January 16th! I wrote the script (it's an original script, not based on one of my novels).

They've been running non-stop promos for it on the Disney Channel, and I understand bus-stop posters went up this week!

Hope you can tune in – and please spread the word!

Thanks, and I hope you have a fantastic holiday!

Best regards,
Neal Shusterman
www.storyman.com (The Neal Shusterman Web Site)

Elena, I haven't thought of Carolyn in a long long time. I remember her being really sweet, and having the blondest/white hair I've ever seen. She was also one of the best women basketball players. Please say hello.

Ramon: good one!

Had lunch with Carolyn Kurtz yesterday. She is doing real well and has an interior design and lighting company. I've not seen any other AHS folks in a while, so I guess it might be time to pull together another mini-reunion. Thus if anyone has emails for classmates in Dallas/Ft. Worth, send them on to me at work: elena.turner@capitaloneauto.com

Do you know what happened this week back in 1850?
California became a state.
The state had no electricity.
The state had no money.
Almost everyone spoke Spanish.
There were gunfights in the middle of the streets.
So, it was just like California today.....only the women had real breasts.

Cindy, but your husband now always says that he goes to bed with a pretty girl :)

Ramon:
You are hilarious! Your last one reminded me of one of my husbands sayings <"I never went to bed with an ugly girl, but I sure woke up with a few"> and that's what happens when you have too much beer!

Damn! I've been targeted by this insidious scam before :)

http://www.babesagainstbush.com

Ramon: your joke made me laugh. Yes, you poor guys out there subject to the wiley ways of we wicked women.

No reaction to my last one so here goes nothing

Subject: Warning to all men
Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, pubs and other party-goers to
be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink by any woman.
A date rape drug on the market called "beer" is being used by many
females to target unsuspecting men. The drug is generally found in liquid
form
and is now available almost anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, and in
large-quantity containers known as 'kegs.'
Beer is used by female sexual predators to persuade their male victims to
go home and have sex with them. Typically, a woman needs only to persuade a
guy to consume a few units of beer and then simply ask him home for
no-strings-attached sex.
Most men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several beers,
men will often succumb to desires to perform sex acts with horrific
looking women to whom they would never otherwise be attracted.
After drinking beer, men often awaken with only hazy memories of exactly
what happened to them the night before, but with a vague feeling that
something bad has occurred.
Other times these unfortunate men are swindled out of their life's
savings in a follow-up scam known as "a relationship." It has been reported
that, in extreme cases, the female may even be shrewd enough to entrap the
unsuspecting male into a longer-term form of servitude and punishment
referred to as "marriage."
Apparently, men are much more susceptible to this scam after beer is
administered and sex is offered by the predatory female.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING TO EVERY MALE THAT YOU KNOW. If you or
someone you know have fallen victim to this insidious "beer" and the
predatory
women administering it, there are male support groups with venues in many
towns where details of shocking encounters may be discussed in an open,
frank,
supportive manner with similarly affected men.
For the support group nearest you, refer to the "Golf Courses" Section
in your local yellow pages

Alex Loya--Want to inform you of the upcoming FRONTLINE special on PBS-- "From Jesus to Christ: the First Christians." It's showing in my area on Thursday, Dec 11, at 8pm. Excellent program!!!
  
What are you doing these days?

Hola todos, vamos a ir al bay area del 16 al 30 de diciembre. De hecho, el 17 y el 18 voy a estar en S.F.
Que tal un get together? Quien va a estar por ahi? mi mail, apvdlf@avantel.net

Saludos y espero que todos esten ya celebrando las fiestas.

You know, when I made the online donation, they immediately sent me an email reciept. Which was great, but I had to call to their attention that they included in the email my name, full credit card number and expiration... all that is needed for theft via an unsecure, unencrypted email.

I immediately heard back from the group's executive director and then their web master that they had not even considered this security breach and that they have now corrected it.

John, Thanks for your message and your payment.

It was 5°C yesterday in Mexico City so I remembered this little Footbal and weather message
How Cold Is It?
How cold does it have to be?

60 & above Arizonans wear coats, gloves and woolly hats. Wisconsin people sunbathe.

50 above New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Wisconsin people plant gardens.

40 above Italian cars won't start. Wisconsin people drive with the windows down.

32 above Distilled water freezes. Lake Michigan's water gets thicker.

20 above Arizonans shiver uncontrollably. Wisconsin people have the last cookout before it gets cold.
 

15 above New York landlords finally turn on the heat. Wisconsin people throw on a sweatshirt.

0 - Californians fly away to Mexico. Wisconsin people lick a flagpole.

20 below People in Miami cease to exist. Wisconsin people get out their winter coats.

40 below Hollywood disintegrates. Wisconsin's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.

60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica. Wisconsin's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below Mt. St. Helen's freezes. Wisconsin people rent some videos.

100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Wisconsin people get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

297 below Microbial life survives on dairy products. Wisconsin cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

460 below ALL atomic motion stops. Wisconsin people start saying "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

500 below Hell freezes over.

The Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl

Mike...donation made. Thanks for thinking of making the payment this way. Made the loss even that more worthwhile.

Elena, Thanks for your gift to NPH and for your posting; they made my day!

Que gran corazon you have Mike! I love it. Donation made to the Minnesota group (since that is my birth state). You turned the sorry loss into something that made my day.

Mike: Great idea about the donation to Mis Pequenos Hermanos. My fundraising posada is two weeks away and I think we will be able to raise a good sum of money for Father Wasson's orphanage. We are designating the funds to be used to buy school supplies and building materials. This is going to be great time. The newspaper and possibly a television station is covering the event so I will have something to post. It's snowing today. Brrrrr!!!

To my dear Cowboy fan friends; I am as surprised as you are! Didn't expect Dolphins to look as good as they did = but I'll gladly take it. I was amazed how prescient Dominic was including bets for first score and defensive score! Anyway, instead of sending me your checks, pls make a donation to the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage at the following web site: http://www.nphinternational.org/nphamigos/en/help/donations.html.
The donation is even tax deductible and can be made via credit card. After all, it is the season to give thanks and share with those who need it most. God Bless!

Yes, I'm wearing black today in mourning over my Cowboys.

So much for the 3 points and the #1 defense in the NFL.
Same here, send me the mail to adress, we really sucked!

Ouch! Apparently Miami kicked butt today...we're all eating crow <g>. Mike, let me know where to send the check to buddy...

Happy Thanksgiving a todos. In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October and it is not nearly the event it is in the U.S. Go LIONS !!!!! Motor City Kitties.

John, I've been through London several times on my way to Toronto. There used to be a Bendix brake plant there where my father would travel for work.

Dwight: I live in the hamlet of Wabash, Ontario. Population 100. It is near London, Ontario. It is an agricultural area.

Elena, Dominic and John: The betting line on the Dolphins/Cowboys game is 3 points (Cowboys favored). I personally think that it should be about 15, but then again Cowboys have troubles scoring touchdowns as do the fins.

To all, have a great thanksgiving and hopefully your list containing all those things for which you are grateful is so very long.

John, yep Amelia, OH which is just east of Cincinnati. And, as a late response to your question, yes I was afraid that Michigan would spoil the Buckeyes chance of a repeat. Years ago I went to a Purdue-Michigan game in Ann Arbor and man what a packed house!

That's funny about the throwing cold candy thing :) We tell the float people to not throw the candy from the floats, but to instead walk along the parade route and pass it out.

So, what part of Canada are you living in? My Dad and I fish every year up on the French and Pickerel Rivers in Ontario about 45 miles south of Sudbury.

Because she has been such a frequent poster to the Class of 80
Quick Topic, and we've grown so fond of her, we're having a baby
pool for Marivi. Here's the scoop:

MARIVI'S BABY POOL:

OK, so Marivi has laid out PLENTY of clues.
For the sake of simplicity, this baby pool will focus solely on
birth weight. Marivi please don't tell anyone what weight the
sonograms predict each visit, OK?
 
Bets are $10. Winner of the pool gets half of all $ collected,
and the other half goes to buy a present for the little one.
Bets will be taken until Marivi goes into labor.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
You can pay by PayPal to gabriela@spantechtranslations.com
(PLEASE use a bank transfer NOT A CREDIT CARD, otherwise PayPal
will consider me a commercial client and start charging me big
bucks for every transfer)

OR you can pay by BidPay.com to gabrielah@earthlink.net

OR you can snail mail me some cash, checks or tequila (always a
negotiable commodity) to:

Gabriela Hebin
PO Box 123
Indian Rocks Beach
FL 33785

Anybody who posts to other boards, PLEASE spread the news to
them too, the more the merrier!

Ready, Set, GO!

Mike: Looks like John, Elena and myself will have a little dolphin apetizer after the Cowboys carve up your Dolphins!

John M. Why wait till thursday, ask Barret who will win. If he can tell you by how much and get it right you won't have to worry about frozen missile candy, you will be living in Vegas and Barret will be working for Ceasars Palace.

Everyone: I was at Angus' future school checking the campus out during their winter festival last saturday when I heard someone say my name. It was David Laird with his wife, two kids and Mrs. Laird with her husband. Needless to say, it was a great to see David and his mom. Looks like Angus and David's son Christian will be going to the same school. Mrs. Laird comment "pobres maestras"

I'm in. All I know is that I want Mike to pay up when the Cowboys win. All this other betting stuff has me confused. I trust y'all will let me know. Am I correct in thinking I'm essentially putting in a total of $15? (note to all, I always hated numbers - words and pictures are SO much more my deal)

John B., you're on! Given the dolphin's two recent performances, that betting line is going to be fat! I'm praying for snow!

Dominic: My son Barrett was right. Ganaron los vaqueros. Next time you want a sure bet please feel free to ask my son.

Sounds good. I'm in too for $10 playing the line. I'll let Dominic and Mike play the first score, etc.

Elena, are you in?

Edited by author 11-21-2003 06:23 PM
Dwight: Amelia Ohio? Do you think the Wolverines will spoil any chance the Buckeyes have for a repeat National Championship? It is hard to say who will prevail. A student of mine has season tickets at Ann Arbor and will be in attendance. I am jealous. Tailgateing at the Big House. Crisp cool air, marching bands, grilled dogs and burgers. This is the true America. Actually, Canada is very much like small town America, minus the handguns. You wrote about Christmas Parades. We have one here as well.Last year we had a night time Santa Claus parade in sub-arctic temperatures. Santa Claus nearly died of exposure. I froze. Santa's lttle helpers were throwing bags of hard candy from the Sleigh ( a converted 18 wheeler). At these extreme temperatures the little bags became missles. Many a wee lads were injured. It was surreal. So as you can see it matters not where one lives.People just want to have fun

Dominic, I like it! $3 for first score and $2 for defensive score. I'll post the betting line.

John Bauer:
No amigo! let's play the line, you will find out it's more fun!! Basically, if the line is in favor of one team (say 3 1/2 points) the other must win by 4. It really makes it interesting.

Mike: I am in at $ 10.00 with whatever the line is. Only thing is the line must be posted on this site 24 hrs before kickoff (you do it?). Do you want to bet an extra $ 3.00 to see who scores 1st? How about an aditional $2.00 (total of $5) if any defense scores 1st? GO COWBOYS!

I'm not sure what a betting line is. I'm cool with just who wins and who looses...care to adjust to accomodate?

Looks like them cowboys are 1-1 against the AFC East and had a tough time against New England's defense; which is by no means as good as Miami's.

WHOAAA! You miss a few days on this web site and everyone's been betting against the dolphins. OK, I will accept the following bets:

I bet $10 per person betting that the Dolphins win or lose by less than the betting line as quoted in the Miami Herald on the day prior the game. My maximum limit is $50 in total, so about $10 for each of Elena, Dominic, John and two more people out there. Payment is expected by mail!

Just remember, last time the teams played on Thanksgiving Miami won it in the snow as some lineman jumped on a blocked field goal and lost possession, allowing the fins to kick it again! I'm feeling lucky!!!!

Does anyone out there remember the year the cheerleaders rented a dump truck and we went caroling in Las Lomas in it? David McDonald and his boys were in a Jeep and began throwing eggs at us. We stopped at a tiendita and bought all the eggs they had. So then an egg war ensued, with eggs flying between the truck and the Jeep as we raced around Lomas. Cindy Petrinovic got a cut on her eye from an egg shell. Once we were all slimy, we stopped at Tom Fitzpatrick's house and his VERY cool mom let us all clean up there and gave us hot cocoa. She deserves sainthood for that! Any one know anything about where Tom F is these days, or what happened to him after AHS?

John, unfortunately I only spent two years in Mexico City and never did get to enjoy a posada party. My sister would fly down during Christmas and we would celebrate our family Christmas as we did in the states. I understand Christmas is a very special holiday for Mexicans, maybe even more so than some very devout Christians I know in the US. One thing I do miss around Christmas time in Mexico City was the Noche Buena. Man that was some kick ass dark beer!

Domonic, thanks for the explanation of Las Posadas. Sounds kinda like how we used to do Christmas carols from door to door in my old neighborhood in Amherst, OH when I was a kid. Always were nice warm things to drink and eat after a cold night out caroling :)

While we're on the Christmas topic I'll fill you in on some Christmas traditions that go on in our small village. Every year for the past 18 years we've put on a huge Christmas parade through the downtown of Amelia, OH. We block off State Route 125 which is a major 4 lane route and have all kinds of stuff like Santas riding Harleys (I know it's rednecky), horseback riders, high school bands, church groups, fire and police vehicles, antique cars, etc. We have judges who judge the floats and pass out trophies. Well, this year we had to raise some money to cover the cost of the parade and ornaments and last week we had a dinner/dance fundraiser and raised $1100. The reason we needed to do that is one, it's becoming politically incorrect to spend taxpayer money on Christmas events (or any other religious thing) and two the guys that help put up the village ornaments on the telephone poles aren't licensed electricians and the lawyers say we can't pay them out of village funds. The Saturday after Thanksgiving I will be helping these rural guys put up the village Christmas wreaths and ornaments. Man, getting up in a bucket truck while traffic is below you is a trip! We block traffic as we need to and sometimes it gets dangerous with all the crazy drivers and high voltage power lines. Our Christmas parade is always the first or second Sunday in December and we decorate the village float on a flatbed semi-trailer the weekend before. It's a lot of work because Santa's Shop, the sleigh and reindeer have to be hauled out and put in place along with all the decorations. During the parade we pass out candy to the zillions of kids lining the streets. After it's over we meet at a local bank for hot chili and hot apple cider. One year the wind chill was well below zero but we still had the parade :)

John: Thanks to Jr. for the tip, I'm going to double up.

