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Name 2001 Alex Juarez "81" 2002 DOMINIC

Date Time Message 3/12/02 16:24 Dominic: Que mala vida te das. Oye, en cuanto te salen los boletos para los juegos? Mala onda que no van para Aca.... 3/12/02

Saludos 17:38 ALEX JUAREZ: $ 200.00 LOS MEJORES, $ 100.00 EN MEDIO Y $ 60.00 EN EL GALLINERO.LO QUE PREOCUPA, ES LLEGAR A LA REVENTA, POR ESO NOS QUEREMOS IR PREPARADOS. CINDY: I DON'T REMEMBER Mme?? BUT IT SEEMS DOG FOOD IS PRETTY CUSTOMARY IN KOREA AND AFTER A FEW DRINKS, WHO KNOWS?? I GUESS THEY THINK THE SAME ABOUT PIGS OR ESCARGOT. SALUDOS

2003 Héctor Hernández

3/13/02

DOMINIC 1:14 ¡Hola a todos! George: ¡¡¡Felicidades amigo!!!!, Ya casi me alcanzas. Alex Juárez: jajaja, mi pena era tal que no podía dar la cara. Bueno, si la asomaba para leer todo lo que tu, Dominic, Ricardo, Alex McGrath y Cindy anotaron de nuestras viejas glorias futbolísticas en la escuela!!!! Por cierto, ¿Qué te parece que ahora que vengas en Mayo, nos veamos en mi casa, todos los que viven en México? Ya me diste tu calendario, es cuestión de confirmarlo desde ahorita para que la empiece a organizar. Dominic: ¿Recibiste mi segundo mail de hoy, ya te comunicaste a la agencia que te mande? A todos: mañana mis Águilas se sacaran la espina de las vergüenzas ligeras y aseguraran el primer lugar en la Copa. Ramón: te hago participe de los tacos que Alex y yo negociaremos en Mayo. A todos y todas les tengo una buena noticia: Ya esta lista y los invito a que participen en nuestra Quiniela futbolera. Ya le mande un mail a cada uno, pero por si las dudas y no les llegó, solo escríbanme a mi dirección, [email protected] para que les envíe el formato de la Quiniela. Espero que participen y si tienen alguna duda no duden en preguntármela. ¡Inviten a sus conocidos, ya que mientras más personas participen, mayores serán los premios!

Saludos a todos. Cindy y Georgina: un beso! 2004 Alex Juarez "81"

3/13/02

2005 Alex McGrath

3/13/02

20:37

2006 Alex Juarez "81"

3/14/02

2007 Elena Rohweder Turn

3/14/02

George O. happy birthday my old man. How does it feel? This is about the only place where one can brag one is 38. Anybody 37? Hector, por que no anuncias tu quiniela en los message boards de otras generaciones? Podria haber gente interesada. Estan en http://www.quicktopic.com/share?s=JCRN 16:28 Hector, Felicidades por el pase del America a octavos. Me hubiera gustado que por lo menos le hubieran clavado dos goles al River. Tambien bien por el Morelia al ganarle al Velez 3-2. 19:35 If anyone is looking for a job, thought you might want to see this:

11:00

Hector: Ya era hora de que te aparecieras. La verdad es que espero que las Aguilas le den una buena tunda al River. En la Libertadores tenemos que apoyar a los equipos Mexicanos. No pude abrir la quiniela, venia en formato win.dat, lo trate de abrir con Excel pero no abrio. Saludos

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2008 Héctor Hernández

3/15/02

Regulo (Reg) Rivera SPANUSA Senior Search Consultant [email protected] (914) 381-5555 www.spanusa.net 1:50 Alex Juarez: Gracias por las felicitaciones amigo, aunque jugaron horrible, como siempre con el pelón Lapuente. Oye guey, no me dijiste que onda con lo de vernos todos los de México en Mayo en mi casa. Aparta una fecha guey. Por cierto, ¿Ya te llegó bien el formato de la Quiniela? Alex McGrath: Gracias por la idea: Voy a mandarles el formato de la quiniela. Tu mandala a tus conocidos y amigos también!

2009 Alex Juarez "81" 2010 John Maroney 2011 Anacecilia 2012 Clayton

3/15/02 3/16/02 3/18/02 3/20/02

2013 Alex Juarez "81"

3/20/02

2014 Elena Rohweder

3/21/02

Saludos a todos. 10:58 Hector: Claro que me encantaria que nos reunieramos en mayo. El fin de semana del 24 vamos a estar en Acapulco asi que lo hacemos durante la semana del 28. 12:37 Saludos. Necesito el domicilio de Pepino. Gracias. 11:24 John M., el tel. de Pepino es 55 47 31 41. 12:14 Greeting class of '81 For anyone in the Tri-State area (NY,NJ,CT) a few of us (Beto Ucero '82, Jennifer Philpot '82, Jorge Aspe '82, Hugo Espinose '82, Nick (you all know),Dan T, Alfredo DeDiego '82, myself and other) are getting together in NY city for drinks, dinner and general merry making on April 13 at 6:30 PM. We're meeting at Mama Mexico - 2672 Broadway (bet 101st & 102nd St.). Please e-mail me ([email protected]) if you'd like to join us. Take care ! 12:20 Clayton: Is Beto going to Acapulco in May? I haven't heard from him in awhile. saludos 9:47 The Dallas Bears are having a mini-reunion on April 20 at the Zen Den. Amoung the invitees are Carolyn Kurtz, Rosalia Boullon, Mark Latham, Judd Austin, Salma Gotfried, Tony Dieste, Tennyson Florida, Ann & Mimi Constantino, Tom Page, Frank Meckel, Eric Rasmussen, Willie Florence and several more. Go to this evite to RSVP or send me an email ([email protected]) so you can be added to our DFW/Texas distribution list

2015 Ingrid Urich-Sass

3/23/02

http://www.evite.com/r?iid=PTDOJIKFMSAUDQSOJXMP 23:48 Hola a todos. hoy me enviaron un e-mail MUY bonito que quiero compartir con ustedes:

Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! "And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question. "Well, I want to talk to you about my b rother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick... and I want to buy a miracle. "I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. "His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening a little "Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs." The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" "I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. "I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money". "How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago.."One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly. "And it's all the Money I have, but I can get some more if I need to. "Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents-the exact price of a miracle for little brothers." He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents.Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. "That surgery," her Mom whispered. "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents .. plus the faith of a little child. A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law...... (A TRUE STORY) I know you'll keep the ball moving! Here it goes. Throw it back to someone else who means something to you! The Friendship Ball A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside for you to see is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. Today I pass the friendship ball to you. Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you. MY OATH TO YOU.... When you are sad.....I will dry your tears. When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.. When you are worried.....I will give you hope. When you are confused.....I will help you cope. And when you are lost.....And can't see the light. I shall be your beacon..... Shining ever so bright. This is my oath.....I pledge till the end. Why you may ask?.....Because you're my friend.

2016 Mike Buhler

2017 Kelly Sherck 2018 Alex McGrath 2019 George S. Ortes 2020 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

3/25/02

3/28/02 3/31/02 3/31/02 4/1/02

Enjoy it my friends, Ingrid y familia 11:23 Ingrid: I loved the story, very inspirational and a good way to remind people what it is to be human. Boy its quiet on this site... did everyone forget to pass on the chain email and get zapped???? 22:52 I'm here Mike!! I'm waiting for a new, interesting topic to appear, so I can comment on it! Someone throw something out....who should win on Survivor? What should the new M&M color be? Chat, darnit, chat!!! :) 1:03 ...or who got message 2000 nearly three weeks ago and why didn't anybody notice? 13:53 Cindy got message 2000. Thank you Cindy and everyone else for congartulating on my birthday. 14:36

I got message 2000? que barbara! Saw David Baird yesterday at Mike and Sue Fitch's house. Kelly, he had a wonderfull story about the first time he held your hand! We reminsced about the time the JV cheerleaders sponsored caroling in a dump truck and it turned into a massive egg fight in Lomas! I also saw Luz Maria Lobato's older brother. He has lived in Colorado for 6 months and now does marketing for Coors in latin america. Luz Ma is living in Switzerland with her Swiss husband and two daughters. They run a graphics company and are doing well. We were in Steamboat last week for 6 days--skiing was nothing to rave about. We did manage to cross country with Alessandra in our backpacks and that was great. I hope everyone had a great Easter and/or Passover. Class of '77 is gearing up for their 25th in Ixtapa, and class of '82 in Acapulco. *sigh* que envidia! Me hacen falta unos tacos al pastor y una cervecita con vista al mar..y quiza un morsel de ceviche... AnaCeci: que cuentas?

2021 Ramon Ricoy

4/1/02

2022 Cindy Petrinovic Miller 2023 Ingrid Urich-Sass

4/1/02 4/1/02

16:48

Cindy: You get a bottle of Fiesta Agave, but you have to come get it in Mexico, to wash it down with Victorias the only beer not available in the US. cheers 16:59 Ramon: We are on! I will DEFINATELY share, but Ramon, you owe me a couple of dances, I remember....Victorias beer, a free bottle of tequila--If Trent sees this, we will be down next week! Besos!! 17:48 Hello everyone, I can't believe I was able to be caught up on the chat after not visiting since my last posting. Que pasa con todos? I should be speaking since I barely attend the chat... :) On Survivor.... I am not watching it, so I can't comment. Here is a topic for all to comment: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION IN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST? How was everyones passopver/easter? We didn't have an egg hunt (yet), brcause Xanique is only 6 months old. She is now eating solid food...and she loves it! I am still breastfeeding, and I still have 40-45 pounds to loose! Cindy P- cuando vienes a LA? Anaceci?por donde te metes? Kelly- I will send you a picture of Xanique wearing the dress you mailed her as soon as I upload the pictures.

2024 Mike Buhler

4/2/02

Saludos a tochos 14:04 Ingrid: Middle East (is there still something left out there?). As I see it, it still comes down to a conscious choice by each and every Palestinian suicide bomber, Israeli defense minister, Arafat, Sharon, to decide that killing others is evil. Let's send them all 100,000 kindergarten teachers to teach them how to share! Their economies seemed to be doing much better back in the mid 90's when Rabin and Arafat were making peace, rather than war. Kelly: What are the M&M choices? After 40 days of chocolate deprivation, I am ready to indulge!! Alex Mc: que paso con Nelson? Whose going to win the world cup???

2025 Elena Rohweder Turn

4/2/02

14:31

Cindy: I remember the Dump Truck Caroling event oh so very well. If I recall, you got a cut near your eye from one of the eggs. Nothing like dumptruck triage! Remember also that after the battle had raged on, Tom Fitzpatrick's mother actually let us all come over to her house to clean up. What a woman!!! Can you imagine letting in about 20 egg-covered teenagers into your home? Just how does one nominate someone for sainthood? Your reminiscing about David and Kelly holding hands reminded me of how Becky Nelson and I would sit in her apartment window on Palmas, listening to Dan Fogelberg, hoping Mike Meaney's van would drive by. Becky had a crush on him and the one day the van did drive by, she ran from the window screaming in excitement. Too funny.

2026 Elena Rohweder Turn

4/2/02

Becky - Dan Fogelberg is coming to Dallas for a concert. come to town and lets go! 15:03 To My Friends If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend. -- Stone Temple Pilots If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. -- Winnie the Pooh True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. -- Charles Caleb Colton A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. -- Albert Camus Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life. Friendship is one mind in two bodies. -- Mencius Friends are God's way of taking care of us. I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay -- Dave Matthews

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them.

Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say. We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.; -- Tim McGraw My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.; -- Lee Iacocca Hold a true friend with both your hands.; -- Nigerian Proverb A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.;

2027 Alex Loya

4/2/02

-- Unknown 16:07 Hello, my friends! Long time no post! It's always good to hear from you all! Buena onda que se acabaron los postings del "soccer", porque el soccer, en mi humilde opinion, es el equivalente en deportes de la "disco music"... Football es como el rock and roll! Ingrid, you asked for opinions on what is going on in the Middle East... i wish I had time to answer in detail, but I'm actually at a public library in Biloxi, Mississippi, between appointments. But let me say this, from a natural perspective, Israel has been more than patient with the Palestinians, Sharon should come down with an iron fist and unilaterally set a border. The Palestinians do not want peace, they want to exterminate the Jews and erase Israel out of existence, there is no talking of peace with the Palestinians. It really aggravates me when the media portrays Israel as the bad guys and the Palestiniansas poor, oppressed people fighting for their rights. The truth is the Palestinians bomb pizza places where innocent families like yours and mine would go, and kill teenage girls at a party who can not defend themselves, and the rest of the Palestinian people throw parties over every Israeli that is killed, and every American. Biblically, what you are seeing happening is what is written will happen, I believe that soon there will be a political leader that will arise from Europe who will confirm the right of Israel to exist and will set a border and divide the Temple Mount and the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt and Old Testament sacrifices started again. This leader will come as a man of peace, but then he will claim to be Israel's Messiah and then will come terrible times for Israel and the world, the U.N. will attack Israel and will almost destroy it, but the Lord Jesus, Yeshua, will come back and put an end to all of this. Look forward to the dividing of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the Temple. The man who is lauded as a man of peace will be the one who is known as the antichrist, do not fall for the false, temporary peace that is coming!

2028 Alex Juarez "81"

4/2/02

Alright, I gotta go to my appointment! 17:08 Mi estimado Hulk: la razon por la cual piensas que el soccer es como Disco Music es que tus musculos no te dejaban moverte, y en el soccer tienes que tener un muy buen equilibrio tanto fisico como mental. Recuerdas la razon por la cual llegabas tarde a football practice o alguien del equipo te tenemos que recordar? Bajale a lo profeta! Long live soccer and football....... Hector: Me siento mal por la tunda que le dieron al America..

2029 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

4/2/02

Mike: I think either Brazil or Argentina will take the World Cup. 17:40 I hope the second coming is after the 2006 reunion. it would be a shame if we had to miss it! As far as soccer vs. american football, I always had more crushes on the soccer players than the football players. Ingrid, the weight will come off, although sometimes its not always where you want it to come off. I am glad you are doing well. As far as the middle east goes,it is hard to understand what would drive someone to the point where they are willing to kill themselves and dozens of inocent people in the name of any cause. It does sound like the suicide bombers are getting "financial compensation" from backers in Syria. I am wondering if the violence would stop if all of the Palestinian refugees (which are spread throughout the Middle East) would have their own country or would it eventually continue? The WSJ (Wall Street Journal) has had some excellent articles in the past few months and commentaries about the Middle East. I had no idea that there where Palestinian refugees in many countries--last week the WSJ talked about the limited rights that Palestinians refugees have in Jordan. Having read some of the articles makes me realize that the problem is not just localized to the Gaza strip and the Westbank. I feel that the US should really be carefull in the steps that it takes, because this Palestinian uprising could easily spread. It is too bad that the peace talks that where going relatively well under the last US administration did not continue under the current administration. It is sad to sit by and see mothers loose their children, children loose their parents in cycle of violence which just creates more violence. It seems the harder one side pushes, the other counters back. I have heard many interviews with Palestians condeming the suicide bombings-and these people wanted peace. It is unfortunate that the radical Palestinians are ruining any peace efforts at all for the rest of their countrymen. i think Israel could offer them the world, and there would still be radical bombings.

2030 DOMINIC

2031 Anacecilia

4/3/02

4/5/02

There isn't a night that goes by that I am not grateful for were I live, and what I have. Elena, thanks for the great words of wisdom...and yes, I had forgotten about that cut and the "thud" that egg made when it hit my face! 12:51 ALEX LOYA: WHATEVER YOU ARE SMOKING OR DRINKING, I WANT SOME IF IT !!

SALUDOS DOMINIC 11:27 Hector, Happy b-day!! recuerda que alguien por ahi dice que "la vida comienza a los cuarenta!" I never really understood "disco sucks". La verdad es que a mi TODAVIA me encanta! En cuanto a soccer y football. I always liked football best, and I am lucky that John also likes football over soccer just because football is sundays and mondays of some months but soccer is YEAR round. However, I enjoy world cups very much y ver a la seleccion, que por cierto vimos el juego de USA-Mexico last wednesday y que horror! Dominic, creo que debes planear ver a la seleccion en juegos muy al PRINCIPIO ! One real good thing about the ASF was that they taught us (almost) ALL sports so we could really choose our sport, and learned to watch and appreciate most. It is a shame what is happening in the Middle East. What is so troubling is that it has gone on forever. I wonder if war is so much part of their lives that they can't live without it. Cindy, you are so right in what you wrote that I don't see how they can deal with so much violence otherwise. Either way it is a shame. Ingrid y Elena, glad to hear you are back!

2032 Alex Juarez "81" 2033 Ingrid Urich-Sass

4/5/02 4/8/02

George, que onda? 15:09 Hector: Feliz cumpleaños mi viejo......Espero te la hayas pasado increible. Como se siente Chiquis? Oye, tu America deberas que es raro. Juegan bien en la Libertadores y en el campeonato de liga son una basura. Saludos 12:34 Hola amigos, Mike B- :) I want mexico to win the worl cup... but we know that might not be possible, so..... Italy ???? re: the middle east, it is a sad situation, but I agree that even if you gave Israel to the Palestinian people, their violence would not end. These people, like in Saudi Arabia are taught in class from a very early age to HATE jews and Israelites, so the first thing that needs to change is the upbringing of the next generations so as not to hate. You can't fix the problem if you don't go to the source. Everything in excess is harmful, like ISLAM for fanatics is dangerous. I wish that they could learn to TOLERATE one another and give life and love a chance. Elena : that was very sweet, gracias. Cindndy- i am still breastfeeding, but I have started her on solids, and soon I will start her on rice cerial. She is growing so much! She wears clothes 3 months older than her age, the pediatrician tells me she's 80% larger, taller, and brain size than her age. He said I have a "prodigee" (I don't know if that is how you spell it). I'm totally in love with her, and so is my husband. He keeps telling me that I don't know how lucky we are to have her. She has NEVER been sick, never had a fever, she has always slept 9-11 hours, she never cries, she eats well, she's muy agradecida, and that that is not how all babies are. I count my blessings constantly that I have her in my life. :) My stepdaughters will be arriving this June to be with us until August. i can't wait to see them, and see them play with their little sister. Are any of you coming to LA this Summer? give us a call.

2034 Héctor Hernández

4/8/02

Gott to go..... Saludos a todos. 18:43 Hola a todos: Alex: gracias por las felicitaciones de mí reciente cumpleaños. Ya falta poco para el tuyo amigo. Nos vemos aquí en Mayo para la reunión. Anaceci: Si Dominic no viera a México en los primeros particos, no lo vería nunca, ya que no van a calificar a la segunda ronda. Por cierto Dominic, no me hza dicho que onda con los datos que te dí. Por cierto, fue muy buena la manera de empezar mi vida!!! La pasamos muy bien. Estamos en contacto, todos.

2035 Alex McGrath 2036 Eduardo San Roman

2037 Alex Loya

4/9/02 4/9/02

4/10/02

¿Y sus quinielas? 21:19 Loya, so football is Rock and Roll, soccer is Disco eh? Let's see... boxing's got to be Mambo, the high jump is doing the Limbo of course, bowling is, well, Musak, running the marathon is doing the Conga line... what else? 23:22 For all of you that like to look at pictures. If you go to http://www.tiendita.org/otherclasses.htm you will find Class Reunion Pictures for 75 (has a key), 76, 80 and 81. Hopefully I will receive the Keys for the other classes. I'd also like to include 74, 78 and 79. 15:14 holy smokes! Apparently I hit a nerve with my little comment about soccer! La reaccion que mas me preocupa es la reaccion de Hector H., o la falta de reaccion. Mi querido Hector, espero que no te hayas ofendido, huh? Es de broma! Ademas el distinguido Alex J. me tiene bien "black mailed" con eso de divulgar el secreto de porque llegaba tarde al la practica de americano, osea que mejor no comento mas de el soccer! (mugre Alex chismoso!) Dominic, I've been drinking from the well. McG., well, golf is the hula of course!

2038 John Maroney

4/11/02

Ingrid, I am afraid that even if you totally stopped the indoctrination of Palestinian children completely in their hatred of Israel, it would crop up again. The reason for this inexplicable hatred of the Jews by the arabs and antagonism by everyone else is spiritual. God called the Jews "the apple of My eye", what God loves, satan hates and so satan will stir up this hatred. But all this is happening (ni modo Alex J.!) in fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. I wish you guys would all be more interested in Biblical and spiritual things, because you are all living in biblical times right now, more so than in the previous 2000 years, but it is all happening right infront of you and most of you are not even aware of it. Tomorrow the World Court will be ratified, it will be the beginning of world government for all intents and purposes, last week the birth of a full red heifer that is kosher was announced in Israel, for th first time in over 2000 years, which is incredibly significant regarding the rebuilding of the Temple, March first, I think, the Euro took the place of much of the European currencies, the EU is beginning to get involved in the crisis over Jeruslaem and the Middle East... its happening, I wish you all would be more interested in finding out more, because it will over run us all! Take care, my friends. 16:25 Alex: The best way to get people to listen is to whisper. Ramon: Como se llama tu compania? One of my students is doing a presentation on the history of Tequila and she wants information. She is bringing samples to class. (College students, go figure) Hendrix: Donde estas? Bill Parra: No seas majadero. Escribele a Mike Oconnell.

2039 Jennifer Wayland-Smi

4/11/02

21:20

You know you have arrived in life when something you are personally associated with is a clue on Jeopardy! I had a message today from a clue writer at Jeopardy today letting me know that The Spa at The Hotel Hershey (where I work) and the Whipped Cocoa Bath (a spa treatment that I developed) would be a clue on Friday's (tomorrow) episode of Jeopardy in the category of Beauty Treatments. That is sooo exciting to me! Just another example of what a GREAT PR agency and a great product can get you! I just hope that its not a let down like what happened with USA Today on Valentine's Day (thought we would be featured in the Life section and we were "bumped".)

2040 Elena Rohweder Turn

4/12/02

Anyway ... keep an eye open for it tomorrow! Sorry I don't post more often. I tend to be more of the voyeur (sp?). I really enjoy reading the boards and keeping up with the gang's goings-on. 13:55 Jennifer: SIGN ME UP FOR A WHIPPED COCOA BATH. Hmmm that sounds SO good. I hear nothing but raves about your spa so must get up there soon! Heather Fraser had a baby on April 3, a girl named Summer. both are doing well up in Wilmington DE

2041 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

4/12/02

Dallas/Texas reunion coming up next Saturday, on the 20, send an email to [email protected] if you want info 15:29 Jennifer:I don't normally drink bath water, but being a chocoholic, I had visions of being Augustus in Willie Wonka and the chocolate factory! Elena: unfortunately, we will be in Steamboat on the 20th--but do take pictures!

2042 John Maroney 2043 Héctor Hernández

4/12/02 4/13/02

John M: What grade do you teach? Is sampling different types of tequila part of the presentation? If it is, I am sure you would have a lot of us show up! Did you ever get Mike Foarde's address? 16:16 Cindy: I teach at a college so my students are of drinking age. Due to liability my students will not actually be able to taste the samples. They will not be happy, especially since I continually reinforce the notion of learning Spanish in its cultural context..."pariba, pabajo, palcentro, y padentro". As for Mike Foarde, he is living in Florida. He says hello to all the ex-Junipero gang. 21:46 Mi buen Alex Loya!!! No te preocupes por tu comentario sobre el futbol. ¡¡¡No problem!!! Y hablando de lo que dijo Alex McGrath sobre la musica , me da gusto recordar, mis tiempos como Disck-Jockey, que fui durante 12 años, tanto con mi sonido privado, como en las mejores dicotheques de México. ¡Y con mayor gusto recuerdo con placer mi amor a la musica disco ("I love the nightlife, so I Will Survive, cause I'm not a Macho Man in the YMCA")! Todos los diás escucho dico music, además de 80´s hits y a mis adorados Beatles!!!!

2044 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

4/14/02

Un saludo a todos y un beso especial a mi linda Georgina. 20:34 Hector: Que lindo. Mil gracias. Veo que tenemos el mismo gusto en musica. Acabo de comprar un nuevo CD de hits de los 80's. Un beso para ti tambien. AnaCeci: Alguien dijo feliz cumple? Ingrid: Yo tambien tuve qur bajar un monton de peso despues de mis nenes. It didn't just go away. I had to diet and excercise. I still do. After 2 1/2 years since my second baby I have finally made it back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I play tennis 3 days a week and work-out the others. Y tengo mucho cuidado de no comer goodies aunque de vez en cuando me como un brownie! Elena: There's a slight chance I'll be in Dallas the last weekend in May. I'll let you know if I am so maybe we'll get together?

2045 Elena Rohweder Turn

2046 DOMINIC

4/15/02

10:38

Georgina: Claro! I'd do hope you make it here as I'd love to get together. And if you need a place to stay, mi casa es su casa. I just warn you that you might find yourself sharing a bed with one or more of our 4 cats! They love to make company feel welcome. The dog may visit as well but the bed is too tall for his old dog bones to let him jump up anymore. (yes we do live in a zoo, we have a parrot too). Home number is 972-307-9275 and mobile is 214-679-7136. Let me know when your travel plans firm up.

4/15/02

All: I was just reading the class of 80 notes. Roberto Wallace was in a car accident and ran over 2 police. Sounds like a really bad deal. I feel bad for what he must be going through. 14:28 HECTOR Y ANACECI: SUS OPINIONES SON BASADAS UNICAMENTE EN ACONTECIMIENTOS RECIENTES DE PREPARACION A LA COPA DEL MUNDO, DONDE NO SE UTILIZAN LOS JUGADORES QUE EN REALIDAD VAN A JUGAR EL CAMPEONATO. SON COMO PARTIDOS DE PRETEMPORADA QUE SOLO SIRVEN PARA BAJARLE UNA LANA A LOS MILES DE MEXICANOS VIVIENDO EN USA Y QUE IRIAN A VER CUALQUIER PARTIDO DE MEXICO. A ANACECI SE LE PUEDE PASAR PERO A TI HECTOR? NO QUE MUY CONOCEDOR DEL BALONPIE? O SERA QUE YA ESTAS TAN ACOSTUMBRADO A VER AL AMERICA JUGAR MAL Y PERDER QUE LO RELACIONAS TODO CON EL FUT MEXICANO? RECUAERDA QUE LARA NO ESTARA EN LA SELECCION, Y ESO YA ES VENTAJA!! LA REALIDAD MEXICANISTA ES ESTA: ESTAMOS ENVIANDO AL MEJOR ENTRENADOR QUE EN LA ACTUALIDAD TIENE MEXICO CON UNA CONVINACION DE JUGADORES QUE NOS DARA JUVENTUD, EXPERIENCIA Y LO MAS IMPORTANTE, MUCHOS HUEVOS!! ESTAMOS CON LA GRAN OPORTUNIDAD DE JUGAR PARTIDOS MUY IMPORTANTES DESDE LA PRIMERA RONDA CONTRA ITALIA Y CROACIA. SI MEXICO CALIFICA A LA SEGUNDA RONDA NO VA A SER POR LAS VELADORAS DE TELERISA Y DEMAS MENTES PULQUERAS(can u say touchdown?) QUE HECHAN TODO AL MILAGRO. SI NO CALIFICA MEXICO TAMPOCO SERA POR LOS PRONOSTICOS RATONCEROS DE TV-NAHUATL Y SU TORO SENTADO. BUENO, YO YA ESTOY ANIMANDOME DEMASIADO PARA EL MUNDIAL, PUDIMOS CONSEGUIR BOLETOS PARA 10 JUEGOS. GRACIAS A TODOS LOS QUE INTENTERON AYUDARME.

2047 Fernando

4/17/02

SALUDOS DOMINIC 17:17 It's been a while since I've been in here. Tiome flies whe you are having a good time! A quick note to share with you the arrival of our new family member. Stephan Alexander was born today at 9:30 a.m., weighed in at 3.67 kg, and measured 50 cm in length (a much more decent size than Oliver!). Both him and Nathalie are doing fine, resting in the hospital after a trouble-free delivery.

2048 Anacecilia 2049 Alex Juarez "81"

4/17/02 4/18/02

¡Vivan los ratones verdes! 19:29 Fer, Nathalie y Oliver, Muchisisimas felicidades !!!! 0:35 Fernando: Muchas felicidades para ti y Nathalie. Espero Stephen Alexander sea muy saludable siempre. Un abrazote... Dominic: Espero tengas razon con nuestro ratones verdes. Como les fue hoy con Bulgaria.

2050 Antonio Iniguez 2051 Elena Rohweder Turn 2052 Ramon Ricoy

4/18/02 4/18/02 4/19/02

2053 Alex Juarez "81"

4/20/02

2054 Georgina (Marquez) Bl 2055 Alex Loya 2056 Mike Buhler

4/21/02 4/22/02 4/22/02

2057 Anacecilia 2058 Alex McGrath

4/22/02 4/22/02

2059 Alex Juarez "81"

4/23/02

2060 Mike Buhler 2061 Ramon Ricoy

4/23/02 4/23/02

2062 George S. Ortes

4/24/02

2063 DOMINIC

4/24/02

Ana Ceci: Muchos saludos a la familia.. 2:15 Fer: super felicidades!!!!!!!! los seguimos esperando aca en paris cuando se les pegue la gana de venir!!!!!! y ahora con dos monstruos..."let the games begin!!!" 16:05 Fernando: Congrats. May Stephan find a life of joy and love. Best wishes to the whole family. 22:57 Fer: muchisimas Felicidades les deseo lo mejor. Los Ratones se salvaron en el ultimo minuto del juego, pero vengamos lo que perdimos hace unos años. Cuales dos jugadores estuvieron en el ultimo mundial de la seleccion actual y cual estuvo cuando perdimos con Bulgaria la ultima vez? cheers Ramon Ricoy 12:17 Ramon: Los jugadores que estuvieron en el mundial pasado fueron, Jesus Arellano, Beto Garcia Aspe, Luis Hernandez, Cuahtemoc Blanco, Jorge Campos, Conejo Perez. El jugador que estuvo en el juego contra Bulgaria en el mundial 94 de Estados Unidos fue Jorge Campos. Saludos a todos 11:01 Fer: Mil felicidades! Welcome to the world of parenting (as one of my friends say's, you don't really know what parenting is truly all about until you have your second baby...). As you go through endless days and nights of absolute and complete exhaustion, don't worry, it will get better! And one day you will look back and say, wow, that sure went by fast! 13:18 Fer., felicidades! Hey,Im 39 today! 15:54 Alex: Happy B-day. Fer: One more and you'll have to go from a man-to-man coverage to zone! Hector: Todavia se puede jugar la quiniela? 20:01 Alex, Happy birthday, si de algo te consuelas eres de los bebes! 22:02 Fernando, congrats on your new boy, my brave man. Nice name! Loya, happy birthday. And Mr. Controversy turns 39. 11:41 Loya: Happy B-Day.... I am surprised you haven't started taking years off yet! Mike B: Boy are we living some tough times in the telecommunications industry. We (Qwest) have taken a huge beating in thelast few months. Who knows maybe Bell South will end up buying us. How are things with you? 20:42 Alex: Amen. How the tides turn. We are in the process of a financial restructuring. "Deleveraging" is the key word. Fortunately, Nextel Intn'l is doing well from an operating perspective (just turned EBITDA positive; even in Argentina). However, as the rest of our counterparts in the industry, we have too much debt and the capital markets have dried up; hence, we've been unable to continue to fund growth and refinance existing facilities. I guess it's a time to lay low. AT least my job deals with raising capital in unorthodox ways (asset sales,etc.), so for the moment I am busy. Hang in there! 23:14 Alex: Felicidades, pero como saben su papa Ramon es el mayor de la generacion despues de Bill Lewis que me lleva casi 6 meses. El prospecto de cumplir 41 en octubre en Mexico, no es muy alentador. Por eso voy a cumplir 39+2. saludos 9:40 Ramon: Remember we are not a year older, but a year more interesting. That is the way to look at life. But when you get as interesting as a mystery novel; give a call and we will figure something out. Ademas cuando se llega a esta edad tan bien como nosotros hay que presumirla. Happy birthday adelantado. 18:34 HAPPY B-DAY TO ALL, FORGETT ABOUT YOUR ACTUAL AGE # YOU REALLY ARE OLD WHEN: 1. PLANNING FOR YOUR B-DAY IS FIGURING OUT WHAT YEAR YOU WERE BORN IF YOU TOOK 3 YEARS OFF! 1. IT'S YOUR B-DAY AND IN BED (SLEEPING) BY 11:00 PM 2. YOUR B-DAY PARTY IS A NICE DINNER AND A TRIP TO THE DISH WASHER AFTERWARDS. 3. THERE ARE LESS THAN 5 PEOPLE AT YOUR B-DAY BASH!!!! 4. THE MORNING AFTER YOUR B-DAY: NO HANGOVER, NO GIFTS AND YOU BETTER HURRY BECAUSE YOU ARE LATE FOR WORK! 5. YOUR WIFE'S B-DAY PRESENT WAS A FAMILY SIZE BOTTLE OF VIAGRA! HOPE THIS MAKES EVERYONE FEEL 21 AGAIN! SALUDOS DOMINIC

2064 Elena Rohweder Turn

4/24/02

18:59

Everyone; Kelly S. had a birthday on MONDAY! The Dallas mini-reunion was a blast. Coach Babcock now looks younger than we do. How he can be a pro basketball coach and look so good is amazing. Did you know he wes only 25 when he came to AHS? And we all thought he was so old and mature! Paulette Jemal came up from San Antonio. Other attendees were: Tom Page '79, Judd Austin '79, Carolyn Kurtz '83, Eric Rasmussen '80, Gilberto Ramirez '83, Monica Urquidi '80, Mimi '82 and Ann Constantino '81, Anna DeOrta, Felipe Fuentes, Eduardo San Roman '77, Frank Weidmer, Paco Mesa'83, Anna Frontado '83, and Mario Frontado '78

2065 Marivi

4/25/02

Next mini reunion tentatively scheduled for the Four Seasons Las Colinas Sunday brunch on June 23. Mike Sherck is a "gran queso" there so we hope he pulls strings so they let us in. Coach Blaise said he'd fly up from Houston for this one! 16:17 If you are likely to be anywhere near Northern California on Saturday, June 1, save the afternoon for an AHS Alumni picnic (with partners & kids)... Stay tuned for the details.

2066 Mike Buhler 2067 Alex Juarez "81"

4/26/02 4/30/02

If you would like to attend (or would like to assist with planning) drop me a line at [email protected]. Also: send me the email addresses of any alumni you know in the gen'l vicinity! 14:56 Kelly, happy belated b-day. Thanks for the picture of the Dallas Reunion. I really enjoyed seeing Coach Babcock, Elena, Felipe, Judd, etc. 15:25 To all: For all of us that knew Allan Carvajal, here is a message from his sister Patty Carvajal (84) that was posted in the Class of 82 web site..... Rina, Rosario, Rebecca S. and any one else who has sent their thoughts and prayers for my brother Allan: Although he fought hard to recover from the pancreatitis attack that hospitalized him 5 months ago, my brother passed away this morning. For those of you in the Houston area, the viewing and rosary will be this Friday evening. The funeral will be Saturday morning. You can email me at [email protected] or call my folks house for details. Thank you all so much for your kind words of support. May he rest in peace....

2068 Héctor Hernández

4/30/02

Saludos a todos 23:06 Heyyyyy: Hola a todos!!! Espero que estén bien y espero que nos veamos (los que puedan) a fin de mes. Alex Loya: Happy birthday! Mike Buhler : ¡Claro que se puede participart en la Quiniela! Dile a Ronnie. Ramon, Toño, Alex (Juarez y McGrath): estoy esperando sus quienielas!!!! [email protected] Si no les llegó cuando la mandé, escribanme!!!! Dominic: Mejor ni hables, que tus humildes azules, están peor que mis Águilas. Georgina: Si quieres algún disco o cancion de los 70´s y 80´s que no tengas, pidemela.

2069 Kenneth Lane

5/2/02

15:20

Saludos a Dominic, y a todos de la generacion del 81'. Mis condolencias a Allan Carvajal, ya que saliamos achupar juntos en Houston....Marc B., you gave me a hard time during basketball season (Class of 85")along with Coach Blaise, but all is in the past...enjoying life in Miami with my nagging wife and two beautiful kids, haha. Si acaso llegan a Miami, avisen apra juntarnos. Aqui vive Matt Waid, Mac Bruton, ademas de otros de las generaciones del 82', 83', 84' y 85'. Saludos....Kenny Lane 2070 Kenneth Lane

5/2/02

15:22

Saludos a Dominic, y a todos de la generacion del 81'. Mis condolencias a Allan Carvajal, ya que saliamos a chupar juntos en Houston....Mike B., you gave me a hard time during basketball season (Class of 85")along with Coach Blaise, but all is in the past...enjoying life in Miami with my nagging wife and two beautiful kids, haha. Si acaso llegan a Miami, avisen para juntarnos. Aqui vive Matt Waid, Mac Bruton, ademas de otros de las generaciones del 82', 83', 84' y 85'. Saludos....Kenny Lane [email protected] 2071 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

2072 Anacecilia

5/2/02

15:36

Happy belated birthday Alex L and Kelly!

5/2/02

Felicidades Fernando, you beat me to #two! Hey, Fer, thanks by the way, for the computer virus. I had it sent to me by 10 other people as well, including Maria W. Fortunately Norton Antivirus (which checks each email before I open it) caught all of them before my computer was infected. Interestingly enough, I didn't recognize most of the people whom sent me the computer virus...Hopefully you and Maria where able to repair the damage. Did any one else out there get that e-mail? We are now updated Norton Antivirus twice a week. 20:03 Que pena oir de Allan. On a happier note. Memo mi hermano tuvo una bebita! He has two boys so we are all very happy. Cindy,es increible la cantidad de computer viruses that are coming in. Norton must be making millions. Hector, mandanos la quiniela a [email protected], porfa.

2073 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

5/2/02

Julia will be starting school soon, so if anybody knows of a part time job, mornings, pleaaasee let me know. 21:07 Happy birthday to everyone and anyone who will celebrate a birthday this month or who celebrated last month. Can't keep up with all! Mala onda lo de Allan Carvajal. I actually don't remember him but it always saddens me to know when any AHS member has passed away, in particular very young people. Anaceci: Yo se de trabajos en Orange County. Animate y venganse a vivir por aca. Hector: Tan lindo como siempre. Acabo de comprar 3 cd's de Ana Gabriel, uno de Julio Iglesias, y otro que se llama Easy Rock que tiene un monton de canciones padrisimas de los 70's y 80's. La musica es definitivamente un vicio para mi.

2074 Elena Rohweder Turn 2075 Kenneth Lane

5/3/02 5/3/02

2076 Alex Juarez "81"

5/3/02

Elena: I still don't know about my trip to Dallas later this month. Thanks for your hospitality. Since I'm a vet the last thing you need to worry with me is about being bother by cuddling kitties, hairy dogs, or any other animals! I actually carry a pet hair remover in my purse! If I come it'll be just for one night and I'll have to stay at a hotel with a group of people. But I will let you know for sure if I'll be there. It's a business related trip. 11:01 Georgina: Cool that you are a vet! Just let me know when you are getting into town and we will see what time you'll have free for us to get together. I just hope your travel is not between May 16-20 as Craig and I are going to San Francisco to celebrate his parents 65th anniversary. What an achievement, no? Since none of us married at 18, I guess it would be difficult for one of us to make this mark. 11:04 Este mensaje es para Georgina (Marquez) Black. Ya no gastes tu dinero en musica. Tu puedes bajar la mejor musica atravez de Audio Galaxy o Kazaa. Yo he bajado mas de 3,000 canciones y todas tienen la calidad de CD. Tienes que ir a la pagina de Audio Galaxy para bajar el programa, luego, conjuntamente con el programa, te vas a la pagina de Audio Galaxy, buscas las canciones que quieres, y lo bajas. Rapido y economico. I am also a music freak, and I used to spend lots of money on a weekly basis, purchasing cd's....Good Luck! 15:40 Ana Ceci: Are you sure you want to work? Oye dile a Memo que muchas felicidades por el nacimiento de su beba. Dominic: Cuando te vas para el lejano oriente.....que mala madre que no vas a Acapulco, pero si tuviera la lana yo tambien iria al mundial. Espero te la pases de ....Eso si, mas te vale salir en la television cuando juegue Mexico.

Hector y Ana: Organicen una mini reunion la semana del 27 de mayo en la ciudad. A ver quien se anima. Elena: How is business going for you?

2077 Anacecilia 2078 Alex Juarez "81"

5/3/02 5/4/02

2079 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

5/4/02

Kenneth: Saludos y creo que vere a tu hermano en Acapulco en unos dias. 22:22 Alex, cuando llegas? cuando te vas? I think I'm in "denial" porque el 31 es mi cumple y no habia yo visto el calendario para ver en que dia cae. Quien mas va a venir? Cuando empieza el '82 reunion? 14:09 Ana: Llegamos el jueves 23 y el viernes nos vamos a Acapulco. Regresamos a la Ciudad el lunes por la tarde. Nos regresamos a Phoenix el domingo 2 de junio. Espero que nos podamos reunir. Le decia a Hector que creo que el sabado 1 de junio es el unico dia que tenemos un compromiso. Si tienes tiempo reune a un buen grupo..... Saludos 22:11 Aloha to all. We'll be leaving for Maui tomorrow and we'll be gone til Saturday. I hope to return to a very busy chat room! Kenneth: Thanks. I'll give it a shot when I come back from paradise!