Dominic: Thanks for the tips. In regard to the football game my son Barrett has assured me that the Cowboys will prevail.

John: 1st and foremost you need cañas, tecojotes and a bottle of either brandy or tequila para el ponche navideño.

If you want to this right,you will need a Nacimeinto on some type of wooden base to be carried by (usually kids) and all of the adults walking behind towards a door were you will sing the posada. You need a few people inside the door and a bunch outside singing the verses( I have the verses, i will send them to you) during the verses everyone should have little candles and saprklers for the kids. Once they open the door and they come in you should only have tamales and atole or chocolate caliente( don't get more stuff unless you are prepared for a major job) Everyone getS to eat and hang out for a while and them its time for the piñatas. After the piñatas you should pass little gift bags with colacion(mexican candy).
(The children must be sent home and the adults should start to drink heavily and worry about how they can't afford x-mas y santos reyes gifts for their kids on a $ 20 dollar a week salary, that would make it real!just kidding)
Seriously: You might want to get 3 guys to dress as the Santos Reyes and have a background for picutres, you could change $$ for the pictures and raise good money for the Curnavaca kids.

One last thing, could you ask little John about this weekend Cowboys -vs- Panthers game, I got $ 50 bucks on it.

Edited by author 11-19-2003 03:04 PM
I really think Miami will lose as long as they have Griese as quarterback. He was good as a Wolverine but that is about it. The expectations are high because of his father.
Loya: Donde andas? I hope you are states side and not over in harms way.
Does anybody still celebrate Posadas? There is a small hispanic community where I live. They unfortunately do not get together socially. Stems from a refugee mentality where the outside is viewed with suspicion. This year I have decided to change this. I am getting my Spanish students together for a traditional posada. We extended an invitation to all who speak spanish and the response has been tremendous. It is going to be huge. It is the first of its kind ever in this area. We are taking up a free will offering which will be sent to Mis Pequenos Hermanos orphanage in Cuernavaca. Since it has been awhile since I have done this I need expert advice. What are the traditional posada goodies. Tamales, pozole, y que mas? I would appreciate any input. Muchas gracias.
P.S. For those who do not know I live in the middle of nowhere in Canada.

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Well now that John's son has sealed Miami's fate, it's not much of a bet, is it?

But let's see: there are three of us saying Mike's Dolphins will lose, Mike has been very silent since this whole talk of a bet began, if Dolphins do indeed lose, then Mike has to pay up to three of us...

I vote he has to stir us up a nice pitcher of premium margaritas next time anyone of us is in Miami. How's that Mike?

How do you know when it's time to go to bed at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch?

When the big hand is on the little hand.

My son said not to bet on the Dolphins.

Elena: You got me thinking, what do you think a good bet would be?

John, that is a trip! Your son maybe clairvoyant.

Mike's Dolphins beat the Ravens to put my Bungles first in the AFC North :) Who-DEY!

Man, slappin' the Chiefs around yesterday in the Jungle was SWEET!

Edited by author 11-17-2003 01:01 PM
Los pronosticos. Last year our son Barrett casually announced that Ohio State would be National Champions. Later on he announced that the Devils would take the Stanley Cup. While watching the World Series he rooted for the Marlins. Last night he announced that the Seattle Seahawks would win the superbowl. Incidentally, his team last year were the Bucks. He has yet to explain his secret to me.He is 5 years old.

I think there are 3 of us wagering against Mike's Dolphis so I am not sure how tequila or a sweatshirt will work. Then again, I am a girl and not fully versed in the art of sports wagering...

Edited by author 11-14-2003 12:35 PM
Dominic, thanks for the great time Tuesday night! It was really cool hooking up with you after all these years. We'll have to hook up again in the not too distant future. I promise my liver will be in better shape the next time :)

Hey everybody, like the true AHS amigo he is, Dominic brought me a bottle of quality tequila reposado 100% agave from his last trip to Mexico. I LOVE YOU MAN!

MIKE:
I THINK A GOOD BUTT WHIPPING FOR THANKSGIVING IS IN ORDER FOR YOUR DOLPHINS. IM PLANNING TO BE AT THE GAME SO A LITTLE WAGER WOULD MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING.
USUALLY, A BOTTLE OF TEQUILA 100% AGAVE WOULD MAKE IT A FRIENDLY WAGER, BUT SINCE I THINK YOU DON'T DRINK, HOW ABOUT A SWEATSHIRT FROM NFL.COM?
BY THE WAY, YOUR MIAMI DOLPHINS STINKED LAST SUNDAY AGAINST DA TITANS!

Mike: Cowboys won. It might of been ugly, but it was victorious. Only one game lost, to Tampa. So you are on for a wager. Like John asked, what is friendly these days?

Craig and I are going to a cat house for Thanksgiving again. Yes, our favorite Birman cat breeder

Tomorrow Dominic and I will be hooking up in Cinci town for some long awaited chupapachanga! Invest in local beer stocks now before prices go up and stocks are depleted.

Also had the pleasure of hooking up with John Hendrix and his wife two weeks ago in DC. We had a sweet and short reunion but managed to get in a lot of catching up on life and reminiscing about the good ole' AHS times :)

Hector, Canta y no lloares por tus Aquiluchas!

Ricardo, Felicidades por tu bebita! Como se llama?

¡¡¡Hola a todos!!!

¿Como están?, espero que bien. Para aquellos no recibieron mi nuevo email aquí se los dejo: hectorrobertohpm@yahoo.com

Quiero saber si recibieron las fotos de la fiesta. Avisenme.

Dominic: ¿Que cuentas, como vas, cambiando pañales? De tus albañiles mejor ni hablar.

Alex: AHí la llevan tus gatitos.

Alex Mc Grath: ¿Haz hablado con Nacho?

Georgina: Ya no me llamaste cuando veniste.

Loya: La siguiente, no puedes faltar.

¿Supieron que nació la hija de Ricardo Ortega?

Les mando un saludo a todos, y estamos en contacto.

Hey Mike, I'll bite, but all depends on what you mean by "friendly" <g>.

Elena, Guess them cowboys lost then? Still, you don't know ugly until you see the Dolphins squander a great defense with their ugly offense.

I'm spending Thanksgiving at my in-laws, playing with the kids and watching the Dolphins beat the Cowboys (anyone up for a friendly wager?)

It has been quiet, hasn't it John.

I listened to Victor Villalba and Arce announce part of last Sunday's (ugly) Cowboys vs Redskins game. They do a great job.

Anyone doing anything fun for Thanksgiving?

I tried shocking my computer in an attempt to resuscitate this chatpage. My deepest regrets.

Hola todos. Hey, if you are planning to travel this holiday season, y son de los que todo hacen por internet, check out my web page:
http://anaceciliapv.mytravelweb.net or http://anaceciliapv.miagenciavirtual.com
Tiene muchas ofertas y super buenos precios. Ademas, me daria mucho gusto oir sus opiniones al respecto.

Saludos,

More Posada information:

Please send the following information with your check:

Number of tickets being purchased @ $40.00 each
Name and graduating class year
Guest or spouse name
Mailing address

American School Alumni Association
Florida Chapter

As Promised, WE ARE BACK and
Prepared to Invite you Once More


When was the last Posada you attended?
10? 20? 30? 40? + Years?

Join us in reminiscing and singing La Posada and reliving the plight of Los Peregrinos as they journeyed in search of lodging for the night.

Join us in breaking La Piñata
 
Prepare to Enjoy Once More the Taste of Authentic
Mexican GUISADOS

FREE BEER!


BYOB if you prefer
Soft Drinks Will be Available

Dancing to Old-Time Familiar Records

Sing-along to your old-time favorite songs with the Mariachi!

GRAN POSADA MEXICANA!

POSADA FEE = $40.00 PER PERSON

Date: DECEMBER 6, 2003
Time: 6:30 PM

At the home of DIANE LUNA ’67
The Redlands
22600 S. W. 180th Court
Miami Fl. 33170

Important Numbers:
Diane Luna phone (305) 242-1177
Cell Diane Luna (305) 336-9676
Cell Mariana Carmona (305) 742-8276Cell
Bill Solms (786) 859-9551

To buy tickets: DEADLINE = NOVEMBER 15

Write check in the name of: Bill Solms

THEN, mail your check to:
Mariana Carmona
13224 S. W. 108 St. Circle
Miami, Fl. 33186

(305) 385-8603

Tickets in the mail from Mariana Carmona.

Hotel Suggestions:

Marriott Dadeland – (305) 670-1035
Radisson Kendall – (305) 598-2593
Quality Inn South – (305) 251-2000
Ramada Limited (305) 595-6000
Redland Inn (in Homestead) (305) 246-1904

math joke:
Eran una vez dos matemáticos chinos que andaban de viaje por N.Y.; esa noche decidieron ir a un table dance y deleitar sus diminutos ojos con la belleza de la mujer de occidente.
Siendo economistas y para no pagar la entrada en vano, acordaron que solo uno de ellos iba a entrar y si estaba bien el ambiente, avisaría al otro por medio del mesero.
Cuando entra el chinito, se maravillo con el lugar, no solo utilizó la vista, sino que aparte de la barra libre, había libertad de "meter las manos en la masa".
>
Después de una hora, finalmente le mandó al amigo una nota con el mesero que decía:
> 61, 31, 41, / + 31 + 41, 20, 20, 20
>
> Cuando el chinito vio esto entró corriendo al lugar. El mesero se había quedado sorprendido de que solo con números hubiera entendido y fue a preguntarle a los chinitos que significaban, a lo que respondieron:
>
> "Ah! Mul sencillo"
> Se senta uno, tenta uno, calenta uno, entle mas tenta uno, mas calenta uno... vente, vente, vente.

I heard this joke at church.
 Three friends die in a car crash and find themselves before St. Peter.
St. Peter says to the first man " Daniel, what would you like to hear being said about you around your casket?"
Daniel replies, " Oh, I would like someone to say that I was a good man and faithful husband".
St. Peter says to the second man " Robert, what would you like to hear being said about you around your casket".
Robert replies, " Hmm, I would like to hear someone say that I was an excellent teacher who made a difference in the world".
St. Peter says to the third man " James, what would you like to hear being said about you around your casket".
James replies, " Oh, I would like to hear someone say Look, he's moving".

Hello everyone, I was just reading a press release where it stated that Jorge Daboub had just been named VP of Business Development for Univision in LA. Do you guys remember Jorge?

Happy B-Day Morna

Morna, Welcome back and Happy Birthday.

Thought you would all enjoy this joke:
Restaurante "La Rima..."
Estaban unos compadres del campo de visita en la ciudad. De repente les empezó a dar hambre, ya que eran aproximadamente las tres de la tarde; así que comenzaron a buscar un restaurante en donde comer. Entonces, encontraron un lugar llamado: "Pida con Poesía y se les atenderá con Cortesía". Los compadres decidieron entrar al lugar y comer ahí. Se sentaron en una mesa y comenzaron a hablarle a los meseros, pero éstos no les hacían caso. Pasó un mesero a su lado y los compadres decían:
- Mesero, mesero...
Y no les hacía caso. Pasó otro mesero y los compadres:
- ¡¡Mesero, mesero...!!
Y ellos sin obtener respuesta alguna. Los compadres, ya furiosos al sentirse desplazados por ser del campo, y a punto de abandonar el lugar cuando de pronto entran al Restaurante un señor ya grande con una jovencita y se sientan en una mesa junto a los compadres. El señor alza la mano y grita:
 ¡¡¡Lero, Lero... señor mesero...!!!
El mesero llega:
- A sus órdenes ilustre caballero... aquí está su mesero... que los atiende con esmero...
El señor le dice:
- Para mi sobrina... cuyo nombre es Josefina... traiga un caldo de gallina... y para mí, que me llamo José... traiga una taza de café...
El mesero apunta la orden y se retira. Los compadres asombrados, entienden de qué se trata el asunto, y después de un momento de ponerse de acuerdo, deciden poner en práctica lo escuchado.
- Lero, lero... ¡¡¡mesero culero...!!!
El mesero se acerca encabronado...
- Quién va a ordenar primero... pinche ranchero...
- Para mi compadre, una carne asada... hijo de la chingada... y para mí, unos huevos con jamón... ¡¡¡regrandísimo cabrón...!!!
- ¿¿¿Con ensalada... hijos de la chingada...???
- Sí, pero sin vinagre... ¡¡¡hijo de tu puta madre...!!!

Morna: Feliz cumpleaños!!!

Happy birthday Morna! Welcome to the club!

Ramon: I was crying from laughing so hard at the Austrailan Tourism piece. Thanks for sharing it.

Cindy; May I recommend you forgo the additional ingredients and just stick to straight tequilla for Disney?

Foa a change in pace & continent.

Australian Tourism
>
>These questions about Australia were posted on an Australian Tourism Website
>and obviously the answers came from a fellow Aussie.
>
>Q: I have never seen it rain on Australian TV shows, so how do the plants
>grow? (UK)
>A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them
>die.
>
>Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
>A: Depends how much you've been drinking
>
>Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks?
>(Sweden)
>A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water...
>
>Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
>A: So its true what they say about Swedes.
>
>Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact
>for a stuffed porpoise. (Italy)
>A: Let's not touch this one.
>
>Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list
>of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
>A: What did your last slave die of?
>
>Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?(USA)
>A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
>Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific which does
>not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings
>Cross. Come naked.
>
>Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
>A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and
>we'll send the rest of the directions.
>
>Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
>A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
>
>Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
>A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which
>is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna BoysChoir plays every Tuesday night in
>Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
>
>Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
>A: No, WE don't stink.
>
>Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you
>tell me where I can sell it in Australia (USA)
>A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
>
>Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
>A: You are a British politician, right?
>
>Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is
>smaller than the male population? (Italy)
>A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
>
>Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
>A: Only at Christmas.
>
>Q: Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)
>A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
>
>Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round?
>(Germany)
>A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is
>illegal.
>
>Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense
>rattlesnake serum. (USA)
>A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All
>Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
>good pets.
>
>Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its
>name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
>A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum
>trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare
>them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
>
>Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated
>while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
>A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
>
>Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
>A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.

Ramon, I died laughing. Somehow, the offensive jokes are still the funniest.
Trent and I are off to Disneyland for a few days with our 2 and 3 year old. Yes, I know many of you are envious of that, however, I am trying to figure out how I can sneak a margarita into Toon Town--I am sure Trent and I are both going to need it!

HI everybody does anyone have David Rae's email?
Three kids are in school..
A Mexican, a White, and a Black..
The Teacher tells them to make a sentence with liver and cheese.
White kid says: "My Mom made me a liver and cheese sandwich and it
was sooo good."
Black kid says: "My daddy told my momma to go get the Government
cheese and she didn't, so my daddy punched her in the liver."
Mexican kid says: "Some kids were trying to look under my sister
dress so I told the Cabrones, "Hey!!! Liver alone. Cheese my sister !!!"

My mother found this poem that I found ideal for some of my single girlfriends.

Las mujeres somos como manzanas en los árboles...
Las mejores están en la copa del árbol.
Los hombres no quieren alcanzar las mejores, porque tienen miedo de caer y herirse.
En cambio, toman las manzanas podridas que han caído a tierra y que aunque no son tan buenas, son fáciles de alcanzar.
Así que las manzanas que están en la copa del árbol, piensan para si, que algo esta mal con ellas, cuando en realidad, "Ellas son grandiosas".
Simplemente tienen que ser pacientes y esperar a que el hombre correcto llegue, aquel que sea lo suficientemente valiente para trepar hasta la cima del árbol por ellas.
No nos caigamos para ser alcanzadas, quien nos necesite y quiera hará TODO para alcanzarnos....

A good laugh, (sin ofender a nadie).

One day, three men were hiking and unexpectedly came upon a large raging, violent river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do so. The first man prayed to God, saying, "Please, God, give me the strength to cross this river." Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim across the river in about two hours, after almost drowning a couple of times.

Seeing this, the second man prayed to God, saying, "Please God, give me the strength and the tools to cross this river." Poof! God gave him a rowboat and he was able to row across the river in about an hour, after almost capsizing the boat a couple of times. The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two, so he also prayed to God saying, "Please God, give me the strength and the tools and the intelligence to cross this river." And poof! God turned him into a woman. She looked at the map, hiked upstream a couple of hundred yards, and then walked across the bridge.


saludos.

Chupominic, dude you're ATE UP! (or drank up :)

Have fun at Vegas and say high to those naked cocktail waitresses for me. There's just something about Vegas that makes it special and I'm trying to put my finger on it. Oh, yea, it's the alcohol, naked women, and gambling :)

Loya & Marony:
Ok guys, Im off to Vegas with Coach Wendler who is actually the head coah of the "Vegas BigUns".A team from the NCWFL "naked cocktail waitress footbal league".
I hear they are in the playoffs and ready to tackle the "drinking nuns" Should be a HELL of a game.

Dominic: I don't know about that, my friend...poor coach Wendler is probably living under the railroad tracks in a cardboard box unable to let go of "el chupe" ever since you got a hold of him! He probably hasn't shaved since! Poor coach Wendler!

John: No offense taken, my friend.

Dominic: Las vegas? Hmmm. Too far and too exotic. Keep in mind that I practically live in an igloo up here so my social skills are found wanting.
Alex Loya: I really did not mean anything by my comments. Mis disculpas.

Loya:
There you go again! always talking about "El Chupe"
How about we get together with John Maroney and we just binge drink in Vegas for 3-4 days? That way you guys can get it out of your system.

John: Excessive pontification! Man, talk about taking things too seriously! I would say you have just judged me pretty severly for a lite comment! Go ahead, continue con el chupe....

Alex Loya: As someone who no longer drinks the one thing I do not do is pass judgement on those who do. Excessive pontification is somewhat annoying. I know you are well intended but there is a place and time for everything.
Dominic: The problem with us fresas is that we have never forgotten just how delicious cold Victorias taste, especially late at night wolfing down a huge order of tacos al pastor at El Mero Mero. Somos una bola de celosos.

Thanks everyone for the congrats, Annabelle is doing just fine.
Loya: Always pre-ocupied with alcohol. I see no relation between drinking and raising a daughter. Might you have a non-drinking problem?

McGrath: No te preocupes mi amigo, estoy planeando vivir muchos años mas y ya contrate un chofer.

Dwight: I am glad I won't have to deal with that for at least 12 years, but when I do, I plan to be my daughter's best friend and have Angus as a paid spy.

Que nunca falte una excusa para chocar los cristales!

A professor stood before her Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front of her. When the class began, wordlessly, she picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. She then
asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. She shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. She then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. She then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous - - yes.

The professor then produced two cans of liquid chocolate from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire ! contents into the jar effectively
filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - - your family, your spouse, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions - - things that if everything else
was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full."

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car."

"The sand is everything else - - the small stuff." "If you put the sand into the jar first," she continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf
balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children and grandchildren. Take time ! to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. Take riding lessons. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal."

"Take care of the golf balls first - - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

"One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the chocolate represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for chocolate!"

Edited by author 09-17-2003 07:46 PM
Dwight, when I said "I'm 40 today" all I was doing was following the little joke you had just posted: >>Hey, by the way, I'm 39 today :) When I say that lately everyone wishes me a happy birthday and I tell them it's not my birthday today :)<< But thanks for the felicitaciones everybody.

Never expected anybody would actually believe it. Actually mine was exactly one month before yours, so show respect for your elders please :)

Dominic, our favorite designated driver, felicidades papacito!! Surely you'll take good care of little Annabelle. And take good care of yourself, she's going to need you for a long time, my man!

Sorry this is late, but Happy B-day Mike B. and Alex M :)

And Dominic, a big ole shot of tequila and un mil congrats for your new addition to the family. Just think, in just little over a decade you'll be dealing with a little lady and you'll have to start worrying about all those boys that start hanging around your place! I know, I have a 14 and an 11 year old guerritas and am hopelessly outnumbered 3-1 in the gender defense department :)

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS !!!!!!!!!

A FUNNY GAME.

Those mexican are very funny people, they play a nice game called "shinga
t'mathre". The game consists in some people sitting around a table, and
everyone has a board with pictures stamped on it, and a bunch of beans on
the left side; a man tells what picture appears from a deck of cards, that
way he says:

"il negrrito" and everybody puts a bean on "il negrrito"; "el botellow" and
everybody puts a bean on "el botellow"; "lo escalerow" again a bean on "lo
escalerow" picture, then one of those say "louteria!" and eeeeverybody
screams: "shinga t'mathre!"

Edited by author 09-12-2003 11:36 AM
Elena and Mike: I am so glad you liked it, with my best simpathies. What a disapointment I thought I was the older desirable man.

Mike: are you sure you flunked kinder? I think you just wanted to hang back so all the chiquitas would see you as the desirable "older" man.

Ramon: Loved the poem. Printed it up so I could keep it and sent it to my family.

Ramon, what a great reading/poem. How true it is and how comforting.

thanks to all for your birthday wishes. Seeing that I flunked kindergarden, this was my 41st!

too bad the vaqueros played as poorly against los halcones as los delfines who got wopped by los tejanos!

Edited by author 09-09-2003 05:18 PM
Dominic! Felicidades! Will this baby have a conservatizing effect on you, or will you continue con el chupe? We'll see...

My new baby girl, Carissa Ruth, is now like about 3 months old and she is absolutely truly a beautiful baby! She is still really small, she is like a litttle itty bitty doll and I love to pick her up like the monkey picked up the lion king cub. When I do this she actually communicates back and forth cooing! And then she smiles at me with a big open smile! I love being a daddy!

Mike, happy birthday! May you live 40 more!

Hey, my friends, it's water off a duck's back! I was just telling, like Paul Harvey, "the rest of the story".

Hi everybody, for all of you who sufferred recent losses, I lost my favorite uncle last week here is what my mother read to all at the funeral:

Cuando yo me vaya dejenme partir,
Dejenme ir
Tengo muchas cosas que ver y hacer
No deben aferrarse ustedes a mi
Con lagrimas
Alegrense que estubimos juntos
Muchos años
Yo les di mi amor
Piensen uds., cuanta felicidad
Me dieron
Les agradesco el amor que me demostraron
Cada uno de ustedes
Pero ahora es tiempo que viaje
Yo solo
Sientan pena un tiempo ,si,
Deben sentir pena ,
Pero despues dejen que su sufrimiento
Sea confortado por la esperanza
Va a ser solamente por un tiempo
Que estemos separados,
Bendigan los recuerdos en su corazon
Yo estare lejos y
La vida sigue adelante
Si me necesitas, llamame,
Y yo vendre
Y aunque no me puedan ver ni tocar
Yo estare cerca
Y si ustedes escuchan con el corazon
Sentiran todo mi amor rodeandolos
Suavemente y claramente
Despues, cuando deban seguir este
Camino solos
Yo los recibire con una sonrisa y les dire

"Bienvenidos a casa".

Victor Villalba and Arce are announcing the Cowboy games! I got this from him today:

Yes, Victor invited me to help out with the Spanish Radio
broadcasts this season. He has been doing this for a while, I am just learning. Completed my second broadcast yesterday! I was hoping to get a little more practice before everyone finds out!! The broadcasts are during
Cowboys games, 1270AM in Dallas, 97.7 in Mexico City with a pre/post game.
Wish me luck.

Hope all goes well.

Regards,
RC.

O. Andres Arce (aarce@sbcglobal.net)
11151 Rosser Road, Dallas TX 75229
Tel: 214-357-3493.

Dominic- Mil felicidadez!!!! :)

Mike B- Happy B-day.

I have also taken a long hiatus from the chat. I am terrible at doing this reading and catching up every day.
En resumen....My husband finally got his green card on August 12!!!!! :)
So now we can have a normal life again after being separated for months on end. He was unable to come to the USA since his advanced parole visa expired on April...

Xanique is going to be 2 this September 13! Wow!! How time flies!
She is entering her "terrible twos"...very independent, and stubbern and the sweetest thing. All bundled up in her little body.
She still does not cease to surprise me every day.

Como estas Cindy? How are the kids? I hope everyone's well.

Anacecilia- Como anda Julia? Y tu familia? tambien espero que todo este bien.

I saw Shelly Levin Billik- I sometimes work on a TV show called "The Wesr Wing", at Warner Brothers, and Shelly came to visit me at the set. She looks exactly the same!!! Her children are adorable!!! Hopefully I will see her again at my daughters b-day party.

I have also seen Ximena Castañeda, class of 1982. She too works at WB.

Well, I have to go. Hopefully I will keep in touch better in the future.

My new e-mail: ROTCERID@mac.com

Besitos,
Ingrid

Dominic felicidades!!

Ramon: Well said. It's amazing to me how I continue to hear "why does the whole world hate America?"

After a long internet hiatus, we finally left a "satelite dish" to go to a wireless system....and we can get on the internet again. Our new email address is
trentandcindy@wispertel.net. Maybe now I can actually recieve emails!

Hector sorry I missed the pachanga, it sounds like you throw a great party!

Dominic: Mil Felicidades. Mandale un abrazo a Maggie. Que dice el buen Angus de su hermanita.

Alex L: I agree with John M. Let it go! Don't take things so personal.

Mike & Ronnie: Mil felicidades viejos.

It's Mike Buhler's birthday this weekend!

Dominic, muchisismas felicidades! Disfrutala mucho. Vas a ver como hay un attachment especial de las niñas con los papas. Como esta Angus? Espero que les sea leve las "no dormidas".

Dominic: Felicitaciones. Does she look like the mother or the father?
Alex Loya: Your response to AMERICAN LOGIC was heart felt. However, you should not let literature such as that get to you. The piece was highly predictable. Do not take it personally. Everybody hates the Americans but they sure love Target and Walmart. You should see it here in Canada. Canadians have a difficult time trying to figure out what is their national identity. So much so that their identity eventually is summed up as anything that is not American. It is actually quite sad. Sad because deep down they like Americans but are unwilling to admit this. The closest thing to an identity as far as I am concerned is the 1972 overtime goal scored by Paul Henderson which allowed Canada to beat the Russians in hockey. Everybody here remembers where they were that day. Americans remember Dallas and the grassy knoll, Canadians remember "the shot heard around the world".Please do not get me wrong, I love Canada, especially now since Krispy Kream donoughts have arrived. So Alex, let it roll off your back.

Dominic: Congratulations on the new addition to your family! May she bring wonderful joy and happiness to your home.

Hello to all:
Just wanted to let you know that our second child, Annabelle Christian, was born on August 28 and both daughter and mom are fine. The first thought that came to me was an old posting from Antonio Iñiguez that said "let the games begin!"

Ramon: Loved your posting! I bet you got it from LaNeta.com

Loya: Free Tibet! no,no, I mean FREE BEER!

Oh, one more thing son. Today thanks to the sacrifice of our brave men and women in the Armed Forces of the United States over 50 million people breath free. Women can leave their homes by themselves, girls can go to school, boys don't have to fear being conscripted into an opressive army, children have been set free from cruel jails, men can speak their mind without fearing their tongues cut off and their families tortured. Also people can start businesses and dig themselves out of poverty, they can now print newspapers, ethnic minorities don't have to fear dying gruesome deaths by the weapons of mass destruction that were used on them more than once, I'm sure we will find them, unless that bad man Saddam used up all his arsenal on his own people. Also, son, I know we don't generally like politicians, but those poor politicians in Iraq don't have to fear being dragged out of a meeting and executed just because they were accused of not liking their boss. And son, people today are getting medicine they did not have before, they are getting food, hospitals and schools are being built and put into use. I know, my son, I can see it in your eyes, not all the bad men have been captured, hopefully the bombings will stop, but they may not stop fully, only God can change a heart. But, hey, little one, don't be so childish and impatient! It's only been a few of months!
Q. But, Daddy, what about China?
A. Well, son, China has sthe capability to muster up an army of 200 million fighting men, we could not win a conventional war with China. The only way we could defeat them, and we could, would be to anihilate them with the Nuclear weapons of mass destruction that we have, and we don't want to do that, son, because our country stands for freedom and respects the rights of other people to live and to exist. No, we are not perfect, but who is? But certainly, America is great because America is good, if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease being great, and we don't want that. Specially considering the weapons of mass destruction that we have, it would be a tragedy if America went bad. But, my son, go to sleep in peace tonight, the boots of the American Fighting man have kept many 9/11's from happening on our soil once again. And don't forget to pray for our president, Goerge Bush, that God would continue to give him courage and wisdom to make the right and tough decisions like the ones he has made. Good night my boy.

Felcidades Alex.
I could not resist to send you the following.
IRONIC BUT TRUE
AMERICAN LOGIC
Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction.

Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass
Destruction.
A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.

Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?
A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections.

Q: But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any
Weapons of mass destruction, did we?
A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't
worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2004 election.

Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
A: To use them in a war, silly.
Q: I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they
Planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those
weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend
themselves.
Q: That doesn't make sense. Why would they choose to die if they
Had all those big weapons with which they could have fought back?
A: It's a different culture. It's not supposed to make sense.

Q: I don't know about you, but I don't think they had any of those weapons our government said they did.
A: Well, you know, it doesn't matter whether or not they had those
weapons.
We had another good reason to invade them anyway.
Q: And what was that?
A: Even if Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, Saddam
Hussein was a cruel dictator, which is another good reason to invade
Another country.
Q: Why? What does a cruel dictator do that makes it OK to invade
His country?
A: Well, for one thing, he tortured his own people.
Q: Kind of like what they do in China?
A: Don't go comparing China to Iraq. China is a good economic
competitor, where millions of people work for slave wages in sweatshops
to make U.S. corporations richer.

Q: So if a country lets its people be exploited for American corporate
gain, it's a good country, even if that country tortures people?
A: Right.

Q: Why were people in Iraq being tortured?
A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government.
People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and
tortured.
Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
A: I told you, China is different.

Q: What's the difference between China and Iraq?
A: Well, for one thing, Iraq was ruled by the Ba'ath party, while China
Is Communist.
Q: Didn't you once tell me Communists were bad?
A: No, just Cuban Communists are bad.
Q: How are the Cuban Communists bad?
A: Well, for one thing, people who criticize the government in Cuba are sent to prison and tortured.
Q: Like in Iraq?
A: Exactly.
Q: And like in China, too?
A: I told you, China's a good economic competitor. Cuba, on the other
hand, is not.
Q: How come Cuba isn't a good economic competitor?
A: Well, you see, back in the early 1960s, our government passed
Some laws that made it illegal for Americans to trade or do any business
with Cuba until they stopped being Communists and started being capitalists like us.
Q: But if we got rid of those laws, opened up trade with Cuba, and started doing business with them, wouldn't that help the Cubans become
capitalists?
A: Don't be a smart-ass.
Q: I didn't think I was being one.
A: Well, anyway, they also don't have freedom of religion in Cuba.
Q: Kind of like China and the Falun Gong movement?
A: I told you, stop saying bad things about China. Anyway, Saddam Hussein
came to power through a military coup, so he's not really a legitimate
leader anyway.
Q: What's a military coup?
A: That's when a military general takes over the government of a country
By force, instead of holding free elections like we do in the United
States.
Q: Didn't the ruler of Pakistan come to power by a military coup?
A: You mean General Pervez Musharraf? Uh, yeah, he did, but Pakistan is
our friend.
Q: Why is Pakistan our friend if their leader is illegitimate?
A: I never said Pervez Musharraf was illegitimate.
Q: Didn't you just say a military general who comes to power
by forcibly overthrowing the legitimate government of a nation is an illegitimate leader?
A: Only Saddam Hussein. Pervez Musharraf is our friend, because he helped us invade Afghanistan.
Q: Why did we invade Afghanistan?
A: Because of what they did to us on September 11th.
Q: What did Afghanistan do to us on September 11th?
A: Well, on September 11th, nineteen men - fifteen of them
Saudi Arabians - hijacked four airplanes and flew three of them into
buildings, killing over 3,000 Americans.
Q: So how did Afghanistan figure into all that?
A: Afghanistan was where those bad men trained, under the oppressive
rule of the Taliban.
Q: Aren't the Taliban those bad radical Islamics who chopped
off people's heads and hands?
A: Yes, that's exactly who they were. Not only did they chop off
people's heads and hands, but they oppressed women, too.
Q: Didn't the Bush administration give the Taliban 43 million dollars
back in May of 2001?
A: Yes, but that money was a reward because they did such a good job
fighting drugs.
Q: Fighting drugs?
A: Yes, the Taliban were very helpful in stopping people from
Growing opium poppies.
Q: How did they do such a good job?
A: Simple. If people were caught growing opium poppies, the Taliban
would have their hands and heads cut off.
Q: So, when the Taliban cut off people's heads and hands for
Growing flowers, that was OK, but not if hey cut people's heads and
Hands off for other reasons?
A: Yes. It's OK with us if radical Islamic fundamentalists cut off people's hands for growing flowers, but it's cruel if they cut off people's hands for stealing bread.
Q: Don't they also cut off people's hands and heads in Saudi Arabia?
A: That's different. Afghanistan was ruled by a tyrannical patriarchy
That oppressed women and forced them to wear burqas whenever they were in public, with death by stoning as the penalty for women who did not comply.
Q: Don't Saudi women have to wear burqas in public, too?
A: No, Saudi women merely wear a traditional Islamic body
covering.
Q: What's the difference?
A: The traditional Islamic covering worn by Saudi women is a modest
yet fashionable garment that covers all of a woman's body except
for her eyes and fingers. The burqa, on the other hand, is an
evil tool of patriarchal oppression that covers all of a woman's body
except for her eyes and fingers.
Q: It sounds like the same thing with a different name.
A: Now, don't go comparing Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. The
Saudis are our friends.
Q: But I thought you said 15 of the 19 hijackers on September
11th were from Saudi Arabia.
A: Yes, but they trained in Afghanistan.
Q: Who trained them?
A: A very bad man named Osama bin Laden.
Q: Was he from Afghanistan?
A: Uh, no, he was from Saudi Arabia too. But he was a bad man, a very
bad man.
Q: I seem to recall he was our friend once.
A: Only when we helped him and the mujahadeen repel the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan back in the 1980s.
Q: Who are the Soviets? Was that the Evil Communist Empire Ronald Reagan talked about?
A: There are no more Soviets. The Soviet Union broke up in 1990 or thereabouts, and now they have elections and capitalism like us.
We call them Russians now.
Q: So the Soviets - I mean, the Russians - are now our friends?
A: Well, not really. You see, they were our friends for many years
After they stopped being Soviets, but then they decided not to support our invasion of Iraq, so we're mad at them now. We're also mad at the
French and the Germans because they didn't help us invade Iraq either.
Q: So the French and Germans are evil, too?
A: Not exactly evil, but just bad enough that we had to rename French
Fries and French toast to Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast.
Q: Do we always rename foods whenever another country doesn't do what
we want them to do?
A: No, we just do that to our friends. Our enemies, we invade...
Q: But wasn't Iraq one of our friends back in the 1980s?
A: Well, yeah. For a while.
Q: Was Saddam Hussein ruler of Iraq back then?
A: Yes, but at the time he was fighting against Iran, which made him
Our friend, temporarily.
Q: Why did that make him our friend?
A: Because at that time, Iran was our enemy.
Q: Isn't that when he gassed the Kurds?
A: Yeah, but since he was fighting against Iran at the time, we looked
The other way, to show him we were his friend.
Q: So anyone who fights against one of our enemies automatically becomes our friend?
A: Most of the time, yes.
Q: And anyone who fights against one of our friends is automatically
an enemy?
A: Sometimes that's true, too. However, if American corporations
Can profit by selling weapons to both sides at the same time all
The better.
Q: Why?
A: Because war is good for the economy, which means war is good for
America. Also, since God is on America's side anyone who
Opposes war is a godless un American Communist. Do you understand now why we attacked Iraq?
Q: I think so. We attacked them because God wanted us to,
right?
A: Yes.
Q: But how did we know God wanted us to attack Iraq?
A: Well, you see, God personally speaks to George W. Bush and
Tells him what to do.
Q: So basically, what you're saying is that we attacked Iraq,
Because George W. Bush hears voices in his head.
A: Yes! You finally understand how the world works, Now close
your eyes, make yourself comfortable, and go to sleep.
Goodnight.
Good night, Daddy

Alex M: Muchas felicidades! Espero la hayas pasado bien.

Alex, tu tambien? Esto es como epidemia! Happy birth day! Como te la pasaste?

Happy birthday guero! So, tell us about your plans for the next 40 years. BTW I'm 40 today!

Da BIG 4-0! WOOhooOOOOO! :)

Gracias Anacecilia y Jennifer!

Voy a beber un poco de tequila anoche!

Marivi, Cuando estuve en S.F. me dijo Yolanda de tu Papa, pero tu estabas aqui en Mexico. No sabes como lo siento. Tuve la suerte de tratar mucho a Richard cuando estuve en ex alumnos y el estaba en el Endowment. Inclusive tomamos un curso juntos en la Anahuac. Please extend my condolences to your mom.

Domi. De nada, esta padre no? sabes algo de Rombaut y de Ucero?

Happy b-day Dwight. 39??????!!!!! ok, te creo.

Voy a ir a Cabo San Lucas del 8 de sept. al 20. La ultima vez que salimos a Puerto Vallarta nos encontramos a Jodi en el aeropuerto de regreso. So I figured I should ask now if anybody will be there at that time.

Elena, WOW!!! Salute.

Dwight ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Damn John! Talking about ice cold Vickies is getting me thirsty. DOH, It's past BEER:30!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey, by the way, I'm 39 today :)

When I say that lately everyone wishes me a happy birthday and I tell them it's not my birthday today :) Four more days and I'll join the rest of you old farts! :)

Marivi: I am sorry to hear about your father as well. Unfortunately, at our age, too many of our friends are going throught the same losses. One of my co-workers lost both parents suddenly in 2 weeks. Another has lost 3 out of 4 grandparents in 90 days.

I do have some happy news, Craig and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Monday and are running off on a cruise on Friday. We will start in Venice, with stops in Croatia, Greece, Almalfi, Sicily and end in Rome. Zipped up the suitcase this morning and can't wait to be on the water.

Victor Escandon (Yolanda's brother) called me yesterday. He moved to Dallas and is working for Frito Lay. We are playing phone tag, but it is great to have another AHSer in town!

Dominic. Yes, I have been a fresa for nearly 16 years. John Hendrix found this out when he flew up here for a visit. He thought I was pulling his leg. I must say that I fondly remember the taste of an ice cold Victoria on a hot Tepotzlan afternoon.As to my antiquated Canadian phone system I am plugging in my answering machine. If you get a chance send me your number.

Hola, me pongo a sus ordenes para servicios de psicología profesional y psicoterapia para adolescentes, adultos y parejas. Podrán ver mi anuncio en el próximo "Focus".También ofrecemos los
siguientes talleres:
Como Formar hijos exitosos-taller para padres
Taller de coodependencia -Como hacerte cargo de tu vida
Elección inteligente de tu carrera
Métodos para manejar la ira
Para mayores informes de otros talleres y servicios llamar al 55-95-09-92 o aidafuentes@mail.com

Elena: Just heard about your Dad. Please accept my condolences. My Father died on June 23, and I know that there is very little one can say to ease the pain. Hang in there.

A ver cuando vienes a SF a visitarnos a mi y a Yolanda, who I see often.

Anaceci & A.Juarez: Thanks for the picture, without a doubt, the greatest Bears Footbal team ever.
Did anyone ever take a picture of the cheerleaders, drillteam and stats-grils all together? That would be a great picture to have!

Maroney: It's cool that you live in a field of dreams but I did call you two days in row and it just rang and rang. How do I get a hold of you or leave a message?
Last but not least: Como que eres fresa? Don't tell me me you quit drinking like Loya? I remember both of you hapily chuggin away in your youth days. The way I see it, Tequila and Beer is proof god loves us all.

Elena, you are certainly welcome. Truly, if there is one place to find peace and comfort it is in the Lord.

John, I am still waiting on the Army. Would you believe it? It has been a full year now since I started the process of becoming a chaplain and its not over yet!But, actually, we are waiting on the Marine Corps, as I mentioned before, the marines made a mistake in assigning me an RE-4 reenlistment code with the honorable discharge they granted me. An honorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States is the highest characterization of service, while an RE-4 reenlistment code means you can't reenlist, the two are incompatible. So, after going thrugh the year long process with the Army, I had to get a packet together for the Marines through the Dept. of the Navy for them to correct my reenlistment code before I can proceed with the Army. That the Army worked all the way through with me before correcting the RE-4 was a miracle in and of itself. At any rate, at this moment the Dept. of the Navy is supposed to be reviewing my record and a board has to meet for them to correct my reenlistment code. The bummer is that I have heard that once they assign a reenlistment code it is very difficult for them to change it even if it is incompatible with the characterization of service, which, in my case, it is honorable. Once they correct the RE-4 to make it compatible with my honorable discharge, then my packet will go before the Army Chaplain board and then they will decide if they want me to serve. The competition is very stiff, I will go up against men who have much more pastoral, military ad combat experience than me. I should know by the end of November. I suppose, if the Lord called me, I will be in by January, if He didn't call me, then I don't need to be in that ministry. In the mean time, I am working with my pastor to set up a preaching itinerary, he will help me print brochures and send letters to churches all over so I can preach at a different church every Sunday, if the Army doesn't work out, I may load up my family in an RV and travel all over the U.S. preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we'll see, I am at a crossroads... Hey, does this answer your question? :)

DOMINIC. Sorry to have missed you. Sounds like you had a good time. Next time you are near this area you should drop by. If you have ever watched the movie Field of Dreams that is what it looks like around here. Muy tranquilo. Just the place to enjoy a Tequila as the sun sets. Lastima que soy fresa.
Alex Loya. How goes your spiritual journey? Are you still considering the Army? There is alot you can do with your Spanish and the word of God for innercity hispanics in any major center.
Hope everybody survived the blackout. The funny thing about living in the sticks is that it made little difference.

Anaceci: Las escuelas publicas son una porqueria en Austin.
El pre-kinder de Angus se llama St. Mathews y va a costar $ 150.00 al mes. Dice mi esposa que los high schools privados andan como en $ 700.00 al mes.

Domi, Y yo que pensaba que el VO era vodka! Gracias por el curso intensivo. En los viajes que hice antes de casarme llegue a probar cada cosa pero el Molson y el Vo no entraron al inventario. Anabelle es bonito nombre, por lo menos muy dulce, ya nos platicaras si la beba le hace honor. De la colegiatura hay una cuota unica(once in a life time) que si sales de la escuela y luego regresas ya no te vuelven a cobrar que anda en 23 mil volovanes. De cole son doce meses de 6300. La cosa es que esto es para gastos. Acuerdate que el colegio es un AC which means an Asosiacion Civil osea non profit. Por eso aparte esta el Endowment Fund y todo el fund raising y donativos. Por ejemplo las becas, arreglos en edificios etc. son con donativos. De los maestros la verdad no se. La ventaja es que durante el año ya no vuelves a gastar en otras cosas. (en muchas escuelas piden disfraces, cuotas para fiestas etc.) y ademas creeme, que una vez que ves todo lo que ofrecen, I still think is worth it. I still believe that the American School in Mexico City (porque John estuvo en el de Chile y no tiene nada que ver) has always been ahead of its time. We owned the first football in 1908 (unica en el pais) and the first computer for student use in 1980. Cuando yo llegue a la Anahuac, nadie de mi grupo habia "tocado" una computadora.