2080 Elena Rohweder Turn

2081 Ingrid Urich-Sass

5/6/02

5/6/02

Elena: If a come to Dallas it will be over memorial day weekend. Hope to see you! 15:09 Alex: How nice of you to ask. Business is slow because of the economy. Marketing/advertising/PR tend to fall by the wayside when money gets tight. At the same time, some freelance work does shake out, yet there are hundreds of marketing folks who have lost their jobs and are freelancing to make ends meet till they find a new gig. Since many have not been in business on their own before, they tend to lowball bids which hurts my business. Everyone: if anyone needs some contract marketing assistance, call me! (can't hurt to ask right?) 15:14 GEORGINA M- PASATELA SUPER PADRE!!!! Sobre lo del exesso de peso.... empeze una dieta hace casi 2 semanas... ya baje 12.5 pounds....pero me faltan otras 25-35 libras!!!! Sigo pareciendo como embarazada por la gordura :( Mi chiquita esta sensacional!!!! Sigue durmiendo de 11-12 horas por la noche. Sigue comiendo de lo mejor. Todavia no le han salido sus primeros dientes, y ya casi va a cumplir 8 meses!! A ver si puedes venir a mi fiesta de cumple el 2 de Junio. Fernando- congratulations on Stephan!!!!! :) Alex y Kelly- Happy B- lated. Kenneth Lane- thank you for the music tip. :)

2082 Alex Juarez "81"

2083 Alex Loya 2084 DOMINIC

5/6/02

5/6/02 5/6/02

A todos: June 2 is my birthday, I will be having a BBQ at my moms place con mariachis , y todo. For those of you in the area or those who will be in the area....come!! Call me for details (310) 205-0659 16:21 Elena: Hang in there, there are some signs that the economy is starting to recover. I still think we will see a sluggish economy for a few more months and then we should start seeing an increase in employment. Unfortunately, the Hispanic market is hit even worse. It takes twice the time for it to recover from a recession. Telecommunications has been affected by the recession real hard. All telcos are suffering from line losses and heavier competition. Keep plugging away...... Ingrid: Espero que pases un feliz cumpleaños, y te felicito desde ahora ya que voy a estar en Mexico y Acapulco en esas fechas. Que rapido se va el tiempo, mi bebe casi cumple 9 meses. Felicidades... 17:08 Thanks to all who wished me a happy b-day! Happy b-day to you next June 2, Ingrid! It blows my mind to think our thirties will soon be history! Of course, me como el abuel Ramon are now offially over the hill and on their way dow! I am sorry to hear about Allan, I do kremember hims. it seems so untimely every time one of our number paasses away, it always reminds me of our frailty! We have a strong consolation and solid hope that, if we will trust in Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, one day our bodies will change from mortal to immortal, and from corruptible to incorruptible, and that day we will no longer be ubject to deseasor aging, or sorrow or pain, and we ll never again hve to say goodbye! And, that, my friennds, is methibg to look.. rward to! 18:32 CHEERS TO EVERYONE: I KNEW ALLAN CARVAJAL PRETTY WELL, WE FIRST REALLY STARTED HANGING OUT DOWN AT THE TIENDITA. ALLWAYS READY FOR A GOOD DESM*&$%, PACHANGA OR JUST HANGING OUT BEING COOL. I SAW HIM A FEW TIMES IN AUSTIN AND HOUSTON AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, ALWAYS READY TO ROCK AND ROLL!!. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW HE ENJOYED LIFE AND LIVED IT OUT IN HIS OWN TERMS. KENNETH LANE: HOLA, HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL, WHERE THE HECK IS YOUR BRO? ME LO SALUDAS MUCHO Y A TUS JEFES TAMBIEN. IM STILL NOT SURE SI TUS JEFES ME HALUCINABAN O LES CAIA BIEN ? LA VEZ QUE FUIMOS YO Y GANEM A VISITARLOS EN HOUSTON NOS QUEDAMOS EN CASA DE TUS JEFES Y NOS LA PASAMOS MUY BIEN (TE ACUERDAS)?. ME ACUERDO QUE FUIMOS ACHUPAR CON ALAN Y EL COAH WENDLER (ALIAS LUCIFER) Y WENDLER NOS SACO DE ONDA PORQUE SE CONVIRTIO EN BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN Y NOS HIZO REZAR EN SU CASA ANTES DE IRNOS AL BAR. DEL SUSTO, NOS ACABAMOS TODO EL CHUPE EN EL BAR Y REZAMOS PARA QUE LA PEDA QUE LE PUSIMOS A WENDLER LE HICIERA RECAPACITAR. LO ULTIMO QUE SUPE DE WENDLER ES QUE YA ERA BIEN DESMADROSO OTRA VEZ, OJALA SEA CIERTO. SALUDOS A TU ESPOSA Y HIJOS, A VER CUANDO LOS CONOSCO. ALEX JUAREZ: ME VOY A JAPON EL DIA 7 DE JUNIO PARA IR A MEXICO-ECUADOR UN DIA DESPUES, DE AHI VAMOS A INGLATERRACAMERUN, MEXICO-ITALIA Y OTROS 7 JUEGOS. NUESTRA BASE DE OPERACIONES VA SER LA CASA DE JOE LECUSAY EN OSAKA. CURIOSAMENTE, LA NOVIA DE UN CHAVO QUE TRABAJA AQUI EN NORBAC TAMBIEN VA A ESTAR EN OSAKA Y PUES COMO SABE JAPONES SERA DE GRAN AYUDA CON LAS MESERAS EN LOS BARES. PARECE QUE SI MEXICO CALIFICA (LO CUAL MUCHOS DUDAN) TENDRIAN QUE JUGAR EN KOREA Y PUES TAL VEZ NOS ANIMEMOS A UNOS TAKESHIS DE PERRITO. LASTIMA DEL REUNION DEL CLASS OF 82, PERO MI SEÑORA NO ESTA MUY CONTENTA DE ESTE VIAJE (LE EXPLICO PERO NO ENTIENDE QUE ES UN MUNDIAL!!) Y SI LE DIGO QUE APARTE ME VOY A ACAPULCO ME MATA. SALUDOS A TODOS

2085 John M. Bauer 2086 Kelly Sherck 2087 Alex Loya 2088 Elena Rohweder Turn

2089 Alex Juarez "81"

5/6/02 5/6/02 5/7/02 5/7/02

5/7/02

DOMINIC 18:35 We can look forward to that or the ether bunny! 19:02 Is it me, or does Ingrid always have the wildest parties? Girl - you certainly know how to live it up...Hope you have a GREAT day... 11:43 Hello. Sorry about all the bad grammar in my last message, I am actuaaly and was actually typing is and that messagenat e gym while working out, doing the stationary bike, at the same time. The computer keyboard is kind of awkward and you cant correct mistakes. Anyway, Dominic, its great to hear Count Wendler's hope is no longer the eer bunny! Apparently you got him before he was well grounded in the true Hope of eternal life, how could I get in touch with him? He needs to come back and rember that it is possible to have a good time and remember it next day... wout a headache. Alrits, see ya! 20:07 Alex J: Thanks. As a friend of mine says I just need to "keep my knockers up!" And being here close to the Richardson telecom corridor we have seen first-hand how hard that industry has been hit. Fujitsu just announced another 17,000 to be let go. Then we have Ericcson, Nokia, Verizon, and all the others who have had tons of layoffs. May 16-20 Craig and I will be going to SF to celebrate his parent's 65th anniversary. How impressive, no? 23:18 Dominic: Me hiciste reir un buen rato con lo de Wendler. Oye, ni pez... Maggie tiene que entender que biene primero el mundial. Por lo que a Mexico se refiere, yo estoy seguro de que si pasa a segunda y tercera ronda,pero hasta ahi llega. De todas formas hara un buen papael por alla. Que envidia me das. Alex L. Its probably better that you don't get in touch with coach Wendler. I bet he is happier living his life to the max.... We all know Allan Carvajal did.

2090 Marivi Lerdo de Tejad

2091 Ingrid Urich-Sass

5/8/02

11:17

SF BAY AREA PICNIC Due to popular demand, the date for the SF Bay Area alumni picnic has been changed to SATURDAY, JUNE 8. (Something about '82 graduates wanting time to recover from the alcohol poisoning they expect to suffer at their Memorial Day weekend reunion in Acapulco.)

5/8/02

If you are interested in attending or know AHS alumni in the SF Bay Area who should be invited, please drop me a line at [email protected] so I can send the details. 20:00 Alex Juarez- amazing de como vuela el tiempo!!! Felicidadez de sus 9 meses. Kelly S- if you come to LA on my birthdy, you know girl, it will be fun :)

2092 Alex McGrath

2093 Alex Loya 2094 Alex Juarez "81" 2095 Alex Loya 2096 Alex McGrath

2097 George S. Ortes 2098 DOMINIC

5/8/02

5/8/02 5/8/02 5/9/02 5/9/02

5/10/02 5/10/02

Saludos a todos 22:09 Dominic, we'll be looking for you among the spectators at the Mexico-Ecuador game. Take an oversized sombrero de charro, paint your face, do whatever it takes to get a close-up shot of "Our Man in Osaka." You have a strong personality, just wear something and surely you'll be seen on a billion TVs. Once I went to a Formula One Grand Prix race here in DF with this girl and took this horrible mask with me. It had slimy red hair and wrinkles all over, a pretty disgusting thing. Next day my friend was at work talking about the race with some guys who had seen it on TV, when somebody asked, "Y vieron al naco ese con la mascara? Pasaron un super naco con una mascara horrible". The brave girl had the nerve to admit she not only knew the guy but was also actually sitting next to him. In fact, so brave she ended marrying me years later. Must have been the mask. 22:18 Alex J. Me sorprendes, tocayo! Oh, I see! In other words, being happy and living living life to max is attained by being drunk... ok, I see many living life to the max as you define, if it wasnt for their broken homes, venereal diseases, premature deaths, cyrrhosis of the liver, drunk driving deaths and cripplings and so forth... mi tocayin, me thinks you are mistaken, in God's Presence there is fulness of joy, it is in living for Jesus that our hearts are satisfied... and that without being a slave to alcohol and other destructive vices... I'm telling on you! Hey, Alex McG! Hey Dale! Hey many of you others of like faith, Alex J. thinks you re not happy or living life to the max! ... no but really, how could I get in touch with coach Wendler? If I dont, the Lord will anyway, He takes care His own. 23:54 Ex Hulk Loya: I don't mean that you have to be drunk in order to fufill your life, but no matter what you believe in or who you believe in, you owe it to yourself to live it to the max. If people do it by drinking, smoking etc, etc, well so be it. I am happy for you that you are enjoying life to the fullest your way, but don't try to change a way another person enjoys his or her life.. 11:07 Alex J. Ahora si me ofendiste! What do you mean "ex-Hulk"? Ok, but I am now pumping iron again every day, I'll be back... You know, years ago I was in the streets of San Antonio, by the River Walk, telling people about Jesus Christ and the salvation He offers from eternal misery, when this young airforce guy, whom I was trying to talk to, began to come at me like he was going to beat me up. I didn't know what to do, should I follow the impulse I had to thump him good? I was young then, right out of the marines, a bigger and in better shape hulk than you knew, on the other hand, I was representing the Lord and, as the song says, it would be hard to witness to him stretched out on the floor. Just as I was about to snap and sin by knocking him this huge man with a beard came out of no where put his big huge arm and bear hand around the kid and told him, "What are you doing? He is trying to show you a better way!" The giant disappeared, but the airforce guy listened to the Gospel. Now, I dont know who the giant bear of a man was, for all I know he could have been an angel, but what he told the kid is true, there is a better way. Besides, it seems to me that it was our dear Pominic who came to change the way coach Wendler had found to enjoy life to the max, by appealing to his sinful nature. Christ said, "I have come that you may have life and have it to the full.." Like the giant,big bear of a man, perhaps an angel, said, there is a better way. 22:45 Loya, are you asking for help in dealing with Juarez? Sorry kido, you're on your own. You can take care of yourself. The one thing I do have to say about Loya is that he's been kicked out of this board, insulted, hammered time after time, and he keeps coming back. How many of us would do that? Maybe he's just stubborn or bored, or likes to be pushed around. His style of saying things and some of his thoughts can certainly drive you nuts. But perhaps the importance and urgency he transmits in his message will one day get us thinking that there is something important here. Maybe it already has. 9:32 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!! From Mexico. To all the Moms and future Moms. Happy Mothers day . Will repeat message on Sunday for Mothers day USA. 14:29 ALEX McGRATH: PARA ASEGURAR LO DE LA TV, VOY A USAR UN PENACHO AZTECA Y UN PAÑAL DE SUMO! VAMOS, MEXICO! MEXICO! MEXICO! EX HULK: LIVE AND LET DIE TO ALL MOMS: REMEMBER THAT MOTHERHOOD IS NOT FOR WIMPS! DEMAND A VERY NICE GIFT, YOU ALL DESERVE IT!!! FELICIDADES A TODAS. SALUDOS DOMINIC

2099 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

5/11/02

12:56

Ingrid: You go girl! Hechale ganas. Vas a quedar hecha un cuerazo! No voy a poder ir a tu cumple porque ese fin de semana nos vamos a Ixtapa por una semana (voy a dar una conferencia). Pasatela padrisimo! George: Gracias por tus felicitaciones. Pase el dia de la madres en avion de regreso de Hawaii. Mis nenes me dieron dos albumenes que hicieron en sus pre-schools con fotos que les han ido tomando desde enero. Fue un super regalo! Mi esposo me sorprendio con un upgrade a una super suite de pelos en el hotel en Maui durante toda nuestra estancia. Ser mama es mucho mas increible que lo que me imagine.

2100 Mike Buhler

2101 Alex Loya

5/13/02

13:44

Alex McG: Super Naco! Great story. Wasn't it Ms Gonzalez (Biology??) that said that to impress a date and have her fall in love with you you had to scare her (seems that the body's stress response to fright and love are very similar). A few years ago, a friend of mine gave me 50-yard, first row tickets for a Dolphins-Jets game on Monday Night. When the Fin's intercepted, I noticed a TV camera filming us just as I was in the process of going ape-shit. I think I got about 10 emails from people about that one.

5/13/02

Alex L/Alex J.: Thanks for putting some spice into the chat. Alex L, I admire your persistence and conviction. You are quite an energizer bunny with a mision! 19:01 Mc.G., I'm glad you feel my pain!... But I'm telling on you now! Hey everyone, Mc.G is the one who got me started! He used to come to me with his Bible at school and tell me all about the battle of Armageddon and how there would be no women in heaven (I think he meant that it seems as there will be no women in heaven because the Bible mentions thirty minutes of silence in heaven. Obviously, some think, with that length of time of silence, there must not be any women in heaven!) to which I replied we didn't have to worry about Armageddon since it is in the Middle East and how could it be heaven without women? But Mc.G. started it, and now he leaves me to fend for myself!... thats ok Mc.G.! I'm the one racking up all the eternal rewards from this board! Ya vez mugre Alex J. First you blackmail me about why I was late to football practice, and now you got our dear Pominic calling me ex Hulk too! I'm telling you, I'm going to pump iron even harder! Mike B.thanks for the compliment! I'm not bored like McG. claims, but my wife tends to think sometimes I can be a little stubborn!

2102 Elena Rohweder Turn 2103 Alex McGrath

5/13/02 5/13/02

Happy mothers day to all of you beautiful AHS moms! 19:06 Anyone a Rolling Stone fan? I can get special seats at the Oct 23 concert (Wednesday night)in Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena. Tickets have yet to go on sale but I can get Gold Circle seats (sections 105-108 and 117-120) for $500. Seats with VIP pre-concert party at the Club Chivas Regal Lounge (food, beer and wine included) and "Official Rolling Stones gift package" (I don't know what this includes) are $950. I can only get 8 seats so first come first serve. Send me an email if you are interested. [email protected] 21:26

Mike, so you got your five seconds of fame too? That's why we have to look out for The Sumo Fighter with a Penacho Azteca among the crowd in the World Cup. Loya, girls not allowed in heaven? Ooops, sorry (ifffff I actually said that). And that's what turned you off in our discussion that time or what. There's a rumor going around that Elena is giving away free tickets for the Stones concert :)

2104 Georgina (Marquez) Bl 2105 Antonio Iniguez

5/13/02 5/14/02

2106 Alex McGrath 2107 Mike Buhler 2108 Alex Juarez "81"

5/14/02 5/14/02 5/14/02

Georgina, I need your advice. We have a couple of cats (short hair). They constantly shed A LOT of hair, which drives me crazy. Is this normal? Just another Chernobyl aftereffect or what? It's been going on for 24 months (yeah and they're two years old!). Is there a solution to this? Vitamins, anything? 21:48 Alex: It's just something that happens because their hair is short. Each hair shaft has a shorter life cycle than pets (or people) with longer hair. Their hair falls off as soon as it reaches a certain length. Therefore, the shorter the hair the more frequently it will fall off. However, it never hurts to have your vet check them over to make sure there's no underlying problem. Brushing them every day (or as often a s possible) to remove all the loose hairs can help. Having lots of rollers that pick up hair around the house is always convenient. Sorry! Just a fact of living with a cat. 2:20 And McGrath... that is fifty dollars please...invoice is in the mail. 13:05 Depressing news, but thanks for the info, Geor. Can I pay you with a couple of stray cats? 15:43 Geor: Now that we are on the subject, do cocker spaniels need to get their teeth cleaned (tartar build up)? Or is this a merchandising opportunity for my vet? 15:53 Mike: Its always good to add a little spice to the message board. Specially if it involves Alex Loya. Alex L: Sorry my friend, but your Hulk days are over. At your age you will be lucky if you can bench press 150lbs... Hector: A donde estas? No te escondas. Hoy los Pumas iniciaran la masacre Americanista. Hoy ganan 2-1 y en CU Pumas gana 2-0. Creo que tus aguilitas mejor se deben concentrar en la Libertadores. Ana Ceci: Que onda... nos vamos a poder juntar la semana del 27? Tenemos que celebrar tu cumpleaños.

2109 Homero Menchaca Fal

2110 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

5/14/02

5/14/02

Alex Mc: Bien hecho por no dejarte influenciar por Alex L. 17:13 Ojala tengas razon respecto a lo de los Pumas. Odiaria tener que soportar a los del America. De por si se creen hechos a mano... > -----Mensaje original----> De: QT - Alex Juarez "81 > [SMTP:[email protected]] > Enviado el: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:54 PM > Para: [email protected] > Asunto: AHS Class of '81 > < replied-to message removed by QT > 22:02 Tono: You're low balling me. My minimum charge is $85.00! Pero para los cuates it's on the house! Mike: All dogs and cats should get their teeth cleaned every 6 months. Tartar build up predisposes them to bacterial infections which can migrate to the heart causing a valvular infection. The kidneys and joints can also become infected. Should your beloved Cocker develop one of these conditions you would probably end up having to take him/her to an internist (like me!). After the small sum of $85.00 for a visit and probably $2,000 to $3,000 for testing and treatment, you will have a dog who will hopefully return to having a good quality life. The smarter way to go about this would be to get pet insurance (1-800-USA-PETS) and have them pay for the whole thing - including the teet cleaning! Happy dog, happy owner, happy vet, happy everyone!

2111 Jessica Boyatt

2112 Anacecilia 2113 Alex Juarez "81"

2114 Héctor Hernández

5/15/02

5/15/02 5/15/02

Wow, I'm not into lenghty messages but I guess I can get rather verbose when it comes to vet stuff! 11:54 I've just put some photos up on the msn site (seemed easier than making you do it Raza). http://communities.msn.com/ASFClassof19781982/pictures . The album is called "Jessica's old fotos" and there are a couple from 6th grade graduation and a bunch from 9th grade. (includes photos of Elena, Jennifer M., Kelly S., Margarita, Anne c., Marisa, Beth Argus, Julie C., David Laird, Mike Meaney, Judd Austin, Rebecca Blom, Jeannie Vonjidis).

By the by, Jennifer Meaney just moved up here and she's coming over for dinner tomorrow! 13:22 Alex J., Por supuesto! El viernes 31 esta perfecto, solo que no se donde. Se me ocurre el Tecamacharlies, La Barraca de Pabellon Polanco, el MP donde fue el cocktail el anho pasado. Ustedes que opinan? Se que Hector, Alejandra, Ricardo, estan puestos. Quien mas? Of course everybody is invited and if some class of '82 se quedan picados, estaria bien que vinieran. 14:31

Ana Ceci: Creo que el Tecamacharlies para acordarnos de buenas epocas...Pon la hora (mejor en la tarde si funciona mejor para ti).

5/17/02

Homero: Claro que si. Despues de ayer lo unico que Pumas tiene que hacer es sacar un empate de CU. Claro que van a ganar, pero por si las dudas. Creo que Hector mejor prefiere no hablar de esto. Muchos saludos 23:12 Hola!!!! ¿Cómo andan? Yo con muchisimo trabajo, con esto del Mundial. Por cierto, SIGO ESPERANDO SUS QUINIELAS. Toño, hoy te la mandé. Alex Juarez: Doble contra sencillo, o lo que significa,¿otros tacos al pastor para el juego de mañana? Ustedes llegan con la ventaja de los puntos; nosotros con el ánimo por las nubes. Pase lo que pase, no dejes de leer mi editorial en mi página éste lunes, seré más objetivo que de costumbre!!! (www.realidadamericanista.com/editorial.asp)

Ya hablé con Anaceci, solo estoy esperando que me diga cuando y en donde nos vemos. Te lo haré saber. Ricardo y Alejandra ya confirmaron. Espero que Alex McGrath igual. ¡Y claro, todo aquel que esté leyendo este mensaje y viva aquí! Dominic, ¿Vives?, hace tres semanas no se nada de ti. Por lo visto guey, solo para pedir estas listo, verdad, una vez que te mande los datos, te me haz desaparecido. Ya no te dije que paso con tus camisetas. ¿Que paso con los hermanos Flores y contigo?, no he recibido sus quinielas!!!!! Homero, también te escribí hoy, espero tu mail. Georgina: que tal tu viaje???? Escríbeme! Un saludo a todos, un beso a todas!!! ¡Arriba el Águila! 2115 Alex Juarez "81"

5/18/02

12:49

Hector: Ya vas... Unos tacos al Pastor sera. Hoy Pumas pasa a la final. Felicidades por el pase de las Aguilas a semifinal. Ahora duro contra los Brasileños. Ana Ceci esta organizando para el viernes 31 y quizas sea en el Tecamacharlies. Ya le avise a Helen P. Ana Ceci: Si puedes confirma con Helen. Manden sus telefonos por si acaso no los encuentro. El tel. en casa de mi mama es 5673-9059 o el de mi hermana es 5673-9214.

2116 Alex Juarez "81" 2117 Anacecilia 2118 Alex Juarez "81" 2119 Alex Loya

5/19/02 5/20/02 5/20/02 5/22/02

Alex Mc: Ojala puedas ir... 11:47 Hector: Ni hablar, tus Aguilas ganaron. Felicidades, fueron mejor que Pumas. El proximo campeonato no cabe la duda que sera Puma, en este solo alcanzo para tocar la puerta. Ahora espero que las Aguilas se lleven la Libertadores. 12:32 Alex y todos. El viernes 31 esta bien, en el Tecamacharlies pero Alex me temo que si lo quieres hacer en la tarde, en viernes de quincena, tendrias que salir a las 2 para llegar a las seis! Que tal si mejor lo hacemos por hay de la 8:00 de la noche. George ya confirmo tambien. Si alguien tiene otra sugerencia, se acepta ya que todavia hay tiempo. Ojala animes a los mas que puedas que van a Aca y pasatela padrisimo! Mi telefono es 55 55 70 48 27. 16:57 Ana Ceci: Si, era a lo que me referia con la tarde. Mejor que sea a las 8:00pm. Nos vemosla proxima semana. Yo le aviso a los de la generacion del 82, tu encargate de los del 81.... 15:16

Alex J. What do you mean at my age?! I won't be old till next year! But I'll take you up on the challenge, 150 lbs. bench press it is! McG.Yep! That's exactly what you told me, no girls in heaven! And, of course, I thought no heaven without girls! But that really didn't turn me off to the Lord, I just figured you were just one of those crazy Christians who are always carrying their Bibles around quoting from it... Hey, both Alexes, didn't someone say its time for your bi-yearly teeth brushing or cleaning or something? I may have heard wrong... I'm just saying... 2120 George S. Ortes

5/22/02

2121 DOMINIC

5/22/02

15:54

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿WHAT??????????? No girls in heaven!!!!!!!. That does it. I am going to Hell. A comportarse mal para que no tengan duda que voy para abajo. Who will join my club; to continue the party down stairs. All the women are going anyways. !!! I am following them. Saludos a todos 17:07 GEORGE: DON'T BELIEVE THE EX-HULK!!! HE JUST WANTS TO STIR A BUNCH OF CACA INSTEAD OF PUMPING IRON LIKE HE SHOULD. THERE ARE GIRLS EVERYWHERE, IT'S JUST THAT THE ONES IN HELL ARE MORE FUN! HECTOR: QUE PASO CON MIS CAMISAS DE LA SLECCION? ESTA SEMANA MANDAMOS NUESTRAS QUINIELAS. ALEX J. EL RAZA SE VA TAMBIEN A JAPON, TODAVIA HAY TIEMPO!

2122 Marivi

5/22/02

SALUDOS DOMINIC 18:46 The SF Bay Area Alumni Picnic in Oakland is coming up on June 8. Believe it or not, there may be folks attending from as far away as Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles. Let me know if you'd like to attend or if you know of anyone on the West Coast who should be invited. Or go to the link below for more details:

2123 Georgina (Marquez) Bl 2124 Alex Loya

5/22/02 5/23/02

http://www.evite.com/respond/view/titleOnly?iid=CGIXYOCEUKDODISJ GHFV&closeJSHeader=OK&previewAfterSend=ok 19:27 George: Yo me porto mal contigo - after all, we did hit it off on the dance floor pretty darn well! 19:26

George, you sound just like me when Alex McG. told me there were no girls in heaven! Not to worry, you guys, and specially you girls, there are girls in heaven, plenty of 'em! In fact, the Muslims think that if they die killing one of us infidels they'll get 75 young virgins for each man... or is it one 75 year old virgin?... I'm not sure... but anyway, yeah, girls are allowed in heaven, McG. was mistaken. Hijole! mugre Dominic! Ahora si me estan rubbing the wrong way con eso de "ex-Hulk"! This is it! I'm reallly getting back in the gym this time! Of course, I've missed working out all this week so far... although "surfing the net" counts as exercise, doesn't it? I hope so, then I'm doing just fine!

2125 Héctor Hernández

5/24/02

Bummer I won't be able to attend the one year reunion! I sure would love to be there to point out the dangers of alcoholic consumption... just to try to help you have a good time! 23:33 DOMINIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! URGEN TUS QUINIELAS PARA MAS TARDAR EL MARTES!!!!!!! Alex Juarez, nos vemos las semana entrante. (Ya me estoy saboreando los tacos al pastor que Pumas me debe jejejeje) ANACECI: ¡Que onda, te escribio ayer y NO ME CONTESTASTE!

2126 Héctor Hernández

5/24/02

2127 Elena Rohweder Turn 2128 Elena Rohweder Turn

5/26/02 5/26/02

2129 Ann Constantino

5/29/02

Saludos a Todos!!!! 23:37 ANACECI: Te escribí, no te escribio jejejejej 11:30 Jessica: Can you send me your photos some other way. MSN Communities hates me for some reason. Send to [email protected] 11:33 Dear Fellow AHS Alumni: We are planning a one day celebration In Houston, Texas. ALL ALUMNI are invited. We had a lot fun last year. This year we are planning on having it on the 15th of September which will be a Sunday, so that we can have the Grito here in Texas. The menu consist of: Fajitas brought from Mexico Frijoles Negros Guacamole & Chicharon Rice & tortillas And what ever you want to bring. We will have soft drinks, but BYOB and your own Beer. The address is: The Old Goat Farm ( Charles Buddy Plumb) About 30 miles south of down town Houston Phone: 281 369-0588 Long Distance 1866-502-GOAT (4628) You may contact Buddy Plumb at: [email protected] Lalo Calderon at : [email protected] Steve Blaise at: [email protected] The cost is great, give what ever you want to help pay for the food and entertainment. All AHS alumni are invited. Let them know if you are planning on attending 9:38 Just got back from the '82 reunion in Acapulco. I'm sure you don't need to be told what a blast we all had!!! Wish I could have made it to our reunion last year. Ran into Anacecilia in the hotel lobby as she was playing babysitting aunt for her brother. She is too cool. In any case, when we have our 25th, I definitely plan to be there (even if it's in Alaska)! Elena, what is up with the reunion in Sept. on a SUNDAY???? I've already made my reservations at the Hotel Constantino-Cook. John looked at me funny when I told him to take that monday off and the boys could miss school. If Stephen could miss school last year for "THE BOSS," surely they can miss it for this, no? Also, I am going to get with Tennyson and Carolyn this week so that we can plan a get together in the next couple of weeks. Are you and Craig game?

2130 Elena Rohweder Turn 2131 Ann Constantino 2132 Anacecilia

5/30/02 5/30/02 5/30/02

2133 George S. Ortes

5/30/02

2134 Anacecilia

5/30/02

2135 Hector Acevedo '82 2136 Rebeca Sato

2137 Alex Juarez "81"

Later, Ann 9:03 ANN: Count Craig and I in for anything you guys work out. Heather Fraser is in town. I held her new baby - Summer - for about an hour. Friday she is coming over for dinner. You want to join us? 6pm at 6509 Cypress Point, Plano. Dinner served. 11:15 Elenita: Count us in! Would love to join you for din-din. Can't wait to see Heather, and you and Craig of course. Hechame un e-mail con tu telefono - OTRA VEZ! 12:32 Ann, great to see you too! Estas igualita! glad you are posting again. It was so much fun meeting some of the class of '82 by the pool. Maybe we can organize something together with the class of 80 and 82 in the future. todos, don't forget tomorrow, Friday May 31st en el Tecamacharlie's a las 8:00. 21:23 Felicidades a Todos. En su dia. Hoy es Corpus Cristi (Day of the Mulas) So you remember Mexican Culture. See you all tomorrow. 23:12 Hola todos, la reservacion en Tecamacharlie's es en el BAR, 8:00 pm under Generacion 81 del Colegio Americano. Me dijeron que podian hacer cuentas separadas de 4 personas en 4 asi que esto va a facilitar todo.

6/1/02 6/3/02

George, felicidades a ti! (El leon cree que todos son de su condicion!). Nos vemos mañana. 19:33 Ann: I apologize profusely for not having said a proper "goodbye" at IAH. I just lost sight of you guys at the passport check line (huge, wasn't it?). Anyway, it was great to have seen you and Mimi. This is my 1st time on this message board, but I felt obliged to make ammends... 2:07 Anaceci y Alex: Me quede con muchas ganas de acompañarlos en Tecamacharlies...me imagino que la pasaron a todo dar.

6/3/02

Anaceci: Gracias por todos tus consejos sabios. Me dio gusto verte en Aca y conocer a tu bella familia. 12:05 Mexico 1 - Croatia 0 Si se pudo, si se pudo, Next is Ecuador and then Italy...... Viva Mexico Ana Ceci: Mil gracias por organizar la mini reunion en el Tecamacharlies. Nos la pasamos padrisimo.

2138 Alex McGrath

6/3/02

Rebeca: too bad you couldn't make it, we had a fantastic time. It was great to see you in Aca.. 13:40 Anacecilia, how was your Tecamacharlies meet? I had the chance of hooking up with Mike "Miami Vice" Buhler some days ago. We were supposed to meet for lunch but he raided some Seven Eleven just before that so he basically saw me eat. It was great meeting again, exactly one year after our Reunion. Then he invited Elizabeth and me for dinner at his home. Mike & Fam. recently moved to this very nice house with a special ranch ambiente, a really nice place. He prepared some Sushi he's apparently famous for, though I don't recall ever seeing him hanging out at Mrs. Marentes (?) Cooking class. His Sushi turned out to be out of this world and that's where I almost ended when I overdid it with the Wasabi, that green superhot thing. Never combine Wasabi with a very sore throat or you might end up shot-gunning everybody around you with rice and algae, which I almost did.

2139 Dwight Werren

2140 Ann Constantino 2141 Anacecilia

6/3/02

6/3/02 6/3/02

As it usually seems to happen with wives, Tessy and Elizabeth made the intelligent remarks of the evening. Mike and I tried not to talk about the good old days at the ASF and boring them to death in the process, but I suspect we ended up doing exactly that. What is is with this school? 17:40 Hola amigos! Que ondas? It's great to finally connect on the web with everyone from Colegio Americano class of 1981! I'm beaming in from Cincinnati, OH. I've scanned a bunch of the posts and see that Jennifer WS is in PA and John Hendrix is in the DC area. Hey, John, remember when we skipped school, jumped the wall, and took the Metro down to the zoo to watch the pandas? Hey, Jennifer, nice photo collection posted on the MSN site! Hope to link up with some of you in person soon. Gee, it's funny what 21 years does to you like marriage, 2 girls (13 & 10), research biologist, now computer programmer for CDC, PTA president of the local elementary school, and La Tiendita is still the greatest social learning experience in the universe! luego.... 18:22 Hector A: Sorry we couldn't see eachother either. Immigration was crazy as I had to catch my connecting flight to D/FW. Before doing that I ran outside to say hi to a friend who was picking up Mims and Lori. She in turn drove me over to terminal C, I cut through the security line letting everyone around me know I had 3 mins to get to my gate and board. After running - yes, running FULL SPEED, the flight was delayed! I was a lovely sight once I came up for air. I'll get with Mims and Rina on when I will be down in the Houston area and perhaps we can get together then. 21:22 Dominic, no te hemos visto en la tele! Our first reunion turned out to be a great birthday party! Estuvo muy divertido gracias a Alejandra A.,Alex J., Karen, Craig, Hector, George, Ricardo, all of our significant others (que por cierto son buenisima onda)and Alex's friends from Arizona, tambien muy buena onda. Special guest, Lorena Luke representing class of '82. Sorry Lore que no llegaron mas de tu clase pero por lo que escribio Becky, todavia no se reponen! Ingrid, como pasaste tu cumple?

2142 Antonio Iniguez

6/4/02

2143 Rebeca Sato

6/4/02

3:06

Hola gente!!!! No sabe que gusto es andar caminando aqui en Francia viendole las "jetotas" a los franceses...y Mexico???? TRES PUNTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6:15 Anaceci: ¡Felicidades! Qué bueno que te la pasaste padre. Me quede pensando toda la noche si hice lo correcto al regresar ese día... Alex: Fue un placer verte nuevamente y en el bello puerto de Acapulco. Espero que te la hayas pasado padre!! Hector: De mi tampoco te despediste... Fotos de Aca: http://www.zaidi.com/class82/assorted/aca02rina.php http://www.zaidi.com/class82/assorted/acabecky.php

2144 Fernando

6/4/02

(courtesy of Mr. Zaidi) 8:43 Hola a todos. Como pasa el tiempo. Creo que desde que nació Stephan no había regresado. Que lastima lo de Carvajal. Yo también en más de una ocasión agarre la jarra con él. ¿Cómo vieron el 1-0 de nuestros ratones verdes? Si no la regamos yo creo que hasta pasamos a la segunda ronda. Cindy, que pena con lo del virus. No me había dado cuenta que mi PC esta infectada. De hecho yo también tengo el antivirus de Norton, al cual también le hago sus live updates un par de veces al mes... Es más, ¿estás segura que fui yo el que te mando el virus? En fin, cambiando el tema ¿cómo va lo de tu adopción? Ingrid, y a todos los que han cumplido años, ¡muchas felicidades atrasadas! Y muchas gracias por los buenos deseos para Stephan. Mike, si todo salé acorde a lo planeado, Nat y yo nunca tendremos que hacer cobertura por zonas. You made me laugh! Wendler a born again Christian? Now that is something I definitely did NOT see coming! Toño, ya no nos hagamos tontos... Para como van las cosas yo nunca voy ir a Paris... ¿Cuándo vienes a Bruselas? Me da gusto reportar que en comparación a Oliver, Stephan está saliendo un niño muy fácil – muy pocos cólicos por lo que duerme mucho y casi nunca llora (como dicen: ¡Una de cal por las que van de arena!) Recientemente alguien me mandó lo siguiente. I liked it and thought I would share it with all of you: Las presiones para que se fuera habían comenzado sin preámbulo. Llevaba desde que podía recordarlo en aquel lugar y no entendía por que lo echaban. El lugar era cómodo, cálido y lo alimentaban bien. Se ajustaba perfectamente a sus necesidades y, aunque era cierto que últimamente había empezado a sentir que le quedaba chico, en ningún momento se había quejado. No creía haber nunca molestado a nadie. Por lo general se mantenía sin moverse mucho, con lo que le parecían incomprensibles los gritos que le llegaban exigiéndole que saliera. Resistió lo más que pudo, pero al final las presiones pudieron más que él. Tras varias horas de lucha tuvo que salir. Tenía miedo. Afuera las cosas le parecían frías y poco amables. Todo lo que él conocía había desaparecido, dejado de existir: su hogar, sus medios para alimentarse, su seguridad. No podía evitar llorar. “¿Por qué me mueven tanto?”, “¿Por qué no me dejan en paz?” gritaba, pero nadie parecía hacerle caso.

2145 Alex Juarez "81"

6/5/02

El esfuerzo que representaba todo el cambio era sobrecogedor. Estaba agotado. El sueño empezaba a cerrarle los ojos cuando se dio cuenta de que habían dejado de moverlo. Algo ocupaba su limitado campo de visión. Trató de enfocar la vista. Dentro nunca había tenido la necesidad de ver y todo estaba borroso. Por fin, pudo distinguir una cara. La cara parecía tan agotada como él mismo se sentía y, sin embargo, sonreía; sonreía y lloraba a la vez. Otra cara se acercó a la primera. También esa cara sonreía. Un calor agradable lo envolvía; era un sentimiento extraño. Algo relacionado con aquellas caras lo hacía sentir como si estuviera en casa. El sueño se iba apoderando de él. Ya no podía mantener los ojos abiertos; necesitaba descansar. Cuando los cerraba trató de sonreír como aquellas caras que ahora reían, pero no supo como, ya tendría tiempo de aprender. De algo estaba seguro: ya todo iba a estar bien. 12:21 Team USA 3 vs Portugal 2...... yeahhhhhhhhhhhh. Luis DoSantos (alias Ponch) if you are reading, sorry........ Toño: No sabes que gusto me dio ver perder a Francia. Espero que Urguay le de otra lección más. Saludos Fer: Creo que Belgica podía haber sacado mejor resultado, pero como jugó contra la nación sede, creo que fue buen resultado para los diablos rojos. Hector: No que el Tri no podía ganarle a Croacia?

2146 Alex Loya

6/5/02

Saludos a todos.... Fue bueno ver a los cuates y cuatas en el Tecamacharlies. 13:08 Hey Dwight! Good to see you here! Welcome home! Alex J. el Ponch si lee el message board, he is the quiet type though. Hey Ponch! Say hi to all! I was sitting in an insurance class the other day, every two years you have to renew your insurance agent license in the state of louisiana and you have to take continuing education classes. Anyway, I'm sitting there learning more about insurance fraud indicators and such when all of a sudden it hit me, what am I doing here?! I hate insurance classes! It dries me up and it feels like licking sand paper! I remembered how when I was a young man, a kid, in the United States Marine Corps, I actually felt at home in the military, and how I feel at home in Biblical, theological circles. All of a sudden it dawned on me! I need to get back in the Armed Forces! As a chaplain. Other things have happened that make it very obvious to me that the Lord is calling me back into the military, so, I have been talking to a U.S. Army recruiter and I am about to decide to join the U.S. Army as a chaplain. They have a great need for chaplains in the Armed Forces. If I join, which I probably will, I will be an officer this time, I was just a little Lance Corporal in the Marines, this time I will be comissioned as a first leutenant and after 6 months I will be promoted to Captain. Age 40 is the dead line to join as a chaplain, but they will extend the dead line for me because I have prior service. If I join, I look forward to staying there for the long haul, until its time to retire. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you all, although I am not 100% sure yet, I'm about 98% sure. Well, I didn't intend to bore you but I know I like to know whats going on in you all's lives.

2147 Alex Juarez "81"

6/5/02

Hugs to all. 23:50 Alex L: Muchas felicidades si lo haces. Creo que seria bueno que hagas algo que realmente quieras hacer. Go for it....... Ponch: Where are you? Don't hide! Que paso con Portugal?

2148 Anacecilia 2149 Alex Juarez "81"

6/6/02 6/7/02

2150 David (Didar) Noriega '

6/7/02

2151 Rebeca Sato

6/9/02

Ana Ceci: Mil gracias por tomar el pago para el ex alumni. No se si te di las gracias. 20:39 Alex J. de nada! Pofa avisame cuando te contacten del alumni office. Por cierto, cual es tu mail? 11:45 Ana Ceci: es [email protected] o el de la casa es [email protected] Gracias 17:57 Hola Todos, The MSN communites site created over two years ago for the ASF alumni is shutting down soon . All the pictures will be moved to a new site that is using vBulletin technology. You can find the new site at http://www.asfalumni.com/vb The new site will cover all alumni, not just 1978-1982. You will need to register again at the new site in order to view the pictures. Recently uploaded there are all the new pictures from the Acapulco 2002 Class of 1982 reunion and old color pictures by Denise Rosenfeld '82 circa 1980-81. Hope to see you there! 16:13 Class of 82 Reunion Los Angeles, California Let's all get together again and join classmates who were missed in Aca!! Place: Conga Room on Wilshire, Hollywood Date: Saturday August 17 2002 Time: 7:00 p.m. Please confirm your attendance and number of people in your party to: Rebeca Sato: [email protected] or to Paul Elwood: [email protected]

2152 Hector Acevedo '82 2153 Rebeca Sato

6/10/02 6/10/02

Other classes are more than welcome to join us!! 2:26 Becky S:Nos vemos en el messageboard del 82... 3:49 Alla nos vemos, pero dejame les digo que ya se esta apuntando gente para la reunión de Los Angeles. Toño, Isauro y demas que no pudieron asistir a la reunión, sería buenísimo que nos juntaramos todos allá. Y a los que si pudieron ir, es hora de juntarnos otra vez!! Pueden agregar su nombre en: http://www.evite.com/r?iid=FZLNNKMEINBOVHFYOMMB&li=iq

2154 Fernando

6/12/02

4:45

Toño, ¿cómo está el humor de los franceses hoy día? Defending champs y no anotar ni un sólo gol... ¡ya ni la muelan! Y ahora ya también les podemos decir adios a los Argentinos... No hace mucho, justo antes de que empezara el torneo, alguien me dijo que los dos grandes favoritos eran Francia y Argentina... Si chucha, ¡como no! No pasaron ni a la segunda ronda. Que vergüenza. ¡Hasta nuestros ratonse verdes tienen buenas posibilidades de pasar! Mañana habrá que concentrarse y tener sólo buenas vibras.