Platicando con Sammy y Yola, se que por ejemplo en San Francisco, las escuelas son o muy buenas o muy malas, y estan segun el neighborhood. Puedes pagar una fortuna por tu casa y poder mandar a tu hijo a una buena escuela o de plano pagar una fortuna por la escuela.
Como es donde ustedes viven?

Mañana voy a ver a Geor y a sus chavos. Si alguien tiene tiempo en la tarde para ir a platicar y que los chavos vayan a una ludoteca hablenme, 044 55 12 12 69 54.

Anaceci: Me gano la curiosidad, a como estan las colegiaturas? Tambien me pregunto si el AHS gana $ o si apenas con lo que cobran la hacen?. Si ganan $, quien se lo queda? y por ultimo, le pagan retiro a ex-maestros?
Odiaria tener que pagar ahora para el retiro de ciertos seudo-profesores que estaban en mi hit-list.

Anaceci: La niña esta programada para el 28, se va a llamar Anabelle y la estamos esperando con ansiedad.
El Angus entra a un "pre-pre-pre quien sabe que" a fin de mes, ojala y se comporte, lo dudo.
Molson es una cerveza de Canada muy buena. VO es un tipo de Whisky Canadiense que sabe horrible. La onda es tomarse un shot del VO y bajarte el sabor con una cerveza. El resultado de esto ya te lo has de imaginar.

Perdon la ignorancia, que es Moslon? (doesn't sound too good)

Pues ya me extraniaba Domi que la perdieras nomas porque si! Bye the way? Cuando nace el bebe?

Hoy fui al colegio a entregar la solicitud de Julia para K-1. Fuera de ver la futura colegiatura que me revolvio el estomago, me dio mucha emocion. Solo falta que la escuincla se comporte en su examen! Entraria en ago. 2004 asi que sera class of 2018!

I wonder, cuantos de ustedes tienen hijos en el colegio?

Looks like a missed a good party! I went to Toronto for the big concert and drank way too much Vo and Molson for 2 days with some "business" associates.Those Cannucks can drink that Vo like its water and chase it with beer, aahhh!!! pero in Rome, do like the romans do.
On the flight back I got sicker than I ever imagined possible. I actually landed in Austin sitting on the plane bathroom. I bet it was those damn Toronto street vendor hot dogs. I spent that saturday night drinking plenty of Pepto, Kaopectate and anyhting that even remotely promised relief.

Maroney: I called you two days in row, you gotta get an answering machine! We actually had about 6 extra tickets and I called you but it just rang and rang.

Hector: Te la debo mi estimado, yo no me pierdo una fiesta tan facil, pero estaba KO.

McGrath: La historia que mencionas del buen Pepino es verdad, yo me acuerdo de eso.

Alex - thank you for your calming words

AnaCecila - My mother is from Mexico, we lived in the house where she grew up in San Angel. She spoke to us only in Spanish and Dad only in English. She attended the AHS when it was on Insurgentes. I went to elementary and 7th in Alexandria VA and we moved to Mexico when I went into 8th because she wanted us to know "the culture, not just the language" It was only supposed to be a year in DF, but I loved it and decided to stay through 12th. Dad stayed in VA so we only saw him summers. All my siblings moved back to VA and lived with him at one point but me. I am sorry I missed having more time with him as they did.

Anaceci! What a trip! You posted one minute before I did! We were obviously typing our messages at the same time! Great news about Ricardo! I know the man wanted to get hitched!

Ricardo, mil felicidades! Al parecer te funciono el consejo que te di en la reunion!... with women, man, you gotta not show too much interest, act cool and self sufficient,show yourself secure and they will come to you... was I right or was I right?!

Hello my friends! Thanks to all who wished me a happy 4-0! To think that when we live from now as long as we have lived thus far we will be 80 years old! Imagine that! Except Warren, he will be 79... the baby!

Hector, jamas me llego la invitacion a tu fiesta, pero de todos modos gracias por invitar! Espero que se hayan divertido como yo me divierto, sin borrachera ni palabrotas ni nada de eso... (sera posible?)

Elena, sorry to hear about your dad. You know, God does encourage us in His Word, the Bible, to live a full and productive life under the sun, i.e. while we are on this earth... it certainly sounds like your daddy did just that. Let me encourage you if at times you feel saddened by your recent loss, look to the One who is the Author of life, call upon His Name,Jesus, and, certainly, in Him you will find yourself comforted and refreshed.

Elena, ok, but happy b-day for whenever it is anyways! by the way? how come you ended up in Mexico City? Your father's life was so interesting but I couldn't figure why you were here.

Ramon, te extranamos. La verdad es que creo que ya no se nos da mucho la bailada pero yo me la pase padrisimo en el chisme. George no bailo ni una ! that was a first. Alex Mc. que memoria. Siempre que me junto con asf people, la noche se hace corta de todo lo que se platica.

De las novedades que encontramos fue que uno de los solteros enpedernidos ya no lo es! Ricardo Ortega llego con su esposa, muy buena onda por cierto. Mil Felicidades! Ricardo.

I am happy to report that it is not my birthday. Can you tell I am not ready to add another year to my age?

Yolanda was my middle name (I made Rohweder my middle name when I married as I did not want to lose that) so that is why Yolanda and I were tocayas!

Para su fiesta, Hector H. junto a sus chums de las escuelas donde estuvo, desde la primaria hasta la universidad, una idea que se me hizo muy padre.

Hundreds of things happened at the same time in school, and each one of us saw only a small part of the whole picture. So it's always good to get together and talk about everything that went on, like trying to solve a huge jigsaw puzzle of events. Some of the things overheard that night:

"Remember when somebody hit you in the face with a rotten orange? I did that. I never imagined I would get you, you were so far away, but it was such an excellent throw. It wasn't personal, I simply happened to find a rotten orange on the ground, then I saw you..."

Talking about a wild party: "In the early morning hours we began to get hungry... somebody found some cans in the fridge and we all ate that strange dip with galletas Ritz. When we finally woke up next day, we realized it was dog food."

"While most of us would spend 5 pesos at lunch, Robert Trejo would spend maybe 50 pesos in tickets. Then he would line up his friends and give them away, "You can have some, you no, you yes, you no..."

"Me acabo de titular despues de 15 años. Comence cinco tesis distintas y finalmente termine una. Un mes despues de presentarla, la Ibero saco su plan de titulacion sin tesis..."

"He tied his mom to a chair and threatened her with a knife for two straight days. Yeah, he was always kind of wacko."

"Even after his accident, we would put an old football helmet on Pepino's head and throw him down the side of the steep hill. He didn’t seem to mind."

Elena y Yoli: Muchas felicidades.
Ana Y Alex:Cuenten como estuvo el Party???

Elena: Happy B-Day

Elena, tu tambien? Happy birthday y pasatela super!

Yoli - feliz cumpleanos tocaya!

Yola: Mil felicidades. Ojala te la pases muy bien.
Anaceci: Le mando a Dominic su foto esta semana.

Alex. yo tambien me la pase padrisimo! Dominic te mande con Alex una foto que encontro Memo donde estas con Coach Wendler, Beto y Rombaut. Ahora si que se la perdieron.

Yolanda, happy b-day! tengo fotos de Julia con Renee que salieron padrisimas. Mandame un mail y pasatela super. apvdlf@avantel.net

Hello Everyone, Just a quick note to say that Hector's party was fun and a great chance to catch up. AHS Alumni that attended: Ana Cecilia, Hector Hernandez, George Ortes, Ricardo Ortega, Craig Dudley, Nacho Vizcarra, Alex McGrath, Jesus Bravo, Ricardo Ganem and a BIG NO SHOW FROM MR PARTY HIMESLF DOMINIC! What happend BIG D?
Nos quedamos como novia de pueblo, vestidos y alborotados!
It was great seeing the cuates
Saludos

Anacecilia: Thanks for your sweet note. You are so right that it does make it easier when you can point to a rich legacy a loved one leaves behind.

I am excited to report that Heather Fraser (Unkle) is moving back to Texas! Her husband Jeff is going to persue his passion in the culinary arts (after a successful career in financial services PR) They have bought a house in Georgetown, about 3 hours south of Dallas and near Heather's parents' home north of Austin.

John, here's an excerpt from a CNEWS Canada article:

http://www.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/2003/07/30/149926-cp.html

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There were sweaty bodies in every direction, some sedated by their consumption of pot. The weed's scent wafted throughout the spacious grounds. Joints were smoked in some cases in the presence of police.

And just like the legendary 1969 U.S. music festival decades before there were girls gone wild, gyrating topless under a misty shower designed to keep them cool.

Dozens of appreciative men captured the act with their disposable cameras until the man who solicited the performance was carted off in handcuffs by police.

In another scene from the Woodstock love-in, a young blonde woman was cheered wildly as she stripped bare while dancing atop a truck.

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(I wonder if Dominic was involved with any solicitations :)

Sars concert Dominic citing. I have several friends who are attending the Sars concert tonight. I have given them a brief description of Dominic and have given them the password "TEPEJI". It is a long shot but one never knows.
Elena. That was a wonderful tribute. It is especially moving to those of us who have lost parents.

Hola, faltan tres días para la fiesta de reencuentro. Hasta ahorita están confirmados: Alex Juárez, Dominic, Anaceci, Ricardo Ortega, Gabriel Ortega, Alejandra Alvarado, Ramón Ricoy, George, Alex Mc Grath, Homero Menchaca y Eduardo Lozano. Tal vez Craig y Thurston. Y falta la confirmación de varios más. ¡¡¡¡No vayan a dejar de venir, va a estar muy buena!!!

Elena, WOW! what a resume, you should be proud! Que increible que puedas hablar con orgullo no? . If some thing I learned from when my dad died was that. Let your own be proud of you. With all the grief you are feeling right know at least you have the privilige to say he led a great life and will be remembered and missed. Could you imagine what the sons and daughters of criminals, narcos and real loosers must feel?


El sabado cenamos Hector y Chiquis, John y yo con Alex Juarez. Had a great time, lastima que Nancy wasn't feeling good. Manana jueves vamos a six flags con los chavos si alguien mas se anima, more than welcome. 044 55 12 12 69 54

Dwight: you are good. I'd forgotten about that.

Here is my Dad's bio:
Ralph Rohweder was born July 4, 1917, in Winona, Minnesota to Arthur Valentine Rohweder and Ester Bernice Duffy. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1935. He also attended the University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, and George Mason University.

Ralph married the late June McClellan in 1937. They had four daughters: Sally (Gwen) Cox, Marilyn (Lynn) Kniebuehler, Juliet Hawksley and Robin Van Castle; and three sons: Ralph Jr., Rex and Roger Rohweder.

Ralph began his career as a window shade and drapery technician. But he was not destined to stay behind the curtain for long. A bandleader had heard of him and asked him to play trumpet in his orchestra. His first task was sight-reading the lead trumpet part on a radio broadcast. No rehearsal. From that start he progressed to playing trumpet in a nationally known band. While he loved jazz music, his interest was science and politics. He said the life of a traveling musician was “like traveling in an endless tunnel with most of the world out of sight.”

He was the proprietor of the number-one jazz spot in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. When World War II and gas rationing evaporated his clientele, his father made it possible for Ralph to get into the civic endeavors that became the hallmark of his life. He joined the staff of the Minnesota Safety Council. His creative work there led to a position as a consultant and editor, National Safety Council in Chicago. He continued to play jazz trumpet. A weekend job at a hotel in Chicago’s “Loop” paid more than his full-time job at the National Safety Council.

Ralph began work with State Bureaus of Vital Statistics in 1938 to learn more about causes of death. In one effort, Ralph organized a study of all accidents in Olmstead County, Minnesota. A direct consequence of that work was a program to eliminate causes of accidents in homes. In the past 40 years, that program has reduced the rate of home-accidents and prevented an estimated 2,200,000 home accident deaths in the United States.

Ralph joined the St. Paul (Minnesota) Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1939, where his fellow members included then 32-year-old Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen and Warren Burger, who later became Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. In 1942 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he became President of the Chicago Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1945-46 and president of the Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1947-48. Ralph went on to serve the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce as National Vice President in 1948-49. During his various terms in office, his successful endeavors gained him numerous appearances on radio and articles in print.

Ralph was appointed Executive Director of the National Society of Medical Research (NSMR) because of the publicity received on his projects for the Jaycees. During his 20- year tenure, every new local, state and national statute and every new court decision relating to public policies on biomedical science research was advocated by NSMR.

Also during the 1950’s, Ralph was president of Safe Flight, Inc., a company that developed a twin-engine amphibian aircraft.

In 1959 he married Pilar A. Magaña. They had one son: Alfredo Rafael Rohweder and three daughters: Alicia Norberg, Elena Turner and Sonia Wagner.

In the early 1970’s Ralph served as a consultant to the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, where he authored legislation to improve emergency medical services and expand development of prosthetic devices.

Thereafter, Ralph established Science Information Service, an organization devoted to the assembly and communication of scientific and technical information. Clients included NASA, The Smithsonian, Department of Health and Human Services, The National Science Foundation, The General Electric Company and Bill Lear.

Ralph and his wife, Mary Ward, had two daughters: Christina and Mariana Rohweder. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his 13 children, 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

The Ralph Rohweder collection of political, scientific and social essays can be found at www.rohweders.com

Elena, you wrote that in our '81 class yearbook :) I thought I would post that to cheer you up :)

Thanks everyone for your condolences. I used to say that writing my own resume was my hardest writing assignment, but that's not the case. Writing my father's bio for the Memorial Service program was the worst. How does one sum up a tremendous life in just a few paragraphs?

Dwight, your note made me laugh. How did you know? My father used to say his ideal house would be 12 garages with a small bedroom and bath attached. Ideally located at an airport.

Thirteen wonderful children from a wonderful, loving father, and now a twelve car garage for all of his "projects" in heaven :)

Elena, so sorry to hear about your dad. I feel for you.

Anaceci: Claro que si. No me ha contestado nadie todavia. Hablale a Hector para motivarlo. Saludos

Elena: I am very sorry to hear about your dad. May he rest in peace. From knowing you, I know your dad left an everlasting legacy. Please remember that time heals.

Elena, lo siento mucho. It's not easy.