2155 Alex Juarez "81"

6/12/02

2156 Alex McGrath

6/12/02

En los partidos que he tenido oportunidad de ver me he estado fijando a ver si sale Póminic, pero aún no lo he visto. 11:58 Fer: A mi me parecio verlo en Univision durante el juego de Ecuador. Traia puesta una peluca y creo que andaba sin camisa. Arriba los ratones verde. Hoy le tienen que dar un buen susto a Italia. Toño: Has de andar caminado con una gran sonrisa en Francia, mientras todos los demas estan con una jetas horribles. 15:21 Viste a Dominic, Alex? No lo puedo creer! Yo he andado en Dominic Alert tambien pero no he visto nada. Question. Is David Rae starting to look like David Letterman or am I imagining things?

2157 Alex Juarez "81"

6/12/02

22:48

Ana Ceci, Hector, Ricardo, George, Alejandra, Karen, Craig, Lorena Luke: Les mande un e-mail con fotos de nuestra mini reunion. Ojala alguien las pueda poner en un web site para que otros puedan verlas. Ana a ver si les manda al alumni para que salgan en el gazette. Alex M: Creo que si era Dominic. Hoy en la madrugada de seguro sale.

2158 Antonio Iniguez 2159 Ramon Ricoy

6/13/02 6/13/02

2160 Alex Juarez "81"

6/13/02

2161 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

6/14/02

2162 Nick Sarracco "81" 2163 Alex Juarez "81"

6/14/02 6/16/02

2164 Alex McGrath

6/16/02

Go Mexico, Go USA................... 2:49 Saben?...En estos momentos los franceses no hablan mucho porque no tienen idea que les pegó. Por lo pronto yo camino con una gran sonrisa y me ando "balconeando" a todos, preguntándoles que les pasó. Espero que en el juego de hoy mis ratoncitos verdes no me hagan quedar mal para poder REALMENTE hacerles la vida imposible a todos estos franceses. Veremos...no está fácil pero...pero...tenemos arbitro brasileiro que no creo que nos haga jodederas y los ecuatorianos no nos pueden quedar mal...Veremos...Yo tambien he andado buscando en la tele al Pominic y no lo he encontrado...Esperemos que en mi mensaje de mañana continúe el sarcasmo... 10:52 Mexico, Mexico, Mexico At this time(10:00 a.m.) there are thousands of people in Reforma, which is closed of course. Its going to be hard to get work done today. I wish for a match with Corea. Now that the people from '82 are gone give us some gossip about the reunion. 11:53

Mexico 1, Italia 1......Vamos a octavos................ Despues del gol de Mexico enseñaron a la tribuna y estoy casi seguro que Dominic trae puesta una peluca verde, roja y blanca. Espero se la pasen super bien hoy en la ciudad. Ahora a ganar el siguiente juego. Espero no sea un juego Mexico vs USA. 9:06

Viva Mexico! Ramoncito, que descarado eres! Pero si ojes chismes, make sure you post them! Alex L:What a great opportunity you have to do two things that you believe in strongly. Good luck. Let us know what you decide. AnaCeci and Ingrid: Happy belated birthday Fer: don't worry about the virus. It was sent to me 38, yes 38 different times in 5 days from various AHS'ers. Although Norton Antivirus caught it, it somehow messed up our FireWall which took a bit to repair. So I am hoping I didn't sent it to someone! As far as the adoption, we are leaving two weeks from today! And this date looks like it is going to go. I was just talking to Elena and e-mailed Kelly that I am having those funky pregnancy nightmeres we women get before delivery, so it must mean that it is going to happen. Meanwhile, here in Colorado, we are concerned about fire, although the big fire is over 30 miles away from us. In town last week there was so much ash in the sky that our clothes and car where covered! It was probably similar to when Popo exploded. Hope summer is going well for everyone! 16:48 Ramon : Sorry it took so long to get back to you , I have not been at the computer for a while . First let me thank you , not for one bottle of Agave , but the hotel actually left three bottles in my room !!! I had met some people from Newport Beach Cal. while on the 82 reunion , and between them and both of my brothers , we did those bottles justice . Thankyou so much !!! As for the reunion ,, that class of 82 throws one hell of a bash !!! 15:07 To all: Raza Zaidi has posted a few pictures of our mini class reunion at Tecamacharlies. http://www.big.net/raz/class82/assorted/jano.php Saludos a todos 22:20 So tonight's the, how should we call it, Pancho Villa Special maybe, US vs. Mex. Who's going to win?? Loya did you decide on rejoining the Armed Forces? Go for it, it sounds like one of those perfect 'why didn't I think of this before' situations. Whatever you do, stop licking sandpaper! Cindy, I've been thinking of you guys with all the fires. Aguanten, aguanten!

2165 Alex Juarez "81"

6/17/02

2166 Anacecilia

6/17/02

Alex, nice pics of the reunion. But where's the gossip? 11:17 USA 2, Mexico 0....... Good for Team USA. I hope they can beat the Germans now. Alex M: Raza posted the pictures, that's why there is no gossip. 13:08 Alex J. gracias por las fotos! What a bummer having Mex play USA. It could've been any other team. Wouldn't it be a surprise if the USA wins the cup. Hector y Alex. Puede llegar USA vs. Senegal? Wouldn't that be something!

2167 Rebeca Sato

6/17/02

On the Pominic alert... Si lo vi! En unos cortos de los Protagonistas, con un sombrero de bufon tricolor, cara pintada but it was the shouts "Conejo! Conejo!" that made me recognize him. 15:38 Las fotos del Tecamacharlies y de la reunión de Acapulco están en el nuevo site. (Al que pronto todos tendremos que ir): The forums can be found here:

2168 Héctor Hernández

6/17/02

http://www.asfalumni.com/vb/index.php 18:01 Hola a todos: México no pudo jugar peor. Jugaron verdaderamente como equipo de quinta!!! Es el colmo. Nunca saldremos de ratoncitos verdes! Durante la trasmisión el infumable Perro Bermudez dijo que entrevistaron a Erick Wynalda, quien afirmo que a ellos (los gringos) los educan y les enseñan deportivamente que siempre y por sobre todas las cosas tienen que ser mejores que los mexicanos, en todos los deportes y hoy en día, con las nuevas generaciones, más aun con el futbol. Es la diferencia de culturas, de un país de primer mundo al nuestro. Mientras uno sale a intentar ganar, convencido de que puede lograrlo, el otro sale a jugar pensando que con el puro nombre va a ganar. ¡Que pena México, como siempre, a la hora buena, se achicaron, y más aun, ante un rival que en teoria no es mejor que nosotros, aunque si lo fue en la practica. Por cierto, yo vi a Pominic dos veces, contra Ecuador y luego contra Italia. Sí, era el de la peluca. Alex, las fotos están muy buenas!!!!

2169 Alex Juarez "81" 2170 Homero Menchaca Fal

2171 Ingrid Urich-Sass

6/18/02 6/18/02

6/19/02

Saludos a todos!!!!! 16:49 Hector: Se le tiene que dar credito a EE.UU. supieron como jugarle a Mexico hasta el punto de la desesperación. Aunque Mexico domino 90% del juego, EE.UU jugó inteligentemente esperando los errores mexicanos. No es que México haya jugado mal sino que el equipo americano supo como variar sus ataques y resguardarse muy bien. Honestamente fue muy inteligente como le jugaron. Quien hubiera pensado que a Claudio Reyna lo hubieran puesto de carrilero y a Donovan en el puesto de Reyna. Ahora creo que el Vasco la rego en sacar a Morales y en meter a Luis Hernandez. En fin, ya paso. Solo es un juego........ 17:08 Asi es... es solamente un juego. En un Mundial de sorpresas. Ya ven lo que le paso a Italia con Corea. > -----Mensaje original----> De: QT - Alex Juarez "81 > [SMTP:[email protected]] > Enviado el: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 3:50 PM > Para: [email protected] > Asunto: AHS Class of '81 > < replied-to message removed by QT > 0:25 Queridos amigos, Se que no soy muy buena en participar en el chat. Hoy les comunico que he comprado mi primer casa :) Lo chistoso es de que NO estaba buscando csa...y luego un vecino a 3 casas de donde estoy viviendo ahora puso su casa a la venta. Me enamore de ella!!! So , I did a little shopping y me la compre. :) Despues de tener hijos, creo que es el sentimiento mas padre!! A ver cuando vienen a LA a visitarnos. FIFA world cup: Pues ya que mi madre patria perdio... pues le voy a SPAIN.

2172 Fernando

6/19/02

Saludos, Ingrid 8:38 Janito, mientras estoy de acuerdo contigo que USA jugó inteligentemente (¡al vil contragolpe!), pienso que no se merecen todo el crédito que les das porque definitivamente el pésimo arbitraje los ayudo a ganar: Si el árbitro hubiera marcado penalti por esa clarísima mano dentro del área chica entonces el partido se hubiera empatado, México no se hubiera gastado corriendo como locos todo el partido, USA no se hubieran podido dar el lujo de jugar al contragolpe, y por lo tanto su segundo gol probablemente no hubiera caído... Hubiéramos visto un partido completamente diferente. Aparte, Berhalter debía haber sido expulsado por ese golpe que le aventó a Blanco en el segundo tiempo (y me pregunto que hubiera pasado si de repente USA hubiera empezado a jugar con 10 hombres). En fin, pienso que la FIFA bien haría en modificar algunas reglas, empezando por poner más árbitros en la cancha e implementar el sistema de re-play para que en las jugadas críticas de torneos de esta importancia y magnitud no sucedan este tipo de fiascos. ¡Ya es hora de que el soccer se modernice!

2173 Héctor Hernández

6/19/02

16:23

Alex. Nunca dejé de darle credito a los gringos. Jugaron al contragolpe y les salio perfecto Ellos hubieran firmado el cero-cero para irse a los penales. Se encontraron con un gol y de ahí pal´real, México jugó INFAME. Esa es la verdad. No puderon (como siempre) con la presión. Y estoy de acuerdo con Fernando: si hubieran marcado ese penal, otra cosa hubiera sido...

2174 Alex Juarez "81"

6/19/02

2175 Dwight Werren 2176 Anacecilia 2177 Mike Buhler

6/19/02 6/20/02 6/20/02

Un saludo a todos!!! (Arriba Brasil¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡) 18:14 Hector y Fer: Eso de si se hubiera marcado suena bien pero pues no paso. Asi que ni modo. Espero que por lo menos se aprenda de esta situacion. Ahora a esperar que nombren a Hugo Sanchez como nuevo tecnico. Estoy de acuerdo.... Arriba Brasil 22:29 Hey Alex! (Loya) You should go for it dude! I think your future as a US Marine or Army Chaplain would be a great career move, especially with your years in the Marine Corps. Plus, it's an officer level with promotion potential to a captain! Our commissioned officers at NIOSH are in the US Public Health Service and are various levels up to captain and they make great money, have unlimited sick leave, free medical, and other benefits. Sounds like a sweet opportunity to me! Later. 13:46 Como que arriba Brasil (o Espana). Ya que se hizo la chica... USA, USA, ! A Julia le sale muy bien, claro que le gusta gritarlo con la bandera al reves. 14:23 Fer: Ardooooorr!!!! (yo más porque no calificó Holanda..) La verdad es que a este nivel cualquier cosa puede pasar en el mundial (mira lo que le paso a Italia) y las oportunidades no le favorecieron a Mexico. Lo que mas me entristesió es el comentario que leí en un articulo en cual un hincha Mexicano se quejaba que al ganarle en lo único en que los Mexicanos eran mejores que los gringos (el futbol) que entonces los gringos iban a seguir maltratando a Mexico. Que triste; que alguien piense que un pais tan único como México con una riqueza insuperable en terminos de historia, arte, cocina, paisajes naturales, y mas importante, la calidad humana de su gente, tenga que sentirse inferior por un juego. Mira no mas lo que esta pasando en el resto de latinoamérica, México se distingue como una joya en terminos de economia y emprendimiento - I don't see anyone bragging about that one. Anyway, I'll get off my soap box now. I saw the pictures of Stefan Alexander's (did you know that my nephew in Miami has the same name) baptism. You all looked great! Ingrid: Best financial decision ever to own a house. I pray you and your family enjoy it in good health.

2178 Alex Juarez "81"

6/21/02

Loya: Do it! I just met a Navy squadron commander who mentioned how important it was to him to have the availability of a Chaplain to hear him out and make better decisions. 13:54 Fijense como es el futbol, hoy EE.UU merecio ganarle a Alemania y no se pudo. En el juego contra Mexico, creo que Mexico jugo mejor y no pudo ganar. Mike: Totalmente de acuerdo contigo. Es triste que muchos mexicanos toda piensen de esta manera. Loya: Por fin que decidiste?

2179 Ramon Ricoy

6/22/02

2180 Anacecilia

6/22/02

AnaCeci: Ahora si que EE.UU no esta mas, arriba Brasil y España. 14:35 Alex Loya: Stop licking sandpaper, I know exactly how you feel, go for it. I am also considering a big change in my life, I am looking into moving out of Mexico City, yes I will become a CHilango terrorizing some poor provincianos, I will keep you all posted. 17:14 Alex J. pues ni Espana! creo que le voy a ir a Corea! Ramon, a donde se te antoja ir?

2181 Ingrid Urich-Sass

6/22/02

2182 Alex McGrath

6/22/02

19:33

Ese arbitro estaba comprado. Como que le descontaron ese PRECIOSO gol a Spain??? No se vale !!! BOOOOOO a los de Corea...BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :) 23:08

Ingrid, los partidos que he visto me han dado la misma impresión: En US vs. Mex, el jugador americano mete una mano frente a su porteria. La vio hasta el entrenador mexicano que estaba A MEDIA CANCHA pero el arbitro a unos metros de la jugada no la vio. Claro que ademas de penalty el jugador hubiera tenido tarjeta amarilla, su segunda del partido y US se hubiera quedado con 10 jugadores. En US vs. Alemania, el jugador aleman para el balon con la mano adentro de la porteria! No solo no marcan el gol sino que no marcan la mano!

2183 Fernando 2184 FL Alumni Chapter

6/24/02 6/24/02

Y a España le anulan dos goles. Rrrrridiculo este mundial. FIFA tiene unos antecedentes de corrupcion que saltan a la mente cuando uno ve estas cosas. El proximo mundial es en Alemania. Hmmmm, sera una pista para saber quien va a ganar la final? 5:22 Alex- Following your line of thought: Si este mundial lo llega a ganar Corea (would be pretty ridiculous, huh?), y el próximo lo gana Alemania, entonces México debería tratar de conseguir el mundial del 2010 para ver si así ganamos! Haha 9:20 Time for “RECONNECTING” ¡¡Have you Any Idea of Just How Many of Us Are Here in Florida? !!

Everyone mark your calendar and get ready to attend the First Annual Reunion of the ASF Alumni Florida Chapter!

Date: November 16, 2002 Time: 6:-00 to 11:00 P. M. Place: Garden of Bill Solms’66 & Wife Mary Ann* Menu: Catered barbecue, soft drinks. (BYOB if you want) Music: ¡¡Mariachis!! Cost: Enough to cover food and music **

Mark Your Calendar! (More Information In Formal Invitation)

2185 Ramon Ricoy

6/24/02

2186 Alex Juarez "81"

6/24/02

2187 Nick Sarracco "81" 2188 Marc Buehler '82

6/25/02 6/25/02

* Miami Address Directions will be included in Formal Invitation ** Cost Will be advised in formal INVITATION (pero….. NO será Caro) *** CONFIRM NOW YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH MARIANA CARMONA’56 [email protected] or [email protected] Home (can leave message) : (305) 385-8603 Cell: (305) 742-8276 Office: (305) 592-8646 & (305) 420-0230 Dir. NOTE: PAYMENT FOR COST WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE EVENT. INFORMATION FORTHCOMING. 10:23 AnaCeci: Todo parece indicar que Aguascalientes para poner un negocio de distribucion de Licores. Mi grano de Sal: Se imaginan que pasaria si Italia, España, Argentina e inclusive Mexico y USA, deciden salirse de la FIFA, solo por el arbitraje? 18:56 Ya regreso Dominic de Japon, pero tiene problemas para entrar al message board. cuenta Dominic que tal estuvo Japon....... 14:05 Anne Constantino : I misplaced your Email address , give it to me again , or if anyone else has it, thats great also. 15:24 Greetings earthlings! Does anybody have Linda Reichard's new address or email? I just met someone named Barbara, married to Ernesto and now living in Geneva, who knows Linda from T-bird. She is trying to get in touch with her. If you have it, please email it to me at [email protected] Thanks.

2189 Ann Constantino Negr 2190 Mike Buhler

6/25/02 6/26/02

2191 Alex Juarez "81"

6/27/02

2192 Sue MacIntosh

6/27/02

Marc 16:51 Nick, my e-mail is [email protected]. Thanks. Can't wait to hear from you! 15:12 Marc B: You bet, here's Linda's email: [email protected] You should have asked your bro! or your sister in law, Edith, who sees Linda pretty regularly since one of your nephews is in the same class as one of her sons. Have a good trip to Iceland (I recommend seeing the new Robert De Niro flick (Insommnia). Nick: I heard you terrorized Acapulco! What's going on? 0:41 The new Tepeji Gang message board just started: http://www.quicktopic.com/14/H/GTQWZynb29Qw 14:31 Greetings, Class of 81! Nicte-Ha Zamora (77) and Sue MacIntosh (80) are hosting a Southern California AHS All class picnic in San Diego on Sunday, August 11th from 10am to 10pm. We're targeting the classes of 75 through 83, but all are welcome. Significant others and kids are also welcome. We'll have food and fun in the sun... details to follow.

2193 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

6/28/02

If you are interested, please send your email address to Nicte-ha ([email protected]) or me ([email protected]) so that we can add you to the Evite. 8:47 We are off to Ukraine to pick up our son!!!We leave tommorow am and will be back around the 17 of July. Kelly, AnaCeci, and Elena--sorry I didn't email directly but we have been swamped trying to put some of our stuff in storage (fire danger)before we leave--plus we have had company this week. Breighton will be 14 months old on Tues July 2--and that will be the first day we see him. I can't even explain the alivio that we have to finally be going! I hope everyone's summer is going well. Where is Dominic? he needs to fill us in how his trip was.

2194 Alex Juarez "81"

6/28/02

11:55

2195 Anacecilia

6/28/02

Cindy: Great news and congratulations. What a lucky child to get you guys as parents. Felicidades! Dominic is developing all his Japan pictures and opnce he has them he will post them and also contribute with his commentaries......... 16:19 Cindy, felicidades (good things come to those who wait) y ya era hora!! and have a great trip!!! Ramon, Aguascalientes es padre, platicanos mas. Dominic, we are all waiting!

2196 Mike Buhler 2197 Fernando

6/28/02 7/1/02

2198 Mike Buhler

7/1/02

2199 Fernando

7/2/02

2200 Mike Buhler 2201 Barbara Estrada

16:45

Deleted by author 06-28-2002 09:46 PM 5:38 Cindy - I am very happy for you. What excitement! Even though the "pregnancy" lasted a very long time with this child, the good news is the "delivery" will not be as painful! My most heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS Mike – What’s happening? Are your comments getting soooo bad that you decide to delete them before people have had the chance to read them and fall asleep?!! Haha! 14:37 Fernando: [bleep], [delete], [bleep] y tu [bleep] tambien! How is the summer in Europe? Are you taking any vacation with your wonderful family? We'll be in Marbella with Marc and my parents July 31 - August 8th. Will anyone else be in that region??? 7:06

Mike, vacation during summer? I will take a few days in August to go play golf in Luxembourg with the family and in-laws. The bottom line is I don’t have any vacations left: I took 1 week off in Jan. to go ski in Italy for Nat’s B-day, took 2 weeks off around the birth of Stephan, took another week when my parents were here for the baptism, will take another week to travel to the states later this year, and will finally take an additional 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years... I love the amount of vacation one gets in Europe!!

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Marc and his family will come over the week before going to Marbella to celebrate our B-days together. Should be fun. (Talk about a miniminute class of ’81 and ’82 reunion in Belgium!) 18:38 Ferd: you have as many weeks vacation in Europe as I have days! Que envidia. Enjoy the golf! 13:19 Hola a todos! I am sure most of you received an e-mail from the American School about a new magazine. Please rest assured that all the information of the Alumni Gazette will be included in our new magazine (we’re going from 36 to 48 pages), along with other sections such as: · Articles of general interest (written by Staff, Alumni, Parents, Faculty or Students) · Interviews (Our first issue has 2 great interviews with alumni) · Information on the Annual Giving Campaign and Donations – (I bet you didn’t know most donors are…. Yes! ALUMNI) Find out where your money is going – either the security plan or Financial Aid this year. · The ASF Past, Present & Future

Although some people have expressed their doubts about our new publication, I can tell you it’s being worked on with great care, with marketing, design and editorial specialists. Some people may wonder…. “Why should I care about students, teachers, staff, etc.?” “Why would a parent care when my Class is having its reunion?” It’s very simple… We are all part of the ASF Community! Our first issue is programmed to come out in October, so you still have time to send in anecdotes, news, photos, etc. Un abrazo a todos

2202 Ann Constantino Negr 2203 Fernando

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Barbara Estrada ('76) 2:01 Sarracco: Am still waiting on your e-mail!!! Mims has even heard from you. She was supposed to forward me your address, but she is going out of town for the holiday, so I suppose I'll have to wait another week..... 8:40 Happy 4th of July to all!! Remember how in good ol' ASF this holiday was celebrated yearly... in May?!! I seem to remember the excuse was that in July it was always raining, but I also seem to remember that we would always get rain anyway! Fun times!

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Barbara, me extrana de ti! Que ya no te acuerdas? You all probably don't know this but the Alumni Gazette started in 1983, when the alumni association began. It all started with a group of people who wanted to make a party. I was asked to help and the party was amazing, 700 people showed up from all classes. The first Gazettes were black and white, sometimes even brown and white. It was so hard to raise the money to send them. Then a bunch of volunteers would gather round in an elementary school room and would staple them by hand, would lable them and would make car routs to deliver them! People in the embassy or going to the US would help us deliver the ones in the US and Europe. Fue una labor de LOCOS y de mucha gente. Finally after almost 20 years, it is what it is. I am VERY VERY UPSET that the school, not the alumni association, has decided to change the magazine and change the Gazette's name. By the way, what did everybody think of the new ASF logo?

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Did you all know that the school is planning on changing the school's colors? A mi me dan los chils!!!! 17:10 Anaceci y Barbara: Yo no recibi ningun email. What new name? What new magazine? Estoy como completamente out of the loop! What's happening? Cindy: Felicidades y buen viaje! 8:18 Georgina - New logo can be seen in the Schools web site. Anaceci - What are the new colors? 11:12 Ana Ceci: You go girl...... I agree with you. Too may years of hard work. We will support you!!!! Absolutely not to the change in colors. The BEARS must remain maroon,white and gold. 12:10 Geor, no se que esta pasando con la escuela y su relacion con el Alumni Association. Lo que si es que es muy triste pero en cuanto tenga los detalles y vea en que nos puedes ayudar, creeme que tu seras de las que pedire apoyo! No se que colores! Y lo peor es que no consultan nada con nadie. El logo esta bueno pero I wonder... How many times has the UNAM or Harvard or Stanford changed their logo? To me it just sounded something stupid to do.

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Dominic, como te haces del rogar! Ayer en el 4th of july party I went to, I met Patton's brother and he gave me Eddie Rose's phone. I'll try him tonight. 12:45 totalmente de acuerdo con Alex

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< replied-to message removed by QT > 14:15 Hola a todos :) Anaceci, Claro que me acuerdo de los inicios de la Sociedad de Ex-alumnos, esa primera reunion, las juntas, etc. Tambien recuerdo que no habia apoyo de parte del colegio. En esta ocasion, el Colegio esta tendiendo la mano y nos apoya 100%. Lo que le interesa al Colegio, no es tener una "rivalidad" ColegioAsociacion, sino una VERDADERA Comunidad, como lo mencione en mi mensaje anterior. Por ejemplo, si a un exalumno le interesa que sus hijos ingresen al Colegio, creo que lo minimo le debe interesar es saber que pasa en el Colegio, y que mejor que a traves de una publicacion de la Comunidad ASF :) Georgina, si no recibiste el email, seguramente es porque no lo tenemos en la Base de Datos del Alumni Office. Por favor mandamelo para actualizar tus datos y mandarte el comunicado anterior :)

Fernando, Homero, Alex, Anaceci, Georgina, the colors are still maroon, white and gold. Our former Athletics director, Rob Simmons, insisted that a darker shade of maroon be established and gold (not yellow) be used. The teams are STILL the Fighting Bears... these things don't change! For many years the colors were maroon and white, and it was in the early 80s or late 70s that gold was added. Please don't think there are problems. As in every situation where changes are involved, there are disagreements, but I, both as an Alumna and ASF staff member, can tell you... The American School is looking for an integration of the entire community. Take care y abrazos :)

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Barbara Estrada ('76) Coordinator of Alumni Relations The American School Foundation, A. C. 17:02 Fer: Que crees? Si llovio! 16:56 Barbara: Gracias por aclarar la situacion. Creo que todos tenemos en la sangre los colores del colegio y no quisieramos ver un cambio. GO BEARS 20:40 Wow! Cambio de colores? Cambio de logo? Suena demasiado caro sin ningun gran beneficio. En fin, necesito mas informacion antes de poder opinar gran cosa. Barbara: Mi email es [email protected]. Me encantaria recibir cualquier info. 11:22 Aunque habr&#ED;a que conceder que los que actualmente estudian en el colegio tienen derecho a hacer sus propias elecciones. Las tradiciones son importantes pero es a las nuevas generaciones a quien les toca decidir si las adoptan o no.

< replied-to message removed by QT > 12:46 Homero - Estoy en desacuerdo. Ejemplo para ilustrar mi punto: Harvard representa lo que Harvard siempre ha representado. Hay muchos ex-alumnos que están orgullosos de haber estudiado ahí por este simple hecho, y los alumnos actuales no tienen el derecho de ponerle en la torre a eso. Si a un alumno actual no le parece tal o cual cosa de la TRADICIÓN entonces está en plena libertad de buscarse una escuela más acorde a su opinión. Y enfatizo TRADICIÓN para no entrar en la discusión de si está bien hacer mejoras académicas, actualizaciones en la forma de enseñanza, etc., que por supuesto son indispensables para mantener un nivel de enseñanza alto. At the end of the day, we are talking about tradition here: Maroon and white, with the added gold (I agree that as of late the gold had become more of a yellow so it is good to go back to gold). Regarding the logo, I have to agree with Anaceci: Not that the new logo is ugly, it is just that what is the point? Again, I don’t think Harvard and the likes have ever changed their logo (someone please correct me if I’m wrong!). Final thought: If the logo is changed, does that mean that our class rings will become obsolete (on account of having the old logo on them)? 13:49 HELLO EVERYONE: BACK FROM JAPAN, I HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO HIRE THE WORLD CUP REFEREES FOR A SOCCER LEAGUE OF MY OWN WHERE MY TEAM WILL ALMOST ALLWAYS WIN! KIND OF WHAT EL AMERICA DID IN MEXICO BACK IN THE 70'S. PICTURES FROM THE WORLD CUP ARE NOT DEVELOPED YET. A FEW WILL DEFENITELY HAVE TO BE DESTROYED (LAS BRASILEÑAS Y SUECAS) BUT MOST WILL BE POSTED. REGARDING MEXICO AND JAVIER AGUIRRE, I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND COULD HAVE GONE FURTHER HAD JOSEPH BLATTER (FIFA PRESIDENT)WISHED SO. IT'S FUNNY, I MET THE GUY AFTER THE MEXICO-ECUADOR GAME, HE TOOK THE TIME TO SHAKE OUR HANDS AND TALK TO US FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I THOUGHT HE WAS A COOL OLD MAN, JUST WISHED I HAD A SUITCASE FULL OF GREEN BILLS FOR HIM. I RECALL A GRINGO, A GERMAN, A KOREAN AND A CROATIAN ALL STANDING NEXT TO ME WITH SUITCASES. FERNANDO: MAN, YOU REALLY START TO SOUND LIKE AN OLD MAN, RELAX!! IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE LOGO TO A HORNY BEAR AND WEAR T-DYE UNIFORMS, LET IT BE!! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME HARVARD WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPINOSHIP IN ANY SPORT EXCEPT FOR MAYBE CURLING? SALUDOS

2217 John M. Bauer

7/8/02

DOMINIC 15:31 Fernando: Just think, your rings will become a collector's item! Year's from now, folks will be offering these on eBay for thousands! With the several different representations, start a trend...collect them all! Cindy: Anxiously awaiting an update... Regarding the Harvard's logo change, it is technically correct that the logo, or shield as it is better referred to as, has not changed for about 150 years. However, you must remember that Harvard College, the predecessor to Harvard University, was founded back in 1636. The shield that is used today was based on an old sketch drawing from the archives found in the 1800's. The shield has gone through various incarnations and was stabalized late in the 1800's. You can't discount the sentimentality folks have about our logo, but it also has gone through many changes prior to its current version. Needless to say, hopefully it too will stabalize soon and not take 200 years for it to do so .

2218 Alex McGrath

7/8/02

23:45

The new logo? The first question is indeed why change it (or why not). If there is a strong reason, then you decide if it needs a redesign or if you really do need a completely new logo. Add gold but don't get rid of the maroon and white is a good example of sensible redesign.

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Either way, you choose the designer and the winning logo very carefully. I'm sure there are plenty of alumni who are accomplished designers and who would happily take a shot at redesigning the logo. Why not make a student/teacher/alumni contest? How was the new logo chosen? 13:18 Logo?? Who remembers what the logo look like? Is it the bear face looking straight out or to the side (like the Bear Boosters logo?) I thought I read from Barbara that the logo is not changing, hence it seems to be a moot point. However, it's great to see everyone act so passionately; it reflects your school spirit! Let's turn that passion into something productive, like sponsoring a team's uniforms, a scoreboard, or something similar. I am open for suggestions. 13:23 MIKE: IF YOU TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT TODAYS AHS STUDENTS, YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING CRITICAL MISSING IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPIRIENCE. LET'S REBUILD LA TIENDITA AND STOCK IT TO THE MAX WITH VICTORIAS BIEN FRIAS AND PLENTY OF CUERITOS WITH SALSA BUFALO. NOW, THAT'S SCHOOL SPIRIT! SALUDOS DOMINIC 13:41 Mike: Yes, the logo has already changed. Check out http://www.asf.edu.mx/logo/ASFlogo.htm. Oh, and as far as turning our school spirit into something productive, I don't think sponsoring sports would be worthy. As you've mentioned, the Bear Boosters already do that and throw enough money their way. Now, as for using it to improve the arts, sciences, or other educational areas, that seems like a good direction. Although, resurecting La Tiendita is also a good idea . 15:04 I am NOT a fan of the new logo. And changing the colors is heresy. 15:05 What is next? Change the mascot from the Bear to a cucaracha? 17:20 Elena: They are not changing the colors and I don't think they're contemplating changing the mascot...though you bring up a compelling argument about the cucaracha. They're pretty resistant to many catastrophic events and therefore would prove to be a worthwhile opponent. Just think of the wonderful cheers or cheerleading outfits that could be designed around the cucaracha theme! I say we start a grass root movement towards changing it and we'll name Elena as our head leader...YEAH!!!!! 4:39 Carambola taco pool, carambola taco pool, arriba, arriba Cucaracha High School!... Naaah!!!! 6:52 Hey everyone, Check out the link below. I was watching Houston Medical last night on ABC and who do I see operating on some guy's brain tumor but Billy Gormley! He was awesome. The wife of the man who was operated on actually said that Dr. Gormley is a gift from God! It's awesome what the good 'ole AHS puts out! http://abc.abcnews.go.com/primetime/specials/houstonmedical/bios/gormley.html

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Hope everyone is well. 13:18 Cucaracha? School anthem would be easy for everybody to sing along... la cucaracha la cucaracha ya no puede estudiar porque no tiene porque le falta m&#E1;s cerveza que tomar

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2232 Alex Juarez "81"

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Jennifer WS: Thanks for the heads up on Billy. How studley of him and what a great thing for him to do something he likes and is good at. I wonder how many people, at Tom Page's toga party in the fall of 79, would have signed up for Billy to do brain surgery on them!?! It must a tough job however. When things go tough at work, I find myself saying "at least it's not brain surgery" - what would Billy say? Dominic: 100% de Acuerdo, bring back la Tiendita. However, to make it more accessible, let's franchise it and put one in Polanco, one in Dallas, one in Miami. John: thanks for the link. To tell you the truth, I never noticed the logo while I was at school (see Tiendita above). By the way, how is your sister Claudia doing? I was in Bs.As. last month and remembered that I had bumped into her in the Calle Florida back in 1980! Hope the economic problems aren't affecting her. 0:47 Mike: Claudia and her family are doing well, but with the economic situation down there, they are headed to Brazil, where Claudia's husband was able to find a suitable position. They're moving to Brazil this month. The economy down there is pretty shitty and the rest of my relatives are going to remain there. My wife, daughter, and I were down there a couple of years ago and are glad we went when we did. Who knows if we'll be able to get back any time soon... 1:04 Hi Guys! I also caught that show "Houston Medical" last night and Billy Gormley looked so familar to me. What year did he graduate? 11:42 Jennifer, thanks for the info on Billy! WOW, although guys, its not Billy anymore its Bill (I wonder why?) I opened the site and if all the bio info weren't there I would've thought that he was an actor and would have thought, wow he made it to prime time! It is amazing what some of you have accomplished! I took Julia to the dentist the other day and it turned out to be Roberto Solares class of 78. It always assures me to know "era del Americano". Mike, did those toga parties have anything to do with this? Maybe they can do a study on how the lack of these and La Tiendita will affect new generations. "la cucaracha" still has me LOL! 12:05 Astrid: Billy greaduated in 82. He hang out with Randy Ransom, Carlos Mauleon etc. etc.. Jennifer: Thanks for sharing the info. I say bring back La Tiendita. Students at the AHS can't get thier full student exeprience without it.

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Deleted by author 07-11-2002 05:06 PM 12:07 sorry for my typo.....graduated 13:34 Actually, Billy Gormley graduated in 1980 . 14:24 John, Glad to hear that Claudia is doing ok. Is she going to Sao Paulo? I travel there every couple of months so pls pass her tel# once she's installed. Markus Hekma and Guillermo Novo are there too, so we can have a mini Brasilian AHS reunion. By the way, visiting BsAs is pretty cool now a days, great shopping and super cheap steaks! Anaceci: I think the tiendita and the toga parties have a direct correlation with the success of our school mates. Lest everyone run to a bar, well developed social skills are a critical element to a successful career. My favorite saying in college was "get yourself and education and don't let books stand in the way".

2237 DOMINIC

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I KNEW BILLY WAS VERY TALENTED PERSON . HE PLAYED SOCCER AFTER SCHOOL, BEFORE COACH CONTRERAS MADE IT UP TO THE FIELD,SEVERAL GUYS WOULD SPIT (UN GALLITO) UP IN THE AIR AND THEN WOULD TRY TO CATCH IT INTO THEIR MOUTHS. HE WAS PRETTY DAMN GOOD AT IT, GOING UP TO 6-7 TIMES BEFORE HE MISSED AND IT WOULD HIT HIS FACE! SALUDOS

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DOMINIC 16:03 Mike: Claudia is moving to Curitiba which is not far from Sao Paulo. I'll let her know you're interested in getting together down there the next time I chat with her. I don't even have her phone # right now . We're still waiting to hear from her. Dominic: Ahh, the classy stuff that went on in soccer . Are you going to be posting your mundial pictures anywhere? Would love to see 'em... 16:07 John: You are absolutely right. My mind is all messed up. Astrid is 82, Billy is 80......All the guys I mentioned were 80. Dominic: Que grueso estas con tu memoria.... 20:54 GUACALAAAAAA!!!!!!! 23:01 So young, so sick. 14:08 What's so guacalaaaa? The real guacalaa would have been catching someone elses gargajo! However, come to think of it, some call this french kissing and it seemed to have been quite a sport back in high school! 16:27 Hello my friends! Thanks to every one for your encouraging words about me getting back into the military as a chaplain! Mike B. your words kind of blew me away! you see, I had just come out from interviewing Navy chaplain, he had given me a book and a video about the chaplaincy, I went to the computer, put the book and the video down on the desk next to the computer, checked the chat here, and there were your words, telling me to go for it, that you just had happened to talk to an admiral who had just happened to tell you how he had appreciated having a chaplain available to help him make decisions! You didn't talk to him after or before, you talked to him and told me about at the exact time I am thinking about, right after talking to a Navy chaplain! I took it as one more confirmation of the call! One of these days I will share more of the call into the military chaplaincy that is coming very strong! So, I am proceeding with caution, I need to be really sure the Lord is calling me to that ministry! You see, Army chaplains are considered pretty essential to the well being and morale of the troops, the Army chaplain represents the presence of God to the soldier who is engaged in a just war, fighting for a just cause and in immediate danger of death. Consequently, Army chaplains are thrust into the forward edge of the battle area and go through all the experiences soldiers go through, except he does not carry a weapon. They are expected to show unusual valor, to go the extra mile, like the chaplain who stayed behind with the wounded troops who were left behind in order for the rest of their company to survive the North Korean Army incursion. As the American troops who were retreating looked back, they saw the North Koreans catch up with and murder the wounded troops, and also the chaplain who had stayed with them to comfort them and pray for and with them. Then there was the chaplain who was placed on solitary confinment as a POW in a cage so small he couldn't stand or lie down, for smuggling food to the other POWs. Chaplains are targeted both in the field and as POWs because by breaking the chaplain the enemy breaks the morale of the American soldier in combat or in a POW camp, I think there have not been any chaplains who were POWs who came back alive, at least not in Vietnam. Anyway, I'm not afraid to die, you can't threaten me with heaven, but I am afraid of leaving my children fatherless. So I must be sure it is God who is calling me to that ministry because the way things are looking, I will probably will be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan or something as soon as I come out of chaplain school. Thank you all for your words of encouragement. Hey, mala onda that they are changing our school's logo and stuff! They should leave it as it was! I say they re-open la tiendita but instead of beer they can sell Dr. Pepper! Pretty impressive about Billy! Is he on this show all the time or was it just a one time deal? God bless him and enable his hands to do even more good! Speaking of loogies, does anyone remember los tarzanes? Hey Mike B., I would love to hear more about your conversation with the Admiral, how is it that he told you about his interaction with a chaplain? What else did he say?

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Alright my friends, ahi nos vemos! 15:00 Tentative Date for an AHS Reunion for all Texans: October 12 or 19. Please send feedback to [email protected] Anybody in the Austin area want to offer their house for the gathering? I'll keep you posted! 15:38 John Bauer: Some good friends of mine that live in Ft. Lauderdale just sent me an e-mail yesterday saying that they had invited a mutual raquetball friend to dinner. During the dinner they talked about their past and they found out that she had lived in Mexico City and had gone to the AHS. She ended up being your sister Jessica. My friends are Tony and Virginia and apparently Virginia and Jessica play raquetball. Que chico es este mundo.... 11:42

LOYA: IF YOU JUST STAY HOME AND BE THE CHAPLAIN OF YOUR KIDS IT WILL BE THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO! LOOK AT IT THIS WAY, BEEN THERE,DONE YOUR DUTY FOR YOUR COUNTRY, NO SENSE RISKING LEAVING YOUR KIDS DADYLESS. I PROMISE TO STOP CALLING YOU EX-HULK AND WILL GO TO CHURCH THIS SUNDAY IF YOU DECIDE TO STAY!

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TU AMIGO DOMINIC 12:03 Guess who just turned 40? Nada mas y nada menos que nuestro Dominic. Felicidades!!!!!!! 12:45

Dominic: Felicidades! Alex L: Would love to see Dominc follow through so what say you...stay and be a father to your children or go and put your life on the line giving comfort to some, annoying to some, and definately fatherless (even if nothing happens to you but you're not home)? Alex J: Small world. Yes, Jessica is quite the raquetball player there in FL. Apparently she's raising in the amateur ranks and is seeded highly in her division. We're all quite proud of her. Mike B: Claudia is moving to Brazil this week. She'll be forwarding info when she get's settled and I likewise.

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Alex L. I am glad that my sharing my squadron commander story (not admiral) was relevant as you search your calling. I pray for God to help you make the right decision. However, I entirely agree with Dominic that your responsibility to serve your children is your highest calling.

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Dominic, I was impressed by your comments to Alex. How wise and how caring. Happy Birthday - may we continue to enjoy your company for many years to come. 16:05 Los Angeles, California

Let's all get together again !! Place: Conga Room on Wilshire, Hollywood Date: Saturday August 17 2002 Time: 7:00 p.m. Please confirm your attendance A.S.A.P. and number of people in your party to:

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Rebeca Sato: [email protected] or to Paul Elwood: [email protected] 17:08 Fel&#ED;z cumplea&#F1;os Dominic. Aqu&#ED; tengo una botella de tequila esperandote en Monterrey para celebrar. 17:10 Dominic, Muchas felicidades! Que paso con las fotos de Japon?

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Rebeca, Organizing another one? WOW. El puro nombre del salon suena divertido. To those in the area: don't miss it! This lady knows what she is doing! 18:40 Eres un amor Anaceci!! Felicidades Dominic!!

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Dominic. Felicidades!!! Do you remember the Tlaloc rain dances before football practice? I think it worked once or twice. We could use Tlaloc around here...has not rained for awhile. We have 50 acres of corn and 30 of soy beans in need of un buen trago. Alex L. I am in agreement with Dominic. Es mejor quedarte con tu familia.

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Craig Dudley. Que ondas tu? 18:08 Hello my friends! Dominic! Feliz cumpleanios! 40! You are now officially over the hill and on your way down! I appreciate your kind words! You truly showed wisdom beyond la tiendita! Thanks also to all of you for your kind words as well, John and John and Mike, I really do appreciate them and you! If I didn't feel so strong the tug in my heart to serve I wouldn't even consider going back in the military. Not that I don't love the military, but that I am now a husband and father... although it is true that wars are not just fought and won by fatherless men. I really do take your words to heart in considering what I must do. It's more than just desiring to be a military man, it is that it seems clear the Lord is calling me to the military ministry, let me share my call with you (got time? its interesting if anything!) Yesterday, Monday, I sat with 7 seasoned ministers and went through my ordination questioning. They questioned me on matters of theology and doctrine and on personal, family, moral and ethical matters. I passed, next Wednesday, not tomorrow but next week, I will be ordained to the ministry. I have been licensed as a minister since 1995, but the Baptists don't ordain you but until they believe you are being called to a specific ministry. In my case they agree that God seems to be calling me into the military ministry. My call to the military ministry is as follows: Back in January of this year I began to "hear" the Lord whispering that I should go back to seminary and finish another Master Degree. I figured I'm already finished with that, but the tug was insistent. I came to the seminary just to see what was up, and the chaplain recruiter happend to be here. I didn't know this then, but I know now, that the chaplain recruiter is in charge of 18 states, he is not like a regular recruiter where you see them at every mall, he is one man for 18 states, so it really was a "coincidence" that he was here. I went and talked to him a little because I have always liked the military and military oriented things (some of you may remember me wearing my boy scout uniform to school on Tuesdays when we would meet under Mr. Sam Atkins on Tuesday nights. I used to like the military look of the uniform of the Boy Scouts of America). My wife and I decided to move back to the seminary campus (in fact, my wife was kind of aggravated with me because she thinks the Lord spoils me. Since January she was telling me to get boxes to move and I had not been too concerned about it. Well, the time was getting near for us to move and I hadn't gotten the boxes and she was there insisting that I should go get a bunch of boxes. Sometimes I think my wife is an angel because she is always up there harping about something! Anyway, she is on the phone harping to her mama about me not getting the boxes. I went to our room to pray and asked the Lord for some boxes, and I asked Him to show me He is with me. At that instant, as I am praying, I hear this large vehicle outside, I interrupt my prayer to look out the window and I see this big 18 wheeler truck pull up infront of the house. Next thing you know, they start unloading 120 boxes on my neighbor's drive way! I came out and asked Wallace, my neighbor, if I could have the boxes. Next thing you know Wallace is carrying the empty boxes to my front porch! My wife was happy but also aggravated because she thinks the Lord spoils me too much!) Anyway, before we moved back to the seminary, I really began to get a desire to get back into the military, at least as a reservist. I called the chaplain recruiter and told him my situation. You see, and this you all don't yet know but I will share it with you, I served 2 years in a 4 year enlistment. I got an early discharge due to medical causes, it was honorable, but early. But although they gave me an Honorable discharge, they gave me what is called an RE-4 reenlistment code which means I can't reenlist. I told the recruiter and he told me to send him my DD-214 (discharge papers) to see what I got. By this time I'm getting all excited about going back in the military to be a chaplain. As I go to the post office to send him my papers, as I'm thinking about being in the military as a Christian minister, I turn on the radio and, lo and behold, they happen to be talking about Christians in the military! I change the station, and they happen to be talking about ministry to the rear echelon, the military families! I got really excited, I figured God was confirming my desire! Well, that next Tuesday I'm sitting at the insurance class feeling like I'm licking sand paper, when I thought how I feel at home in the military and in the Bible so then I said "I should be a chaplain!" I called the recruiter all excited about it and he tells me "I got your papers. An RE-4 from the Marine Corps is non-waverable." I said "What do you mean?" He said "You can not waver it, you can't get in." All of a sudden I came tumbling down! I was like, bummer! But I told him "Well, I guess this is good because if I do get in the service it will be only if God really does want me in" he said "Yeah, only if God wants you in, there is no other way, it is non-waverable!" Well, about an hour and a half later he calls me and says,"I got an email back from the Army chaplain's board,they will consider you for waiver!" I was like "What?!" he says'"We still got to send it to the Chief of Chaplains, Major General Coffee, for his approval" Two days later the recruiter calls me and says "The General said to proceed! Its a go!" WOW! Now, that in itself is an incredible miracle! That in itself is enough to convince me of God's call, because RE-4 is non-waiverable! Then I started taking some classes to finish up a second Master Degree. The first thing I learned in this one class was a statistic that 56% of people ages 18-31 are still looking for purpose in life, that goes down as people get older. And I thought "Hmm, that's military age people." I went to the library to try to find something on the military chaplaincy. As I 'm walking to the library I'm thinking "What is the role of the born again chaplain from God's perspective?" And a passage of the Bible where Moses is interceding for the Israelite army kept coming to my mind, I got to the Library, got a book "The Military Chaplaincy" opened it, and the very first thing I read is exactly the passage of the Bible I am thinking about at that instant, Moses interceding for the Israelite army! I go back to class and they show a video of a young lady they interviewed at the mall just to see where people today are at in regards to God. She had all these weird ideas about God, then they ask her about her background and she says, "I grew up everywhere, my dad was in the military." I saw the need! Well, with all these little "coincidences" telling me to go into the Army chaplaincy I really wanted to talk to an Army chaplain, but I didn't know where to find one! That first Monday of class I sat in the back of the class and I figured that would be my seat for the rest of the term. Tuesday I came in a couple of minutes late, and someone is sitting in my chair. I'm like bummer! Cause I like to pick one chair and stay there! I came down a row a little to the left and picked another chair and figured this would be my chair. Wednesday I came in, and someone else is sitting in that chair! I was really aggravated, but I came down a third row, a little to the left and chose yet another chair. I'm sitting there taking notes with a pen the recruiter gave me that says "U.S. Army Chaplaincy". All of a sudden, the guy next to me says' "Hey! I got one of those pens! Are you a chaplain candidate?" he says as he shows me the exact pen I have! I said "Well, I've been talking to a recruiter" As we talked, it turns out that this guy is a chaplain candidate and is already operating as a full time U.S. Army Guard chaplain! I was blown away! I was really happy too because, like I said, I had been wanting to talk to somebody about the Army chaplaincy and didn't know where to find someone. The Lord delivered him right next to my chair! Just like the boxes! Anyway, he told me how last Sunday he had gotten a map, pinpointed 6 camps of soldiers in the field, got on a jeep and went around the circuit of Army camps preaching to all these soldiers! Then he turns to the guy sitting infront of him and says "Hey, you taught chaplain school for 5 years, didn't you?" Turns out the guy sitting infront of him had been a chaplain's assistant for 20 years and had taught in the U.S. Army Chaplain School for 5 years! I was blown away again! The Lord had brought me down one row of chairs at a time, aggravatting the daylights out of me, to bring me to sit next to two men who had much of the information I was craving! They told me if I can get past the political correctness of chaplain school, there is much ministry I can do once in the force. Then, I was telling my wife about all these coincidences and she says, "Well, guess what? I was watching JAG for the first time in 6 months last night and they had not one, not two, but three chaplains in the show! And it was all about the great service and good they had done for the troops in Vietnam and Korea and stuff!" I asked her if she felt that was a call, considering all that was happening to me, and she said "I don't know." I prayed that God would show her again if we are being called to the military chaplaincy, and a couple of days later she tells me "Guess what? I never watch Bonanza, but I watched it yesterday and it was all about an Army chaplain who had gotten the medal of honor in the civil war for rescuing wounded union and rebel soldiers in combat!" Then I went to talk to a Navy chaplain, he gave me a book and a video, I came to check on you guys and here is Mike B. saying how he talked to a, squadron commander?, who told him how he appreciated the ministry of a chaplain. For several weeks I've been wanting to buy the move "Black Hawk Down", I wanted it for Father's Day and I've been wanting it ever since, but I haven't cought up with the times, I still don't have a DVD player and that's all they sell it in. Well,yesterday, at my ordination questioning, brother Donn Cannon, a good friend of mine and a true man of God, says "You know, I was watching an interview with the guy from Black Hawk down, with the real guy that was actually there, and they asked him if he could've had one thing different through their ordeal in Somalia, what would it be? The man replied, " if I could've had one thing different, I would've had a chaplain with us." Not a medic, not a jag lawyer, a chaplain. Anyway, all these things together make me think the Lord is calling me very strong to the military ministry, coincidence is way out of the question. Never the less, the proof is in the pudding! I am continuing with caution, always keeping in mind that I have a young family, but trusting that God who calls me knows this, He will take care of us! God's biddings are His enablings! Dominic, I really do appreciate your words, which truly are wise (in this instance at least!), but if God calls I must go. Thank you for the offer of not calling me ex-hulk, I don't really mind, my pecs have now turned into boobs and are hanging down to my belly button (just kidding, it ain't that bad!) and thank you for the promise of going to church if I decide to stay. I tell you what you can do, though, if I decide to go through with my enlistment, you can start going to church, give your life to Jesus and pray that the Lord will be with me and my family regardless of what happens! That would be cool indeed! Alright my friends, I hope to see you all sometime soon!

2256 Jodi Philpot Arguello

7/16/02

20:35

Hey Guys, It's been quite awhile since I've written anyone. It's great to see that the chat room is continuing and there is no lack of dialogue. I too saw Billy Gormley or Dr. Bill on tv and thought oh my goodness the practical jokster is now operating on peoples brains. I remember his Halloween disfras one year. Does anyone else? :) Ana Ceci we are contemplating a trip to Mexico the last two weeks of August. A ver si nos podemos juntar todos para cenar una noche. Happy Birthday to all of those who turned 40. Alex it appears that God is pointing you in a direction sit back and wait though. His final plan may not look exactly how think it might. Has anyone heard from Cindy have they returned from Russia? Has any of the AHS gang in Dallas had any reunions or gatherings? I really must be more diligent in reading the chat room. Saluditos a todos

2257 Jennifer WS 2258 Mike Buhler

2259 Anacecilia

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2260 Rebeca Sato

7/17/02

2261 Jodi Philpot Arguello

7/17/02

Love Jodi 20:47 Jodi, apparently you are not the only one that remembers Billy's halloween costume. I mentioned it on the '80 chat board and a couple of people also remembered. For those of you that were not there or have forgotten ... just think male body part ... Billy was pretty creative! 13:47 Alex: What a great story. You are a fantastic story teller. After all that, who can argue with the signs? By the way, my sister-in-law is moving next week. Can you help her with getting her some boxes? 15:02 Jodi, just set the date! Yo voy a ir a Queretaro el fin de semana del 30 de agosto. (Friday-Monday) Jackie Caballero, Carlos' baby sister had triplets (si tres ninos) y voy a ir al bautizo. Seria padrisimo vernos. Esta semana vamos a ir a Acapulco, alguien mas va estar ahi? 16:50 ¿Alguien sabe algo de Karla Roberts? Vivía en Texas. 20:32 Hey Jenn it was great to hear from you. How could anyone forget that one of a kind Halloween Costume. I have never seen anything else like it. Are you still in the spa business? Ana Ceci we are looking at arriving around the 25 of August A mi marido se le ocurio manejar. It's been around 13 years the last time we did it. We will spend a few days in DF and then go to Acapulco for a few days. So hopefully we can hook up.

2262 Jennifer WS

7/17/02

21:43

Jodi, the spa biz has been nothing but my life for almost 15 years now ... I need a massage! My most recent spa adventure is in Hershey, PA. I opened the spa at The Hotel Hershey about 1 1/2 yrs ago. Every day is a busy day for me. Its a tough gig working hard to make people relax and enjoy themselves. Check out our website at www.spaathotelhershey.com OR www.hersheypa.com If you're looking for a great place to get away with the family (kids included), Hershey is THE place to be. Are you still in Dallas. I remember bumping into you at BUMC when I was working for the company that managed the fitness center at the hospital. That was MANY years ago! Hope all is well with you.

2263 Elena Rohweder Turn

7/17/02

23:35

Ok, so Fighting Cucarachas it is. Is it possible to draw one that is snearing? Hmmm any artists who care to take on this challenge? Good news about the logo change is that we can now sell all our "old" logo items as "collector's items" and probably all make more cash than we are on our stock portfolios!

2264 Ramon Ricoy

7/18/02

2265 Mike Buhler 2266 Jodi Philpot Arguello

7/18/02 7/18/02

Too insane. I started working for Capital One this month. We announced earnings on Monday. Exceeded EPS by 6 cents, increased forcast for FY 2002 and STILL saw our stock drop 30 pts. It's enough to make you want to cook the books and run off with all the money..... did I just say that? 10:15 I do not like Cucarachas, although if you think about it they ahve been around since the Jurassic period. i think we should be more Radical and Go for something slimier and blood sucking like: Leeches! Elena:As soon as you start cooking please let us know! 16:30 Elena: What is Capital One? How does that interfere with your cruise plans? I hope you have your priorities straight and take the cruise! 17:47 Jennifer- Sounds like you need to go and visit a spa not just work at one. Someday I hope to be able to try one out. Wow it has been a long time since I last bumped into you. I have done alot of different things and lived in different places since I left Baylor Med. We left Dallas in 91 and came back at the end of 97. I taught school, worked for Drs., was a children's Social Worker now I am blessed to be doing something which I truley love. I am at home raising my 3 year old son. By the way I got back in touch with Katie Mitchell. She is now raising 4 kids and still lives in Mass. So what is this they want to change our beloved bear mascot for a cucaracha? Hey Mike how is the job going? Are you still working for Nokia? They laid alot of people off in this area.

2267 Elena Rohweder Turn

7/19/02

Talk with you all later 22:14 Mike B: Miss my cruise? I think not. Heck it is just a job for goodness sakes. My sanity takes priority. Gotta get out on the water. We are already booking the Hawaii cruise for January too (gotta do something fun when you turn 40, right?) We fly into Tampa on the 8th as I have meetings at our office there the 9th (wonder how that happened??) then drive to Sanibel Island. Then on to your area. Ship leaves Lauderdale the 10th. Cindy P: we are all waiting to hear from you...

2268 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

2269 John M. Bauer 2270 John M. Bauer 2271 Alex Juarez "81" 2272 Elena Rohweder Turn 2273 Fernando 2274 Mike Buhler 2275 Rebeca Sato

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There is going to be an all Texas reunion in Austin. Send me an email if you want to be on the invite list! [email protected] 13:53 Trent and I are now back in the US and are proud parents of a 14month old baby boy! It was an incredible emotional journey. Once I recover from the fatigue I will share more with you--it was long hot train ride from Kiev to Kharkov (on the Russian border). The country's economy has tanked since their independence in 1990--many people want to rejoin the former USSR. I was amazed at how middle "upper class live"--we stayed in a place that would be considered a ghetto here in the US.--The children, oh, my God. We would go to Breighton's room and be overwhelmed by 15 crying toddler's to 1 caretaker. Daily we would sit on the floor and scoop five children and put them on our lap. Children weren't allowed to play with toys, crawl on the floor, and weren't allowed to feed themselves. They were fed one at a time--one caretaker for 15 children. And this hungry children would sit squarely in their tiny chairs and rock back and forth to comfort themselves. And it looks like we will return in 6 months to a year or so for a 4 1/2 year old girl whom we fell in love with. Alex L. if you want to make a big difference in the world--travel to an orphanage an adopt a child! Preaching fire and brimstone won't save these children! Breighton's orphanage had children from 2 months to 4 1/2 years old-200 children hungry for the love of a mother and father. This is one of 5 orphanages for small children in Kharkov. Or, support affordable birth control in 3rd world countries so that this travesty doesn't keep repeating itself. Girls leave the orphanage at the age of 17 and if they haven't been raped already, they become prostitutes and the cycle repeats itself. The economy is so poor, they have no family, and this is the only way that they can support themselves. There is no goverment subsidized family planning or education. Throwing a bible at them won't change their situation or the reality of the harshness that they face on a daily basis. So, if the mascot is the cucharacha, I am envisioning what the cheerleading uniforms would look like--so would the "tiendita" be known affectionatly as the "roach motel"? 14:29 Cindy: Welcome back! Can't wait to see and hear more about Breighton. What an emotional rollercoaster ride you and your family have gone through. And to the points directed at Alex may I say "BRAVO!" 14:33 One more thing...I've tried politics, the economy, and current events but what takes hold is the insect topic. Is head lice next???? Long live the glorious COCKROACH REBELLION!! 18:36 Cindy: Congratulations again!!! I was very touched by your story. It is sad to know there are millions of kids around the world lacking the most common thing for all....love. Mis respetos to you and Trent. 23:28 Cindy! I am so excited for you. To be TOTALLY non-PC, hell I cannot walk into a animal shelter without adopting an animal. I CAN NOT immagine surviving the experience you had. I am just so grateful you guys have gotten home safely and have a wonderful new addition to the family. 3:21 Cindy: Si todas las personas de este planeta fueran como ustedes no habría miseria, hambre, guerras, y todos seríamos considerablemente más felices. Mi mas profunda admiración para ustedes dos. Al mismo tiempo, muchísimas felicidades. Les deseamos lo mejor para su familia. 10:46 Sta. Cindy (and Trent): Welcome back with your new son! I echo all that Fernando said. We should all be so wise the next time that we feel we are having a really, really bad day, to think of those children in the orphanage and give thanks to God that we were born in such a priviledged and loving environment. I am awed by the mercy, courage and love that you have shown through the many ordeals faced in the course of adopting Breighton. 20:44 If you are travelling to Washington or would like to get together, please let me know. Place: The Old Town Cafe 316 W. Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225 Date: Sunday, August 11 Time: Noon

2276 Jodi Philpot Arguello

7/25/02

E-mail: [email protected] 15:03 Cindy congratulations on your new son. As they say the whole process makes up for the 9 months of pregnancy. There is nothing like it. We also had a difficult time with our adoption process and it has taken me 3 years to psych myself up to do it all again. There is nothing like it. We had our son though from the time he was born. It was just the government process that was a bit of a nightmare. My husband and I can never look at another nino de la calle without thinking that could have been our Ian. Adoption has taught me many things. It has shown me that God's love towards us is something amazing because he has adopted us as his children and calls us his own. You will see even though people will question it that you could not love Breigton anymore than you do had you birthed him. Blessings to your family. Muchas felicidades. Ana Ceci what is your email add. so we can set a date. Our trip is definent and we would like to try and get together.

2277 Anacecilia

2278 DOMINIC

2279 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

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7/30/02

Cindy may joy abound in your household as well as sanity in dealing with two toddlers. I imagine that Breighton is going to need a great deal of attention these next few months so he can bond with you. Some really good friends of ours are also adopting from Russia. They are going through Buckneer Children's Home and the orphanage that their child will come from will probably be in St. Petersberg. What is sad though is that there are so many children and there are those who wish to adopt but the Russian government doesn't make it very easy to get these children adopted. Best of luck 13:46 Cindy, Muchisimas felicidades a ti, Trent y Alexa. That is one lucky little fellow! Como esta Alexa? Your story gave me goose bumps, Que tristeza que haya tantos ninos vivendo en esas condiciones en Rusia, Mexico y en todo el mundo. Ahora a disfrutar tu familia y los terrible two's! Jodi, mi telefono es el 5570 4827 y mi mail [email protected] espero tu llamada para ponernos de acuerdo. 15:43 AIN'T TALKING BOUT LOVE! IF THERE ARE ANY VAN HALLEN FANS OUT THERE, YOU GOTTA GO CHECK OUT THE DAVID LEE ROTH TOUR WITH SAMMY HAGGAR. I JUST SAW IT SUNDAY NIGHT AND IT'S KICK ASS ROCK N' ROLL!! THAT SHOW BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE OLD AHS LOCKER ROOM WHEN WE WOULD BLAST OUT JAIME'S CRYING AND HAVE WET TOWEL FIGHTS, OR DRINKING A CAGUAMA AT THE TIENDITA WHILE SOMEONE'S CAR STERIO JAMMED TO ATOMIC PUNK! ANYWAY, IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE, DON'T MISS THIS ONE! SALUDOS DOMINIC 16:43 Thanks for all of the congradulations! Yes, life with a 2 year old and a 1 year old is a little busy. Breighton is now starting to feed himself, drink from his own bottle, climb the stairs and throw his sisters toys. Alessa is doing great (although we hear quite a few "thats MY mommy") and has even taught him how to sneak food to the dogs from the high chair. Elena:--yes, that was a non PC comment, but to make matters worse, I have used the same analogy!! But you are absolutely right. The hard thing with the orphanage is that the 3 and 4 year old (groups of 25 children) run up to you, with their arms outstretched and they say "momma, pappa). It was impossible to not scoop them up, 3 and 4 and a time, give them a hug, and tickle them. Trent and I were always getting in trouble for paying attention and playing with the other children. BTW...if you are interested in adopting let me know. Yes, yes, I know you have a husband, a dog, 4 or 5 cats, and of course, the beloved Pepper--te falta un nene or 10! Adoption is addictive--we fell in love with a 4 year old and we will probably go back next fall to pick her up. I say probably because Trent won't give me the "go ahead" until the two we have at home sleep a full night. Jodi: that was great for you to get your son so young! There are definately advantages to that. Breighton screams at the sight of a bathroom or water (they bathe them by putting them under a cold faucet (hot water is turned off in the summer time to save energy)--so we are adjusting). I found the adoption process very frustrating. There are so many things outside of your control, and based on other peoples schedules. It was emotionally draining. However, my pregnancy was stressfull until the day I delivered! AnaCeci: Your right about orphanages world wide. I found the caretakers (there were a few exceptions) to be very cold and uncaring towards the children. Overall, Ukrainians aren't into public displays of affection, and I found them overall to be a little indifferent and cold towards children overall. What a contrast to Mexico where waiters in restaurants flirt with your children and pinch their cheeks! Dominic: Are Sammy and David Lee performing together? I heard somewhere that pompus David Lee won't be seen on a stage with Sammy. Trent is wanting to go that one when it comes to Denver.

2280 DOMINIC

2281 Anacecilia 2282 Sue MacIntosh

7/30/02

18:52

CINDY: FIRST YOU GET ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS OF ALL THE DAVID LEE ROTH YEARS WITH ALL VH TUNES (NO SOLO STUFF) AND THEN ABOUT THE SAME 1 1/2 HOURS OF SAMMY WITH SOME SOLO STUFF, SOME MONTROSS AND LOTS OF VANHAGGAR. MICHAEL ANTHONY (VH BASS PLAYER) PERFORMS WITH SAMMY BUT YOU WILL NEVER SEE DAVID AND SAMMY ON STAGE TOGETHER,GOT TO KEEP THE BATTLE GOING. I DID HEAR THEY ARE NOW THE BEST OF FRIENDS BUT SINCE THE FANS ARE INTO THE ROTH -VS- HAGGAR DEAL, THEY DON'T MIX IT UP. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT MISSING THIS ONE! GOOD LUCK WITH THE KIDS, I THINK ANTONIO IÑIGUEZ SAID IT BEST IN ONE OF HIS MESSAGES "LET THE GAMES BEGIN !"

8/2/02 8/2/02

SALUDOS DOMINIC 19:17 Jodi, cuando llegas? hablame para vernos ok? 55 70 4827 21:55 I'm posting this for Lisa (Cooper) Gordon: AHS Reunion in NYC. RSVP to Lisa Cooper Gordon at 919-387-6675 or [email protected]. Who: AHS alumni, friends and family what: friendly gathering when: Saturday, Aug 10 at 7pm where: 250 W. 50th St.The Gershwin, 4P (at 50th and 8th Ave)

2283 Rebeca Sato

2284 Alex McGrath 2285 Antonio Iniguez

8/7/02

8/8/02 8/9/02

phone:212-969-9671 15:14 Just a Reminder... If you are in Washington State this weekend...we are meeting in Bellingham for lunch on Sunday August 11th at noon. Place to meet: The Old Town Cafe 316 W. Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 671-4431 20:47 shhhhh...don't write, that way they'll think you're on vacation too! 2:53 Hello People!! I am back from vacations...on a 4X4 from Paris to Morocco and back (IN ONE PIECE!!!). With its obvious and necessary stops in Barcelona for a walk in "La Rambla", in Valencia for a REAL paella, in Murcia to chase around some bulls, in Granada to visit the Alhambra, we passed by Marbella but did not stop (I thought the Buhlers' were going to be around there at that time but had no way of contacting them.), down to Algeciras, grab the ferry and in half an hour you arrive to Sebta in Morocco, took the northern road between the mountains and the Mediterranean (great views), all the way to Al Jehba (little fishermen village), down to Fess (through the drug plantations and its traffickers in Ketama), up to Ain Mendiouna, up to Chefchaouen and then back. Phew!!! 6,500 kilometers!!! Morocco is fascinating but HOT. Anyways, I am glad to hear everyone is fine. To all those birthdays...congratulations!!!! To all those magic new additions to the families...kisses, hugs, and more!!!! To all those new life projects that I've read...congratulations again.

2286 Mike Buhler 2287 Alex Loya

2288 Rebeca Sato

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8/12/02

Toño 15:21 Toño: Just got back from Marbella and a visit to Granada/Alhambra. What a pity to have missed you during your travels. I did get a peak of the Atlas Mountains in Northern Morocca early one morning when it was clear (and all the Spaniards were still sleeping at 9:30 AM!). It sounds you had as much fun as we did. 19:53 Hello my friends! Cindy, let me join all in congratulating you about your new child! Truly, if more people did what you are doing it would really make a difference in the world! It´s always good to hear about something good going on, there is so much evil done by people to other people it´s terrible! I will pray that God will give you more wisdom and strength to bring up your children with their special needs. I do what I can to make a difference in the way you are doing now... when I met Sandra, my wife, I thought she was very pretty, but there was a major hurddle in the way of me persuing a relationship with her. I had been single never married for 33 years, and she had a 5 year old and few months old baby. The natural father refused to take responsability. As I began to go out with Sandra, Keenan began to call me papa, and KIrsten would only eat if I would feed her (I would sneak her peas in the mashed potatos, and she would never notice), and my heart would break at the thought that they had no father. One day, little Kirsten, with her blonde hair sticking up in the air, walking in her diapers came to me while I was sitting in the sofa. She came over by my right knee and began to try to get on the sofa. It was a major struggle for her to climb on the sofa because she was so little! But she persisted on her own as I watched without intervening! Finally, she climbed on the sofa, crawled to my side and laid her little head on the side of my chest, just loving me! Well, to make a long story short, I adopted two children and married their mother. Today, the Lord has given me two more of my own blood! When we thank the Lord for the food at meal times, all of them pause in reverence to God and say amen, I make it a priority to teach them to love and to respect God, the God of the Bible. A couple of months ago Kirsten, the one who stole my heart when she worked her way up the sofa just to cuddle at my side, began to ask a lot of questions about God and heaven and eternity, and I had the privliedge of leading her in prayer to a true profession of faith in Christ. Two weeks ago I had the priviledge of baptizing her in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Let me encourage you, and all of you, to not only be concerend about your children´s tempral needs, but of their eternal ones as well. Jody, you are a Proverbs 31 woman! 14:41 A reminder to all: Los Angeles was chosen as the get together city this time!! Conga Room - 5364 Wilshire Boulevard (323) 938-1696 Saturday August 17th 7:00 pm Let me know how many are attending in your party and see you Saturday!!

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2290 Antonio Iniguez

8/12/02

8/13/02

[email protected] 17:53 ANTONIO: NOS TRAJISTE ALGUN SUVENIER DE FESS? POR AHI HAY OTRA CIUDAD BIEN FOLKLORICA EN LAS MONTAÑAS QUE SE LLAMA CHAUVEN, PASASTE POR AHI ? SALUDOS DOMINIC 2:24 Dominic: Chefchaouen es conocida tambien como Chaouen...es una pequeña ciudad mas o menos turistica, la "medina" no es tan grande como la de Fess pero casi todas las construcciones estan pintadas de color azul cielo y blanco. Es un lugar donde te la pasas muy bien...Has de cuenta un Bazar Sabado (el de San Angel) en grandote y verdadero...En cuanto a souvenirs esta grueso...que quieres? arena, rosas de arena, vasijas de barro? (mejor vete a la Lagunilla, estan igual), tapetes? (que los cargue tu "abuela", digo con mucho respeto), en fin...y para acabarla de fregar, ahi no toman ni por defensa propia...me pase diez dias en Marruecos y nadie nunca me invito un trago de nada alcoholico (pero el Kiff esta grueso y te lo venden hasta los chamaquitos... y pues yo soy fresa y no le entro a esa "mother")...eso si, la gente es super, nunca experimente una bienvenida tan calurosa ("no pun intended") que en Marruecos...la gente te adopta e inmediatamente te vuelves de su familia... Despues les escribo algunas de las aventuras...

2291 Fernando 2292 DOMINIC

8/13/02 8/13/02

Saludos, Toño 7:22 Toño, te falta la mentalidad de businessman! No se trate de que le entres, sino de ver que rendimiento le puedes sacar una vez de regreso en Europa!!! 11:59 ANTONIO: LA VERDAD NO ESTABA PENSANDO EN TAPETES, MAS BIEN ME ESTABA ACORDANDO DE UNOS LADRILLITOS CAFES QUE VENDIAN COMO A 1 DOLAR CUANDO FUI HACE COMO 12 AÑOS. LO QUE SI ME RESULTO EXTRAÑO ES QUE DIJIERAS QUE SON MUY BUENA ONDA, YO FUI CON 1 AMIGO Y 2 CHAVAS Y COMO JODIAN A LAS CHAVAS LOS MARROQUIS, LA VERDAD SE ME HICIERON MALA ONDA. PERO EN FIN, QUE BUENO QUE TE LA PASASTE MUY BIEN. SALUDOS DOMINIC

2293 Marivi

8/13/02

Cindy: Have you figured out how to get Breighton to enjoy bath time yet? I remember hearing about a couple in the same situation who simply turned the bath tub into a play area for a couple of weeks. Little girl would be put in the tub, clothes and all, to play with her favorite toys WITHOUT water at the same time each day. After a week of that, containers with water were introduced into the tub with her so she could slowly get into the 'water play' without being immersed in water or necessarily getting wet. Then she got to play naked. Eventually, they were able to transition her to a normal bath, but it took time to get her to think of bath time as a fun ritual. Buena Suerte!

2294 Homero Menchaca Fal

8/13/02

2295 Alex McGrath

8/13/02

2296 Antonio Iniguez

18:16

8/14/02

Elena: Have you been to Sanibel Island before? My family started going there in the 1940's, before they build the bridge from Ft. Myers! Imaginate. 18:51 Totalmente de acuerdo Dominic, m&#E9;ndigos morocotopos son peor que los naquitos que le chiflan a las chavas porque estos cuates son hiperjodones. Yo iba con unas espa&#F1;olas y no manches parec&#ED;an moscas. Antonio, no s&#E9; c&#F3;mo aguantaste tanto tiempo a secas. Yo me surt&#ED; de whisky en Algeciras y pude mantener un nivel de alcohol adecuado durante los 12 d&#ED;as que estuve en Marruecos. 23:17 There are nice places and then there are magical places. Morocco is magical. In those narrow, crowded streets you're suddenly transported back thousands of years. But as Dominic and Homero point out, it helps to be a man over there! Moroccans seem to be so good at languages, you constantly find people speaking several. And children have the most beautiful, expressive eyes. Cindy, congrats on your new kiddo! One small step for mankind, one giant leap for you guys. 2:25 I agree with Alex M. Morocco for me was quite magical. And yes...it helps to be a man...it is still a somewhat traditional muslim society. For us since we were going as a family people were very respectful of us plus...we were lucky to meet a family that practically adopted us in the last week we were there. It also depends were you go...we went on the northern coast which is still very traditional and not touristic at all...then we went somewhat south but by then we were already with the family we met and they took care of us... Dominic: I did see the "ladrillos"; I did not ask the price but I doubt there are more expensive than that. Fernando: I did see the business potential of the "affaire". But I guess all the Netherlands are in it too since the only car plates I saw were from there (on the road I saw more Netherlands cars than even Moroccan cars)...with the legalization of drugs and all it is a great business for them. Plus...if you are caught crossing the border with that junk, you end up "en el tambo" very fast...Actually we found out that now it is typical that a group of youngsters sell it to you and they tell the cops that will catch you several kilometers after...they are all on the take. HEY!!!! to all the community!!!! Does anyone have a business to be taken care of or a job position in Europe for me??????? I want out of the company where I work and I am starting to look for something else!!!??!!??? So before I find anything, I want to avoid the "Ah, you should have told me we were looking for someone over there!" Fernando!?!? Any ideas or suggestions? (Ideally in the Paris-Ile de France area but if the job is good I would gladly relocate.)

2297 Fernando

2298 Mike Buhler 2299 QAA VP

8/14/02

8/14/02 8/15/02

Saludos Toño 4:22 Toño, of course you saw more cars with Dutch license than you did with Moroccan... As far as I know it is still not required to put plates on Camels! LOL!! En re. a trabajo, esta semana estoy hasta las chanclas de trabajo. Yo te hablo a principios de la prox. 12:44 Toño: Me encantaría ayudarte con lo de la chamba. A que le estas apuntando? Si quieres, mandame tu resume a [email protected]. A ver si te puedo poner en contacto con algunos contactos que tengo. 10:26 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL ASF ALUMNI WORLDWIDE CONCERNING YOUR ALMA MATER’S SLOGAN. You may or may not be aware that ASF recently changed its logo. Of particular interest is the removal of the school's long-standing slogan: Justice - Understanding - Truth . For more information look in: http://www.asf.edu.mx/logo/ASFlogo.htm Since alumni were not consulted AT ALL, the newly-formed Queondaconestoscuates Association of Alums (QAA) intends to file a formal protest with ASF authorities. The QAA has in fact spoken with someone on the logo redesign committee and, this person being very well versed on the reasons for the change (multicultural, anti-American values) heshe confessed that deleting the slogan was simply an intermediate step before replacing it with a slogan more to their liking. We secretly obtained their top ten choices from a locker locked with one of those cheapy non-Master locks which are very easy to pick that you would sometimes find in the AHS hallways and wonder whose it was, and realized that all of them suck. Big time. For example, their top proposal is “Leadership, Unity, Security” really! So, the QAA has been polling fellow alums from the classes of 1926 to 1999, skipping 1979 of course, for new slogan suggestions, and would like to submit them to Jacque Barriga (I’m not making this name up), who is the current head of ASF personnel, prior to the administration making a further Alternative Slogan System (ASS) of itself. Below is a ballot with the QAA’s arbitrarily-selected (just as the new logo) top five submissions thus far, as well as the possibility of a write-in (of course, Justice Understanding Truth is definitely out even as a write-in since it does not reflect Doctor Lujan’s (current schoolmeister and head physician) educational values in the least). Oh and F words are not allowed on any new slogan, except for Football, Fetishism, and FijatequeaChuchitalabolsearon. The idea is to come up with a slogan that truly conveys the ASF experience in only 3 concise words. Or not. Vote for your favorite one and submit it today! You can mail it to Calle Bondojito 215 Colonia Tacubaya Observatorio darn I forgot the address already. =========OFFICIAL BALLOT============== Alternative ASF slogans: 1) Injustice Illusions Ignorance Comment: the closest opposite to the old slogan, with an III feel of Roman decadence 2) Virginitium Non Sequitur Comment: Latin conveys Permanence while warning parents of likely AHS consequence 3) Our Chicharrones Truenan Comment: note bilingual yet disgustingly attitudinal Popis tone while honoring traditional fat-laden Mexican food 4) Finger Lickin’ Good Comment: kinder, gentler, more nutritional alternative to #3 while subtly preserving parental warning of #2 5) 69's Since '69 Comment: A sixties love-one-love-all values conveyance with a historical feel and not-so-hidden allusion to what really goes on behind them Bondojito walls 6) Write-in: ________ _________ _________ ====================================== cut and fold here You can also post your write-ins on this chat page, in which case a QAA representative will quickly contact you and ask you for membership dues. A Bottle of cheap tequila will be awarded to the best write-in, to be subjectively and arbitrarily decided, just like the new logo. By the way: Sex Drugs Rock 'n Roll has already been suggested and rejected. Too true. A speck of deniability must be preserved vis-a-vis La Embajada and Mexican parental units. As to the old logo, we’ll be holding a multicultural-style candlelight vigil for it on Calle Bondojito sometime soon. (Eso si: EL primero que empiece a tirar velas por encima de la barda sera enviado a Detention. Y si las echa por encima de la barda del Junipero o del Columbia, su diploma de high school sera cancelado por imbecil o por tratar de distraer la atencion hacia instituciones que nunca figuraron en nuestro collective mindset a pesar de ser vecinas, que es una actitud muy poco multicultural.) Act or be acted upon

2300 Dwight Werren

8/15/02

“!Los alumnos, unidos, jamas seran vencidos!” 12:27 Fumando - Borracho - Chingando Anybody - Somebody - Fornication

2301 Kelly Sherck 2302 Alex McGrath

8/15/02 8/16/02

(oops...I used the F word!) 21:07 Alright....my husband is traveling, my 5th grader's math is stumping me, and my 4 year old has an ear infection. I turned on the computer, logged onto the AHS page, and LAUGHED MY LITTLE (alright, not so little) BUNS OFF!!! That QAA VP thing was a hoot! Thanks, to whomever posted it! Too funny... 11:38 QAA VP: Caps, Gowns & Togas. The "High" School.

2303 DOMINIC

2304 Eduardo Lozano Carre

2305 Anacecilia

8/16/02

The Stepping-stone to Lomas High. 11:59 ALEX; YOU MISSED SPELLED LOMAS HIGH, IT'S LO-MAS-HIGH! I BET THEIR LOGO IS REALLY COOL AND PROBABLY DESIGNED BY QAA VP.

8/16/02

SALUDOS DOMINIC 13:20 HOLA ANA CECI.

8/16/02

ESPERO TODOS EN CASA SE ENCUENTREN BIEN. DESPUES DE MUCHO TIEMPO HE TENIDO LA FUERZA DE VER LO QUE ESCRIBEN LOS DEMAS. OYE. ME PODRIAS DAR TU TELEFONO? SIGO VIVIENDO EN MONTERREY Y ENCONTRE TRABAJO CON LA USDA. MI TEL ES EL 0181'83'33'52'89 SALUDOS AL BUEN JHON. 17:00 QAA VP, good laugh pero en este chat todos ponemos quienes somos! Animate we don't bite, bueno, occasionally. Eduardo, que buena noticia! Hablanos el tel de casa es el 55704827. Saludos a Lucy y Oriana. Everybody, Jodi will be in town next week (D.F.) We are planning on going out for tacos. Yo pense en el taco inn, on Wednesday. Jodi viene de Coyoacan, yo estoy en Vista Hermosa. Any suggestions of an in between? Of course, a ver si se animan todos y lo hacemos un mini reunion.

2306 QAA CEO

8/18/02

Ramon, cuando te vas? No te puedes ir sin que Julia vea a Iker y a Jose Ramon. Te hablamos en la noche. 23:38 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL ASF ALUMNI WORLDWIDE CONCERNING YOUR ALMA MATER’S SLOGAN. RE: BACKLASH! HOGWASH! Esteemed QAA members and sympathizers: First, thank you for your slogan input and donations, which have filled my er the Association’s bank account. Special thanks go to Bernardo San Bernardo, professional Hijo de Papi, original Class of ’77 (but graduate of ’87) and his lovely wife Fifi Chihuahua. Thanks to their and your generosity we will continue hiring and firing staff in the pursuit of Our Cause, and pay ourselves in more than stock options. Speaking of staff stuff, our VP of Communications, author of that very successful plea to y’all, was ABDUCTED by the enemies of Justice, Understanding and Truth, and is being held hostage in the AHS science lab, tortured with Bunsen Burners laden with the worst kind of acids (aminos), where the only food is ethyl-preserved frogs! Then again there is a possibility that heshe simply quit to produce infomercials. But unquestionably the administration is striking back at us right where it hurts: in the middle management. Which is why we are hiring the following new QAA MULTICULTURAL executives for the coming fight, all of whom have ASF-linked credentials, and then some. Disclosing their identities should alleviate some recent concerns expressed here about anonymity, but you must understand we do have to protect my own ass from The Doctor: 1) Ida Nevasayneva: VP of Special Operations. The secrets of Ida’s beginnings lie shrouded behind the Kremlin Wall I mean wall (it’s not like it was Berlin’s). In fact, no fewer than six lie in the wall (in jars of assorted sizes). Dancing lightly over pogroms and other sordid reorganizational measures, Ida has emerged as a middle manager whose pungency for Truth is indisputable. You might have heard of her already, as she briefly attended AHS under the plume-de-nom Oralea Sicomonova. Coach Everest once publicly acknowledged her contribution to a key Bears victory after she freely admitted to spending the night before the game with each and every Tepeyac Fraile over 6 feet tall. 2) Veronica Malaise du Mer. VP of Special Effects. Mlle. Du Mer began her career as a doorstop at the Moulin Rouge, but rose through sheer determination and coke. While searching for more in Bolivia, she recovered from her constant dizzyness when it was explained to her that Lake Titicaca is not an ocean. Because nature did not smile kindly upon her, she chose to explore unconventional means of revolutionary behavior, such as genetically modifying cafeteria lunch avocados. We expect her to at least generate some diarrhea in, on or about the enemies of Justice. 3) William Vanilla. VP of Speechwriting. Naturalized American, born to riches, this artist formerly known as Prince Ali Ababwa bin Bolas, was the first to identify our predicament while hanging out with his female co-singer Whitney, to whom, upon reading about the slogan scratch-off, formally told her: “Houston, we have a problem” He’ll be targeting the opponents of Understanding by boring them to death with speeches about corporate responsibility to Third World nations. 4) Jacques D’Aniels, VP of Undercover Action. His political adaptability saw him through five high schools and numerous police actions before entering the world of alumni protest. Sensible, but given to lewd behavior, he was once romantically linked to Doctor Lujan, which will prove invaluable to us despite the recent sex change operation. 5) El Subcomandante Ramon, aka “el Chiraspelas”, a.k.a. “el hastatras”, a.k.a., “el topo chabacano” but also a.k.a. “el mero mero GTPTP”, which during our background check emerged as ese “guey tan pero tan pendejo”. VP of Underground Operations. Ramon, who dropped out in tenth grade once he realized that the reason he didn’t understand any of the classes was that they were in English and no one had figured out he didn’t speak it, having always cheated on written tests by exchanging questionable favors and hiding behind a façade of Primero el Nahuatl proto-nationalism, but who would have eventually blamed his gray matter’s inability to process the proffered curricula because it was green and half-missing anyway, fought in Chiapas, participated in the triumphant recent Zapatista march on Mexico City and, as most campesinos do upon arrival in the metropolis, remained. Ramon’s main contribution to QAA will be his uncanny ability to dig himself into holes, which will be very useful once he completes his current assignment (the building of a tunnel connecting the Metro’s Observatorio station and the dressing rooms underneath the high school gym, in order to lead commuters into what they’ll think is the new Constituyentes exit but which will give the administration a real taste of their loved proletariat one of these unsuspecting mornings).