Dominic, I guess I shouldv'e known better!! LOL. El concierto suena padrisimo. Porque vas?

Por cierto, Meatloaf va a estar aqui el 8 de agosto. Muy fresa? No se, pero a mi me encanta.

Alex y Hector. Si van al football, invitenos no?

So sorry to hear about your Dad, Elena. With 13 kids, your Dad certainly left a legacy. From what I know of you (quite a bit!) and your siblings, he left a GOOD legacy, to boot! Hang in there my friend. xo

Thanks all of you for your prayers. My father passed away on Friday night. He was surrounded by 8 of his 13 children (bet you guys did not know I had so many siblings) We are having a memorial service on the 26th in Alexandria, VA, my childhood home.

What I've learned is, life is short, family is sacred and strive to leave a legacy.

Dominic. Good luck at the Sars concert in Toronto. They predict attendance in the vecinity of 600,000. Que reventon. Our farm is not too far from Toronto so if you have some spare time you are more than welcome. My number is 1-519-692-3408.

Ramon y Alex: Yo llego SIN pero llego hasta el 31.
Lo del nuevo Pub suena bien como para el viernes 1.
Que ya quede confirmado de una vez aqui en el chat y nos vemos ahi , say 7:00 pm? Mi celular en Mexico es 01-844-4274084.

Ramon, Te hablo el viernes 24 cuando llegue. Yo voy con.
Suena bien ese Pub
Dominic, entonces llegas el 24 tambien?
Hector te hablo.
Que onda al Azteca el domingo entonces? Quien va. Hector puedes conseguir boletos o palco? Hablale a Chucho al 5587-5658.
Dejanos saber

Alex Juarez y Dominic: en cuanto lleguen a México llámenme. Alex Mc Grtah, te deje un recado en tu contestadora, háblame, es urgente.

Juarez y Dominic: en cuanto lleguen a México llámenme. Alex Mc Gtah, te deje un recado en tu contestadora, háblame, es urgente.

Dom y A:
Me apunto para la Pre, pero hay un nuevo Irish Pub enfrente a Liverpool Polanco Mariano Escobedo, tienen Stout tibio, que se me hace mas ad-hoc. Me pueden hablar cuando lleguen al 5292 4827 o Cel. 04455 8569 8727 vienen con o sin?

Alex J: Hiba a llegar desde principios de semana pero unos necios me obligaron a ir a Toronto el jueves a lo del concierto de beneficio del Sars. Asi que llego directo de Toronto el viernes a medio dia. Llegando te marco a tu casa a ver si nos vamos el viernes a la pre-pachnaga. La destileria en Polanco seria una buena opcion al menos que haya nuevos antros mas venenosos. El domingo en el Azteca estaria bien. Hablale al negro y demas ecuases.

AnaCeci: Como puedes dudar de nuestro Class King. Por alla nos vemos en mas o menos una semana. Que ganas de comer tacos al pastor.....
Va a ir Sammy a Mexico?

Anyone else going to Hector's party?
See you there.
Dominic: Hablame cuando llegues a Mexico. Vamos a estar en casa de mi mama. 5673-9059 o 5673-9214
Ojala me toque la final de la Copa Oro.

Anacecilia: A poco lo dudas?

Hey amigos, our very own Jennifer Wayland-Smith was on the Travel Channel's Great Hotels show! She was interviewed and spoke about The Chocolate Spa at the Hotel Hershey. I'll take the whipped cocoa bath and the chocolate mud hydrotherapy please :)

Chupando cuando trabajando!

Hola todos, just got back from visiting S.F. As always, had a great time visiting with Yolanda and her daughter and with Sammy and his family. It is so much fun watching both their daughters play with Julia. We were going across the river in a conoe. Sammy was rowing and he says "Que increible estar aqui con nuestras hijas" Quien lo hubiera creido! Realmente la pasamos bien.

Geor, me dijo Sammy que tal vez vienes a la fiesta de Hector? Estaria padrisimo. Mandame un mail para que nos veamos desde antes apvdlf@avantel.net

Elena, have a wonderful trip and ENJOY your Dad's birthday!

Ramon, suena tan logico pero Dominic... are you serious!!

Hector: Que bueno que invitaste a Loya, necesitamos a alguien que bendiga el chupe antes de tremenda jarra!!!!
See everyone there!

Ramon: The 16 reasons why booze should be served at work really works. I host a sales meeting for my company every year and ever since we introduced bloody mary's in the morning work sessions, everyone participates more, subject matter discussions and even verval attacks are now common when before everyone would just shut up and act like they were listening. And yes,it's an incentive to show up for a little morning medicine.

Thanks for everyone's kind notes and prayers for my Dad. He just celebrated his 86th birthday on the 4th of July and I will be traveling to VA to see him in a couple weeks!

I saw Ann Constantino (Negratti) this Sunday and met her husband John. They sure are fun. Tennyson was going to join us but he "remembered" that it was his anniversary. I understand he was happy stores were open on Sundays....

Como veo que estan P.... antes de la fiesta les mando esto:
16 REASONS WHY ALCOHOL SHOULD BE SERVED AT WORK...
 
1. It's an incentive to show up.
2. It leads to more honest communications.
3. It reduces complaints about low pay.
4. Employees tell management what they think, not what they want to hear.
5. It encourages car pooling.
6. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don't care.
7. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work.
8. It makes fellow employees look better.
9. It makes the cafeteria food taste better.
10. Bosses are more likely to hand out raises when they are wasted.
11.Salary negotiations are a lot more profitable.
12. Employees work later since there's no longer a need to relax at the bar.
13. It makes everyone more open with their ideas.
14. Eliminates the need for employees to get drunk on their lunch break.
15. Employees no longer need coffee to sober up.
16. Sitting "Bare ass" on the copy machine will no longer be seen as gross.

sorry john, I saw J Wayland Smith when I was writing it and probably got confused, Jessica is her name. no soy tan guey. thanks Gerardo

Gerardo, I forwarded your message to Jennifer (okay, that's not her name but I'll keep you guessing for a while) so she can get in touch with you directly. I forwarded her your email address.

Jennifer, have fun in DFW. How are things up in PA? How do you keep yourself from gorging on all the chocolate?

John Bauer. I am trying to reach your sister Jennifer, I had a number but it seems it is not the right one, could you please send me via this her number or email. thanks Gerardo


Ya no chupen , mejor comprense ropa, cuidado con el caballo Bayo que es muy bronco.

Hey there class of '81 ... I know that there are several of you that live in the DFW area. Just wanted to let you know that I am going to be visiting there in October. I'm going to be at a conference, but thought I would PLAY first. Ann Constantino, Cindy Young, Natalie Roberts and I are all planning on getting together. We would LOVE it if anyone else can join us. We plan on playing on Oct 10 & 11.

I was also going to try and get Jeff Sheldon to join us. He lives in Plano. His parents and mine stay in touch quite a bit. In fact my parents just saw Jeff and the ENTIRE Sheldon crew in WY for Jeff's grandmother's 100th birthday celebration. What a lady!

Anyway, if anyone wants to join us, the more the merrier! You can reach me at jwaysmith@hotmail.com or here.

I hope that everyone is well and enjoyed a safe and fun 4th of July weekend!

Hola a todos.

Ya falta poco para la fiesta y hasta ahorita he contactado y me han dicho que sí van ir Alejandra Alvarado, Alex Mc Grath, Alex Juárez, Craig Dudley, Dominic, Eduardo Lozano, Gabriel Ortega, George Ortés, Georgina Márquez, Hellen Plashinski, Homero Menchaca, Mike Buhler, Ramón, Ricardo Ortega, Ronnie Buhler, Anaceci y Memo y Thurston. Además ya invite a Karen, Sara, Jesús Bravo, José Olivo, Celia Gómez, Nacho Vizcarra y Federico Gorbea. Espero que todos vayan. También le escribi a Cindy, a Alex Loya, a Lorena Like y a Óscar Loera (ellos del 82) y no he tenido su respuesta.

Espero que todos asistan y ustedes diganle a más amigos.

A los que no viven en México, es una alegría que vengan al evento.

Les recuerdo, es el 2 de Agosto, Caballo Bayo, Salón de abajo (olvide el nombre) 9:00 PM.

Estamos en contacto!!!

PD: Dominic, también va ir Jaime Pons.

Dominic: Yo ya estoy puesto. Tengo nuestros boletos para llegar a Mexico el 24 de julio y nos regresamos a Phoenix el 3 de agosto. Hablale a los City Cuates.

Elena: I am sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he recovers and that you can enjoy him for many more years.

Loya: What is this of "How come nobody wished me Happy B-Day"? Are we suppose to keep track of Alex Loya's accomplishments and its dates? All kidding aside, Feliz Cumpleaños mi estimado ex Hulk!

Alex L, HAPPY 40th amigo!!! Dude, you're getting old! I'm still 39 ;)

Elena, the last time I was in Puerto Vallarta I got shellfish poisoning from langostinos! I'm so very, very sorry to hear that your Dad is doing bad. I just returned from a fishing trip last week in Canada with my Dad and I know how special and precious it is spending time with your parents. My prayers and thoughts go out to your Dad, you and your family. When it all gets down to it, family and the love we share are the only things in life that matter. Be strong, try to kindle his will, and show your love the great way you always have.

JANITO BOY:
VAS A IR A LA FIESTA DEL HECTOR? NO SE ME RAJE!
TAMBIEN ESTARIA BUENO AVISARLE AL NEGRO!

ANYONE ELSE GOING TO THE HECTOR PARTY?

Hi all! It has been forever since I got to my AOL and thus our chat room. Todos bien?

Last July I began working at Capital One and since I spend my day on the computer, the last thing I want to do when I get home is turn on my laptop. So.... AOL shows more than 600 emails waiting.. que flojera!

Anyway, if you want to reach me, best bet is my work email which is eturner@carfund.com

No big news here. I did go to Puerto Vallarta after 20 years of not going near the place. I highly recommend the 4 Seasons, and hear that Rosewood, Ralph Loren, Ritz Carlton and other highline hotel chains also plan to build in Punta Mita. Ideal for families and couples.

My Dad is doing very poorly. He's been in the hospital a lot and has lost the will to live. He is home now but down to 104 pounds and depressed. It is hard on everyone to see him this way. Keep him in your prayers - por favor.

Felicidades Alex por tus 40.
Est&#E1;s pendiente con la pachanga...

-----Mensaje original-----
De: QT - Alex Loya [1] Enviado el: Martes, 24 de Junio de 2003 07:29 p.m.
Para: QT topic subscribers
Asunto: AHS Class of '81


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Hola a todos!!!!
¿Cómo estan?
Espero que bien.
Les recuerdo que ya falta muy poco para nuestra gran fiesta el 2 de Agosto, a las 9:00 pm en el Caballo Bayo. Ya van muchos que me han confirmado y ojalá y vayan muchos más.
Para cualquier duda, les dejó mi mail: hector@realidadamericanista.com

Alex Mc Grath: ya conseguí el teléfono de Nacho, incluso le llamé y no estuvo. A ver si le marcas tu. Es uno de los dos que te dí.
Saludos!!!

Because we're pretty much self centered...but here goes...happy 4-0 <g>.

Hey! How come nobody wished me a happy 4-0?!

Ingrid and John, thanks to both of you to reach outside of yourselves and help others. I really appreciate it. Until I read John's piece, and after having called the number provided by Ingrid, I decided not to opt out. The reason for this is that although the service accurately matched by phone to my street address, it requested my social security #. Having had friends who have been victims of identity theft, I am extremely leery of providing anyone, of whom I not 100% certain is a legitimate entity with a need to know and who can ensure the confidentiality of my info, with my social security # especially if they know my address and phone #.

Oh, and BTW, folks way wish to truly investigate a message before passing "MESSAGE ON TO ALL IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, FAMILY AND FRIENDS." Some of us already get enough spam everyday to have to contend with <G>.

Okay folks, before you go off thinking that every email you get or every post that occurs here on our site is true, please read the following concerning Ingrid's post:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/optalrt.htm

Basically, it is a false understanding that the credit companies will release information to just anyone...so don't panic. Credit bureaus can release your credit information only to people with a legitimate business need, as recognized by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Luckily, the phone number on the email is the correct one top opt-out of presrcreened offers but the July 1 deadline does not require any consumer action.

Just thought you all should know...Ciao!

Ingrid,
thanks for the note on the credit bureaus. On the joke, I didn't get it - could it be because I used to be blond?

Edited by author 06-20-2003 01:00 PM
Hola a todos. Recien regresamos de España, y me encontre con este e-mail que creo que es de interes para todos:
FYI

Just to remind you that personal information goes public starting July 1,
2003. The four major credit bureaus in the US (Equifax, etc.) will be
allowed to release credit info, mailing addresses, phone numbers, etc., to
ANYONE who requests it.

If you do not want to be included in this release of your personal
information, you can call 1-888-567-8688 to "opt-out".

Once the message starts you will want Option #2 (even though Option #1
refers to this email, push #2) and then Option #2.

Be sure to listen closely, the first option is only for a two-year period.
Make sure you wait until they prompt for the second option, which opts you
out forever.

You should receive their paperwork in the mail confirming the "opting out"
in less than one week after making the call.

PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ALL IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

And on a lighter note....
Buying A Bull

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family
ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in
financial trouble.  In order to keep the bank from repossessing
the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed
their own stock.

The brunette balances their checkbook, then takes their last $600
dollars out west to another ranch where a man has a prize bull
for sale.

Upon leaving, she tells her sister, "When I get there, if I
decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me
and haul it home."

The brunette arrives at the man's ranch, inspects the bull, and
decides she does want to buy it. The man tells her that he can
sell it for $599, no less.  After paying him, she drives to the
nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news.

She walks into the telegraph office, and says, "I want to send a
telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our
ranch.  I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and
drive out here so we can haul it home."

The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her,
then adds, "It's just 99 cents a word."

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left.
She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one
word.

After thinking for a few minutes, she nods, and says, "I want you
to send her the word, 'comfortable.'"

The telegraph operator shakes his head. "How is she ever going to
know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck
and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you
send her the word, 'comfortable'?"

The brunette explains, "My sister's blonde."


Saludos a todos!

El fin de semana nos fuimos a Puerto Vallarta and on our way back, en el aeropuerto , we ran into Jodi and Javier. Actually it was Javier who spotted us. It was great. We spoke for like 20 minutes while their plane took off pero fue padrisimo. She was celebrating her big 4-0 and she looks just great!

HECTOR: Nos vemos en ti fiesta, haber si no le dan sus nalgadas y te tienes que ir a su casa temprano.

gracias a todos! Alex, la idea de 40 regalos es muy motivante! saludos y los veo en la fiesta de Hector!

Anacecilia, muchas felicidades! Cuentanos como superar la depre de los 40 a los que estamos por pasar por ese oscuro tunel.

Alex, congrats on your pocket baby! Hector, puestazos para tu fiesta en agosto.

Cindy, so you actually just went and bought an old Merc? That's the way to do it! You must look soooo classy in that car. It really helps to find people who have the same model to help you out on whatever problems you might have with it, through a local Mercedes club, the web, etc. Sure new cars are more reliable but there's something about old ones, soul maybe. And you're not surrounded by plastic either. New cars feel like you're driving a tupperware.

Ana Ceci: Mil felicidades. Ya te uniste al club del cuarenton. VErdad que no esta mal? Ojala la hayas pasado bien.
Nosotros acabamos de regresar anoched de la playa en Puerto Peñasco o lo que aqui en Estados Unidos se conoce como Rocky Point. El pueblo en si es feo, pero nos quedamos en un lugar que se llama Sonoran Spa Resort en Sandy Beach que esta muy bien. Se los recomiendo.

Cindy: It was Loya's wife that had the baby girl. I don't think I could deal with another baby. Our 1 1/2 is giving us gray hairs.

Quien se va a animar a ir a la fiesta de Hector Hernandez en Mexico el 2 de agosto?

Saludos

AnaCeci: Happy birthday! Hopefully you deal with it more gracefully then I did. This one hit me really hard. but I did two new things this year: I bought a 1970 Mercedes that has that nice old grill on the front. There is no CD player, and if you open the sunroof as you drive, it looses power, but I love it. The other thing I did was learn how to fly fish--something I never, ever, thought I would do. I just got back from Montana with Trent, and I must admit, I did enjoy putting on waders and getting out into chest high water (in the river) and looking at the beautiful Montana Rockies. When I got back, I had to paint my nails and put high heels on, just to make sure I got back into my own "onda". How are Julia and John?

Alex J: Felicidades! There was such a visual image I had when you said your daughter was so tiny she almost fit in your pocket!

Alex, congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! :) You are one proud Papa! :)

Dominic, that's wonderful news! Angus can have a little sister to keep him company. August is a great month for a birthday. I remember stepping off the plane in Mexico, City on my 16th birthday, August 26, 1979! :)

Happy Birthday Anacecilia!!!

Thurston, Muchas gracias!

Ingrid, como estuvo la pachanga? Pasatela padrisimo! Happy birthday . I woke up this morning, two days after the big day and I realized que ya no se siente tan gacho. como que el susto ya paso!

A gentle reminder to everyone.

Ana Ceci turns the big four OHHHHHHHHHH today.

felicidades! and welcome to the old geezer club.

Edited by author 05-30-2003 06:28 PM
Alex Loya Y Dominic- Muchas felecidades!!!!! Les deseo mucha salud a todas y todos :)

It's sooooo hard for me to keep up with the chat. I read and read, but when it's time to write... I have to do something or other.
:(
Enfin, me da gusto de que sige andando bien.

I have been taking care of my chiquita who just finished getting over Chicken Pox. No le dio muy fuerte, pero hay que estar muy pendiente.

Who said the 40's suck?????? Yo igual que tu Anaceci me siento de 20.
:)
Yo los cumplo este 2 de Junio.
If you're in LA come to my pachanga!
Call me for details: 310-205-0659
It's this coming Sunday, June 1st.
:)

Nuevamente, mi visita fue de Dr., ya me voy
Slaudos a todos
Ingrid

Gracias a todos por sus congratulaciones! Mi hijita esta absolutamente hermosisisisisisima! Chiquititititita, she almost fits in my shirt pocket! Gracias a ti, Ramon, por lo de mi pelicula, yo no se que honda con estos cuates que me llaman "ex" Hulk... aunque recientemente estaba viendo al Fresh Prince of Bell Air cuando derepente me di cuenta de que estaba descansando mi brazo, con el cual estaba sosteniendo mi Dr. Pepper, en mi panza! Imaginate, como si fuera un arm rest! Esto jamas me habia pasado! Back to the gym boyz!

Just in case you've had a rough day, here is a stress management technique that really works. It really does!!
1. Picture yourself near a stream.

2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.

3. No one but you knows your secret place.

4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "the world,"

5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

6. The water is crystal clear.

7. You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding
underwater.

8. See! You're smiling already.
cheers

Hola a todos, espero que esten bien.

Cada vez falta menos!!!!!
Les escribo para recordarles que todos están invitados a la gran pacahanga que estoy organizando el 2 de Agosto, en el Caballo Bayo.
Ya hay muchos confirmados como Alex Juárez, Anaceci, George, Ricardo Ortega, Craig, Thurston, Alejandra Alvarado, Alex Mc Grath, Dominic (si su bebe no nace ese fin de semana), Homero y alguno más.
Espero que todos puedan ir, mínimo los que viven aquí en México y si pueden viajar como Alex y Dominic, pues que mejor. Les dejo mi email para que me escriban para más detalles: hector@realidadamericanista.com

Estamos en contacto y ojalá y muchos vayan a la gran pachanga.

Dominic: que bueno que tu beba nace a fines de Agosto, así sí estaras aquí el sábado 2, para la fiesta.

Loya: muchas felicidades por el nuevo miembro en tu familia.

Ramón: ¿Recibiste mi confirmación?

Saludos a todos

Gracias Dominic. I remember when 20 was OLD! Que bueno que vas a tener una ninia, son padrisimas!

Alex L: Estimado te mando un fuerte abrazo y te deseo larga vida y muchas felicidades. Por cierto, ya vi los previews de la pelicula IH y saliste muy bien.
Pominic: Que buena salida, siempre crei en tu creatividad, pero te llevast el premio. Como sabes en estoy en los licores y para sorpresa de todos en las estadisticas de consumo por tipo de consumidor, las mujeres en Mexico de 18-25 años en promedio estan bebiendo un 25% mas que los hombres y lo mas sorprendente es que toman shots y los hombres mezclan. Asi es que cuidado con las chiquitas.

Anacecilia: Mandame lo que quieras a dominic@norbac3.com
Maggie y yo vamos a tener una niña a fines de Agosto.
The one who said the 40's suck was Pete Townsend from The WHO but that was when he was 20, now that he is 58 they don't seem so bad.

Ex-Hulk: Felicidades de tu nueva niña, espero que de grande sea rockanrolera y reventada para que se divierta.

McGrath: That is a weird request,but here it goes.
I spent Mothers day weekend in the Virgin Islands with my wife, my son Angus and my mother in law. On the night of friday the 9th we had a really nice dinner and everyone went to bed. After everyone was secured for the night, off I went to the local bar for a few coco locos and Tennant Beer.
At the bar I met these crazy chicks from Virginia that really impressed me as they were keeping up pretty good on the rum shooters and the beer chuggin. At about 2AM conversation went from sailing to scuba diving to Manchester United soccer team to Mothers day!
The first thing that went through my head was "Mañana es Motherssss o shit!" as I always celebrate mothers on the 10th. So it's 2:30 am and no where to get one of those $5.00 dollar mothers day cards and no one to buy roses from.
Back at the hotel room at about 3:30 am "pensandola" how a party night had turned into such a problem! Specially if you are married to a woman that still remembers back in 93 when I didn't give her a valentine's card and brings it up everytime she wants the Amex card, this is going to cost me!
I thought about hundreds of things and nothing seemed to be working, I couldn't sleep.
Anyway, at 7:00 am everyone was up and running when I told my wife we should go out for an early snorkel before anyone hit the beach and I insisted both Angus and my mother in law come along and hang out. So off we went to the beach and as we walked down the stairs you could read a drunken man writting on the sand "Feliz dia de las madres a la mejor mama y abuela del mundo, las quiero mucho" They both melted and started kissing my son as if he was the mastermind of this 5:00 am lunacy! I just smiled and daydreamed about a hammock.

Alex L., felicidades! Me encanta que a estas "alturas del partido" sigamos teniendo noticias de nacimientos. Y ademas, totalmente de acuerdo con John M, momentos en la vida que no se vuelven a vivir. Dominic, tu tambien vas a ser papa otra vez? felicidades! Who said 40 sucks? (ok, I'm trying hard to prepare myself).

Alex L.: Muchas felicidades en el nacimiento de tu niña. Espero tenga una vida de salud y bienestar. Muchas felicidades mi estimado ex-Hulk.

Loya,
Much&#ED;simas felicidades por el nacimiento de tu hija. Que su llegada venga acompanada de bendiciones para toda tu familia.

Alex Loya; Congratulations. It is good that you were able to witness such a wonderful miracle in person rather than being away ministering to the troops. I realize that the Lord's calling is very important to you but nothing is more important than the birth of ones child. We wish your wife and family all the best.

Hello hello! Announcing the birth of an absoulutely beautiful baby girl! Her name is Carissa Ruth Loya born in New Orleans yesterday Monday May 19, 2003 at 9:19 A.M. weighed 6lbs 9 ounces, measured 18 1/2 inches. She is gorgeous! Black hair, her skin is a really pretty soft lilly, milky white with a touch of soft pink (she really does look like a little flower!)her eyes, well, you know how babies' eyes are, they start off dark blue and then they go a number of different ways, so we'll see. She's got little bitty button lips and pink chubby cheeks. She is absolutely precious! I thought I would feel disappointed because I wanted another boy, but when she was born I felt nothing but joy! As soon as I held her, I lifted her up to the Lord and gave her back to Him who gave her to me! I couldn't care less that the doctors and nurses were all around. Lil' Alex, better known as Connor, and I are now permanently outnumbered by those of the female persuasion (even on the weekends Keenan is with us). I guess that when all the girls get older Alex and I will just have to go camping one week a month ( I hear it hits all women in a house at the same time). Anyway, I do believe this is our last one, I just wanted to let you all know.

URGENT MESSAGE----URGENT MESSAGE---URGENT MESSAGE

If you're thinking about joining us at our Cancun reunion, please call the hotel soon.

The hotel has high occupancy the dates of the group and will only hold our additional space until Thursday May 15.

If anyone is planning on attending and has not made a reservation please do so ASAP.

We look forward to seeing you in Cancun!

Hola a todos, espero que esten bien.
Les escribo para recordarles que todos están invitados a la gran pacahanga que estoy organizando el 2 de Agosto, en el Caballo Bayo.
Ya hay muchos confirmados como Alex Juárez, Anaceci, George, Ricardo Ortega, Craig, Thurston, Alejandra Alvarado, Alex Mc Grath, Dominic (si su bebe no nace ese fin de semana), Homero y alguno más.
Espero que todos puedan ir, mínimo los que viven aquí en México y si pueden viajar como Alex y Dominic, pues que mejor. Les dejo mi email para que me escriban para más detalles: hector@realidadamericanista.com

Estamos en contacto y ojalá y muchos vayan a la gran pachanga.

PD: Dominic, felicidades por tus humildes, pero creo que ahora con el Santos van a perder.

Gracias Mike, ahi te va!

Anacecilia: save me some wool! michel.buhler@nii.com

Hola todos, oigan, despues de 3 anios, nada de RIP!
I've been reading old postings y veo que todos han recibido the big four oh very gracefully. Yo tenia un viaje planeado a Asia que por supuesto se cancelo. Asi que no me queda otra, para poderme preparar psicologicamente, que autoregalarme 40 regalos. John ha estado muy nervioso. I wonder why?

By the way Maria Warner sigue en Singapour pero esta bien.

Cindy, mi email es apvdlf@avantel.net .Asi que tu old hdrive had Outlook for dinner? mi nuevo xp had my old hardware for lunch! Que horror! Ahora resulta que todo, scanner, printer etc. es viejo! La que esta cumpliendo 40 soy yo no la maquina!

Dominic y Mike, ustedes que viajan mucho, estoy manejando un proyecto nuevo con el que te puedes ahorrar una lana al viajar. Les puedo mandar un mail?

saludos a todos,
Anaceci

Does anyone out there have AnaCeci's email? Our old harddrive decided to have parts of our Outlook program for dinner!

Please take a note of my new email: michel.buhler@nii.com (same company, different name).

Ese chiste ya me dio hambre Homero. Se necesita a Loya hablando de los franceses para revivir este chat? I was thinking more of Dominic writing about Mother's Day. We hear you Dominic.

A ver Loya... ah&#ED; te van algunas ideas para reflexionar...

>Dios pobl&#F3; la tierra con br&#F3;coli, coliflor y espinaca, vegetales verdes y
>a amarillos de todos los tipos, as&#ED; el Hombre y la Mujer vivir&#ED;an largas y
>saludables vidas.
>Y Satan&#E1;s cre&#F3; McDonald's. Y McDonald's trajo la hamburguesa doble con
>queso y tocino,
>Y Satan&#E1;s le dijo al Hombre: "&#BF;Quieres refresco?" Y el hombre dijo:"Lo
>quiero en vaso grande".
>Y el Hombre gan&#F3; kilos.
>Y Dios cre&#F3; el saludable yoghurt light para que la Mujer pueda mantener
>esa figura que el Hombre encuentra tan apropiada.
>Y Satan&#E1;s trajo el chocolate. HERSHEY&#B4;S la Mujer gan&#F3; kilos.
>Y Dios dijo: "Prueba mi fresca y apetitosa ensalada".
>Y Satan&#E1;s invent&#F3; muchos aderezos diferentes saturados en grasa, adem&#E1;s
>trajo los helados de crema.
>Y la Mujer gan&#F3; kilos. Y dijo Dios: "Les he enviado vegetales saludables y
>aceite de oliva para cocinarlos".
>Y Satan&#E1;s trajo el pollo frito KENTUCKY y empanizado.
>Y el Hombre gan&#F3; kilos y el colesterol malo se le fu&#E9; por las nubes. Y
>Dios entonces cre&#F3; los tenis NIKE para correr y el Hombre decidi&#F3; bajar
>todos esos kilos de m&#E1;s.
>Y Satan&#E1;s cre&#F3; entonces Direct TV y TV Cable con control remoto para que
>el hombre no tuviera que moverse para cambiar de un canal de deportes a
>otro.
>Y el Hombre gan&#F3; kilos. Y dijo Dios, "Me la est&#E1;s poniendo muy dif&#ED;cil,
>Satan&#E1;s!" Y Dios cre&#F3; la papa, un vegetal naturalmente bajo en grasa y
>lleno de nutrientes.
>Y Satan&#E1;s la pel&#F3; quit&#E1;ndole su saludable c&#E1;scara y saco tajaditas del
>centro lleno de almid&#F3;n y las puso a fre&#ED;r en aceite.
>Y las llamo SABRITAS y cre&#F3; adem&#E1;s la mayonesa y la salsa catsup y el
>queso derretido.
>Y el Hombre se apoder&#F3; de su control remoto y se comi&#F3; las papitas fritas
>forradas en colesterol.
>Y Satan&#E1;s dijo:"Eso est&#E1; bien". Y al Hombre le di&#F3; un ataque cardiaco.
>Y Dios suspir&#F3; profundamente y cre&#F3; la cu&#E1;druple cirug&#ED;a de puentes
>coronarias. fu&#E9; entonces cuando...
>Satan&#E1;s cre&#F3; el IMSS...