2307 Ramon Ricoy

8/20/02

Please join me in welcoming them to the QAA and rest (assured) we won’t ditto until victory is accomplished or the money runs out! 14:23 Toño: mandame tu CV/Resume a [email protected] para ver en que te puedo ayudar. Trata estos Headhunters en Europa: [email protected] [email protected]: esta es Gweneth Johnson, estudio conmigo y esta en Madrid, dile que lo mandas de mi parte. Anaceci: no me voy a AGS, ahora voy a vender un nuevo Tequilas que se llaman Don Alvaro y Buen Amigo. Voy a trabajar en mi casa, les hablo para unos pointers en instalar un home office.

2308 Anacecilia

2309 Anacecilia

8/20/02

8/20/02

QAA CEO: Muy mal, ahora ya todo el mundo sabe que nos soy el subcomandante y yo queria el titulo de VP. 22:21 Ramon, que buena noticia porque el viernes que hable, no me contestaron y pense que ya no estabas. Hablanos en la manana no, haber si nos vemos para cenar con Jodi. manana miercoles es el dia que quede con Jodi. No me he puesto de acuerdo con ella en el lugar pero en la manana que le hable, I will post the meeting place. Espero que varios puedan llegar. 23:15 REUNION Miercoles 21 de Agosto, a las 8:00 pm en el Charco de las Ranas (el original) de Av. Revolucion y Rio Mixcoac. Alex y Elizabeth McGrath, estan cerca, y los que no estan tan cerca, en miercoles a esas horas no hay tanto trafico.

2310 Alex McGrath 2311 Anacecilia

8/21/02 8/22/02

QAA members are also invited. 18:39 Anacecilia, desafortunadamente tenemos otra cena pero Elizabeth esta medio enferma, asi que si cancelamos, me escapo y me les uno. Gracias! 21:42 Alex, Espero Elizabeth este mejor ya que te extanamos. As always, it is o much fun and so great to get together with AHS friends. John and Javier talked and talked and talked. Jodi y yo, no nos paraban! Just Great!!! So many things to say and so little time!

2312 Marivi

8/29/02

Ramon, tambien te extranamos pero hay que vernos! El sabado estuvimos en casa de los Dudley jugando baraja hasta las 2 de la manana. La proxima te aviso con tiempo. 15:48 Do any of you have siblings or friends in the Class of 1983? If so, please send me their contact information and urge them to: SAVE THE DATE WHAT: Class of 1983, 20th Reunion Celebration WHEN: Memorial Day Weekend 2003 WHERE: Mexico's Riviera Maya (near Cancun) Copacabana Resort http://www.hotelcopacabana.com/rivieramaya/english/servicios.htm For more information: - Visit our class website http://asf83.desde-mexico.com - Enter contact information at http://asf83.desde-mexico.com/contactform.htm. Or get in touch with one of the following: - Paco Meza: [email protected] - Felicia Ferraez: FFERRAEZ@tech>here :o) 15:29 Mike - Are you saying you are STILL losing teeth? :) 17:33 Cindy, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. My wife Angie had a miscarriage with our second child. Well, we learned that it was probably a twin that was lost. When Angie got to the hospital and had an ultrasound, you could see an area that was resorbed. The obgyn felt it was one of the twins. Happily, we had Elizabeth, the twin that survived, and she's a bubbly, energetic 10 year-old cheerleader today :) It still bothers Angie from time to time when she thinks back about it. It's probably something that you never get completely over, but I always give my wife a big ole' hug everytime she thinks about it. So, here's a big ole AHS hug for you! *HUG! 9:29 Kelly, teeth no, but hair, lots! 17:01

Cindy: Such sad news... My thoughts are with you. On another note: Are any of you interested in joining us at our upcoming reunion Memorial Day weekend? We have decided to invite all AHS alumni, so you are all very much welcome. We will be staying at the Copacabana resort near Tulum (nearest airport: Cancun). The schedule is as follows: - Friday: Welcome cocktail, dinner, '80s disco party (tongue firmly planted in cheek); - Saturday: Taquiza on the beach, Cena de Gala - Sunday: Brunch de despedida No need to wait for your 25th reunion to get together. I do hope you will consider joining us. For more info, check out our website at asf83.desde-mexico.com (no "www"). BTW: The resort has kids activities as well as a babysitting service, for those of you who would prefer to make it a family affair.

2543 Jodi Philpot Arguello

12/23/02

What say you? 21:00 I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and may you experience a very happy and prosperous New Year. Cindy so sorry to hear your news. My thoughts are with you. I still have a ton of things to do as Christmas is at my house. God Bless.

2544 Sandimonengo

12/26/02

Love Jodi 19:03 Why is this chat always talking about Jesus? i respect everybody's beliefs but coming from AHS dont you think we yould all be respectful enough to accept diversity and not try to sell our beliefs to others. I believe in Shaw-Waraw and i am not trying to sell it to anybody, I just believe in it. Please lets keep our religious beliefs at our homes, temples and souls. not the AHS chat. Alex Loya, I am proud you have such strong faith. you dont have to sell it to me/ I like you and accept you the way you and everybody is,. jews, catholics, christians. camino del rosario etc. We are here to talk toeachother not to convert

2545 DOMINIC

2546 John M. Bauer

2547 Dwight Werren

12/27/02

11:56

THIS SANDIMONENGO DUDE (OR IS IT DUDETE?) IS CRAZY! IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALEX LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS (OR REAL CLOSE)IF ALEX COULDN'T WRITE ABOUT HIS VISIONS AND TRY TO PROTECT THE LOST SOULS ON THIS CHAT, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE HARRASING US DRUNK PATRONS ON BOURBON STREET DURING NEW YEARS EVE. LET ALEX WRITE WHATEVER HE WANTS, JUST KEEP HIM OFF BOURBON STREET!!

1/1/03

1/2/03

HAPPY QUANZA TO EVERYONE! 13:22 Happy 2003 to everyone. May this year bring you all more joy and happiness that you've experienced in the past. Salud! 17:20 Alex, write whatever you want to, who cares what Satinpendejo says. The last time I checked nobody gave shehe the power to make some rule respecting religion or prohibiting the free exercise of. Having said that, I would like to invite you all to our next Native American Church meeting to meet my Road Chief:

2548 Anacecilia 2549 Barbara Estrada

1/3/03 1/7/03

2550 Elena Rohweder Turn

1/9/03

http://www.peyote.net/religion.html 23:24 Everybody, have a great 2003, full of health, wealth, peace and love! 15:43 Hola a todos y feliz año! I hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday season. I am looking forward to seeing you all at our First annual Alumni Breakfast Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM High School Gym $100.00 MN per person Make your reservations 5273 9659 or email me at [email protected] or [email protected] Barbara Estrada '76 Coordinator Alumni Relations PS Spread the word! Not everyone has email :) 11:52 Hello all and Happy New Year. Cindy: I am so sorry to hear of your miscarriage. I'll try to give you a call. Craig and I are "off the pill" so we will see what happens. Since we are an older couple, it may not happen and we've decided that we probably will not go through the various fertility options. I guess we are subscribing to the "si Dios quiere" plan. Heather Fraser swears by the EPT fertility monitor, but I have yet to buy it. She said she got pregnant in 3 months both times she used it. In the meantime, we continue to plan trips which are our favorite thing in the world.

2551 Mike Buhler 2552 John M. Bauer

1/9/03 1/10/03

Since this is the BIG 40, he is taking me on a cruise to Hawaii. Has anyone gone and do you have any major recommendations of what should not be missed on any of the islands? As I remember, we leave from Ensendada on Feb 2, 4 days at sea, then Hilo, Kona, Kauia, Maui and lastly Honolulu. 18:04 Elena: Happy New Year. I had to chuckle about the EPT fertility monitor method. Instead, just keep practicing on a daily basis (which is infinitely more fun). I'm sure that the cruise will be very conducive to keeping the mood! Good luck, we'll pray "para que Dios quiera". 0:51 Elena: Enjoy the islands. Each time we go (my wife, daughter, and I) we try to get in a lomi-lomi massage. Very relaxing and having four hands working on you at the same time is great. Kona is my favorite place to stay when visiting the Big Island. We tend to stay at B&B's there and the weather I think is the best on the Island. Hilo tends to be wetter and the resorts on the north-west side are too hot. However, when visiting Hilo, don't miss the botanical gardens north of town. And of course, no visit to the Big Island would be complete without a visit to Volcano and a hike through a crater. Bring rain gear as the rainforest there equals that of Brazil . Try to catch a kayak tour of the old sugar cane canals on the north side. For Kauai, take a drive up the Waimea Canyon all the way to the top and then hike through some of the rain forest there. Beautiful breathtaking views. Visit the botanical gardens west of Poipu and catch a farmer's market. Take advantage of the isolated beaches (most accessible via four-wheel drive vehicles and a short hike). You can conduct some pretty interesting fertility rituals there . Regardless of the islands you visit, make sure you've picked up recent guidebooks on the locale. Good ones will describe the difference between local and tourist hangouts, as well as specific directions to hidden treasures on the island. I recommend Wizard Publications Hawaii Island "Revealed" series, but there are others that may fit the bill. Whatever book you decide on, read through them before the trip so you can get a good feel for what you want to do with your time alotted on each stop. Remember, you'll be going back...

2553 John M. Bauer

2554 Elena Rohweder Turn

1/10/03

1/12/03

P.S. Can you tell that the Islands are my favorite vacation spots? 0:54 Oh, and when in Kona, don't forget to get some 100% Kona coffee (don't get the mixed stuff and read the labels carefully). There some great coffee plantations you can tour just above Kona that give tours and sell their coffee beans directly to the public from there. Pure Kona coffee is expensive so that is the cheapest way to purchase it. Okay, enough... 19:33 Mike: you made me laugh (as always). We do feel that the cruise will be much better than any fertility injections or whatever. Just getting away makes all the difference. John: Thanks for the suggestions. I had gone to buy a "Lonely Planet" guide to Hawaii. I find they focus on what to go see and the meaning of it, rather than hotels and restaurants (which are a moot point when you are visiting via cruise ship.

2555 Alex Loya

1/13/03

I definately plan to go for the lomi-lomi. Panza rubs are not just for dogs! 20:25 Dwight and Dominic, thank you! I appreciate your defense of my first amendment rights! I do live right in New Orleans, by the way, and when I am not trying to convert all of you all here on the chat, I am down at a corner on Bourbon Street fishing souls. Sandimaranga, you sound nice enough, but I do plead the 1st!I don't know who you are, but if you are from the AHS, and specially from the class of 81, I carry you on my heart before the Lord in prayer. Cindy, I'm sorry about your baby. But rest assured that your baby truly is in good hands. He or she truly is in the Presence of God playing on those streets of gold! Jody, good to see you again on the chat! Hey everyone! I saw a commercial on T.V. for final expense insurance, the silver plan, for people born between 1923 and 1963. Boy, when we are included in the "Silver Plan"!...

2556 Alex McGrath 2557 Jeff Lewis '82 2558 Alex Loya 2559 Alex Juarez "81" 2560 Elena Rohweder Turn 2561 Mike Buhler 2562 Anacecilia 2563 Alex Loya

2564 Mike Buhler 2565 John M. Bauer

1/14/03 1/14/03 1/15/03 1/17/03 1/23/03 1/23/03 1/23/03 1/27/03

By the way, I found out we are having a little girl! I was rooting for a boy so Alex could play, he is going to be outnumbered since Keenan moved with his dad, but she will be welcome and loved. Her name is Carissa Ruth Loya. Hey, happy New Year! 11:23 Panza rubs?? 11:32 Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone had an updated email address for Christi Quijano Brown. There is one that used to work: [email protected] but now comes back as undeliverable. Thanks in advance. 13:33 Who remembers: Cuanto me da si le muevo la barriga? 10:46 Alex L.: Acapulco!!!!!!!!! The little kids asking for money. 0:09 Alex: don't tell anyone but I paid for college "moviendo la barriga" Joking. 10:18 Talking about creative ways to make money, who remembers Javier Arizmendi doing card tricks at lunchtime? He would show three cards and you would try to guess where the Ace of spades would end up. Unfortunately for him, his cards were somewhat old and I spotted a small scar on the card. Although I didn't have the guts to bet him, I did call the card three times in a row! Wow, just think about it, what would the ten pesos that I did not bet be worth today had I invested it in Microsoft? 10:52 Pues solo en Microsoft porque ahorita no es ni un dollar! 22:51 Elena, ha, ha, ha!

1/29/03 1/29/03

What do you all think, play hide and seek with Saddam for another 12 years or remove him now before he makes 9/11 look like a picnic? Why? 17:57 Geez Louise this chat is slow! Come on voyeurs, say something!!! I'm in Santiago Chile today. It's about 100 degrees downtown and yet the city is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. It's the heat of summer and the sunsets around 9PM. I think my objective would be to live down here during Nov - March and then move up to the US. Think about it, perpetual summer! 20:43 Mike: Enjoy the beautiful south!

2566 Ramon Ricoy

1/30/03

2567 Alex Loya

1/31/03

Alex L: Hmmm, 12 years? 9/11 look like a picnic? I think the arms being sold by N. Korea to Yemen and other such countries at this time pose a greater threat, no? 10:40 Mike: When are you leaving Santiago I need to find Mr. Santiago Slimming at Copihue in Santiago? Can you help me? thanks [email protected] 13:04 Mike, maybe you should visit Andres Dekovic's sister, Gloria Dekovic, she lives in Santiago and I'm sure she'd like to hang out with an AHSer for a little bit. Etrnal Summer, I don't know! Not Louisiana summers, they are way too hot and sticky! John, North Korea fessed up to their having nuclear weapons despite the agreements they signed. The reason they let every body know what they are up to and brought their nukes out in the open is for the purpose of containment and for political leverage. In other words, showing us they got nukes they are telling us "you better not attack us or we'll use our nukes!", and also to blackmail "give us what we want or we'll use our nukes!". The situation in Iraq is a different ball game all together: they lie in their declarations, they threaten the lives of their scientists and their families so they won't talk to inspectors, American satellites monitor them moving truck loads out of inspection sites up to two days before inspectors show up, they set up mobile biological and chemical labs so they can't be found, they stall and stall and all Saddam wants is more time. This is a much more ominous and serious threat to our security and the security of the world, why? Because Saddam's purpose is not containment, it is not even blackmail, other wise he would do what the Koreans are doing (and this is something that must be prevented as well, case in point), Saddam's purpose is to actually use the weapons as soon as he feels he is ready, that is why he lies, and stalls and hides and threatens and does not come clean. Why is his purpose to use the weapons and not just to contain or black mail? Because of his philosphy, it is known that Saddam's desire is to have a great name in history, he wants to be known 500 years from now as the man who brought down the U.S. and Israel in flames, even if it costs him his life. Saddam is a suicide bomber, a homicide or genocide bomber, he just wants to have a bigger bomb than the coward homicide bombers that blow up pizza places full of families with small children in Israel. That is why he is the most real and ominous threat to you and I and our young families and the rest of the world, that is why Bush is extremely wise in pushing to strike him now. We will go to war against Iraq, if not now in a preemptive strike, later when he feels he is strong enough to bring a tragedy of catastrophic proportions on American soil. It's time for those of us who are citizens of this great American nation to unite behind our president and support him and our troops!

2568 Mike Buhler

1/31/03

2569 DOMINIC

1/31/03

14:32

Raul: Acabo de regresar hoy por la mañana pero le pedi a la gente de mi cia que te lo localizen. Where should we send the body???(joke!) Alex: thanks for the suggestion, but I didn't have any time to look up anyone. 18:43

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS IS ONE THING, PUTTING THE LIVES OF SOLDIERS IN DANGER ONLY BECAUSE BUSH SENIOR SCREWED UP THE 1ST TIME AND NOW HIS SON WANTS TO MAKE UP FOR DADDY'S SCREW UP IS ANOTHER. IT'S FUNNY TO SEE AND HEAR HOW DANGEROUS SADDAM IS TO THE WORLD! AXIS OF EVIL, MUCHO MALO NIÑO!! YOU MUST BE SPANKED! FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW, WAR WITH IRAK IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK.

2570 Anacecilia

1/31/03

AS FAR AS NORTH KOREA IS CONCERNED, THAT'S CHINA'S CHILD TO SCOLD OR SPANK. ALL THE USA HAS TO DO IS TO STOP CHINA'S EXPORTS TO THE USA FOR ABOUT 1 DAY. 19:58 Dear friends, Last week I received a letter from the ASF Board, which made me very upset. Today, I received a very similar letter though the Focus. Si reciben el nuevo Focus ya la veran! I have tried to the best of my ability, to respond and clarify some information that concerned my administration, my volunteers and myself. Please take this answer as such, an attempt to solve misunderstandings, not as gossip. Ahora si les va larga! Les mando un saludo a todos, January 31, 2003 Dear Ms. Torres and Board, I was very surprised to receive a letter from you and the board explaining the current situation that involves the School and the Alumni Association. After reading this letter, it comes to no surprise that there are misunderstandings between both institutions coming from “poor communication” as I find most “facts” mentioned in the letter not accurate. I would here like to clear up the facts that concern my administration and me. First of all, I really commend the school in including alumni in its Board. However, I have to say that I found it very disappointing to see that these members had other “interests” in mind, rather than solving the current Alumni situation. I felt that the only alumni board member who tried very hard to help and showed real concern was John Hogan, to whom I am very grateful. The American School is indeed a very strong institution and there is no doubt in my mind that the Alumni Association will grow under its umbrella. If indeed, reorganization was needed, it could have been handled in a different way. I believe and feel that all the rules on how to manage and motivate volunteer personnel, as well as common courtesy and manners were broken. In 1988, when the Alumni Association was only 4 years old, I published the first Alumni Directory ever made. The first draft of the directory was a result of a lot of “detective” work by Mariana Carmona ‘56 and a group of volunteers who managed to do it without a computer. Later on, Carolina Jules ’63, using her own apple IIe home computer, and her own resources began the feeding from her home. The directory, a 500-page book, included names listed in alphabetical order (index). Names by alphabetical order arranged by their graduating class, a complete listing of the ’89 & ’90 graduating classes and a geographical index. We went as far back as including the names of the 1900 graduating class. We had sponsors and the final print was done in school with Mr. Gutierrez. My family and friends however, did the binding, by hand. The book was sold and did not cost the school a cent. During these years, Carolina would also print the labels for the mailings and The Gazette. One “fine day” the school offered to print the labels and Carolina handed over her diskettes. After that, the alumni directory was updated, as people would send in their information, or at social events. A couple of updates were published after this one. Although it is now probably completely out dated, this effort was the BASE for the lists that the school has now, and without it, I believe the Association would’ve been very lost. I wonder, how much it would cost the school to compile a directory of over 12,000 names starting from scratch. In a letter, written to Dr. Pasquale on February 12, 1991, the Alumni Association requests the school for a computer. In this letter, I quote “The Alumni Association could buy a computer rather than request one of the school but then we get back to one of the problems we have in our relationship with you. The Alumni Association solicitation of donations would present a direct conflict with fund raising efforts of the school. If we are not permitted to ask for donations for such urgently needed things as a computer, where are we to get money to purchase these items directly, thus our request to you for help”. With this point I don’t mean to emphasize that at least from 1990-91 we didn’t have a computer but I believe this “asking for donations” has been the problem from the very beginning. So in a "contrato verbal"; good will and good intentions between school and alumni, it was set that the Gazette would be paid off by the school because although it could have been self supportive, the Association would not be asking for money or selling adds. In exchange, school information would be published and school could ask, through The Gazette, for donations. I wonder, in all these years, how much money was donated to the school through The Gazette? By the way, before this agreement was reached, The Gazette, was paid by the Association. As for the store, in 1990, when I took over the presidency of the Association, I, along with Liliana Barta de Merlo (V.P.) and my Board presented the School's Board with the idea of an in-campus school supply store and asked for A LOAN. The Board responded in a very positive way, Sheila Ahumada who was president then, was most supportive and Mr. Thurman Williams, also a member of the board, managed to have Sears donate the cash register, copying machine and had Sears’s personnel help me in the design and marketing strategies. The purpose of the store was to provide service to students, selling at a very reasonable price. Needless to say, the store was a success. Eva Huber, Isabel Dominguez and then Anita Keoseyan were the three people who ran the store. Eva and Anita were Alumni "grandmothers" who loved the store and treated every kid who walked in there like a grandson. Isabel was an ASF old timer employee who did her job with pride. It went not only from being a "business", but became a liaison between students, who would eventually graduate, and the alumni. The word "alumni" was becoming a household name to students who never even knew that there was an alumni association. The store opened in the fall of 1991. On June 4,1992, 30 million pesos were paid back (half the loan Bancomer check 838822) and three donations were given to; the Mrs. Anzaldua’s Scholarship Fund, 10 million, the high school handicap elevator, 10 million and Fondo Unido, 3 million. Every penny of the loan was paid back by Adriana Sordo’s next administration. I cannot believe you can actually say “the store has never been self-supporting and that it has shown no profits since its inception”. All personnel working for the alumni were in the school payroll because the Association could not provide the benefits required by law and because of tax issues. Under school’s accountant Murillo, the store was charged with an incredible amount of concepts that really didn’t apply, such as a percentage of the school’s superintendent’s salary, predial, interests on inventories etc. Of course, if all of the Association’s expenses plus extras were charged to the store, no store could show a profit. There came a time when the store's financial statements were no longer made available to the Association. When this happened, we would only be told that the store was doing fine. If in fact the store lost money in the last years, it would only demonstrate gross negligence by the school’s finance department. Not the alumni. Of course, this year, when all these extras are not charged to the store, the store will show a profit, as it is a great business!

2571 Alex Juarez "81" 2572 George S. Ortes 2573 Alex Loya 2574 Anacecilia

2/3/03 2/3/03 2/3/03 2/3/03

The Alumni Store provided presence, continuity, trust, image and name within school grounds to all the community. Eleven graduating classes became alumni aware that there was an Alumni Association because of the store. Why didn't you just call it "The Alumni Bear Cave"? As far as I know all social events that I participated in were self supportive and most even showed gains. My husband paid off the one that didn’t. As I mentioned earlier, The American School is a wonderful, strong institution of which my whole family and I are proud off. Only four people have had the honor of being awarded and recognized as “Honorary Alumni”. My mother Eloisa, shares that distinction with Sheila Ahumada, Mrs. Castillon and Coach Contreras. It saddens me to know that she has been erased from the mailing list. My father, Victor, class of ’49 helped and supported the ASF and the Association all his life. Ever since my daughter Julia was born, I look forward to the day she will start school and become a “third generation”. I really hope that these misunderstandings are solved and this reorganization that is taking place in school is for the best. I do urge you, however, (as mentioned in a previous e-mail to Emi Beltran) to think things thoroughly and review the ways things are being done. In one school year, and in a single letter, you are disregarding and destroying 20 years of ACCOMPLISHMENTS, (not efforts) reducing the work of your people, your ASF family, to NOTHING. Sincerely, Anacecilia Pérez Vargas de La Fontaine ‘81 American School Alumni Association President, 1990-1992 10:56 Ana Ceci: Great letter! I offer my support. 16:32 AnaCeci: Cuenta conmigo para lo que se necesite. Aunque bien sabemos que hay gente de AHS espiando en estas paginas y leyendo todo lo que ponemos. :P 19:03 AnaCeci, que paso? What is this all about? 23:35 Both Alex y George, gracias. The truth is I really don't know what happened. The Alumni was getting ready to plan activities for the 115th when the school came up with a "strategic plan". Avisando, no consultando. And before we know it, The Gazette is no longer The Gazette, the Alumni Store is no longer the Alumni Store and we are no longer "personas gratas". A year has gone by, nadie se puede poner de acuerdo, and we are receiving these letters. Si ya les llego el Focus, saben de que estoy hablando. Si no les llego, pidanlo. De todos modos, ya me veran de "room mother" cuando Julia entre, pero no mas. Voy al bay area (S.F.) del jueves 6 al 15, Nos vemos?

2575 Alex Juarez "81"

2/4/03

Saludos, Anaceci 11:46 Talking about stupidity, check this out: Can you believe this? BAN the Magazine Feb-04-2003 In the February 2003 Vanity Fair magazine column "Ask Dame Edna:" on page 116, a reader asks about the need to learn another language such as French or Italian or Spanish. The reader bases his question on that he has been told that in the next 10 years everyone will be speaking Spanish in the United States. The Columnist Dame Edna answers the reader with a derogatory statement towards Hispanics, which first had to be approved for publishing by the editor of Vanity Fair. Dame Edna stated that the Spanish language as a whole has no value. Additionally, that works of literary art such as Don Quixote and poets like Garcia Lorca are to far in between to be worth reading. Thus, making Spanish a language not worth learning. The columnist continues to berate Hispanics, by stating that the only ones that are speaking Spanish are gardeners using leaf blowers. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, but the editors of Vanity Fair should realize that they have many readers of Hispanic decent. Their sensitivity to our culture, our importance to economic and political spheres in this country seems to go unnoticed by the management of Conde Nast, publishers of Vanity Fair. I wonder how the employees at Conde Nast magazines of Hispanic, African-American or Asian decent feel about this column? If you want to let the editor of Vanity Fair know how you feel, please write to them at:

2576 Homero Menchaca Fal

2577 John M. Bauer

2/4/03

2/4/03

Mailto:[email protected] 12:36 Well I guess Dame Edna feels threatened by people speaking languages she doesn't understand. Back in high school she flunked spanish 101 and blames Lorca who made life impossible to her with verde que te quiero verde and other deep thoughts. She firmly believes the earth is flat stuff like that. < replied-to message removed by QT > 13:42 You also have to understand that "Dame Edna" is a satyrical character which embodies fame, fortune, and ignorance. Her column in Vanity Fair is, to the magazine, considered humor/satyre so should be taken as such. Check out http://www.dame-edna.com/biography.htm for more info on her/him...

2578 Dwight Werren

2/4/03

16:46

John, good point. Dame Edna is some guy dressed in drag who portrays a rich and famous, snob. I used to watch his specials on TV years ago. The character is quite a hoot, and I'm sure that the comments were made sarcastically. On the topic of the Spanish language in the US, I agree that in the next 10 years the amount of spoken Spanish will rise dramatically. In my local school district in southwest Ohio we now have interpreters that are assigned to assist young Hispanic students that don't speak English (you know, kinda like how the Tepeji gang taught this guero all the Mexican cuss words my first week at AHS :) As long as students are being taught English as their primary language and can pass all proficiency tests and language requirements, I don't have a problem with Spanish being spoken in public schools or in classrooms. AHS is the ultimate example of a successful multi-lingual educational environment as we all know.

2579 Alex Loya

2/4/03

20:38

Hey, Alex, if what John and Dwight say about the identity of Dame Edna is correct, if you send letters to the editor upset about that, wouldn't that only prove her/his/its or whatever's point about Hispanics? Just asking. I agree with you, Dwight, English should be taught as the primary and the official language in the U.S. I'm not sure it's good for official things such as voter registrations and stuff to be printed in any language other than English in the U.S., they sure don't do that in Mexico (except in Chihuahua where there are signs on the street in German where there are a lot of Mennonites, but those are not official things). I say this because I think that if the language of a nation is not unified, in time that nation will be divided and dissolve. What do you think?

2580 Alex McGrath 2581 DOMINIC

2/7/03 2/10/03

By the way, personally I understand the Bible predicted that English would be the language of the world many centuries before English ever existed as a language, which blows my mind! 12:26 Tracias a Gios Is Fiernes. 15:16 FROM THE EDITORS DESK: ALEX JUAREZ: I AM VERY WORRIED, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING READING VANITY FAIR? FOR YOUR B-DAY I WILL BUY YOU A SUSCRIPTION TO PLAYBOY. POR LO MENOS LOS ARTICULOS ESTAN MUY BUENOS! DAME EDNA: WEREN'T YOU THE "CHICANA OF THE YEAR" CENTERFOLD BABE FOR LOW RIDER MAGAZINE? ANACECI: THE AHS HONCHOS ARE BACKED BY BIG MONEY AND BAD INTENTIONS. SOME AHS ALUMNI IN THE MIDDLE EAST REPORT AL-QUEDA BACKING FOR THIS TYPE OF MAGAZINE-TERRORISM. MY LATEST EDITION OF FOCUS MAGAZINE WILL MAKE GREAT TOILET PAPER (ACTUALY KINDDA ROUGH)FOR OUR NEXT CAMPING TRIP. LOYA: YOU UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE INCORRECTLY! VANITY FAIR EXPLAINED IN ONE OF THEIR VERY CREDIBLE ARTICLES THAT THE BIBLE PREDICTED NAHUATL OR TONTONACO WOULD BE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF MANKIND MANY YEARS BEFORE CHANO & CHON INVENTED IT. SALUDOS

2582 Alex Juarez "81"

2/10/03

DOMINIC 15:27 Alex L.: No, I have to disagree with you. When the February issue of Vanity Fair hit the newsstand this month, it wasn't the sexy photograph of Salma Hayek posing on the beach that created a buzz. Instead, the magazine's Mexican cover girl was overshadowed by a frumpy Australian comic's musings on the value of Spanish as a second language. The incident, which centers on a fictional advice column, is generating a wave of angry e-mails and protest letters calling for a boycott of the Conde Nast publication and the article's author. And it has many Latino groups asking themselves why, like Rodney Dangerfield, they can't get any respect. The uproar began when Dame Edna, a character created by Australian comic Barry Humphries, answered a fictional letter from a Palm Beach reader pondering which second language to learn. "Forget Spanish. There's nothing in that language worth reading except 'Don Quixote,' and a quick listen to the CD of 'Man of La Mancha' will take care of that. There was a poet named Garcia Lorca but I'd leave him on the intellectual back burner if I were you. As for everyone's speaking it, what twaddle! Who speaks it that you are really desperate to talk to? The help? Your leaf blower? Study French or German, where there are at least a few books worth reading, or if you're American try English," wrote Humphries. While the controversy may seem silly to some who liken it to the Taco Bell Chihuahua incident, many Latino groups say they don't lack a sense of humor - just patience with the way they are portrayed in mainstream America. The fictional missive's dismissive tone of all things Hispanic is generating thousands of e-mails from angry Latinos in Miami, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. "Is this the worst thing that has ever happened to Latinos or been said about them? No," said Lisa Navarette, a spokeswoman for the National Council of La Raza, one of the national groups leading the protest against Edna and the magazine. "The problem is they way it depicts Spanish and an entire culture. If Vanity Fair were always writing about Latino literature or authors, then a jab at Spanish wouldn't get such a huge reaction." Much of the response is the work of Wendy Maldonado, a New York management consultant who sent out an e-mail last week asking a few friends to sign her protest letter. Maldonado received a flood of responses. "I've gotten e-mails from New Jersey to Argentina, China and Hawaii. I'm now getting stuff every two seconds," she said. Celeste Rodas of Miami is one who joined in the e-mail protest, enraged by Edna's remarks about blue-collar workers - and Vanity Fair's seeming hypocrisy. "They are putting Salma Hayek on the cover trying to appeal to Latinos and bilingual readers, but in the magazine they put down the Latino community," Rodas said. Vanity Fair representatives issued a statement saying they "regret that certain remarks in our February issue by the entertainer and author Barry Humphries, in the guise of his fictional character Dame Edna, have caused offense to our readers and others."

2583 John M. Bauer

2/10/03

2584 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

2/10/03

Humphries' representatives did not return calls for a comment. 16:13 Well it does look like the magazine apologized anyway (see the link below which is the actual article that Alex copied from): http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-sdame06feb06,0,586587.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dbroward 16:29 Alex J: You get a standing ovation!!I too, was stunned. Even comics know that there are certain ethical lines that you don't cross. Here in Colorado there was a big push a few years ago with the "English Only" initiative. My father in law (then Trent and I were dating) had the bumper sticker on his car. Although he was a teacher at the time, he will always be a red-neck rancher. He was speechless when I told him that the people whom needed to understand the bumper sticker couldn't read it, so it would help if he put it in Spanish. Be that said, I agree with Dwayne (thanks for the hug, BTW after my misscarriage--it did help) that everyone in this country should be able to read, write and speak English, no matter what language they choose to have in there home. Although I speak Spanish to my Spanish speaking patients I am amazed that there are people whom have been in this country for over 20 years, and still can't communicate in English. Dominic: Let us know if the ASF focus leaves a newpaper print on your butt....that would be worth the feedback!

2585 DOMINIC

2/10/03

AnaCeci: I am sorry about everything that has happened with the ASF focus and the Alumni Association--it sounds like a "cue"; they could have at least been democratic about the whole thing. We here in the class of '81 will always appreciate the tremendous amount of work that you have done for the Alumni Association! 16:58 CINDY: I WILL DEFINETLY HAVE A REPORT ON THE FOCUS MAGAZINE PAPER QUALITY AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS. SOMETHING TELLS ME I BETTER DRINK A FEW SHOTS OF TEQUILA FIRST. ANACECI: YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ALL OF US WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE AHS, CLASS OF 81, THE EX-ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ETC. THAT'S WHAT REALLY IMPORTANT. SALUDOS

2586 Cindy Petrinovic Miller 2587 Dwight Werren

2/10/03 2/10/03

DOMINIC 17:15 I forgot to mention in my last message that when I was living in Mexico City I was also amazed how many Americans (usually parents of friends) had lived in Mexico for over 10 to 20 years, were not fluent in Spanish and still needed help speaking to their maid! Is it just in this continent where people only learn one language? 18:19 Cindy, good point about English speaking Americans in Mexico not learning Spanish. I unfortunately can be lumped into that category, but I have the excuse of spending only my junior and senior year of high school at AHS (plus the rigorous non-academic recreational activities at la tiendita that slowed my uptake of the Spanish language :) It was too easy just being a stupid gringo with all the multi-lingual, highly intelligent classmates who spoke English better than I did. Anacecilia, what a bunch of caca de toro! From what I've read in the posts, it sounds like the school must've pulled some hostile Hitler-youth takeover of the Alumni Association. That reminds me of when my fraternity in college got re-colonized. The national organization came in and booted out all the officers without even talking with us first. First, I assume our Alumni Association has a Constitution, By-laws, etc. that would protect against something like that from happening. Second, as far as honorary alumni go, if individuals were given that status (as happens with many alumni organizations, allowing spouses or anyone connected in any official way with the school or staff to be eligible as members) I think it is disrespectful to remove someone from any type of association list. Third, stuff like this happens all the time with associations and organizations. I've been involved with the PTA at my daughter's school over the past 8 years and I can recount many cat fights, resignations, and power trips to write a book. Let's hope this gets straightened. Heck, I don't even get a copy of Focus sent to me, so I haven't been up with all the alumni activities.

2588 Alex Loya 2589 Samuel Jinich 2590 EL TENAMPA VIP

2/10/03 2/11/03 2/11/03

Dominic, better yet, why don't you eat a bunch of chicharones, chug 10 Carta Blanca caguamas, then report on the sphincter coefficient of friction properties of the Focus magazine! :) 19:10 Alex, like I said, just asking!... I was not familiar at all with Dame Edna... the writer of Dame Edna does sound like one of those who think that people have no TV's and ride burros instead of cars in Mexico, and who have never been out the city limits of Chicken Leg, Idaho. But,... I have to repeat Dominic's question, what are you doing reading Vanity Fair? (I assume it was the only thing on hand when you had to go... that's the only manly response I can think of!) 1:07 Hola - les mando saludos del otro lado de 40. Anaceci, llamame si estas en el area. 415-474-6414. 10:16 Viva Mexico! Cabrones!

2591 Alex Juarez "81"

2/11/03

10:43

Sammy: Feliz cumpleaños viejo. Espero la hayas pasado muy contento. Saludos What the heck, we are all turning or have turned 40. Ya estamos viejos. Dominic and Alex L: I knew I was going to get some heat about the vanity issue. I don't subscribe to the magazine, but it was brought up to my attention by a good friend of mine. I will take the playboy subscription anyway. You can send to my home address if you'd like. Ana Ceci: Keep fighting. You have done a great job with the alumni association. Dwight, Cidy and John: I too agree everyone has to learn English in this country. This is the U.S. and the official language is English. There is one reality though, Spanish was here before English, has been here for a couple hundred years and will continue to grow in popularity. There is just no room for that kind of remarks anywhere!!! Salud Tenampa!!! 2592 Homero Menchaca Fal

2/11/03

10:52

Alex, Adm&#ED;telo, te chupaste toda la revista Vanity Fair en la peluquer&#ED;a. Por cierto, te dejaron una patilla m&#E1;s larga que otra

-----Mensaje original----De: QT - Alex Juarez "81 [mailto:[email protected]] Enviado el: Martes, 11 de Febrero de 2003 09:43 a.m. Para: [email protected] Asunto: AHS Class of '81

2593 Alex Loya

2594 Alex McGrath

2/11/03

< replied-to message removed by QT > 18:22 Sammy, feliz cumpleanios old man!

2/11/03

Homero, la peluqeria es otra explicacion varonil... tal vez. 21:52 Sammy, ouch! Felicidades, viejo. Maybe all Vanity Fair wanted was to add some names to its Hispanic >ASF Golf Tournament. Take care and have a wonderful weekend! Barbara Estrada'76 Xenia Castro '96 The Alumni Team

2701 DOMINIC

4/4/03

[email protected] [email protected] 12:50 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!

2702 Homero Menchaca Fal

4/4/03

ENJOY! 13:37 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

2703 DOMINIC

4/4/03

2704 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

4/4/03

2705 Kelly Sherck Domnau

4/4/03

2706 Georgina (Marquez) Bl 2707 Ingrid Urich-Sass

4/5/03 4/7/03

< replied-to message removed by QT > 15:39 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! 16:31 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 changeAmerican'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. 19:48 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. 16:33 Just a quick note: My brother Julio and his wife Irina are now parents. Their baby Sophia was born in NYC March 31st! 1:55 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: [email protected] I'm happy to hear from all of you. :) Saludos, ingrid

2708 Homero Menchaca Fal

2709 Barbara Estrada

4/7/03

10:54

che dominic... salud! (it's monday!... the week's through)

4/7/03

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? 11:53 Hola a todos :) There are a few items I'd like to address:

>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>

Gracias!!!!!!!!!! Barbara Estrada'76 Xenia Castro '96 The Alumni Team [email protected] [email protected] 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 [email protected] [email protected] 3. Class Notes for Focus on ASF We love to hear from you! (And so do the other 8000+ people who receive our magazine) Don't be shy, and let us all know how you're doing, what you're up to, any important events in your life, etc. Our deadline for the June issue is Monday after Easter! Hope to hear from you soon :)

The Alumni Team

2710 DOMINIC

4/7/03

Barbara Estrada'76 Xenia Castro '96 The Alumni Team [email protected] 16:33 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!

2711 Homero Menchaca Fal

4/7/03

2712 DOMINIC 2713 Ramon Ricoy

4/7/03 4/8/03

2714 Alex Loya

4/8/03

La verdad, NPI 17:28 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? 18:03 Homero: If you need help and we really concentrate on the job at hand, I think we can knock em out by next week. 10:59 Homero: Yes I think it is a "saldo" meant for Japan is there any lettering in Japanese? It will probably not happen again. unless..... 21:01

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.

2715 Mike Buhler 2716 Georgina (Marquez) Bl 2717 Marivi 2718 Ramon Ricoy 2719 Alex Juarez "81" 2720 DOMINIC

4/9/03 4/9/03 4/9/03 4/10/03 4/10/03 4/10/03

2721 Alex McGrath 2722 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

4/10/03 4/10/03

Cindy, I agree. I do hope rebuilding does follow and is succesful. 17:49 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. 21:10 I'll be in NYC April 21 -26. Other than Julio Zamora whom I hope to see, anyone from our class in that area? 21:14 Georgina: Saludame a Julio Zamora. What is he up to? His Dad and my Mom were very close college friends at the UNAM. 11:56 Mike: Going to Buenos Aires for Easter any good recomendations, anybody from AHS there? 12:00 Georgina: Victor Flores lives in NY. Maybe Julio has his number. Felicitame a tu hermano por su bebe. 13:42 El correo de victor flores es [email protected] 15:51 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. 15:54 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.

2723 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

2724 Alex Loya 2725 Mike Buhler 2726 Georgina (Marquez) Bl

2727 DOMINIC 2728 Alex McGrath 2729 Mike Buhler 2730 DOMINIC 2731 Alex Loya 2732 Barbara Estrada

4/10/03

19:17

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.

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Scott, Julio, Victor, y yo ... que buena onda... 14:38 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! 10:42 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. 13:14 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. 16:35 McGrath, ya le perdi la huella a Pancho, no tienes su mail? 22:11 Dom, tengo [email protected]. Lo vi hace unos 8 meses y trabajaba con Mike desde Guadalajara. Pero no se nada reciente de el. 13:27 Dominic: El tel# de Francisco son los siguientes: +52 (33) 3641 7917 and his email: [email protected] 15:00 Thanks Alex and Mike, I have an article I need to send him. 20:08 Hello hello hello... is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me, is there anyone home?... 0:25 Hola a todos :) There are a few items I'd like to address:

>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>

Gracias!!!!!!!!!! Barbara Estrada'76 Xenia Castro '96 The Alumni Team [email protected] [email protected] 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 [email protected] [email protected] 3. Class Notes for Focus on ASF We love to hear from you! (And so do the other 8000+ people who receive our magazine) Don't be shy, and let us all know how you're doing, what you're up to, any important events in your life, etc.

Hope to hear from you soon :)

The Alumni Team

2733 Mike Buhler 2734 DOMINIC

5/6/03 5/6/03

2735 Alex Loya

5/6/03

Barbara Estrada'76 Xenia Castro '96 The Alumni Team [email protected] 11:00 RIP: this chat room. 13:48 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? 20:58 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!

2736 Homero Menchaca Fal

2737 Alex McGrath 2738 Mike Buhler 2739 Cindy PM 2740 Anacecilia

5/7/03

5/8/03 5/8/03 5/12/03 5/12/03

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 10:44 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... 0:41 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. 10:43 Please take a note of my new email: [email protected] (same company, different name). 3:36 Does anyone out there have AnaCeci's email? Our old harddrive decided to have parts of our Outlook program for dinner! 11:50 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 [email protected] .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?

2741 Mike Buhler 2742 Anacecilia 2743 Héctor Hernández

5/13/03 5/13/03 5/14/03

saludos a todos, Anaceci 17:05 Anacecilia: save me some wool! [email protected] 22:22 Gracias Mike, ahi te va! 11:04

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: [email protected] Estamos en contacto y ojalá y muchos vayan a la gran pachanga.

2744 Class of '83

5/14/03

PD: Dominic, felicidades por tus humildes, pero creo que ahora con el Santos van a perder. 13:43 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.

2745 Alex Loya 2746 John Maroney 2747 Homero Menchaca Fal

5/20/03 5/20/03 5/20/03

2748 Alex Juarez "81" 2749 Anacecilia 2750 DOMINIC

5/21/03 5/21/03 5/21/03

We look forward to seeing you in Cancun! 16:19 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. 16:58 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. 17:35

Loya, Much&#ED;simas felicidades por el nacimiento de tu hija. Que su llegada venga acompanada de bendiciones para toda tu familia. 11:38 Alex L.: Muchas felicidades en el nacimiento de tu niña. Espero tenga una vida de salud y bienestar. Muchas felicidades mi estimado ex-Hulk. 16:01 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). 18:53 Anacecilia: Mandame lo que quieras a [email protected] 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.

2751 Ramon Ricoy

5/23/03

2752 Anacecilia 2753 Héctor Hernández

5/23/03 5/23/03

11:03

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. 11:23 Gracias Dominic. I remember when 20 was OLD! Que bueno que vas a tener una ninia, son padrisimas! 21:50

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: [email protected] 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?

2754 Ramon Ricoy

5/26/03

Saludos a todos 19:50 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.

2755 Alex Loya 2756 Ingrid Urich-Sass

5/27/03 5/30/03

8. See! You're smiling already. cheers 19:18 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! 18:27

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. :)

2757 Thurston Hamer ´81

5/31/03

Nuevamente, mi visita fue de Dr., ya me voy Slaudos a todos Ingrid 21:54 A gentle reminder to everyone. Ana Ceci turns the big four OHHHHHHHHHH today.

2758 Anacecilia

2759 Dwight Werren 2760 Dwight Werren

2761 Cindy PM

6/2/03

felicidades! and welcome to the old geezer club. 16:39 Thurston, Muchas gracias!

6/2/03 6/2/03

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! 17:07 Happy Birthday Anacecilia!!! 17:17 Alex, congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! :) You are one proud Papa! :)

6/4/03

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! :) 9:16 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!

2762 Alex Juarez "81"

6/4/03

11:24

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?

2763 Alex McGrath

6/5/03

Saludos 11:26 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.

2764 Anacecilia 2765 DOMINIC 2766 Anacecilia 2767 Ingrid Urich-Sass

6/9/03 6/17/03 6/18/03 6/20/03

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. 16:44 gracias a todos! Alex, la idea de 40 regalos es muy motivante! saludos y los veo en la fiesta de Hector! 15:53 HECTOR: Nos vemos en ti fiesta, haber si no le dan sus nalgadas y te tienes que ir a su casa temprano. 11:56 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! 12:55 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."

2768 Mike Buhler

6/23/03

2769 John M. Bauer

6/23/03

Saludos a todos! 11:24 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? 15:09 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.

2770 John M. Bauer 2771 Mike Buhler 2772 Alex Loya 2773 John M. Bauer 2774 Héctor Hernández

6/23/03 6/24/03 6/24/03 6/24/03 6/25/03

Just thought you all should know...Ciao! 15:14 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 . 9:33 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 #. 20:29 Hey! How come nobody wished me a happy 4-0?! 22:04 Because we're pretty much self centered...but here goes...happy 4-0 . 20:46

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: [email protected] 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!!!

2775 Homero Menchaca Fal

6/26/03

12:30

Felicidades Alex por tus 40. Est&#E1;s pendiente con la pachanga... -----Mensaje original----De: QT - Alex Loya [mailto:[email protected]] Enviado el: Martes, 24 de Junio de 2003 07:29 p.m. Para: QT topic subscribers Asunto: AHS Class of '81

< replied-to message removed by QT > 2776 Elena Rohweder Turn

6/27/03

17:02

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 [email protected] 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.

2777 DOMINIC

7/2/03

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. 12:25 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?

2778 Dwight Werren

2779 Alex Juarez "81"

7/3/03

12:04

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

7/3/03

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. 14:45 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.

2780 Héctor Hernández

7/3/03

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! 23:45 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.

2781 Jennifer WS

7/6/03

19:17

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 [email protected] or here.

2782 Gerardo Llanes

2783 John M. Bauer

7/7/03

I hope that everyone is well and enjoyed a safe and fun 4th of July weekend! 8:44 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

7/7/03

Ya no chupen , mejor comprense ropa, cuidado con el caballo Bayo que es muy bronco. 11:25 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.

2784 Gerardo Llanes 2785 Ramon Ricoy

7/7/03 7/7/03

2786 Elena Rohweder Turn

7/8/03

2787 DOMINIC

7/14/03

Jennifer, have fun in DFW. How are things up in PA? How do you keep yourself from gorging on all the chocolate? 12:32 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 23:22 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. 14:48 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.... 13:38 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.

2788 Anacecilia

7/16/03

14:52

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 [email protected] Elena, have a wonderful trip and ENJOY your Dad's birthday! Ramon, suena tan logico pero Dominic... are you serious!!

2789 Dwight Werren

2790 DOMINIC 2791 Alex Juarez

7/16/03

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 :)

7/16/03 7/16/03

Chupando cuando trabajando! 17:33 Anacecilia: A poco lo dudas? 23:35

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?

2792 DOMINIC 2793 Ramon Ricoy

7/17/03 7/18/03

2794 Héctor Hernández 2795 Héctor Hernández 2796 Alex Juarez "81"

7/18/03 7/18/03 7/18/03

2797 DOMINIC

7/18/03

2798 John Maroney 2799 Elena Rohweder Turn

7/18/03 7/21/03

2800 Kelly Sherck Domnau 2801 Anacecilia

17:23

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. 13:44 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. 11:02 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? 11:12 Juarez y Dominic: en cuanto lleguen a México llámenme. Alex Mc Gtah, te deje un recado en tu contestadora, háblame, es urgente. 11:12 Alex Juarez y Dominic: en cuanto lleguen a México llámenme. Alex Mc Grtah, te deje un recado en tu contestadora, háblame, es urgente. 11:29

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 12:26 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. 15:59 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. 18:42

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.

7/21/03 7/21/03

What I've learned is, life is short, family is sacred and strive to leave a legacy. 19:25 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 20:55 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.

2802 Alex Juarez 2803 Alex Juarez 2804 Sue MacIntosh 2805 Dwight Werren 2806 Elena Rohweder Turn

2807 Dwight Werren 2808 Elena Rohweder Turn

7/21/03 7/21/03 7/22/03 7/23/03 7/24/03

Alex y Hector. Si van al football, invitenos no? 22:59 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. 23:00 Anaceci: Claro que si. No me ha contestado nadie todavia. Hablale a Hector para motivarlo. Saludos 0:38 Elena, so sorry to hear about your dad. I feel for you. 13:50 Thirteen wonderful children from a wonderful, loving father, and now a twelve car garage for all of his "projects" in heaven :) 0:33

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?

7/29/03 7/30/03

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. 15:17 Elena, you wrote that in our '81 class yearbook :) I thought I would post that to cheer you up :) 11:02 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

2809 Anacecilia

7/30/03

13:06

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?

2810 Héctor Hernández 2811 John Maroney

7/30/03 7/30/03

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 14:26 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!!! 20:17 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.

2812 Dwight Werren

7/31/03

10:17

John, here's an excerpt from a CNEWS Canada article: http://www.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/2003/07/30/149926-cp.html ====== 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. ====

2813 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/4/03

2814 Alex Juarez "81"

8/4/03

2815 Anacecilia

8/5/03

(I wonder if Dominic was involved with any solicitations :) 10:12 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. 11:10 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 13:18

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.

2816 Alex Juarez

8/5/03

2817 Elena Rohweder Turn 2818 Anacecilia 2819 Alex Juarez 2820 Ramon Ricoy

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2821 Alex McGrath

8/8/03

Yolanda, happy b-day! tengo fotos de Julia con Renee que salieron padrisimas. Mandame un mail y pasatela super. [email protected] 23:35 Yola: Mil felicidades. Ojala te la pases muy bien. Anaceci: Le mando a Dominic su foto esta semana. 11:38 Yoli - feliz cumpleanos tocaya! 20:24 Elena, tu tambien? Happy birthday y pasatela super! 0:43 Elena: Happy B-Day 14:50 Elena y Yoli: Muchas felicidades. Ana Y Alex:Cuenten como estuvo el Party??? 0:18 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."

2822 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/8/03

"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." 11:09 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!

2823 Anacecilia

8/10/03

18:30

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.

2824 Alex Loya

8/10/03

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. 18:31 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?)

2825 Alex Loya

8/10/03

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. 18:39 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?!

2826 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/11/03

11:19

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.

2827 DOMINIC

8/11/03

17:33

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.

2828 Anacecilia

8/12/03

McGrath: La historia que mencionas del buen Pepino es verdad, yo me acuerdo de eso. 22:47 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!

2829 Anacecilia 2830 DOMINIC

8/12/03 8/13/03

2831 DOMINIC

8/13/03

2832 Anacecilia

8/14/03

I wonder, cuantos de ustedes tienen hijos en el colegio? 22:48 Perdon la ignorancia, que es Moslon? (doesn't sound too good) 11:35 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. 11:44 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. 13:55 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?

2833 DOMINIC

8/15/03

2834 John Maroney

8/16/03

2835 Alex Loya

8/17/03

2836 DOMINIC

2837 Marivi

8/20/03

8/20/03

2838 Aida Fuentes Class 6

8/20/03

2839 John Maroney 2840 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/20/03 8/21/03

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. 14:02 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. 19:37 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. 17:00 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? :) 12:22 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. 19:33 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. 19:37 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 [email protected] 22:26 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. 11:06

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.

2841 Dwight Werren

8/22/03

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! 17:57 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 :)

2842 Jennifer WS 2843 Anacecilia

8/26/03 8/26/03

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! :) 6:17 Dwight ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 15:44 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.

2844 Dwight Werren

8/26/03

Elena, WOW!!! Salute. 17:15 Da BIG 4-0! WOOhooOOOOO! :) Gracias Anacecilia y Jennifer!

2845 Alex McGrath 2846 Anacecilia 2847 Alex Juarez 2848 Ramon Ricoy

8/27/03 8/29/03 8/29/03 8/30/03

Voy a beber un poco de tequila anoche! 14:19 Happy birthday guero! So, tell us about your plans for the next 40 years. BTW I'm 40 today! 12:00 Alex, tu tambien? Esto es como epidemia! Happy birth day! Como te la pasaste? 23:56 Alex M: Muchas felicidades! Espero la hayas pasado bien. 1:59 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.

2849 Alex Loya

9/2/03

2850 DOMINIC

9/3/03

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 21:41 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. 0:43 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

2851 John M. Bauer 2852 John Maroney

9/3/03 9/3/03

2853 Anacecilia 2854 Elena Rohweder Turn 2855 Alex Juarez

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Loya: Free Tibet! no,no, I mean FREE BEER! 18:43 Dominic: Congratulations on the new addition to your family! May she bring wonderful joy and happiness to your home. 21:17 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. 11:09 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". 10:34 It's Mike Buhler's birthday this weekend! 11:29 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.

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9/6/03

Mike & Ronnie: Mil felicidades viejos. 9:40 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 [email protected]. Maybe now I can actually recieve emails!

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9/6/03

Hector sorry I missed the pachanga, it sounds like you throw a great party! 16:36 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: [email protected]

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9/8/03

Besitos, Ingrid 16:39 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.

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9/9/03

O. Andres Arce ([email protected]) 11151 Rosser Road, Dallas TX 75229 Tel: 214-357-3493. 12:57 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

2860 Alex Loya

9/9/03

"Bienvenidos a casa". 17:11 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!

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9/10/03

Hey, my friends, it's water off a duck's back! I was just telling, like Paul Harvey, "the rest of the story". 17:10 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!

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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.

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Ramon: Loved the poem. Printed it up so I could keep it and sent it to my family. 11:35 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. 11:12 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:

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"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!" 9:29 HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS !!!!!!!!! 15:29 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 :) 19:45 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 :) >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. 13:14 Ramon: I was crying from laughing so hard at the Austrailan Tourism piece. Thanks for sharing it.

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10/17/03

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10/20/03

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10/23/03

Cindy; May I recommend you forgo the additional ingredients and just stick to straight tequilla for Disney? 21:05 Happy birthday Morna! Welcome to the club! 12:30 Morna: Feliz cumpleaños!!! 9:15 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...!!! 11:20 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 15:42 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". 12:26 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. 13:39 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:

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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 13:51 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

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10/25/03

18:18

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.

11/6/03 11/7/03

Saludos, 10:31 I tried shocking my computer in an attempt to resuscitate this chatpage. My deepest regrets. 11:23 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.

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Anyone doing anything fun for Thanksgiving? 14:33 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?) 17:20 Hey Mike, I'll bite, but all depends on what you mean by "friendly" . 17:59 ¡¡¡Hola a todos!!! ¿Como están?, espero que bien. Para aquellos no recibieron mi nuevo email aquí se los dejo: [email protected] 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?

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Les mando un saludo a todos, y estamos en contacto. 21:43 Hector, Canta y no lloares por tus Aquiluchas! Ricardo, Felicidades por tu bebita! Como se llama? 9:22 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 :) 15:27 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 17:40 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! 12:35 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! 11:51 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... 12:59 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. 16:11 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!

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Man, slappin' the Chiefs around yesterday in the Jungle was SWEET! 10:42 Elena: You got me thinking, what do you think a good bet would be? 11:20 My son said not to bet on the Dolphins. 9:39 How do you know when it's time to go to bed at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch?

11/19/03

When the big hand is on the little hand. 13:31 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...

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11/19/03

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? 13:33 Four-night Miami air-and-hotel vacations from $299* http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/rd/?r=i5704c1p185n3093&u=35F3180019

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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. 16:49 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.

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One last thing, could you ask little John about this weekend Cowboys -vs- Panthers game, I got $ 50 bucks on it. 17:57 Dominic: Thanks for the tips. In regard to the football game my son Barrett has assured me that the Cowboys will prevail. 18:01 John: Thanks to Jr. for the tip, I'm going to double up. 18:48 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 :)

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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 :) 11:13 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? 15:48

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!

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2923 John Maroney 2924 Mike Buhler 2925 Elena Rohweder Turn 2926 DOMINIC

11/20/03 11/20/03 11/21/03

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!!!! 15:56 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. 19:38 I'm not sure what a betting line is. I'm cool with just who wins and who looses...care to adjust to accomodate? 12:37

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.

11/21/03 11/21/03 11/21/03

11/23/03 11/24/03 11/24/03 11/24/03

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! 16:29 Dominic, I like it! $3 for first score and $2 for defensive score. I'll post the betting line. 18:22 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 23:43 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? 19:20 Dominic: My son Barrett was right. Ganaron los vaqueros. Next time you want a sure bet please feel free to ask my son. 9:13 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! 11:42 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) 12:05

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.

2927 Class of '80

11/24/03

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" 14:00 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 [email protected] (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 [email protected] 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!

2928 Dwight Werren

11/25/03

14:35

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.

2929 Mike Buhler

2930 John Maroney 2931 Dwight Werren 2932 John Maroney 2933 John M. Bauer 2934 DOMINIC

11/25/03

11/25/03 11/26/03 11/27/03 11/28/03 11/28/03

2935 Elena Rohweder Turn 2936 Mike Buhler

12/1/03 12/1/03

2937 John Maroney 2938 Elena Rohweder Turn 2939 Mike Buhler 2940 John M. Bauer 2941 Ramon Ricoy

12/1/03 12/3/03 12/3/03 12/3/03 12/4/03

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. 18:46 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. 20:40 Dwight: I live in the hamlet of Wabash, Ontario. Population 100. It is near London, Ontario. It is an agricultural area. 10:11 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. 12:03 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. 0:10 Ouch! Apparently Miami kicked butt today...we're all eating crow . Mike, let me know where to send the check to buddy... 13:57 So much for the 3 points and the #1 defense in the NFL. Same here, send me the mail to adress, we really sucked! 10:29 Yes, I'm wearing black today in mourning over my Cowboys. 10:51 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! 11:21 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!!! 13:39 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. 15:03 Elena, Thanks for your gift to NPH and for your posting; they made my day! 23:28 Mike...donation made. Thanks for thinking of making the payment this way. Made the loss even that more worthwhile. 0:22 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.

2942 Mike Buhler 2943 Elena Rohweder Turn

2944 Anacecilia

12/4/03 12/5/03

12/7/03

The Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl 16:30 John, Thanks for your message and your payment. 15:37 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. 18:49 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, [email protected]

2945 Frank Slavco

12/9/03

2946 Ramon Ricoy

12/10/03

Saludos y espero que todos esten ya celebrando las fiestas. 21:54 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? 0:08 No reaction to my last one so here goes nothing

12/11/03 12/11/03

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 10:35 Ramon: your joke made me laugh. Yes, you poor guys out there subject to the wiley ways of we wicked women. 17:01 Damn! I've been targeted by this insidious scam before :)

2947 Elena Rohweder Turn 2948 Dwight Werren

2949 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

12/12/03

2950 Dwight Werren 2951 Ramon Ricoy

12/16/03 12/16/03

2952 Elena Rohweder Turn 2953 Mike Buhler

12/17/03 12/18/03

http://www.babesagainstbush.com 15:30 Ramon: You are hilarious! Your last one reminded me of one of my husbands sayings and that's what happens when you have too much beer! 15:06 Cindy, but your husband now always says that he goes to bed with a pretty girl :) 21:05 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. 10:45 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: [email protected] 10:36 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!

2954 Gabriela Hebin

12/18/03

11:18

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!

2955 Mike Buhler 2956 Héctor Hernández

12/18/03 12/23/03

Best regards, Neal Shusterman www.storyman.com (The Neal Shusterman Web Site) 17:02 Just read through Neal Shusterman's web site. It made me think "Wow, one of AHSers actually accomplished something!". Pretty impressive. 20:26

¡ 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.

2957 Barbara Estrada

12/23/03

Ah, y claro, ¡¡¡que nos volvamos a ver pronto, como este año, para otra fiesta!!! 20:26 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!

2958 Elena Rohweder Turn 2959 Elena Rohweder Turn 2960 Anacecilia

12/24/03 12/24/03 12/24/03

Barbara Estrada '76 Alumni Affairs The American School Foundation, A. C. Mexico City, Mexico 11:02 If you guys want to check out what Carolyn Kurtz has been doing, go here: http://www.luminarte.com/ 11:04 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. 13:41

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!

2961 Alex Juarez 2962 John Maroney 2963 Héctor Hernández

12/24/03 12/24/03 12/25/03

un abrazo a todos. 16:42 Class of 81: Felicidades a todos. Espero la pasen bien y que el 2004 se bueno para todos. 20:49 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. 18:06

¡ 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.

2964 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

1/4/04

2965 Jennifer WS

1/5/04

Ah, y claro, ¡¡¡que nos volvamos a ver pronto, como este año, para otra fiesta!!! 16:32 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! 8:58 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!

2966 Anacecilia

1/5/04

14:34

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!

2967 Dwight Werren

1/5/04

A todos, feliz dia de Reyes. 16:51 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!!!

2968 Elena Rohweder Turn

1/5/04

2969 John Maroney

1/5/04

2970 Dwight Werren 2971 Mike Buhler 2972 Alex Juarez

1/6/04 1/6/04 1/7/04

2973 Sue MacIntosh

1/8/04

2974 Mike Buhler 2975 John Maroney

1/16/04 1/17/04

2976 Anacecilia 2977 John Maroney 2978 Homero Menchaca Fal

1/18/04 1/18/04 1/19/04

...of everything :) 17:56 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 ; ) 19:24 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. 10:15 John, it's 11 degrees now here in Cincinnati :) 11:44 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 [email protected] 10:37 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. 14:41 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 [email protected]. 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. 13:54 Oh no! This site has died! Is anyone out there??????? 19:37 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. 14:05 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? 19:04 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. 17:50 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

2979 Lisa Cooper Gordon 2980 Lisa Cooper Gordon 2981 Homero Menchaca Fal

1/19/04 1/19/04 1/19/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 17:52 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. 17:55 Homero - today is the 19th - what was the note about the 16th? 17:57 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

2982 Lisa Cooper Gordon 2983 Homero Menchaca Fal

1/19/04 1/19/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 18:07 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. 18:42 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

2984 Elena Rohweder Turn 2985 Jodi Philpot Arguello 2986 Ramon Ricoy

1/20/04 1/22/04 1/25/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 16:39 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. 17:55 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 [email protected]. As soon as we have more info I will let you all know. 13:05 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!

2987 Alex Juarez 2988 Anacecilia 2989 Georgina Marquez 2990 Elena Rohweder Turn

1/26/04 1/26/04 2/4/04 2/5/04

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! 11:24 Ramon, Great way to start the week! Thanks for sharing. 12:21 ramon, estos si nos mataron! 1:01 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. 11:19

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 [email protected]. Mientras mas vengan, mejor. Muchos, muchos saludos a todos! *~cheers~*

2991 Nick Sarracco "81"

2/5/04

2992 Ramon Ricoy

2/6/04

2993 Dwight Werren

2/6/04

13:32

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 !! 0:09 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. 11:15

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!

2994 Alex Juarez

2/8/04

2995 xenia/ Alumni Office 2996 Georgina Marquez

2/9/04 2/9/04

2997 Nick Sarracco "81"

2/11/04

TEQUILA! :) 21:30 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? 12:54 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. 15:12 Ramon: Dime la fecha, hora, y lugar y ahi estoy. Que lindo, mil gracias. Elena: Thanks for you kind words. 11:21 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 :)

2998 John Maroney 2999 DOMINIC

3000 John M. Bauer

2/11/04 2/11/04

> >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. > 13:19 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. 16:53 John M. Tequila. Here is what little I know about Tequila.

2/11/04

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! 17:51 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.

3001 John Maroney 3002 Nick Sarracco "81"

2/11/04 2/12/04

3003 Ramon Ricoy

2/12/04

3004 Mike Buhler

2/12/04

3005 Dwight Werren

2/13/04

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! 22:01 Dominic. Thanks for the information. A field trip to Tequila sounds like an idea for a novel. Gracias. 12:52 John Bauer : remember EL TRIVI-OSO >> now you know ,, and by the way .. your goood! 14:57 Nick: What do you mean if I can keep up? I am the oldest in the class but, with more than ten years in the spirits business we will just have to see who oulasts who. John: I had seen the corporate lessons before but I think I was missing some of the corportate lessons, Ladies & Gentlemen we have a Winner! Please come and get your bottle in Mexico City. Tequila and Mezcal: There is a very old saying that says "Tequila is a Mezcal, but no Mezcal can be a Tequila", therefore all spirits that are produced using one of the 6 Agave plants that have enough sugar content to be fermented are Mezcales, by the way there are aprox. 274 diferent varities of Agave. In Mexico about 144 Million Liters of Tequila are produced, while only about 24 Million Liters of Mezcal. Some clarification Tequila is a spirit produced from Blue Agave Tequilana Weber (it is actually bluish dark green), to use the name Tequila at least 51% of the spirit has to come from this Cactus, and the rest is usually sugarcane spirit and unfortunately most of the stuff you get in the US is mixed with Orange Peel Spirit. Therefore 100% Agave Tequila only uses the agave to produce the spirit. Tequila is only allowed to be produced in only 5 states in Mexico: Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Guanajuato and Tamaulipas. Actually all Tequilas have two distillations and some three, but no decent product would have only one. As Cindy would know, only Pisco from Peru would have one distillation. Mezcal as mentioned, is originally from Oaxaca, but may be produced anywhere in Mexico, the largest production is located in Estado de Mexico where the " Gusano Rojo" brand is made. This spirit is produced from a diferent Agave called "Espadin" which is greenish in color. A Funny thing with Mezcal, on some labels you may find the phrase: "Mezcal de Pechuga" (Breast), what happens is that while the fermented juice is cooking in the Copper Still, some Mezcal producers throw in a live Chicken (not really it is dead and without feathers), but this Mezcal has a slight Chicken flavor. "Sotol" is another spirit produced mostly in the state of Chihuahua with another one of the Agave plants, to be honest stay away from Sotol, only one Brand is professionally produced so I hardly think we had that in Mexico when at AHS. There is also another spirit called "Raicilla" in Sinaloa and Sonora which is produced with an agave of the same name. Please if anybody has a question pleas post it and as per Pomonics recomendation go to Tequila and if possible take the train from Guadalajara, and stick to 100% Agave Tequila. Cheers 15:24 Nick: Your article made me thirsty! Ramon/Dominic: There is obviously lots of expertise surrounding Tequila here. I'm sure it's purely academic rather experiential. One of the only times I've learned something on this web site! Thanks! 10:35

We're all thirsty, so let's DRINK! Chugomonic is like the Mexican version of the Energizer Bunny, he keeps gulping...and gulping.... :) Coke, corrosive, nasty stuff and not good for you, but hardly a match for the hostile human gut which can withstand the onslaught of the parietal cells. Those little stinkers secrete HCl at a pH of 0.8 giving the mucous-secreting epithelial cells in the stomach job security. Agave distillates are much friendlier on the tummy (unless of course you're exceeding the maximum recommended daily requirements with Domonic).

3006 John M. Bauer

2/13/04

21:10

Ramon: Sounds good. So was it Tequila or Scotch that I won? I don't know when I'll be back in Mexico City as I haven't been back there since 1989 and all of my family has left Mexico. You'll probably be back in the US far sooner than I in Mexico. If you ever make it up to Colorado, I'd be more than happy to show you the sights and share a bottle with you as well (though I'm pretty much a lightweight when it comes to drinking hard liquor). Of course, there's still 2006 for our 25th reunion where I may just venture to attend (I know that Georgina and I have an outstanding match to play...and tennis as well). Nick: AHA! So you were Trivi-Oso. I had no idea. It's funny how much crap I have stored about wierd bits of trivia. Guess it is from playing too many rounds of Trivial Pursuit. Been into Cranium now as it expands into artistic interpretations that I also enjoy.

3007 DOMINIC

2/16/04

Georgina: What can I say but make sure your kids are well taken care of. They are now (as if they haven't already been) your number one priority. 10:38 I can't allow the health extremist to badmouth liquors best friend! So make it a big gulp with some greasy fries amigos! Claim: The acids in Coca-Cola make it harmful to drink. Status: False. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2001]

1. In many states 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 . . . Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. 4. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. 5. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. 6. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. 7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. 8. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan;rap 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. 9. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze fromyour windshield. FYI: 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. 2. To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards 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! Drink up! No joke. Think what coke and other soft drinks do to your teeth on a daily basis. A tooth will dissolve in a cup of coke in 24-48 hours Origins: Many of the entries above are just simple household tips involving Coca-Cola. That you can cook and clean with Coke is relatively meaningless from a safety standpoint — you can use a wide array of common household substances (including water) for the same purposes; that fact alone doesn't necessarily make them dangerous to ingest. Nearly all carbonated soft drinks contain carbonic acid, which is moderately useful for tasks such as removing stains and dissolving rust deposits (although plain soda water is much better for some of these purposes than CocaCola or other soft drinks, as it doesn't leave a sticky sugar residue behind). Carbonic acid is relatively weak, however, and people have been drinking carbonated water for many years with no detrimental effects. The rest of the claims offered here are specious. Coca-Cola does contain small amounts of citric acid and phosphoric acid; however, all the insinuations about the dangers these acids might pose to people who drink Coca-Cola ignore a simple concept familiar to any first-year chemistry student: concentration. Coca-Cola contains less citric acid than orange juice does, and the concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke is far too small (a mere 11 to 13 grams per gallon of syrup, or about 0.20 to 0.30 per cent of the total formula) to dissolve a steak, a tooth, or a nail overnight. (Much of the item will dissolve eventually, but after a day or two you'll still have most of the tooth, a whole nail, and one very soggy t-bone.)

3008 Ramon Ricoy

2/17/04

The next time you're stopped by a highway patrolman, try asking him if he's ever scrubbed blood stains off a highway with Coca-Cola (or anything else). If you're lucky, by the time he stops laughing he'll have forgotten about the citation he was going to give you. 1:08 Subject: Higlights after the Super Ball Pomonic: As usual right on the nose I would not trade my Diet Coke for Orange Juice. I hope you enjoy these.

3009 Nick Sarracco "81"

2/17/04

Super Bowl After-game Highlights ... President Bush called the Patriots and complimented them on a great game. Al Gore called the Panthers and said he thought they were robbed. Bill Clinton called Janet Jackson. 13:09 AAHHHH.... Springtime baseball........ A-Rod to the Yankees....... all is good in the world ,, for three hours on opening day.... No WMD's.... No insurgents..... No cancelled flights... No Deaniacs ....... No National Guard records..... No Amber Alerts ..... No Martha Stewarts .... No Michael Jacksons .... Opening day.. When all is good in the world . RAMON : Just to let you know , it may be time to pass the torch . I am the youngest in our class ( July 15th 1964 ) I still haven't hit the big 4-0. Alas , if you have that many years in the spirits business , I have no choice but to take a knee . ( But I am sure it will be alot of fun playing the game ! ) Captain Coca Cola : Health Extremist ,, Ive been called alot of things ,, but never Health Extremist ! Ive got thick skin so I will get over it. I am merely pointing out that a glass of water is a better choice than a glass of Coke. I understand very well that the body can rid itself of small amounts of toxins . I knew I should have been paying attention in 9th grade chemistry . Your key sentence was in your second to last paragraph .... So in other words you will still be happy with MOST of your teeth :) I am surprised , I thought some of the female onlookers would defend my water statements ,, water lends itself to their girlish figures !!

3010 DOMINIC

2/17/04

13:47

NICK: DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE COCA COLA BUT WATER IS THE REAL THING! WITH A LITTLE JOHNNY WALKER BLUE.

3011 Mike Buhler 3012 Nick Sarracco "81"

2/18/04 2/19/04

3013 Anacecilia 3014 Mike Buhler 3015 Dwight Werren 3016 Ramón Ricoy

2/19/04 2/20/04 2/23/04 2/27/04

RAMON: CLINTON IN 2005! THAT MAN HAS A KNACK FOR TOUCHDOWNS AND PROBABLY END ZONES! 11:23 Dominic: I was about to go buy a steak and coca cola to see if it disolved. Thanks for saving me the $10! 12:45 Hey , steak and a coke for 10 bucks ,, thats pretty good . I gotta start to eat lunch with you , my old friend . 16:29 ramon, autoregalate tu botella! Super bowl highlights...I'm still laughing! 12:50 Nick, you know me; once a cheap skate, always a cheap skate! Still, I'll gladly have lunch with you any day! Haven't been to NY in ages. I'll call you as soon as I do however. 18:37 http://www.fifth-essence.com/archive/bestpix2003/index.htm 9:56 Everybody: Just to see if this thing is alive: SOMETHING TO OFFEND EVERYONE PART I (GOOD STUFF) What do you call two Mexicans playing basketball? Juan on Juan. What is a Yankee? The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone. What is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover? The position of the dirt bag. Why is divorce so expensive? Because it's worth it. What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends over? Doughnuts.

3017 Ramon Ricoy

3/4/04

3018 DOMINIC 3019 John D. 3020 Nick Sarracco "81"

3/4/04 3/4/04 3/11/04

3021 Anacecilia

3/11/04

Why is air a lot like sex? Because it's no big deal unless you're not getting any. 0:39 HMMM No reaction try this test: This is a very good question, you really should do it- it's not very> long... With all your honour and dignity, what would you do? This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. Please don't answer it without giving it some serious thought. By giving an honest answer you will be able to test where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation, where you will have to make a decision one way or the other. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.> Please scroll down slowly and consider each line - this is important for the test to work accurately. You're in Florida...In Miami, to be exact... There is great chaos going on around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods ....... There are huge masses of water all over you.... You are a CNN photographer and you are in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot very impressive photos. There are houses and people floating around you, disappearing into the water. Nature is showing all its destroying power and is ripping everything away with it. Suddenly you see a man in the water, he is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken away by the masses of water and mud. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. Suddenly you know who it is - it's George W. Bush! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him away...forever. You have two options. You can save him or you can take the best photo of your life. So you can save the life of George W. Bush, or you can shoot a Pulitzer prize winning photo. A unique photo displaying the death of one of the world's most powerful men. And here's the question: (Please give an honest answer) Would you select colour film, or go with the simplicity of classic black and white? 10:46 RAMON: Another interesting question would be, what would be more profitable, saving his life or the pictures? 10:53 Ramon: If you are a CNN Photographer you are probably shooting videotape... If you are lucky... you are probably in the middle of a live shot! 11:44

Hey , Hey , whats doin my friends , I was down in Florida for a few days , did the Disney thing and the Universal thing . WOW < Disney just keeps getting better , Weather was great and the people down there are even better . While I was there I checked into Disneys vacation club . Does any one of you onlookers have one of those places . I would love to buy one but dont want to commit until I speak to someone who owns one . PS: I would rather drink coca cola than Florida water !! 15:20 Nick, I agree, Disney esta Wow! Anyways, let me share with all of you a "wonderfull" different, fun experience with a happy ending that somehow I dont think our parents went through.

3022 Barbara Estrada

3/11/04

It all started on feb.11, at the ECC of the American School (what we called the kinder). Julia, who just turned 4, and I showed up at 7.45 a.m. You guessed, el famoso examen de admision. Parecia reunion de exalumnos, from class of '79 to class of '88, alumni with their chavitos. Susto no. 1, que quiera entrar. She did, susto no.2, que no haga berrinches, SALIO FELIZ! Solo quedaba esperar. Bueno, to make a long story short, Katia Herrera called us today to let us know that a third generation of Perez Vargas would be attending school. it really made my day! Cual Stanford o Anahuac, esa noticia va a ser pan comido. 16:10 Dear Alumni, As you already know, we are having our 2nd Annual Alumni Breakfast soon! This year, it will take place on Saturday, March 20, at 9:30, in the Gym. The price of each ticket is $120.00 pesos (12 dlls). We will have different activities this year, for the same price:

Bingo between 10 and 12

Special Ceremony - Football Field (you’ll be able to see the work being done towards the Underground Bus Terminal as well)

1:00 p.m. Junior Varsity football scrimmage Maroon vs. White in the Lower Field. Please don’t hesitate to call or write if you have any questions. We hope to hear from you soon!

The Alumni Team [email protected] Barbara Estrada ’76 Xenia Castro ‘96 Elsita Villar ‘47 Homecoming Weekend 2004 featuring: Second Annual Alumni Breakfast and Bingo How long has it been since you played Bingo? Come on over! You’ll have fun and you may win some of the prizes other alumni have donated. (Special thanks to Sonia Arakelian (Davis) ’76, Amanda Pareyon (Ortega) ’61, Monica De la Rosa (Sulaiman) - parent) Look through your closet, your drawers, and we are sure you’ll find a “roperazo” you don’t know who to give to. All gifts are welcome (including TVs, VCRs, DVD players, books, radios, picture frames, flower vases, music CDs, VHS or DVD movies, trips, hotel stays, dinners, wine, etc.) SECOND ANNUAL ASF GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT Monday, March 22 Golf: o $2,500 pesos per person (Tax deductible) o Toyota car among the prizes! Tennis:

o $1500 to $2000 per person depending on the category. The tournament will take place in the Lomas Country Club Call soon to reserve your spot!

3023 Elena Rohweder Turn

3/12/04

3024 Anacecilia 3025 Ramon Ricoy

3/12/04 3/14/04

3026 John Maroney

3/15/04

3027 DOMINIC 3028 John Maroney

3/15/04 3/16/04

3029 Anacecilia 3030 Jodi Philpot Arguello

3/16/04 3/17/04

We do have hotel packages available, if you’re coming from out of town. 15:21 I'm heading to Chicago March 23-25. Is there anyone from our class living there these days? Went to see Bare Naked Ladies in concert last night. Awesome show, I recommend to everyone who wants to hear fun music and watch a really silly/fun show. 21:25 My mom is moving,and I have been trying to clean up my old room, (by the way, si alguien se interesa en rentar una casa pequena en las lomas, avisenme). Es increible todo lo que me he encontrado. Junk que te hace re-vivir tu vida. Anyway, picture a yellowish newspaper, Excelsior, lunes 21 de abril 1980. headlines 'Hellen Plachinski dio la sorpresa en los 100 mts. libres; vencio a Berger' inf. pag.2 - pag 2; Madrid, Espana, 'Hellen ira a las olimpiadas,' ... Padrisimo! 8:46 A WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST: She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl. And her husband is on the back of the milk carton. WOMEN'S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, "but my husband refused to come shopping with me,so I figured this was the most legal evil thing I could do to him." UNDERSTANDING WOMEN I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider. PHARMACY 1 A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up and down the aisles. The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him. He answers that he is looking for a box of tampons for his wife. She directs him down the correct aisle. A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter. She says, confused, "Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife? He answers, " You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to the store to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco and some rolling papers; cause it's sooooooooooo much cheaper. So..... I figure if I have to roll my own ............ so does she. PHARMACY 2 A woman walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist for some arsenic. He asks "What for?" She says "I want to kill my husband. He says "Sorry, I can't do that." She then reaches into her handbag and pulls out a photo of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife and hands it to him. He says, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription..." 12:57

My son asked me what kind of television shows I watched in Mexico as a kid. It was a challenge to explain. Who can forget such classics as: Sube, Pelayo, sube El chavo del ocho El chapulin colorado Tio Gamboin Chespirito Burbujas And the commercials, even better.Does anyone remember the commercial for Ariel? It depicted a greasy looking chap going from rooftop to rooftop peddling laundry soap to maids. He would put the soap in the bucket and it magically agitated. Then he would say " Como Acapulco en la azotea" The writing was on the wall. And the golosinas. Los pinguinos Marinela, con sabor a chocolate, dame una probadita, requete sabrosos son. Or Para ese apetito feroz, Mamut, Mamut. I am fairly confident that it can be scientifically proven that eating a Gansito Marinela while drinking a Chaparrita sabor limon can induce diabetic shock in anyone. Does anyone have any memories to share? Saludos 17:53 Maroney: You forgot La Calca Tilica y Flaca. Also all the Japanese stuff like Señorita Cometa and Meteoro. I still remember being in a total state of schock hearing Pedro Picapiedra speak English for the 1st time when I was about 7 years old. My old time favorite was Los Autos Locos. 20:42 Dominic. Los autos locos? No los conozco. Dwight. How is weather in Ohio? Last week we had thunderstorms and temps in the 70's. Today we have a blizzard. As I write this I can see the snow plows in the distance chugging along. Alex Loya. Donde andas? A sure sign of spring? The racoons are back in town. Our barn is so full of them that I call it a Coondominium. 21:39 Los autos locos?... Penelope Glamour was my hero! Y Pulgoso tambien. 9:18

Hey guys does anyone have the class of 82 website add. handy. My sis is out of the country and I need it so we can also send the evite to their class. Peter Baird is supposed to get it posted on our site about the multi class reunion here in San Antonio. I'm not quite sure why is not posted yet? Dominic espero que como estas en Austin si vienes porque te queda cerquisimo. Bueno hablando de TV shows my 5 year old watches el Chapulin Colorado y El Chavo del Ocho reruns. Every night he makes his father and I recount the " O quien podra ayudarme? And he will jump out and say in his broken spanish a que no contaban con mi astucia." I have never heard a child giggle as much as he does when he watches those dumb shows but I will say this they are clean good old fun oh and they make me remember the good old days. Yesterday Heidi Mendez Harrison (78) and I went to the Guadalupe State Park with our kids and remenised about our High School Days.