Edited by author 05-06-2003 09:02 PM
Yeah, and every time they fight they loose! Los pobrecitos frenchies! No wonder they always surrender! They figure, what's the use? Like Arnold Shwartzenneger, when Jay Leno asked him how he dealt with his wife during marital fights, Shwartzennegger said,"I follow the lead of the French, I surrender!"

Isn't that the hight of ungratefulness? The first thing those Iraqis use their freedom for is to protest against the United States! Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!

Anyway, here's a webssite for you all to check out while you sit here thinking of what to say on this chat, I'd like to hear (or read) your comments about it, any questions?:
http://www.gotlife.org

The only one that can save this chat is Loya with another of his "moment of clarity" writings.
Loya, how about 5 de Mayo! if anything, it proves the French will fight once in a while, about every 200 years or so. I heard the people the US just liberated in Irak are sick of the US and want them out asap. Que paso?

RIP: this chat room.

Hola a todos :)
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Hello hello hello... is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me, is there anyone home?...

Thanks Alex and Mike, I have an article I need to send him.

Dominic: El tel# de Francisco son los siguientes: +52 (33) 3641 7917 and his email: francisco@bolsa-inmobiliaria.com

Dom, tengo Francisco@bolsa-inmobiliaria.com. Lo vi hace unos 8 meses y trabajaba con Mike desde Guadalajara. Pero no se nada reciente de el.

McGrath, ya le perdi la huella a Pancho, no tienes su mail?

Edited by author 04-19-2003 01:16 PM
Dominic: contacte a Victor. Nos vamos a juntar la proxima semana. Again, MIL GRACIAS!

FYI: Julio Zamora is the proud dad of a 2nd baby girl: Valentina Zamora.

Ramon: For BsAs, head to Puerto Madero. There is a steak restaurant called "Las lilas" (or something to thateffect). At today's exchange rate, you will eat and drink like a king for the price of Big Mac. I think Bauer's sister lived in BA.

Mike, yeah, I think you are right, that was fast, wasn't it? I read the Palestinians were asking themselves what went wrong in Iraq... I'll tell you what went wrong, we beat the daylights out of Saddam and his cronies! That's what went wrong!

Alex: Gracias por la felicitacion. Scott O si esta en NYC. Mi hermano Julio lo ve de vez en cuando (trabajaron juntos hace algun tiempo). Lo voy a tratar de contactar aunque Julio me ha dicho que le es dificil reunirse porque no vive en NYC, trabaja ahi y toma el tren todos los dias.

Scott, Julio, Victor, y yo ... que buena onda...

Dominic: Mil gracias! Victor y yo fuimos amigos desde toda la vida. Le habia perdido la pista. I'll for sure write to him.

Alex y Marivi: En cuanto hable con Julito le digo que lo mandan saludar. Esta muy bien. Tiene dos nenas. No conozco a su esposa pero tengo entendido que es muy linda. Espero conocerla pronto.

Georgina, felicidades tía. Scott O. tambien esta en NY no? Pueden tener una buena reunion. I believe Julio Z. threatened to post something here one of these days.

El correo de victor flores es
victor.flores@us.hsbc.com

Georgina: Victor Flores lives in NY. Maybe Julio has his number. Felicitame a tu hermano por su bebe.

Mike: Going to Buenos Aires for Easter any good recomendations, anybody from AHS there?

Georgina: Saludame a Julio Zamora. What is he up to? His Dad and my Mom were very close college friends at the UNAM.

I'll be in NYC April 21 -26. Other than Julio Zamora whom I hope to see, anyone from our class in that area?

Alex, with the war going as quickly as it has, unless you are a muslim chaplain, you probably we won't be going over to Iraq.

Dominic, I personally watched the report on TV when Bush #1 was running against Clinton how, I think Barbar Walters, interviewed an American resident in Mexico City (probably from our AHS family) and asked her about the problem of overpopulation. The conclusion of the report, at the insistence of the American resident, that the Bush Administration was to blame for the overpopulation problem in Mexico City because it opposed distribution of condoms in schools and, if I remember, funds for condoms and abortion promotion in third world countries. I had to laugh out loud! By the way, how many French soldiers does it take to liberate Paris?... Give up? (I mean you, not the French)... none, we always do it for them!

Homero, I think North KOrea is good! Hey, man, we can't save all the children of the world, but we can save some, and those we can we should.

Cindy, I agree. I do hope rebuilding does follow and is succesful.

Homero:
Yes I think it is a "saldo" meant for Japan is there any lettering in Japanese? It will probably not happen again. unless.....

Edited by author 04-07-2003 06:03 PM
Homero: If you need help and we really concentrate on the job at hand, I think we can knock em out by next week.

well you got me thinking so i went home for lunch just to double check and well it seems some guy at soriana got himself with a huge moosehead inventory
and they're trying to turn it into cash fast... it's the real thing... maybe the only thing i noticed is they're good till december 2003... well that should
be enough time to get rid of them, eh?

Kelly: Thanks for your comments, some people just need a chill-pill!

Homero: My amigo, if Moosehead is about $ 6.00 US a six pack in USA/Canada and only $2.50 US in Mexico it can only be one of two things:
1. You are misreading the label, are you sure it's not Mosehead? In Mexico you can buy $135.00 dollar Oakleys shades for about $10.00 USD but you loose the letter L= Oakeys.

2. Our friends in Tepito have gone so high-tech that they are processing contaminated Mexico City water and brewing a new type of Canadian-Mex Rocky Mountain High!

La verdad, NPI

Hola a todos :)
There are a few items I'd like to address:

  
1. Database Update

  
2. ASF 115th Anniversary
       Celebration

  
3. Class Notes for Focus
       on ASF.

---

1. Database Update
  
We are in the process of updating our alumni database in order to have more reliable information for the benefit of the Alumni Community as a whole.

Could you please send us your info in order to update your record?

Also, if you have any friends, cousins, siblings, etc. who are ASF Alumni, could you send us (ASF Alumni Office or Barbara Estrada) their info and / or forward this email to them?

The information we need is the following:

• Graduating class

  
• Last name
      (Married name in parentheses)

  
• First name

  
• Birthday (we WILL send you an e-card!)

  
• Home address:
      (No., Street, city, State, Zip, country)

• Home phone

  
• email address


  
• Website (if any)


  
• Work info:
    
        
• Company


      
• Line of business

      
• Position


      
• Work address

      
• Work phone No.

Family info:

• Spouse
• Children
          <blockquote> /blockquote>
    

Gracias!!!!!!!!!!
Barbara Estrada'76
  Xenia Castro '96
  The Alumni Team
  alumni@asf.edu.mx
  estradab@asf.edu.mx

---

2. The American School 115th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend
When: May 16 - 19
  
Activities: May 16 - Birthday cake for all of the ASF community (at School)

May 17 - Family Fun day (on the School grounds)
May 18 - Optional tours to Xochimilco or Teotihuacan
May 19 - 115th Anniversary Golf Tournament.. for more info on this, please visit... ASF Golf Tournament.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend!

Barbara Estrada'76
Xenia Castro '96
The Alumni Team
alumni@asf.edu.mx
estradab@asf.edu.mx

---

3. Class Notes for Focus on ASF

We love to hear from you! (And so do the other 8000+ people who receive our magazine)
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che dominic... salud! (it's monday!... the week's through)

a ver. tu debes ser un master jedi en cuestiones de cheve.
como es posible que en el super de monterrey esten vendiendo cheve canadiense
moosehead a 25 pesos el sixto y las che's tekates en oferta cuestan 45! no, no est&#E1;n vencidas y compre un six y saben bien. hay truco?

Edited by author 04-07-2003 01:57 AM
Hola a todos!
Se me es tan dificil mantenerme en la computadora....a veces ni reviso mi e-mail. I guess I'm old fashioned and find talking on the phoe easier.
It's nice to see the board has taken form
:)

My daughter Xanique is an adorable 18 months. She runs everywhere and she desperately wants to speek. It will take her longer since we have been exposing her to French, English and Spanish. Pobrecita.

The new house is looking more like hjome :).
So we are planing to give Xanique a sister/brother soon :)

AnaCecilia- Tu como has estado? Como anda Julia? Ya encargaste otro(a)?

Muchas felicidadez Georgina! My husband and I were in NY 2 weeks ago. De haber sabido le echaba una llamadita.
:)

I have been working with an Alumn from class of 1972, Craig ( no recuerdo su apellido) , and I have been in touch with Ximena (Class of 83 or 84.)

I have been shooting the TV show called the West Wing, and I have tried to get together with Shelley Levin Biilik, but...to no avail :(
I will keep trying, since she works at WB.

I have a great power point definition of "porque se hace la guerra', but I was unable to atachit to this message board.
If you would like to get it, send me an e-amil: ROTCERID@mac.com

I'm happy to hear from all of you.
:)
Saludos,
ingrid

Just a quick note: My brother Julio and his wife Irina are now parents. Their baby Sophia was born in NYC March 31st!

Dominic - you are so damn funny...your e-mails always make me laugh. Thanks for keeping things "light"!!

Mike - Yes, I sporatically keep in touch with Coach Babcock.

Edited by author 04-04-2003 05:05 PM
Homero and Dominic: you have brought some great points about US history. I thought the following might interest some of you (it was printed in the Christian Science Monitor newspaper on 01/27/03)
The US Record of regime change-
American's justification for violent regime change has swung over the years from halting the spread of communism to stop ethnic cleansing and instilling democracy. Now their justification is to halt the spread of terrorism. Aside from post World War II success stories of overthrowing dictators in Germany, Japan, and Italy the "US record of intalling decocray is less than a 20% success rate. Enormous mass rebuilding costing billions and billions of dollars and follow through is required for success"
  While far from the only country that intervenes in other coutries' affairs, the US has a long histtory of seeking to change "unfriendly" goverments abroad. They include the following:
1953 Iran (indirect covert) overthrow of Pres Mohammad Mossadegh. The US friendly Shah reigns unti Islamic's overthrow in 1979
1954 Guatemala (indirect covert) CIA topples Prs. Jacobo Arbenz in favor of a military gov that surpresses opposition until democracy in 1986
1960 Congo(indirect, covert)CIA/Belgian led group assasinate to remove the Soviet back African Nationalist Leader. The US puts in a corrupt dictatro Mobutu Seko whom rules for 32 years.
1961 (indirect covert) After years of US backing of Fidel Castro, the US-backed invasion of the "Bay of Pigs" fails. The US attempted to topple Castro after he took over office and declared himself a Marxist. He is still in office
1965 Dominican Republic (indirect,covert)Helps overthrow Prs. Juan Bosch and supports JOaquin Blaguer
1973 Chile: (indirect covert) CIA supports overthrow of Marxist Pres. Allende and puts dictator Gen. Pinochet in power (later accused of multiple human rights violations)
1983 Greneda- (direct military). Regan govt overthrows Prime Minister Bishop. and puts in a friendlier administration.
1986 Phillipines (indirect,covert). The US helps oust Ferdinand Marcos and helps put in Corazon Aquino.
1986 Libya (direct military) US bombs and attempts to remove Qaddafi. Two years later Libya is responsible for the bombing of the Pan Am Flight in Lockerbie
1989 Panama (direct military) US Military Forces remove and arrest Gen. Noriega.from power.
1992 Somalia (direct military) US leads a UN peacekeeping force, but fail at removing Gen Aidid.
1994 Haiti: (direct military) Haiti.. US backs removal of a military regime in favor of a civilian goverment
1999: Yugoslavia. US and Nato bomb and remove Milosevic, whom is accused of "ethinic" cleansing.
2001 Afganistan. After removal of the Taliban, lawlessness and chaos still regin outside the capital, Kabul
                           CSM
Lets hope that now that the US had invaded Irak and Afganistan it will follow through with rebuilding and reconstruction phase....if not this war will be useless because there are many Sadams, Qaddafi's, and Osama's out there.

Edited by author 04-04-2003 03:39 PM
Loya: This is getting interesting, who blammed the US for the overpopulation in Mexico City? Who are your sources ?
Did US governments puncture condoms comming to Mexico?

Regarding Yugoslavia: You are right about that one and it was the right thing that Bill Clinton did. But Bush is just trying to settle a old score between the Bush's and the Saddam's. What is insulting about this thing is they try to sell it to all Americans as if it were some type of concert tour "IRAK FREEDOM" brought tO you by CNN & DON KING PROMOTIONS.
Last but not least: I have no bone with any of the US armed forces and I know ive toasted the armed forces and any other institution a lot more times than you have been to church. On that account, salud!

hey alex... so removing nasty dictators is the new american policy? that's a welcome change... they used to put 'em in place... remember pinochet??? ... well it's a long list anyway. I'm afraid you won't be back home in time for super bowl.... senor bush will need a catchy name for it......

welcome to the "global liberation tour"... our next stops are....
1. north korea
2. libya
3. liberia
4. zimbabwe
5. pakistan
6. cuba
7. myanmar
8. equatorial guinea
9. sudan
10. zimbabwe
11. syria
12. laos
13. turkmenistan
14. belarus
15. venezuela
16. wanna try china???

maybe you wanna skip #1 and go on first with the easy ones


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Edited by author 04-04-2003 12:54 PM
Toño:
I heard that fireworks are no longer used at Euro-disney because as soon as they go off, all the french immediately surrender!

Marivi: I think part of the class of 81 is better suited for mixed drinks recepies. So let me be the first with a great spring time drink, TEQUILA JULIPS:

First, you need to boil 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of brown sugar.This will be your syrup
Put as little or as much syrup as you like in your glass.
Put 3-4 mint leaves in your glass.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour as much of your favorite tequila (i recomend white tequila for this one). Pour a little extra syrup on top!

ENJOY!