3031 Sue MacIntosh

3/17/04

3032 Ramon Ricoy 3033 Jodi Philpot Arguello 3034 Alex Loya Th.D. 3035 Ramon Ricoy

3/18/04 3/18/04 3/19/04 3/19/04

3036 DOMINIC

3/19/04

Ramon your jokes are helarious. 18:14 Here you go, Jodi. This page has a link to all of the Quick Topics that I know of, the class of 82 included. http://www.quicktopic.com/share?s=kUG3 9:21 TV Shows: do not forget Chabelo, I used to watch his show in the late sixties, and the guy is still in the air, continues with his kid voice, writes, produces and sells advertising for the show, talk about a hard working guy. 13:52 Thanks Sue for the Add. Ramon during a recent visit to NYC I had dinner with Julio Zamora and my sister Jennifer. We were remembering our prom and the date you set me up with but with old timers disease couldn't remember his name. Can you? 1:52 Hello my friends! John, thanks for asking! Sorry I haven't communicated with you all for a while, but the Lord has been bringing me through a very hard time. My oldest daughter, Kirsten, got hit by a car a few months ago. She is ok now, but we went through a very difficult time through multiple surgeries on her leg and so on. It was every parent's nightmare! But the Lord pulled us through. Financially we took a deep nose dive! I mean, after having been very succesful in the health insurance business, I could not sell anything to save my life! I mean, nothing! My ability did not change, but the favor with people was gone! Every one would complement my salesmanship, but they would not close the sale. We went through some very difficult times, but through those times the Lord, once again, pulled us through. My wife's character, instead of getting worse because of the financial hardship, she actually became better! She has been a trooper! The hard times made her character shine like a Christmas tree! And God, He has shown Himself faithful, even when my faith was faltering He did not fail to provide our every single need. You really can not see the hand of God provide when you are making two thousand dollars a week. You give Him the glory, but you only see His hand move when all you have is Him. He did not fail in the hard times, He showed Himself faithful, for He can not deny Himself! I love God! Oh, that I could live a life always pleasing to Him! Alas! I can not! But where sin abounds His grace doth much more abound! Let me recommend the movie The Passion of the Christ. It is by far the most beautiful movie I have ever seen! Mel Gibson hit it right! He set out to try to not entertain people but to have them experience as if they were there when Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sin, and he was succesful! I wept in the theatre, But although it was brutal, yet it was beautiful! All I could think was, who am I that I should sit at my Master's table?! But yet, what I saw depicted in that movie, He did for me... and for you so that you and I could inherit eternal life... and sit at our Master's table. Alright my friends, hugs to all! 10:33 Jodi: I am glad you enjoy the jokes at least somebody is reading them. Regarding the Prom mmmmmm..... I am suffering from same, was it Humberto Panuco alias El Negro, Tall Dark good looking? Alex: It is incredible what you have experienced, I am glad your daughter is OK. I understand you perfectly, since coming closer to God helped me get through my financial difficulties. 12:07 Jody: I will see you in San Antonio for sure. Here is an idea for you the organizers. The Sours brothers from the AHS own Bar-Azul on Losoya street, near the riverwalk. I have no idea what the festivities are going to be, but maybe that bar could serve for the festivities purposes.WWW:BARAZUL.COM Ramon: We all read and laugh at your jokes. Did you hear about the employee that calls in sick? His boss asks what is the matter? The employee tell his boss "I have anal-anemia" His boss asks, what's that? Well boss, I just don't see getting my ass to work today. Loya: Good hearing from you. Que bueno que tu hija esta bien.

3037 Elena Rohweder Turn

3038 Elena Rohweder Turn 3039 Alex Juarez

3040 Nick Sarracco "81"

3/22/04

Alex Juarez, Hector Hernandez etc etc: Se toman una a mi salud, que la pasen bien mañana en donde sea que se van a juntar. 10:54 Ramon and Jodi - good to know that you guys will be in San Antonio! We have our rooms booked and are ready to go. I worked on convincing Gunnar Hood to come down too (he now lives in OKC)

3/22/04 3/23/04

Had some wine with Carolyn Kurtz on Friday. She and Jaime are going to help me decorate my house. If you guys have not seen their work, check out: www.luminarte.com 10:55 Alex: So sorry to hear about your daughter's accident. Que Dios los cuide! 23:25 Alex Loya: Espero tu hija se encuentre mucho mejor y que ustedes tambien se encuentren bien. Mis mejores deseos.

3/24/04

Dominic: Nos juntamos unos cuantos en México. Fue Nacho Vizcarra, Chucho Bravo y su esposa, Alex McGrath, Ana Ceci y John, Alejandra Alvarado y su esposo, Andres Dekovic, Salvador Serrano, Ricardo Ganem y Hector Hernandez y su esposa. Fuimos a un restaurant bar en Insurgentes llamado Mama Rosa. En fin estuvo muy bueno y fue bueno ver a todos. Al dia siguiente lleve a toda la familia a comer al restaurant de Salvador. Se te extraño! 10:36 WISCONSIN HUNTERS Two hunters from Wisconsin -- (true story) This is from a radio program, a true report of an incident in Wisconsin: A guy buys a brand new Lincoln Navigator truck for $42,500 and has $560 monthly payments. He and a friend decide to go duck hunting in the winter, and of course all the lakes are frozen. These two guys go out on the lake with their guns, a dog, and of course the new vehicle. They drive out onto the lake and get ready. Now, they want to make some kind of a natural landing area for the ducks, something for the decoys to float on. In order to make a hole large enough to look like something a wandering duck would fly down and land on, it's going to take a little more effort than an ice auger. So, out of the back of the new Navigator truck comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second fuse. Now, these two Rocket Scientists do take into consideration that they want to place the stick of dynamite on the ice at a location far from where they, (and the new Navigator truck), are standing. They don't want to take the risk of slipping on the ice when they run from the burning fuse and possibly go up in smoke with the resulting blast. They light the 40 second fuse and throw the dynamite as hard as they can. Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the vehicle, the guns, and the dog?? Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING. Especially things thrown by the owner. You guessed it, the dog takes off at a high rate of doggy speed on the ice and captures the stick of dynamite with the burning 40 second fuse about the time it hits the ice. The two men yell, scream, wave their arms and wonder what to do now. The dog, cheered on, keeps coming. One of the guys grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loaded with #8 buckshot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab. The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, but continues on. Another shot and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinking these two geniuses have gone insane. The dog takes off to find cover, under the brand new Navigator truck. The men continue to yell as they run. The exhaust pipe on the truck is still hot, so the dog yelps and drops the dynamite under the truck, and takes off after his master. Then --BOOM-- the truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake in a very large hole, leaving the two idiots standing there with this "I can't believe this happened" look on their faces. The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is not COVERED. He still had yet to make the first of those $560.00 a month payments!!!

3041 andres dekovic 3042 John Maroney

3/24/04 3/25/04

3043 Frank Slavco 3044 Alex Juarez 3045 Alex Loya Th.D.

3/25/04 3/25/04 3/26/04

And you thought your day was not going well . . . 13:32 saludos a todos. alex loya, escribeme ([email protected]), alex juarez vas a ver desgraciada!!! 14:32 Colegio Junipero Alumni? I am trying to contact Didi Kneeland and Trixie Patterson. Alex Juarez: I have a question. Is it only a manifestation of early onset dementia or did you play football for the Y.M.C.A. If not I better go get the M.M.P.I. administered before it is too late. Alex Loya. Thank God your daughter is doing better. Sorry to hear about your trying times but you do know that Grace shines brightest in the darkness. Take care. 20:33 Alex Loya--glad that you and your family are pulling through! Please post a mailing address, or email me [email protected] 23:39 John, You were pretty close. After 12th grade I played one year with Loya at the worst team possible (Parras) and then played in college with Destroyers along with Dominic. That year we lost the championship game against Perros Negros de Naucalpan. 0:27 Thanks to all of you for your kind words about my daughter! She really is doing much better, running around and giving us heart attacks. She has a big battle scar on her leg where the bones were sticking out, but she is fine, she should be released soon after months on back and forth to the doctor. What I didn't tell you is that I got bit by two brown recluse spider, on the left hip and a little more to the right where the sun don't shine. Very humbling! I had two minisurgeries and had to go back and forth to the V.A. (Veterans Administration Hospital) for wound treatment. By the grace of God, my wife had just seen a documentary about brown recluse spiders on t.v., so she recognized the bite before I lost my leg, otherwise who knows when I would have sought medical attention. Yeah, man, I've been through the ringer! But God never fails! Alex J. para que lo sepas, when I was 8 years old Parras won the championship, 1st place undefeated, I still got my gold medal to prove it, and an 8 mm home movie. Andres, ahi te mande un email, my friend.

3046 Alex Juarez 3047 John Maroney 3048 DOMINIC

3/26/04 3/26/04 3/26/04

3049 Alex Juarez

3/27/04

3050 Alex Loya Th.D. 3051 Ramon Ricoy

3/27/04 3/28/04

3052 COACH"LA MORSA" 3053 Alex Loya Th.D.

3/28/04 3/28/04

3054 Alex Juarez

3/28/04

3055 Georgina Marquez 3056 Jodi Philpot Arguello

3/30/04 3/30/04

Frank, good to hear from you! I tried to email you but I got the email back as undeliverable. Here is my email, al of you all are welcome to email me [email protected] 17:17 Loya: Who were you guys playing against? Instituto de rehabilitacion fisica? Oye se me hace que te tienes que dar una limpia por todo lo que te ha pasado. 19:02 Alex Juarez. I had forgotten all about the Parras. From what school were the Destroyers? 23:05 There is NO way Parras ever won a game, much less a championship. Loya, I bet you were playing for some other team, It's just been a long time and that recluse spider messed your memory up bad! Parras had a coach "La Morsa" with some defensive schemes that he thought of during a Peyote trip with the Huichole indians.Oh boy! I still can't believe his "super flex" defense with 1 tackle and 7 linebackers about 10 yards from the line of schrimage. Then, somehow, he ends up as an assistant with the Bears. Huh? How did that happen? 9:40 John: Destroyers was a football club. We played against them while we were at the AHS. CUM was our biggest rival. Dominic: Si creo que a Loya lo daño la araña un poco mas de lo que ya estaba. Recuerdo bien a la Morsa. 17:29 ha ha ha! Que chistines son mis amigitos! 0:12 History repeats itself my father played with Politecnico and his brother played against him while playing for UNAM in teh 50's. Although they were both starters they were both on offense. Do you guys remember when we played against Destroyers, my brother Gerardo was playing on the offensive line with them. This team was sponsored by the Army and they trained in a field behind the Military Hospital on Periferico. 0:53 A que mal agredecidos todos ustedes ex jugadores maletas. Mis filosofias tecnicas me las robo Buddy Ryan cuando saco a los otros Bears campeones en la NFL. La verdad, me meti al AHS a solo para aprenderme las señales y luego regresar a Parras con toda la informacion. Si fuimos campeones el año que mis hermanos fueron arbitros y el comisionado de la liga mi compadre! 1:13

Busted my friends! Hold on!... Let me laugh a little bit! ha ha ha ha! But, like I said, I still have my gold medal that says, "Felicidades Parrita! Campeones 1971" en los bomberitos. Deles usted coach! 21:20 Loya: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I didn't know you had any sense of humor leftr in you. Ramon: Yes I remember that game well. 10:01 Hola cuates. Como estan? Yo sin novedad, simplemente esenandole a mi mama como funciona un chat. Besos a todos. 14:53 Hey gang, I must apologize for taking so long to get this info. on the chat site Peter Baird was going to do it and then he couln't get in oh well. Enough said since I don't have everyone's individual email add. to send an "Evite" invitation to the multiclass reunion I am sending this one. AHS Class of 77,78,79,80,81,82.....Reunion From: AHS Organizing Committee Location: St. Anthony Hotel (A Wyndham Property) 300 East Travis, San Antonio, TX When: Friday, June 25, 12:00pmSunday, June 27, 2:00pm Phone:(210)227-4392 This is an historic hotel 1 block off the riverwalk and we negotiated some excellent rates: Single or double $94 per night Triple or Quad $104 per night The hotel will honor these rates if you want to come in early or leave later. To reserve call 210-227-4392 or 1-800-Wyndham and ask to reserve under AHS MULTICLASS REUNION. We have reserved 100 rooms and all reservations must have been made by May 26th. However, the reality is that rooms may be gone quickly so don't wait to reserve. Agenda & Package A & Package B AgendaFriday-2-6pm check in Friday 7:30-? Cocktail reception (includes food, non-alcoholic beverages, and music) On St. Anthony Rooftop Saturday 10a-4p Tubing on the Guadalupe River (PackageB-optional) luxury tour buses will take us to and from the river. The fee includes the tube rental. Saturday-7:30-12a Dinner at La Margarita in Market Square. We will take over the second floor of this famous restaurant with the balcony overlooking Market Square. Sunday- Despedida-ciao Package A-per person costCocktail and Hors D'ourvres reception Friday night (cash bar) Dinner & Dancing Saturday (cash bar) $75.00 per person Note. for liability and cost reasons alcohol is not included in these package prices but non-alcoholic drinks are. There will be cash bars at every location. We have limited capacity so please send your money to: Marienne Baker Clements ('78) Vice President Frost Bank 100 West Houston Street P.O. Box-1600 San Antonio, TX 78296 210 220-5364 [email protected] Make check out to M. Clements/AHS Reunion and indicate for how many people and which package you're taking. Hope to see alot of you there Jodi PS if you have any questions here is my individual email add. [email protected] and phone number 210 545-0912

3057 Anacecilia 3058 Alex Juarez 3059 DOMINIC

4/5/04 4/5/04 4/5/04

Elena I'm glad to hear that you are coming. Dominic we chose to do the cocktail at the hotel due to proximity but thanks for the suggestion. I'm glad that you are planning on comming. Alex thanks for the pic of the family. Glad that you and your daughter are on the mend. Ramon talvez ese fue su nombre pero no me suena pero si fue alto guapo y moreno. Any questions let me know 12:37 Hector, muchas felicidades! Happy birthday! 12:51 Hector, Muchas felicidades mi buen. Espero la pases bien. 20:56 Jody: When I read non-alcoholics drinks, I almost had a heart attack. Good thing I kept on reading. See u there. Hector: Mil felicidades campeon. Coach Morsa: Usted me huele a farsante, igual que sus defensivas.

3060 Jodi Philpot Arguello

4/6/04

9:51

Dominic don't worry be happy or for you get happy there will of course be a paying bar but for legal purposes here in the states you know they are suit happy here we had to have a paying bar. I'm glad to know that someone else from our class is coming. Are you in contact with David Laird? Hey anyone else thinking in coming? I know that Elena is. Guys it really is going to be fun. Ana Ceci you guys? How is John doing? Glad to hear that Julia made it in to AHS. Mis planes ahorita son de ir a Cuernavaca por 3 semanas en Junio para ingresar a Ian en la escuela de mis cunados para mejorar su espanol. Heidi Mendes Harrison is coming with me. Then we will get back in time for the reunion of course if not Scott Keeler would kill us since we are helping to plan it. A ver si nos vemos entonces.

3061 Héctor Hernández

4/7/04

13:52

Dominic, Alex, Anaceci y Ricardo: muchas gracias por las felicitaciones de mi cumpleaños. Dominic y Ricardo, lástima que no estuvieron con nosotros hace tres semanas, en la reunión. Ojalá y se apunten para la próxima. Alex: Pumas, bien. Dominic: Humildes, ya empezaron a perder, normal. Ricardo: Atlas, ahí la lleva.

3062 Elena Rohweder Turn 3063 DOMINIC 3064 Anacecilia 3065 Georgina Marquez 3066 Jodi Philpot Arguello

4/9/04 4/13/04 4/14/04 4/22/04 4/22/04

Georgina: te he hestado escribiendo y me regresan los correos, Escríbeme tu. Un beso. 11:59 Hi all! Just got back from a great cruise. Started in Costa Rica, thru Panama Canal, San Blas Islands, Cartagena, Aruba, Bonaire, St Kitts and then Antigua! Beautiful! San Blas is really amazing. Tiny islands with tiny people and animals. Beautiful mola artwork. Learned about mangroves with a naturalist as we paddled sea kayaks. Snorkled and saw my first sea snake - along with a ton of other "usual coral reef suspects" 16:10 Aficionados al futbol: Que les parecio el 3-0 del Osasuna al Real Madrid? Yo creo que excelente el trabajo del Vasco por esas tierras. Haber si no acaba entrenando a la seleccion de España. 11:54 Jodi, avisame cuando vengas para que nos veamos! John ya esta bien. Muchas gracias. Ustedes como estan? 0:52 Hola Hectorito! Feliz cumple atrasado. Ojala que te lo hayas pasado super. Mi email sigue siendo [email protected]. Tengo uno nuevo ya sin el black que es [email protected]. Besos para ti y tu familia. 13:18

Hey Guys, I am enlisting everyones help to get the word out about the multiclass reunion here in San Antonio June 24-26. We are having difficulty getting people to sign up. I know that there are more people from Texas here but we have not heard from them. Elena if you have some of their numbers or emails do you mind getting in touch. We are not canceling but it has put a kink in the plans. Ana Ceci my plans are to go to Mexico at the end of May until the week before the reunion. Mandame un email con tu telefono porque lo perdi. Que bueno que esta bien John. Ian has pneumonia right now. He is fine but we have been going to the doctor alot and we have been stuck at home. No fun.

3067 Elena Rohweder Turn

4/29/04

3068 Alex Loya Th.D. 3069 John M. Bauer 3070 Alex Loya Th.D. 3071 Alex Juarez 3072 Alex Loya Th.D. 3073 HOMER SIMPSON

5/8/04 5/8/04 5/9/04 5/10/04 5/13/04 5/20/04

3074 Dwight Werren 3075 Scott Keeler (77)

5/20/04 5/24/04

If you have ideas on how we can get the word out the planning committee would appreciate it. 17:45 Jodi - I will see if I can get an email out. I have to admit my Dallas-AHS-Alumni list was kept on my AOL account which I've not used in forever. I bet a bunch of the emails are no longer valid (since everyone is abandoning AOL!) Can you send me the link to the web site with the info? My computer crashed and I lost all my bookmarks. send to: [email protected] 3:37 Hello my friends, a friend of my wife and I by the name of Elizabeth just experienced the most incredible miracle I have ever heard of from a reliable source since Biblical times! She was telling an Orthodox Jew from Israel about how Jesus is the Jewish Messiah promised by the Hebrew prophets, when she finished talking to the man, the man was absolutely astounded! It turns out that although Elizabeth thought she was speaking to him in English, which is the only language she speaks, the man heard her tell the whole story about Jesus the Jewish Messiah in Hebrew!!! This just happened the day before yesterday or so! I'm telling you, my friends, its time for you all to pause for a moment and give your hearts to Jesus! I will keep praying for you. 8:27 That happened to Homer Simpson too. They must have been picking up on the same wavelength. Check it out. It's the episode that Homer speaks to Jebus. 0:06 some growed ups actually have their view of reality formed by cartoons! Check it out above! 21:59 Alex, Are you sure you weren't drinking one of your Peyote shakes? 14:55 Tocayo, I think maybe you have been drinking a peyote shake since I have never ever even seen what one looks like... I guess it must look like a shake, huh? 13:49 Way to go Loya! Don't let them rip you apart. Just the other day I was speaking to a cop in a language called doughnutation. Juarez: Hummm! Pppeyotteeee! 16:20 Alex, sorry to hear about your daughter, but I'm glad she's ok and that it wasn't more serious. Hey, check it out! We've got a theologin' doctor in the house! :) 17:35

!ATENCION! All of you who have booked rooms at the St. Anthony for the reunion, please check to see if you are on this list. This is the list the hotel has for people booked under the AHS Multi Class reunion. IF YOU ARE NOT HERE CALL THE HOTEL AT 210-227-4392 1-Arce, Andres-1 room 2-Berriochoa, Carlos- 1 3- Fairman, Paula- 1 4-Foarde, Katie- 1 5- Gordon, Lisa-8 rooms (way to go Lisa) 6- Harris, Lisa- 1 7- San Roman, Eduardo- 1 rm. 8- Schmidt, Margaret-1 rm 9- Simmons, Anna- 2 rooms 10-Turner, Elena- 1 Room As you can see that makes only 18 rooms booled and I'm sure we are more. So please check with the hotel before WEdnesday May 26, if you've booked but don't see your name. IF YOU HAVE NOT BOOKED YOUR ROOM, DO SO BEFORE MAY 26!!! WE lose the rooms after Wednesday may 26. For More information on the reunion visit www.vixta.com

3076 Anacecilia

3077 Ramon Ricoy

5/28/04

14:35

Hi all, es increible como pasa el tiempo! It has been three years since our reunion! We're getting closer to our 25th. que piensan?

5/30/04

Have a great time San Antonio! 1:34 WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (AND IN THE PROCESS GRANDCHILDREN) To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you chuckle. Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children. After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was "DON'T!" "Don't what?" Adam replied. "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden fruit!!!!!" "No Way!" "Yes way!" "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. "Why" "Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked. "Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" said the Father. "I don't know," said Eve. "She started it!" Adam said "Did not!" "Did too!" "DID NOT!" Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you? THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! 1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up. 2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. 3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. 4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. 5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own. 6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in. ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day. AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:

3078 Mike Buhler

6/4/04

"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN" 15:53 does anyone have the link to the class of 82 quick topic page? regards,

3079 John M. Bauer 3080 Kelly Sherck Domnau

6/4/04 6/8/04

Mike 16:03 Mike: Try this one: http://www.quicktopic.com/3/H/4jbhaM4YVKJ1Msq835a 22:51 Hello! I haven't checked out the chat page in awhile...I've missed it! I think a lot of us passed around the news today, but Coach Rob Babcock is now the General Manager of the Toronto Raptors. This is an excerpt from one of his recent interviews:

Question No. 10: What was your proudest moment in basketball?

Babcock "To this date, and hopefully that proudest moment is yet to come, being given this opportunity is certainly one of my proudest, but aside from now, I'd have to say my first two years as a head coach in Mexico City at the American High School. Though I was inexperienced as a coach, and I was a teacher too, I still had the same basketball and life philosophy that I have today. "I was only 25-years-old and being able to instill that philosophy into those athletes and those students over the two years was such a great feeling. The guys in that program down there, all these years later, we still stay in contact. In fact, a student who went to school there who's now a doctor here in Toronto emailed me the other day to congratulate me. Here we are 27 odd years later and I'm still in contact with these guys." "To me, that's what the game and teaching the game and all of sport is about. It's the values that you learn from it, and the friendships and how you impact other people. That little high-school team had major impact on those students' lives and they remember that and I remember it and those kids had a major impact on me and their families and their friends." "I am as proud of what I accomplished in those two years, even though I don't think I was that great a coach, than anything I've done in my life." "Today though for me individually and for my career is a tremendous point of pride, but I'll feel really proud, if two years from now we can look at this team and say that this is a team that plays the game the right way. They play with passion and heart and togetherness and competitiveness and they're good people and they inspire the fans. They motivate people. They're involved in the community. They made an impact on everybody's lives here."

3081 Ramon Ricoy

6/9/04

3082 Alex Juarez

6/9/04

3083 Héctor Hernández

6/9/04

"That's what I would be proud of. I would be more proud of that than to have a championship and not have that with it. Of course you want the championship, but for me it's got to have all that other stuff with it." 10:36 Kelly: Thank you very much for sharing that interview, it is amazing to me, the impact coaches like him and Coach Everest had on our lives and the whole AHS community. 11:00 Kelly: Thanks for sharing the story. It is great to see that so many coaches (Everest, Contreras, Michaels, Bobcock and so many others) feel the way they do about our dear AHS. Like Ramon said, many of them influenced us in one way or another. Ana: Let the planning begin for our 25th! 18:34 Alex: espero que tus gatos ganen el título porque sería mortal aguantar a Vergara. Te deseo suerte.

PD: No es nada personal, Nachito!!!!

3084 Alex Juarez 3085 Ramon Ricoy 3086 Mike Buhler

6/10/04 6/10/04 6/10/04

3087 Elena Rohweder Turn 3088 Alex Juarez 3089 DOMINIC

6/10/04 6/11/04 6/12/04

3090 Alex Juarez

6/13/04

3091 DOMINIC 3092 George S. Ortes 3093 Héctor Hernández

6/14/04 6/20/04 6/22/04

Un saludo a todos!!!! 0:33 Hector, Gracias! Estoy totalmente confiado de que PUMAS ganará la final. 9:35 Mi estimado Hector creo que seria interesante ponerle sabor al juegito ya que no estan las desplumadas como ves una apuesta amigable al mejor equipo en Mexico las Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara? 10:30

Deleted by author 06-10-2004 03:37 PM 16:27 Is anyone from '81 going to the reunion in San Antonio? 10:21 Ramon, El arbitro le regalo dos puntos a Chivas! Que robo de penal. No hay problema en CU se arreglaran las cosas. PUMAS campeon! 0:00 Hector: Unicamente porque a los Americanistas les dolerian los oidos y el orgullo que Vergara quedara campeon. Duro Chivas! Janito: Nothing personal, just trying to joder un poco a todos los cremas del America. Por cierto que nuestro amigo Luis PONCH Dos Santos esta en su nativo Portugal para la EUROCOPA. Los manda a saludar el y Figo el galatico fracasado. 18:41 PUMAS campeon! Hugo! Hugo! Hugo! Goya, Goya! Dominic: Que enividia que el Ponch este en Portugal. Mala onda que perdieron contra Grecia! 15:21 Alex Juarez: Felicidades a todos los Pumas. Que se lo merecian por el desempeño en la temporada. Aunque ese ultimo tiro de Chivas al final los puso a temblar. 15:28 Muchas Felicidades a todos los Papas de la generacion. 12:52 Gracias por las felicitaciones mi queridisimo George. Alex, felicidades por tus gatas. Ganaron muy bien, merecido, fueron los mejores y por el bien del futbol mexicano, la honestidad y los buenos principios y valores gracias a Dios no ganó el equipo de Vergara. Dominic: ganó el que tenía que ganar, por su futbol, no por su dinero y ayuda de los árbitros. Ramón: hasta hoy pude entrar, pero para la siguiente organizamos una apuesta. Por mientras, que les parece a todos, que hagamos una quinielilla de la Copa América. Hay tiempo. Avísenme. Acuerdense que ya tengo nuevo mail.

3094 Jodi Philpot Arguello

6/23/04

Saludos a todos. 15:37 Okay classmates a todos los hijos de sus madres y padres no puedo creer que nadie de la clase que viva en Texas viene a la reunion este fin de semana en San Antonio. Okay so it's not an official class reunion but so what whenever AHS'ers get together it's a party what's your excuse ? There is still room at the St. Anthony Hotel, The cocktail party starts at 8:00pm Fri. and we are supposed to go down the Guadalupe River Sat and then there is a dinner at La Margarita Restaurant Sat. night. Dominic Cristian I haven't heard from you what's your number or David Laird. Elena the party is still on. If you all need more info. call me at home 210 545- 0912 or my cell 210 410-1210 Ana Ceci mil disculpas por no haberte visto cuando en Mexico. I spoke with John but you were still asleep. The weekend that I was supposed to go into the city from Cuernavaca I got a flat tire. Let's just say it was a comedy of errors. It was difficult to call my cell phone didn't work etc. next time we will schedule before so we can see each other. Hope all is well.

3095 Gerardo

6/24/04

I hope that some of you will join us. 11:42 Mike Buhler, mandme tu telefono de la oficina, he querido llamarte desde hace tiempo pero no loencuentro. Panoke Juice

3096 Mike Buhler

6/24/04

3097 Elena Rohweder Turn 3098 Alex Loya Th.D.

6/25/04 6/27/04

16:40

Gerardo! 305 796 4215. Me encantaría hablar contigo. A ver si nos echamos un golfito! Como esta tu papa (el dir. de Pemex!). saludos, 19:15 Jodi - I have been looking forward to the reunion for months and am VERY cranky that my company called a meeting that requires me to fly to VA instead. Please do take photos and tell us all about it. 12:44

Hola amiguitos! Chivas Rayadas, Pumas,Cruz Azul... ya parenle! Que aburricion!(Hector, notese que no mencione a tu querido America) Este "love affair" con el soccer es increible! I mean... que es el soccer? nada mas corretear a una pelotita dandole pataditas... y en Europa hasta por eso se matan! En fin... Dominic, cual es el code para la "Ñ" minuscula? Te lo agradeceria si me lo dices. Somebody better go to San Antonio! Jody here is about this close to let out an expletive!... And when she is so spittin' mad she is about this close to let out an expletive, now, that's bad news, sweet as she is! So come on, quick, somebody go to San Antonio! By the way, anybody knows how I could take that Th.D. from next to my name? I put it up there only to share with you the news when I first bought my degree at the mall...ooops! I mean, when I first earned it! How do I take it off?

3099 Anacecilia

3100 DOMINIC

6/28/04

16:05

Jodi, no lo puedo creer! John me dijo que me hablo Sherry y me dejo un numero que nunca se pudo marcar.

6/29/04

Voy a a ir a Houston el 30 de Julio a visitar a Morna y luego a Dallas a visitar a Carol Gabriel. Si alguien va a estar por ahi, a ver si nos vemos. 0:38 Jodi: Sorry I didn't make it to the SA reunion, I bet it was a blast.

3101 Alex Juarez 3102 John Maroney

6/29/04 6/29/04

3103 Homero Menchaca Fal

6/30/04

Loya: LA ñ ,minuscula es alt 164. Bueno, no tiene chiste aburrirte mas con detalles del futbol, pero dicen que la mejor defensiva es el ataque. La diferencia entre el futbol y la religion, es que en el futbol, todos corren hacia la pelota. En la religion, todos corren del miedo a la muerte y ese miedo los lleva a refugiarse en una casita dominguera donde les cuentan cuentos del mas alla y demas fantasias para tranquilizar su miedo de lo inevitable. Cuando se comen el cuento, se la pasan tratando convencer a los demas que su cuento es el unico cuento certificado por el mas alla, y para comprobarlo, se la pasan dando lata a los que no les interesa el cuento o matando a los que se creyeron una version diferente del mismo cuento. Mejor unas pataditas a la pelotita que matar miles de indios o estrellar un avion a un edificio, no crees? 11:03 Alex Loya: My friend you have gone a bit to far on your comments. The one that has to stop trying to advertise his religion is you. Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con el mensaje de Dominic! 15:05 Dominic. That was good. Around here soccer is slowly starting to take hold. The only problem is that we only get three months out of the year to play outside. With a little help from global warming we might extend our soccer season in Canada by at least two months. 11:55 Dominic para t&#E9;cnico del TRI!!!

6/30/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 12:10 Dominic para tecnico del TRI!

3104 Homero Menchaca Fal

< replied-to message removed by QT > 3105 Jodi Philpot Arguello

7/1/04

14:19

Okay guys the reunion was fun and you all missed out on a good time. Elena sorry that you didn't make it. There should be a write up in the Alumni Gazette. Dominic what's you're excuse. Loya thanks for your kind words yes I was put out. I was the only one from our class but I had a really good time and got to meet and visit with some very interesting people. It was a good experience to be on the planning committee and I would do it again. Ana Ceci maybe I can go to Houston and see you and Morna. I'll email you or maybe I can even see you in Dallas. Sorry you didn't get the message I was in Mexico.

3106 DOMINIC

7/2/04

3107 Elena Rohweder Turn 3108 Alex Loya Th.D.

7/2/04 7/3/04

0:31

Jody: I wish I had a real excuse but the truth is on friday night I had 4th row, dead center seats for the RUSH concert.On saturday I was all set to go but my son Angus convinced me we should sit 4th row, dead center (splash zone seats) for the Shamu show at SeaWorld. 11:36 AnaCeci- it is time for the Dallas alumni to get together. Who do you have names and emails for? 0:29 Dominic: Mil gracias por decirme el code para la (dejame practicar)ñ (YES!!!) Estoy a punto de publicar mi primer libro "The Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520", y el pueblito de Peñitas (YES!!!) Texas es crucial en esa historia, gracias! I think the Lord used you to help me at just the right time... which brings me to the next item (you asks for it, you gets it!) I agree 100% with you, well, almost 100%, it is better to chase la pelotita around than to practice much of religion. There is such a thing as good religion, though, which is better to practice than playing soccer, and that is to help widows and orphans in their affliction and to keep one self unspotted from the world. That's good religion, but much of religion does produce the fruit you mentioned, whoever thinks the war on terror is not a religious war does not know or does not want to know the facts, and much religion is based on fear. But religion is not what I talk about the few times I talk about it here, what I am talking about is a relationship with a Living Person who actually holds the Universe together by the Word of His power, who created you and I, who gave you your children for you to love and gives you the air you breathe and the food you enjoy, who made grapes to fit your fingers and please your taste buds, who made canteloupe and mangos and gives you sunny days at the beach to hang out with the friends He gave you, He even gives you soccer games to have fun! I am not talking about religion, I am talking about a relationship with a Living Person who gives you all the good things you enjoy and gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, so that you too could have a relationship with Him, not a religion, and so that truly you could be free of the fear of death which is surely coming to each one of us. Not religion, a relationship... but, Janito, when you start refering to soccer as your religion, well...

3109 John Maroney 3110 Héctor Hernández

7/4/04 7/6/04

Jody, just telling the truth, you are a sweet girl! You can call me Alex! 13:18 I have a solution. Just watch the finals between Portugal and Greece today and then follow this up by watching Monty Python's The Holy Grail. Then everything will make perfect sense. 12:09

Mi queridisimo Loya, ayer justo me encontré una foto donde estamos todos, en nuestro equipo de futbol, el Impala, de segundo de primeria, y tu estas incluido en él. Te la voy a mandar para que recuerdes buenos tiempos, cuando eras un veloz lateral derecho. Y siguiendo el mismo tenor, yo no propongo a Dominic para técnico del Tri, nos haría jugar a la defensiva. Mejor que sea Juarez, que tiene mentalidad ofensiva, como sus gatas camepeonas. Un saludo a todos! ¿Nacho, donde andas?

3111 Dominic

7/6/04

Manaña comienza la Copa América para México, mi primer pronostico: Uruguay 0 México 1 12:28 Hector: Yo de director del TRI jugariamos como Grecia, sencillito pero efectivo.Alineariamos a 11 jugadores y no como a 33 titulares que manejabas en los partidos del Impala. Por cierto que Grecia le da a Mexico esperanzas o le quita cualquier excusa para no salir campeon de La Copa. Mexico 3-1 Uruguay con 3 expulsados. Loya: I expected something like the Spanish inquisition response from you, but I see you have your head straight. Regardless of this and that, keep the words of wisdom comming as this chat is full of sinners. Maroney: I saw Greece win it's first cup so I skipped The Holly Grail and visited my local bar for some cold UZO, broke a few dishes and wondered, Greece Euro Champion?????

3112 Anacecilia

7/6/04

3113 Homero Menchaca Fal

7/7/04

3114 Héctor Hernández 3115 DOMINIC

7/8/04 7/8/04

18:45

Jodi, estaria padrisimo. Elena, seria padre que fuera el fin del 6-7 de Agosto. Los que se que viven en Texas que vinieron a la reunion son, Andres Arce, Dominic donde diablos queda Buda, Tx? or was it a joke? David Noriega en Pharr? que tampoco se donde esta! David Rae en Houston, y Mitch Sorsby en Plano. Marisa esta creo que en Austin. Y claro, tu y Jodi. Carol Gabriel y Morna. Vamos a planearlo. Yo voy a ir sola con Julia asi que tendra que ser algo child friendly por fa. Mi mail, [email protected] gracias 11:01 preparen sus chelas y el tequila para ver hoy como mexico le gana a uruguay 2 a 0... < replied-to message removed by QT > 15:25 Pues ninguno le atinamos. A ver como nos va con los "sencillitos" el sábado. MI pronostico: 1-1. 18:17 Anaceci: Como que no sabes donde esta Buda, Texas? Buda es para Texas lo que Paris es para Francia, El limon para el Tequila o El America para tu primo Hector. No es chiste, asi se llama por aqui, esta en las afueras de Austin. Lo chistoso es que se llama asi porque en el pasado era un rancho grandisimo de una viuda y como "Los Redneck Bubbas" oian a los empleados mexicanos decir que era el rancho de La Viuda, ahora se llama Buda, Texas. Hector: Como yo vi a la seleccion, Argentina 2-0 Mexico. El bruto de Davino no se que hace en la seleccion. Seguro presiones tuyas y demas Americanidtas. El primer gol fue su culpa. Como buen Mexicano, si pierden, perdieron y si ganamos, Ganamos! Greetings to all

3116 Héctor Hernández

7/10/04

Dominic 10:29 Dominic: te equivocas guey. Davino no les regaló el primer gol. ¡Les regaló los dos!. Y pa´ acabarla de fastidiar, dice que "jugó medio noqueado".... A ver como nos va hoy..., insistó, 1-1. Nacho, Alex, Ramón, y demás... ¡donde están!????

3117 DOMINIC

7/12/04

3118 Héctor Hernández 3119 Ramon Ricoy

7/12/04 7/13/04

3120 Alex Juarez 3121 Anacecilia

7/13/04 7/14/04

3122 Héctor Hernández

3123 DOMINIC 3124 Alex Juarez 3125 Homero Menchaca Fal

14:54

Hector: WOW! Como se explica uno la seleccion? Que golazo metimos y que portero tenemos! Por mi parte, se acabaron los pronosticos. 20:24 Dominic: Fue muy bueno el triunfo, muy peleado. Sufrido. Bien por ellos... mi pronostico contra Ecuador:´ganamos 3-1. 10:01

Que gusto yo habia pensado en 0-2, pero estubo bien haber que cambios interesantes se dan hoy o se queda igual sin Borgetti. Dominic: Como verias Schlitterbahn este viernes con toda la familia??? 10:40 Saludos a todos; Un poco alejado por algunos dias. Bien por el TRI. Que gusto me dio ver que le ganaron a los Ches. Yo pienso que in 2-0 contra Ecuador. 18:43 Dominic, gracias por la explicacion.Simpatica la anecdota. Ya me siento mas culta! (espero salga un dia en un juego de trivia y que impactada les voy a dar!)

7/15/04

2-0 suena bien! 21:29 Pues ganamos, como muchos dijimos. Ahora nos tocó Brasil. Va a estar dificil, pero creo que vamos a ganar, 2-1.

7/17/04 7/19/04 7/19/04

Como didrían Dominic, Ramón y Homero... saquen las chelas!!!! 0:55 Si ganamos la copa saco las caguamas y de hidalgo! como en los viejos tiempos. Bueno, como el fin de semana pasado. 1:04 Ooooouch 4-0. Que dolor! Que paso? 11:19 como a rosita alvirez... el dia en que lo mataron el tri andaba de suerte de cuatro tiros que le dieron nomas uno era de muerte...

3126 Homero Menchaca Fal

7/19/04

3127 Héctor Hernández 3128 Ramon Ricoy

7/21/04 7/22/04

3129 Alex Loya

7/23/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 11:19 se me quedaron todas las chelas... despues del 2-0 ya mejor le cambiamos de canal < replied-to message removed by QT > 17:13 Defeinitivo: ¡¡¡Fuera el loco de Lavolpe!!! 11:38 CONVERSACIÓN INTERCEPTADA POR RADIO EN LA COSTA DE FINISTERRE(GALICIA), ENTRE GALLEGOS Y NORTEAMERICANOS, (es verídico) (Con acento gallego y americano) - Gallegos: (Ruido de fondo)... Por favor, desvíen su rumbo quince grados sur para evitar colisión. - Americanos: (Ruido de fondo)... Recomendamos que desvíen su rumbo quince grados norte para evitar colisión. - Gallegos: Negativo. Repetimos, desvíen su rumbo quince grados sur para evitar colisión. - Americanos: Al habla el Capitán de un navío de los Estados Unidos de América. Insistimos, desvíen su rumbo. - Gallegos: Volvemos a repetir, les recomendamos que desvíen su rumbo. - Americanos: LES HABLA EL CAPITÁN DEL PORTAVIONES DE LA MARINA DE LOS EE.UU. LINCOLN USS, EL SEGUNDO NAVÍO DE GUERRA MAS GRANDE DE LA FLOTA NORTEAMERICANA. NOS ESCOLTAN TRES DESTRUCTORES, TRES CRUCEROS Y NUMEROSAS CORBETAS DE APOYO. NOS DIRIGIMOS HACIA AGUAS DEL GOLFO PÉRSICO PARA PREPARAR MANIOBRAS MILITARES ANTE UN EVENTUAL ATAQUE A IRAK. LES ORDENO QUE DESVÍEN SU CURSO QUINCE GRADOS NORTE. EN CASO CONTRARIO NOS VEREMOS OBLIGADOS A TOMAR LAS MEDIDAS QUE SEAN NECESARIAS PARA GARANTIZAR LA SEGURIDAD DE ESTE BUQUE. USTEDES PERTENECEN A UN PAÍS ALIADO DE EE.UU. POR FAVOR, OBEDEZCAN INMEDIATAMENTE. - Gallegos: Les hablamos desde UN FARO. Somos dos personas. No tenemos ni pájara idea de nuestra posición en el RANKING de faros españoles. Nos escoltan un perro, nuestra comida y dos vasos de vino Ribeiro. Tenemos el apoyo de Cadena Dial de La Coruña y estamos en tierra firme. Pueden tomar las medidas que consideren oportunas y que les de la gana para garantizar la seguridad de su buque, pero, volvemos a insistir, lo mejor y mas recomendable es que desvíen su rumbo, porque a ver cómo coño movemos nosotros el faro!!! 1:12 Ramon Ricoy, la supuesta conversacion interceptada por radio entre un faro Gallego y un portaaviones Norteamericano no es veridico, es un chistosisimo chiste ya muy viejo, cada vez que mi viejo pastor decia este exacto chiste me reia, it seems to me that the anti-American crowd instead of giving credit to our armed forces for the awesome sacrifice and job they have done in liberating 25 million people from a terrible, brutal dictatorship while making us safer is trying to make our armed forces look stupid. Does anybody think that an American aircraft carrier fleet does not have sonar equipment? That's absurd! I don't know who told you the conversation in that joke was real, but they absolutely, positively and totally lied to you, my old pastor told it over and over for the ten years I attended that church, and I haven't been to that church in two years. As a joke, it is and I have always thought its hilarious eventhough my pastor really burnt the joke he told it so much from the pulpit through the ten years I was there, I am sure he is still telling it, as an attempt to make our armed forces look stupid it is a shameful, ungrateful thing to do... leave it as a joke, and don't believe the liberal media and their blame America first crowd, they truly are the pathological liars. Hector, me encantaria tener una copia de esa foto de el Impala! Aunque no me acuerdo ni papa de el Impala, refrescame la memoria! Y mandame la foto, ahi te va mi direccion: email: [email protected] snail mail: Alex Loya P.O. Box 435 Venice, LA. 70091 (LA. stands for Louisiana not Los Angeles. Venice is way down south, at the tip of the little toe toe nail sticking out of Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. Literally, the road ends a couple of blocks down the street from me) Dominic, speaking of Venice, Louisiana, I was at the hardware store the other day after all this conversation about your hometown when all of a sudden I saw a box containing floats for fishermen and guess where these floats, I think that's what they were called, are made? Buda, Texas! Believe it or not! I was like, what?! I appreciate your response to my response, I will keep sharing words of Biblical wisdom from time to time, I think its good for you all. The Spanish Inquisition although a product of Christendom it was not true Christianity. In fact, the Spanish Inquisition killed many true Bible believing Christians. In the Spanish Inquisition Jesus' words spoken in the Book of Acts to His disciples through the ages were fulfilled "The day will come in which they will kill you in my name and think that they do God service".

3130 Homero Menchaca Fal

3131 DOMINIC

7/23/04

7/26/04

Alright, disfruten su querido futbol soccer y don't believe the liberal media. 12:03 alex... come on... nadie jamas creyo que el cuento del faro y el portaaviones fuera cierto... no subestimes a los liberales, eh... igual dan la sorpresa en pocos meses < replied-to message removed by QT > 12:46 Copa America: Lastima que Brazil, con un juego tan p..che todavia pueda ganar la copa en dos jugadas. Casi sus unicas llegadas. Haber si no mandan a la sub-17 a la proxima copa. Hector: Tipico Americanista, pierden 1 juego y ya quieren entrenador nuevo. La verdad es que se perdio y ni modo. Ya veremos en Atenas contra Mali en el primer juego. Homero:Yo si me crei el cuento del faro. Tambien creo que fuimos a liberar gente a Irak y no a ajustar disputas familiares y de paso traernos unos billones de barriles de crudo. Los conservadores jamas mienten. BUSH & DICK in 04! well, now that I think about it, in any year. Loya: As you can see, Buda, Texas (se pronuncia como viuda) is quickly becoming the city of the future. Don't be surprised to see the Buda Crushers -vs- Venice Rowers in the Souper Bowl soon. The team that can do the most bowls of noodle soup wins!

3132 Ramon Ricoy

7/27/04

3133 John Maroney 3134 Homer Simpson 3135 Alex Loya

7/28/04 7/28/04 7/29/04

Greetings from Bubba-land. 17:30 Loya: A joke is just that a joke, I just posted it the same way I got via e-mail, as you are ascertaining yorself it is an old joke used by a pastor in your community. If you want to get into it, ships are guided mostly by Radar not Sonar to place Land objects, since Sonar is used for underwater objects. I assume you defend the armed forces who I also think are brave and are only doing their duty, but which are sent by Bush to kill and maim innocent people in other countries, where I do not see any liberation, where they have tortured enemy soldiers evading the Geneva treaty, I assume you think that all the videos and photographs are fabrications by the Liberal Media. We are still waiting to see the mass destruction weapons in Irak, where are they? But Bush wants to create two new nuclear weapons to use where? Although I am very a-political and had mostly agreed with Republican views in the US, the only man who is running who fought in Vietnam was Kerry not Bush, if you want 4 more years of the same, interior looking policy, alienating the most traditional alies of the US, and many other wonderful things that the Bush administration has brought on the North American people, like a reduction in Veterans benefits, reduction in children's after school programs, etc, in order to to give the top 1% of the US population a tax break, then you get what you vote for. 7:13 Alex Loya: Prior to 911 there had been a rash of shark attacks along the Eastern seaboard. You shared with us a dream interpretation that forsaw these events as an omen that America was going to be attacked. I was watching the news the other night and lo and behold the lead story was the concern over an increase in the number of shark attacks along the Eastern seaboard. I am somewhat superstitious as I was raised on a healthy diet of stories like La llorona and the Chupacabras so I was wondering if you have anything to share with us? Should we be concerned? 18:30 The sharks are comming! Everyone, run like hell! but don't forget your donughts. 2:30 Homer... and a bowl of fruit loops! John, yeah, when I heard the reports about the shark attacks, coupled with the reports that an attack on a greater scale than 911 is imminent, I too remembered the experience I had the week before the attacks. If we are not attacked on a larger scale it is only because of the great job our great president George W. Bush has done in protecting our country... which brings me to the next issue on hand... Ramon, its good to hear that the story about the aircraft carrier and los Gallegos was meant by you as a joke, although, after reading your posting I am wondering if in your heart of hearts you really did mean it as a joke... let me see if I got you straight... you say you think our soldiers are brave and just doing their duty but yet you say they maim and kill innocent people and torture prisoners and disrespect the Geneva convention? In other words, you say our soldiers are brave and doing their duty by killing and maiming innocent people and torturing prisoners. I see... you support, then, the killing and maiming of innocent people and the torture of prisoners... No? Hold on, if you support our troops but you believe they are killing and maiming and torturing innocent people then you are supporting that maiming and killing and torturing they are perpetrating as a matter of duty. That is why I do not buy it when liberals say they support our troops while at the same time accusing them of atrocities. On the other hand, you really do support the killing and maiming and torturing of innocent people since you believe it was so wrong for us to remove the Taliban and Saddam from power, since, indeed, they were torturing and maiming and killing innocent people. If it was up to you the Taliban and Saddam would still be killing and maiming and torturing innocent people. No I do not think the photos and the videos the media showed over and over and over and over from Abu Graib were made up or tell a lie, they tell the truth, and what I saw is that most of those pictures showed the same guy and girl, you know, the guy with the glasses and the girl with the short hair, the pictures and videos did not lie and clearly showed it was only a handful of personnel who were braking the Geneva conventions, and how they were brought to justice. The photos and videos also showed that while a handful of American soldiers put some women's underwear on a terrorist's head, the terrorists cut their heads off... excuse me, but to make a terrorist stand on a box and think he will be electrocuted is not the same thing as actually electrocuting them, as Saddam did, its not the same as cutting the tongues off dissenters or shooting women in the head in a public stadium, its not the same as throwing tied men off a building to break their legs and back or putting them feet first through an industrial shredder... it just isn't the same, man. If you can't see how the people of Afganistan and Iraq are much better off without Saddam and the Taliban, if you can't understand how removing those two regimes from power was a just cause, then you really do need to check your own heart out, because the Scripture says "The wicked understand not judgement". I agree with you, I am also waiting to see the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, where are they? I mean, Bill Clinton said they had them and they should not be allowed to have them, John Kerry said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and we would be irresponsible not to intervene, Vladimir Putin said they had them, the British intelligence said they had them, the American intelligence said they had them... heck! As you say, videos and pictures don't lie! I distinctly remember seeing pictures of hundreds of dead women holding dead babies laying dead on the streets of Northern Iraq because Saddam had used poison gas on his own people, I am sure Bush is asking the same question, especially since he was the only one strong enough and responsible enough to do something about the WMD's everyone knew Saddam had and had indeed used. Ramon, my friend, if you are a-political I am the pope. John Kerry did not fight for his country, he used his country and then spoke against it in time of war. He managed to get a Purple Heart for a band aid wound, and he was out of Vietnam in 4 months rather than the 12 he was supposed to serve. He voted against every single weapons system that we need to defend our country, including the money needed for the soldiers to get body armor. Oh, I 'm sorry, John Kerry did vote for some funding... before he voted against it... he is against gay marriage, but he supports it, he is against abortion, but he supports it, the only thing he does not flip flop on is in that he wants to tax the American people out the wazoo... increase government and reduce freedom. What you call interior looking policy I call sovereignty, and sovereignly we have decided to give millions and millions to help the AIDS victims in Africa, those you call traditional allies I call ungrateful leaches, the French have not liberated a single soul since Lafayette was here, they are only liberated by us to then spit on us, and sure, Bush indeed has brought many wonderful things on the American people, like a tax return the Democrats opposed but that put money in the pockets of the common people, which they spent and caused the economy which Clintion had brought into recession to come back strong again as it is doing now, I am a Veteran, and I get my benefits, the two dollars they charge me for medicine when I need it they began to charge during Clinton's regime. I can assure, the top 1% is not the only section of the American population who got a tax break, that is just plain false, everybody I know, poor seminary students got up to 800 dollars hard cash back in the mail, a thing the democrats hated. So yeah, may God bless us with four more years of this great, just, humble, godly, true, strong president! I will be sure to vote for him. And here is some food for you to think about: There were 39 combat related injuries in Iraq during the month of January, in the fair city of Detroit there were 35 accidents in the month of January. That's just one American city, and I bet more people were killed Mexico City in the month of Jnuary than the combat injuries in Iraq. You say President Bush shouldn't have started this war... Franklin Roosevelt led us into World War II, and Germany never attacked us... and the Japanese killed roughly the same number of people these Islamic terrorists killed on 911, except the Japanese cowardly attcked a military base whereas the Islamic terrorists atacked a civilian place of employment with no defenses. From 1941-1945 450,000 Americans were killed, an average of 112,500 per year. Truman finished WW II and started Korea. North Korea never attacked us, but they attacked our friends. From 1950-1953 55,000 Americans were killed, an average of 18,334 per year. Your beloved John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962...Vietnam never attacked us. 58,000 American were killed, an average of 5,800 per year. Your hero Clinton went to war in Bosnia whithout UN or French consent... Bosnia never attacked us. He bombed a pharmacy in Africa to divert attention from Monica Lewinsky the day she was going to testify, that African country never attacked us. He was offered Osama Bin Laden's head on a platter by Sudan three times, and each time he failed to get him. Osama has attacked us in numerous occasions without a cause. In the two years since the terrorists attacked us President Bush has liberated two countries, 50 million people (and if you can't see they are liberated from terible regimes you are truly blind!), crushed the Taliban, crippled Al Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran and North Korea without firing a single shot, and captured a brutal dictator, Saddam whom you would like to see still in power, who had slaughtered 300,000 of his own people. The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking but... It took less time to liberate Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. that was a 51 day operation. We've been looking for evidence of WMD's in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find her Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Mediana Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police after his oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick, drowning Mary Jo. It took less time to liberate Iraq (yes, liberate.)than it took Al Gore to count the hanging chads in Florida when he tried to steal the election. The military morale is high! Do you really think the Al Qaida would not have attacked us wurse by now if they could? The only reason they have not, is because they can't, and the only reason they can't is because, unlike the French, our great president had the courage to tell them "bring it on!"

3136 Alex Juarez 3137 Homero Menchaca Fal

7/29/04 7/29/04

I am telling you, my man, DO NOT believe the liberal media! They dont' care about you, I do, and that is why I am telling you that it is evident you have swallowed their lies hook line and sinker! 11:11 Alex Loya: I finally agree with you! Amen 12:21 ha ha... che Loya... how do you find time to write so much stuff... all i would say is don't trust politicians... all they care about is the power they can get... at the end of the day they're all the same... liberals, conservatives, socialists, whatever... by the way please give me your email address. salu2 Homero

3138 DOMINIC

7/29/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 12:27 Janito: Shame on you! agreeing con Loya, are you now a middle aged, conservative, church going, non drinking, bush lover? La verdad, no manches! ese guey de Bush es un pen..jo igual que su papa lo fue. Loya: I suggest you read a book called Lying liars and the people who tell them.You will find out that the conservative media is just as ridiculous as the liberal one. Both Republicans and Democrats stink and its plain stupid to align yourself with any of these dumb and dumber groups. Clinton might have attacked someone in Africa to divert attention from the "Sexual McCartyism" he was being subjected by the rightwing Moral Mayority; but Bush attacked Irak to settle a family dispute and divert attention from his lack of "huevos" to go into Pakistan and get Osama, who is the real problem and who is up there in the mountains laughing at your troops.Your troops know where he is but "Bushito" won't let them go get him. That must be really pumping up the soldiers morale, eehh?? As far as the elections its simple, Bush gave me tax money back and scores good for that, but I am paying more than ever for gas when gas should be at 90 cents a gallon now that we own Irak. Most inteligent americans vote the American way. You do your personal math at home and vote for the "dumb one" that will benefit your pocket book the most. Spare me all this innocent lives, wounded hearts and media BS. SHOW ME DA MONEY!

3139 John Maroney 3140 Alex Juarez 3141 Alex Loya

7/29/04 7/30/04 7/31/04

PS: The french do suck, spitting on Lance Armstrong while he kicks ass winning his 6th tour, GO LANCE! 21:18 Homer Simpson: Please let us know your political affiliation. 11:18 Dominic: Don't get me wrong, I am by no means a Big Bush fan, as a matter of fact Poiltics are the same crap here, in China, Mexico and every where else. However, I am a firm beliver of less governement! Have Clinton, Bush messed up things? Absolutely! One thing we do have to remember is that for those of us that live in the US, we happen to live in the best country otherwise we wouldn't be here. 0:11 Dominic! Hold on! You mean to tell me you were not serious when you said conservatives never lie and that you wanted four more years of Bush-Cheney! Man!... I can tell you actually don't listen to the conservative media, you just read what some liberal said about it, because if you did listen to the conservative media, you would know that they actually do not twist the truth and blatantly lie like the liberal media does! Although I am a registered Republican and I have always voted Republican, I am actually non-partisan (no, you are not the pope and I am really non partisan at heart) Kerry said it in his fantasy speech yesterday, as Abraham Lincoln said, it is not whether God is on our side, but whether we are on the side of God. I can assure you, you can not support the brutal murder of the most innocent among us like partial birth abortion and be on the side of God, you can not support the lack of punishment for those who take the lives of others and be on the side of God ("to condem the innocent and acquit the guilty, these both are an abomination to the Lord"), you can not support a union of people of the same sex as if it were a marriage which God called an abomination and be on the side of God, you can not appoint people as judges who will do all they can to remove the godly foundations of America and be on the side of God... I want America to be on the side of God, as a french observer wrote during the 19th century trying to figure out why America was so prosperous even then, he couldn't figure out what the secret was until he heard the Word of God thundering from the American pulpits, then he wrote: "America is great because America is good, the moment theat America ceases to be good it will cease to be great" Where are all the good Frenchies like that one today? I am a voter of conviction, my pocket book is secondary, I vote for those who, although not perfect (who among us is?)have a policy that will put us on the side of God, I vote for those who will protect the life of the innocent, I vote for those who will punish the guilty, I vote for those who will protect the integrity of marriage between a man and a woman, as God established it, I vote for those who will protect the godly heritage of America, I vote for those who will protect the sovereignty of America (as one of the Founding Fathers wisely warned "beware of entangling alliances"), I vote for those who will strengthen our military, I vote for those who really do put America first and not the panty waist UN, I vote for those who support free enterprise and oppose big government etc. etc. The Republicans are light years ahead of the Democrats, who have really gone off the deep left end, in supporting that which would put America on the side of God and keep America good and therefore great. When they depart enough from that which is right, nobody is perfect, then I will not vote for them anymore. Mi querido Dominic, if you don't stand for something you will fall for anything!... Clinton was not the victim of Sexual McCarthyism, he commited a high crime for which he should have been legitimately impeached out of office. A high crime is not killing somebody with an ax, a high crimne is a crime commited by someone in high office, when Clinton lied to the grand jury, he commited a high crime. I can assure you, if you lie to a grand jury, you will be in the slammer. Clinton is the wurst president America ever had, not only because he for some insane reason vetoed the ban on partial birth abortion every time it came to him, not only because he depleted our military to where now that we need them they are being stretched so much and military families strained so much ( and Bush is getting the blame for Clinton's action), not only because he sold secrets to the Chinese and a host of other things that make him a traitor, but because not only was he corrupt, but he was a corrupter, making truth irrelevant, respect for authority loathsome and morality relative. He had little children talking about oral sex when they were too little to know about such things. The liberals accuse Bush of making America loathsome in the eyes of the Muslim world, in reality, it was Clinton who made America more loathsome in the eyes of the Muslim world with his behavior and his influence on people, and he made America a more of a target because he refused to take action when we were attacked making us seem weak. The Islamic terrorists do not respect weakness, it encourages them, the only way to deal with them is to hunt them down and defeat them, to fight them there so we don't have to fear going to the pizza joint here and have some homicide bomber blow up our little children. That is why Bush attacked Iraq, contrary to the liberal media lies, there were ties between Al Qaida and Iraq, as the 911 comission testified. Bush attacked Iraq not to settle a family dispute or to take their oil, that's absurd, he attacked Iraq because Saddam had for twelve years violated the peace agreement and the 17 UN resolutions, because Clinton and Kerry and the Russian and British and American intelligence, and Saddam's own attitude all said he was hiding those WMD's making himself a danger to us. You really are being ungrateful, my friend, it is to make you and your children safe that he attacked Iraq. And whomever says we are not safer today than we were before Bush took action both agains the Taliban and Saddam does not have his head screwed on straight, like I said before, sthe only reason we have not been attacked again is because they can not, and they can not because Bush attacked the Taliban and Iraq, our soldiers and Marines are taking the terrorists out there so we don't have to fight them here. Bush has done a superb job protecting America! To say that Bush does not have those appendages of the male anatomy is just plain irrational, that's all he's got! The soldiers morale is high, they respect Bush and are glad he is their commander in chief. That the French spit on Lance Armstrong, who, as I understand, is actually a cancer survivor, just shows you their character, and some of you want the U.S. to submit her sovereignty to the French?! That is just crazy! They won't even defend themselves! But Dominic, if voting to you is just the shallowness of your pocket, then vote for Bush this November, because Kerry said he will make sure to take your money which Bush returned to you away! Janito, it is good to hear you say Amen! Maybe one day we will say it together in prayer. Man, don't cave to Pominic! I know we all love him, but Bush is a good man, he is a man of good character! You can trust that what he says he will do, he does, he means what he says and he says what he means, he is really a rare breed for a politician, Bush is more than a politician, he is a true statesman! I don't know if you are an American citizen by now, but if you are, make sure you vote for him too... and don't listen to Dominic, all he knows is about beer and soccer! :) And another thing... our buen colega Ramon said that Bush will cut taxes only on the top 1%, first of all, that is just false, he cut taxes on everybody. Second, if Kerry and them are really the "people's" candidates, then how come their parties are full of celebrities? Aren't the celebrities the 1%? I mean, Oprah, Ben Affleck, I mean, on and on, don't give me that nonsense that the Democrats are little guys party, they are the Hollywood party, they are the 1%! Kerry and Edwards literally dwarf Bush and Cheney in terms of personal wealth, they are the richest men to run for President in U.S. history! They say they want to help the poor, but not with their personal fortunes, with your money, they want to help the poor by taking the little money they have away and replacing it with dependance... anyway... Homero, I find the time when all my babies and my wife are sleeping. Here is my email address: [email protected]

3142 John M. Bauer

7/31/04

On another note, Happy Birthday Georgina! I know it is late but by my watch, it is still 7/30/04 on the west coast where you reside.

3143 John Maroney

7/31/04

3144 Homer Simpson

7/31/04

3145 John Maroney 3146 DOMINIC

0:43

Cheers... 8:52 The Presidential choice is rather dreadful. On the one hand we have President Arbusto who although went to Yale sounds like he attended Appalachian Community College. Then we have Sen. Kerry who looks like Herman Munster. Que gacho! Homer Simpson: You are ignoring me. What is your political affiliation? 10:02

J.Maroney: I won't stop until I get the GREEN-DONUT party registered.I believe every politician should eat a dozen donuts before any speech. Until then, the Dick & Bush thang sounds much more exiting than the Bush-Cheney or the Kerry-who ever it is ticket.

7/31/04 7/31/04

A.Loya: Can't you tell when you read sarcasm? Even I understood it. Also, when Clinton lied, nobody died! 12:47 Homer Simpson. Thanks for answering. You have some valid and interesting ideas. But instead of doughnuts I think it would be better for the green party to use French Croissants. They are more filling and have more substance. Have you hugged a tree today? 21:11

Georgina: Happy Birthday! Loya: I said I supported the "Dick&Bush" any year, not the Bush-Chaney ticket. Juarez: Please don't listen to all the suversive things Loya writes on this site. He has you saying stuff like Amen! and know he wants to hang out with you and pray.I am extremely worried about your well being.Look out the window before you answer the door. I will fly to Phoenix and kidnap you on a 3 day drinking binge before I let Loya pray with you.

3147 Ramon Ricoy

8/1/04

3148 John M. Bauer

8/2/04

3149 Alex Juarez

8/2/04

3150 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/2/04

Everyone else: Hope we are not boring you to death with all of this, but since you guys hardly log on to this chat anymore, pues ni mododo. 12:32 Dominic: you could never be boring it was good to see you in San Marcos Texas home of the fighting Bobcats. I will go with you to kidnap Juarez, let me know. Homer & John: Thank yo for the reality check, I would definitely support the doughnout party. As for croissants, I have great recipe, cut them in half, spread with favorite spreads ie Mayo, mustard, butter(oops sorry Margarine) go buy the bewst possible Ham(Turkey is fine, specially honey dipped or smoked) add some lettuce, and the piece de resistance is get some white asparragus not fresh but from a can and place them in your croissants and enjoy, others please get a life. 0:16 Dominic: It is not that we don't log on, we just don't have much to add right now. I haven't commented on soccer as my fascination with the sport went away back in 8th grade when I walked off the field one particular lunch-time... I don't even want to encourage having a conversation with A.L. as I tend to deal more with reality and with the here and now. Besides, I already know that Bush will lose this election because the liberal media tells me so (chuckling). 11:58 Georgina: Feliz Cumpleaños! Dominic y Ramon: Vamonos! A donde la aggarramos? 17:36 My experience of the French (granted this is a HUGE stereotype here) is they often represent one of my favorite Texas sayings (with regard to their hautiness) "Big hat, no cattle"

3151 Ramon Ricoy 3152 Alex Juarez 3153 DOMINIC

8/3/04 8/3/04 8/4/04

Meaning, they tend to act superior, but often have no basis for doing so. 10:24 Dominic y Alex: Para encontrar un lugar neutral que les parece el "Little Miss Kitty Ranch" afuera de las Vegas Nevada. 10:50 Ramon y Dominic; Pongamos una fecha! 0:15 John: It has been a big summer for soccer worldwide, the EUROCUP, then the COPA AMERICA and comming next week the Olympic soccer tournament. Funny thing is they will have a bigger TV audience for the soccer than any other Olympic event. You care to comment on the French or should we leave that to Toño Iñiguez who I think still lives in Paris? How about football? Ricky Williams will be scoring some primo buds in Jamaica rather than playing for Mike Buhler´s Dolphins. Mike, maybe Larry Czonka can make a come back! Alex and Ramon: We should go to Bourbon Street and hang out for a couple of days. Ive seen Loya Cronies holding a cross in the middle of Bourbon Streets doing what they do best, taking abuse from drunk customers. Elena: Come on girl!, just let them Frenchies have it! Stereotype or not, say something nasty.

3154 Elena Rohweder Turn 3155 John Maroney 3156 Elena Rohweder Turn 3157 Ramon Ricoy 3158 DOMINIC 3159 John M. Bauer

8/5/04 8/5/04 8/6/04 8/6/04 8/9/04 8/9/04

Everyone else: We know you are reading. 16:47 Dominic you made me laugh. The reality is that you can find great and obnoxious people in all cultures. Thankfully no culture has 100% of either extreme. 18:51 Los franceses? They are okay. Just do not take away their wine, baguette bread, cheese, stripped shirts, berets, and rusty bicycles. Then they get ugly. 9:59 Speaking of their wine and cheese, I've decided that if I were ever told I only had 90 days to live I'd probably find a flat above a cheese shop and just chow on cheese and fine wine till my time came. 11:19 Ugly, Ugly, why do you think they invented Cognac & the best cosmetics. 18:00 John B. My posting #3153 was inteded for you, any comments? 19:09 Dominic: My apologies. Didn't realize it myself . I wish I was a bit more involved in soccer and American football. I tend to get in synch at the end of the season but I haven't seemed to make headway yet. Every once in a while I'll play the odds with football but on soccer, I'm sooo out of touch that it is embarassing. I can't even keep track of my home team (Broncos)or my favorite (yes, still the Cowboys) so I can't comment on what's going on with the trades. Now regarding the French, well, I enjoy the food, wine, and country. My experience when visiting was wonderful and had no problems communicating or being served over there. I've had more problems in L.A. and Colorado Springs regarding that (and heaven forbid I go anywhere openly speaking spanish unless they cater to hispanics - I've encountered that prejudice many times here in Colorado). Curious to hear from Toño regarding the French as he's "embedded" there. I'm looking forward to a change in the administration. I'm tired with all the combat jargon both parties are dishing out. I'm sick of the righteous "you're either with us or against us" mentality and the fiscal irresponsibility. I'm tired of underfunded/non-funded non-military programs that are causing many Americans to be "left behind" regardless of the political rhetoric that is being placed on it. I'm sick of people claiming they speak to a deity or a deity speaks to them and therefore they are justified in carrying out their ideas. I'm sick and tired of paying too much for gas and not enough for alternative energy. I want to find a good Argentine restaurant and not pay premium for quality sushi. I want to spend more time with my daughter and less time with adults who don't consider self action, responsibility, and accountability as ethical and moral concepts that should be lived by.

3160 Alex Loya

8/9/04

Okay, got that off my chest. Too much? 21:27 Bourbon Street! Just tell me when you guys are coming and I will be glad to take a crew to personally witness to you!Maybe we'll cast out a few demons out of you! Like years ago when I was young some of my friends went to Bourbon Street to witness about Jesus when this one guy dressed like a vampire started to seriously manifest a demon, I mean, with the guttural voice and the wild eyes and the spitting and, as it always happens, the terror of the Lord. My friend Matt Theriot, who, by the way, along with my friends Vince Vuskovich, Steve St.Germain and Kevin Kennedy, used to play in a heavy metal band called "Sin", (they really can jam! They would have certainly become famous had they not preferred the applause of God over the applause of man, they are that talented!) but all of them got saved on the same day. Anyway, Matt grabs the guy by the shoulders and starts casting the demon out right there in the middle of Bourbon Street. It became such a commotion with people watching the demon getting cast out of this guy, that the police came. One big black police officer tells Matt and them, very business like, matter of factly "Excuse me sir, I know what you are doing, you are casting out a demon, but would you please take it over to the sidewalk?" Hilarious! When we go witnessing to Bourbon Street we meet all kinds of crazy people, but, many times not a few make professions of faith are made right there in the middle of Bourbons Street. So come on over! Maybe we'll get you saved!... And delivered! John, what American do you personally know has been left behind? What I see is the poorest of the poor in the poorest state of the united States get hundreds of dollars in food stamps, free and complete health insurance for their children called medicaid, money to put in their pockets called SSI, I see nobody left behind! The only people I see left behind is those of you who will miss what is called the rapture when Christ comes back to establish His Kingdom on earth.. don't be left behind, my dear friends!!!

3161 John M. Bauer 3162 DOMINIC

8/9/04 8/10/04

By the way, shall He that made the eye not see? Shall He that made the ear not hear? Shall He that made the mouth not speak? The Lord sees, the Lord hears and the Lord speaks! He is He that lives and sees me... and the Lord has seen your affliction. 23:24 Wow, I'm hearing voices again... 10:43 John B. That was good! no reason to keep it in, just let them have it! Loya: I've heard about those "Jesus Rambos" attacking vampires on Bourbon Street! I bet your friends feel great now that they left heavy metal and millions of dollars, women and fame for the oportunity to beat up drunken patrons on Bourbon Street. By the cops reaction,I guess there are a lot of ex-heavy metals on Bourbon Street following this practice. Please say hi to Vanila Ice or the guys from Stipper if you see them.

3163 Elena Rohweder Turn

8/10/04

3164 John Maroney 3165 Homer Simpson 3166 Ramon Ricoy

8/10/04 8/10/04 8/11/04

3167 Elena Rohweder Turn 3168 Homero Menchaca Fal

8/11/04 8/11/04

Ramon & Juarez: That's it, we are going to Las Vegas. New Orleans is getting to weird for me, wow!,I can't believe I said that. 18:51 An odd bit of trivia: Did you know that the Libertarian candidate for president is from ... BUDA, Texas? Yes, campaign central for Michael Badnarik. www.badnarik.org 21:20 Buda sounds like a happening place. 23:37 Buda Rules! Lets elect Michael Badassnarik to the presidency and move the white house there! 0:10 They are not in Buda, but will move if the money is right check out: http://www.babesagainstbush.com/ enjoy 11:05 Another piece of fabulous Buda trivia: It was founded on April Fools Day, 1881. See: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/hlb59.html 12:21 Patriotism "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else" - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States

3169 DOMINIC 3170 John Maroney

8/11/04 8/11/04

3171 Alex Loya

8/12/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 15:31 Patriotism means sitting by the TV for 90 minutes watching Mexico tie 0-0 -vs- Mali in a totaly boring Olympic soccer game. But enough about soccer, has anyone heard of the devil-dog recntly hunted down in south Texas? Ulnike the chupa-cabras, this little sucker was shot and no one can seem to id it. Maybe it was vampire running away from Bourbon Street. 21:38 I would like to get back to the topic of Buda. I think the director of the documentary film Fahrenheit 911 should look into doing a documentary on Buda. Patriotism? Here in Canada patriotism is very difficult to define. It is an odd country, nice but odd. En Mexico tenemos El Grito, the Americans have the fourth, the French have Bastille Day and we have what is known as Canada Day on July 5th. Patriotism here has more to do with a sense of connection to the physical elements than that of a sense of duty to a commander -in-chief. We are proud when we manage to survive through another stinking cold winter. Dominic. I have not heard of this devil dog but has anyone heard of La Viuda Alegre? 1:20

I fully agree with Roosevelt, that's why every American Patriot wanted Bill Clinton impeached and convicted... at least he got disbarred! Hey, devil dogs is what the Germans called the United States Marines after they got their keesters kicked by the Marines in battle!

3172 Homero Menchaca Fal

3173 DOMINIC

8/12/04

8/12/04

Las Vegas? Hey! I got some good friends who witness about Jesus to all those crazy people that go to Las Vegas!... 11:26 oye dominic ya vi la foto de ese devil dog y a mi me parece que se trata de un perro pelon mexicano. tal vez alguien perdio su mascota. no se veia muy diabolico que digamos. pero por lo visto el grocery store de elmendorf, texas esta haciendo literalmente su "agosto" con todos los visitantes que llegan atraidos por el "devil dog" < replied-to message removed by QT > 12:02 Homero: Ojala no sea el Lassie Mexicano. Loya: You mean to tell me there are frustrated ex-heavy metals in Vegas also?

3174 DOMINIC

8/25/04

3175 Elena Rohweder Turn 3176 John Maroney

8/25/04 8/25/04

3177 DOMINIC

8/25/04

3178 Elena Rohweder Turn 3179 John Maroney

8/25/04 8/26/04

3180 Homero Menchaca Fal

8/26/04

Maroney: Isn't la Viuda Alegre Ana Nicole Smith? 17:57 Well, it looks as dead around here as it did last week. At least I had an excuse, went to San Diego and caught Van Halen in concert on tuesday, Robert Criag with Buddy Guy on wednesday, (by the way, I ran into Eddy Sneider class of 82 at that show) and topped it off thursday with The Neville Brothers with Los Lobos. Friday went to one of those indian casinos and lost some $$ at the pocker table. No more pocker on TV for me, I stink at that. Last but not least, I think myself and Homero Menchaca figured out on Monday why Loya is voting for Bush. What up, anybody out there? 19:40 AnaCeci - How about a 16 de Sept. happy hour in Dallas? It falls on a Thursday, we could go somewhere like Dave and Busters where kids could entertain themselves. Any other ideas?? 21:04 Nothing exciting to report from Canada. The Maple Leaf is taking a beating at the Olympics. Only seven medals thus far. I have a feeling even Mexico has more.Que pinche. Loya: Your silence is of concern. Dominic: Class reunion in Buda? 23:06

Maroney: Canada has more than double the medals Mexico has: 3 silver medals up to now. At one point, we had only 1 medal won in an exhibition wheel chair race(I am not kidding) and you could argue that Mexico's best athlete was a paraplegic(not sure about spelling). For those soccer fans Paraguay finaly beat Iraq 3-0 and goes to the gold medal game vs Argentina. Va a estar bueno! Other than soccer and women's beach volleyball, everything else is kindda boring. We will have to wait a few years for the reunion as Buda has a very tiny, stinky hotel I believe charges by the hour. 23:58 I'm up for a Buda reunion. 10:13 Dominic. If Buda lacks the infrastructure to host the Class of 81 then perhaps the reunion could be up here. Our farm has nearly 100 acres. Room for all. It is food for thought. Loya: You would be in good company up here. My brother Mike is a minister as is my brother-in-law. 12:09

hey dominic. don't worry about the hotel. maybe you'll only need it to take a quick shower. the rest of the time should be well spent at the bars.

3181 DOMINIC

3182 Alex Juarez 3183 DOMINIC 3184 John M. Bauer

8/27/04

8/27/04 8/27/04 8/29/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 11:52 A really good joke to end the work week, enjoy your weekend. How could an innocent question like "Do you know me?" end up like this? Why Lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared for the answer: In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand; a grandmotherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you." The Lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked "Mrs. Jones do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women, one of them was your wife. Yes, I know him." The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said; "If either of you bastards asks her if she knows me, I'll throw your sorry asses in jail for contempt." 12:27 Dominic: Good joke! Are you attending the USHCC conference in Austin? 12:34 Juarez: I have no idea what the USHCC is?? but I am attending Hooters at 5pm today with John Sours and Ed Heath both from the AHS for some beer and sights, after that, we are going to the Joe Satriani/ Deep Purple concert. 19:31 Ah, the Olympics are over. Cannot believe that Argentina won the Basketball gold and the US won the bronze. Enjoyed the events, those I got to see and I longed for being more fit and go out and run like I did in HS. Alas, shins fail me now. On another note, thought I'd share this poem: I have a spelling chequer, It came with my pea sea, It plainly marks four my revue, Miss steaks eye kin knot sea, Eye strike a key an type a word, And weight four it two say, Weather eye am wrong oar write, It shows me strait a weigh, As soon as a mist ache is maid, It nose bee fore to long, And eye can put the error rite, Its rare lea ever wrong, Eye have run this poem threw it, I am shore your pleased two no, Its letter perfect awl the weigh, My chequer tolled me sew. Sores Unknown

3185 Alex Juarez

8/30/04

10:57

3186 Alex Juarez 3187 Homero Menchaca Fal

8/31/04 9/1/04

Dominic: The USHCC is the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and they are having their annual conference in Austin next week. I hope the Deep Purple/Satriani concert was good. 19:56 PUMAS 1 VS Real Madrid 0 Arriba mis PUMAS! Hugo para entrenador del TRI. 11:22 HUGO PARA PRESIDENTE!!! < replied-to message removed by QT >

3188 Dwight Werren

9/3/04

11:06

Dominic, didn't you know already that if you drink, go to heavy metal concerts, and entertain liberal thoughts you're un-patriotic :) Bet the Deep Purple concert was awesome!

3189 Barbara Estrada 3190 Georgina Marquez 3191 Elena Rohweder Turn

9/3/04 9/5/04 9/7/04

On a pachanga note, this Tuesday I surprised our fellow '81 classmate Jennifer Wayland-Smith by showing up at the Hotel Hershey Spa in Derry Church, PA. I was in town for a field study with some coworkers at the New Cumberland DDSP Defense Logistics Area. After work we drove to the hotel and Jennifer was so kind as to give us a mini behind-the-scenes tour of the Hotel Hershey and Spa. Man, is that place SWEET! Thanks big time Jennifer and the next time I'm in town I'm getting a whipped cocoa bath and a chocolate hydrotherapy spray!!! Hey Jennifer, you should add the chocolate mole massage and the cajeta cream bath to your list :) 11:29 Hi, I will be on vacation from Friday, Sept. 3 through Sunday, Sept. 19. I will be back in the office on Monday, Sept. 20. 0:59 No habia tenido chance de leer el chat desde hace un chorro. Que bueno que le siguen dando. Gracias por los deseos de cumpeanos. Creo que el mes de agosto fue cumple de Yola (el 8) y de Javi (el 20?). 12:02 Jennifer - sign me up for the mole massage and cajeta cream! I spent the weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas to sample their bath houses. Wow, talk about walking back in time. The facilities and attendants seem to be stuck in the 1920-40s.

3192 Anacecilia

9/9/04

13:32

Elena, regrese de Texas y ya no nos vimos. I apologize de que no lleve telefonos conmigo. Fue un super viaje que resulto muy corto. Mucho tiempo sin ver a Morna y a Carol. Ahora voy a ir a Los Angeles. del 2 de oct. al 9. Ingrid me estan regresando tu mail. Geor. nos podremos ver? Tambien quiero ver a Shelley. Quien mas esta por ahi?

3193 DOMINIC

9/9/04

Julia esta feliz en el colegio! Yo tambien, salvo la recogida del camion a las 6:59 . Si mas no recuerdo, nosotros en kinder entrabamos a las 9! 16:18 I was in DF last week and had the rare opportunity to catch in concert a dutch band named FOCUS that I've liked since back in the AHS. After the concert, martin diaz, salvador serrano, ramon ricoy and I hooked up at a pool hall in insurgentes. Everyone must beware:DO NOT BET AGAINST RAMON! He is the ultimate pool shark and he cleaned us out. We played till 5:00am when we all had to leave as we all had to go to shower and go to work.Loved it! just like the old dayswhen we would party til 7:00 am in Garibaldi and go play for the AHS Bears a few hours latter. By the way, the pool hall is managed by Andres Dekovich and he is doing extremely well. Some of you expressed concern on this chat after you saw him at the AHS reunion a couple of years ago. Well, he quit all his bad habits and he is back to the happy and healthy Andres we all knew back in AHS.It was truly great to see him kicking butt again! Just thought some of you would want to know. Juarez: Man, thanks for the info on the minority conference, I will definetly check it out next week. Loya: I will be in Bourbon street starting mañana friday and I plan to drink the town dry. If I run into your heavy metal friends I will definetly will get them back on the Bus, if you know what I mean. Greetings to Anacecilia, Elena, Georgina and all the other chics that still post.Sign me up for a mole masagge Jennifer. Peace to all Dominic

3194 Alex Juarez

9/10/04

11:14

Dominic: que bueno que Andres anda por buen camino. Habla al Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce para que te den más información de la conferencia. Creo que empieza el martes o miércoles. Es una muy buena conferencia y creo que te daría muy buenos contactos.

3195 DOMINIC

9/10/04

3196 Elena Rohweder Turn

9/10/04

Any one in Vegas the weekend of Sept. 17th? I am going to the Oscar de la Hoya Fight and to do some partying with the guys. 12:27 Juarez: Good luck in Vegas, you better do your parting before the fight because Oscar de la Hoya is going to get whipped BAD! He might get knocked out, I hope not. If you bet, put your money on Bernard Hopkins. Oscar de Holla should have never picked up this fight. 15:37

Anaceci - I totally understand. I flew into SF for an anniversary weekend in Monterrey. I'd have loved to see Yolanda, but we essentially landed and immediately got onto the 101 south to get to our hotel before sunset. On the way out, we hit traffic and barely made our flight. Yoli - per the above, I wish we could have seen you and met your beau.

3197 Homero Menchaca Fal

3198 DOMINIC

9/10/04

9/15/04

3199 Anacecilia

9/15/04

3200 Anacecilia 3201 Alex Loya

9/15/04 9/19/04

Dominic - I think the DF gives us superpowers to drink and party like we did in HS. I know when I go there, I totally regress to old habits. It was good to hear Andres is doing well. 19:49 bien dominic. cuando vienes a monterrey? < replied-to message removed by QT > 1:24 HOMERO: La segunda semana de Oct estoy en la Sultana. Que ondas, vas invitar un cabrito o te va a dar amnesia? LOYA: Well, New Orleans was extreme and fun but I didn't see your Heavy Metal buddies. I did see a ton of Baptist fathers as they were having the Baptist convention. Wow! Baptist roaming in the French Quarter, talk about being out of place or maybe they needed a huracaine or two to get through the convention. I must recomend to anyone who loves Jazz and fine cajun food a restaurant called Palm Court Jazz Club on Decatur Street.Must make reservations. Sit, drink some wine or mint julips, eat some cajun and listen to some very fine tunes. Don't forget to ask about their CD's for sale. Honestly one of the best places in The French Quarter. Bueno, back to reality and this little dirty thing call work. 11:45 Dominic, espero tu querido Nueva Orleans no quede bajo el agua. Que onda con el Ivan. Hope everybody survived Frances all right and do so with this one. 12:30 Ah y no se olviden dar el 'grito" hoy! 1:33 Dominic! Bummer, man! I wish I had kept up with the chat! I would very much have liked to meet you for lunch or dinner or something! I was in New Orleans most of last week, beginning on Tuesday, we had to evacuate Venice because of the hurricane, it did hit Venice pretty hard, a few houses destroyed around here and we just got electricity back a couple of hours ago. We came back to Venice today from New Orleans and fed a bunch of people. But I was in New Orleans most of last week, I wish I had seen you, my friend! I'm so sorry! (you don't have to worry about me trying to convert you, I have told you all about Jesus enough times, now I just tell Jesus about you all) By the way, thanks for telling us about Andres, I was very concerned about him and have been praying for him, I'm very happy to hear he is doing better now! John, your brother is a minister? Cool! Also your brother in law? What religion or denomination? they must have their work cut out for them! I hear that in Canada you can be put in jail for 5 years for preaching certain truths the Bible teaches!

3202 John Maroney 3203 DOMINIC

9/21/04 9/21/04

I'm rootin for de la Hoya! The man is so disciplined and focused that I will be very surprised if he doesn't mop up the floor with what's his name! He is a good man. 12:34 Alex Loya. My brother Mike is a Presbyterian minister and my brother-in-law is a minister in the Church of the Nazarene. As per the 5 year jail term the truth is that in Canada one can say pretty much anything as a minister...and they do. The Canadian penal code is somewhat relaxed. One can murder one's parents and then plead leniancy because of being an orphan. 20:57 Juarez: I saw the fight and I am convinced De La Hoya took a dive for 30 million! Did you see the replay of the knockout punch? I knew he had met his match when he picked this fight but that blow to the side was extremely fishy, what do you think? Loya: I will be back to New Orleans 1st week in December, maybe we can meet for a few mint julips and go see some naughty girls on Bourbon Street balconies.

3204 Alex Loya

3205 John Maroney

3206 Alex Juarez

3207 ramon ricoy

3208 Elena Rohweder Turn 3209 Sue MacIntosh 3210 Anacecilia

3211 Georgina Marquez 3212 IN THE NEWS

9/21/04

9/23/04

9/24/04

Hector H. El Cruz Azul empaca y regresa al 10 de Diciembre para dominar la 1era A. Lo que pasa es que añoramos los clasicos CA-Zacatec o CA-Leon y hasta el pique que habia con Curtidores y los nacos del NEZA. We suck! 23:28 John, Great! Presbyterian and Nazarene? Are they conservative or liberal? Brother and brother in law both ministers is a lot... how did that happen? I don't remember you being a Christian, are you born again? The 5 year jail term I heard of and has been widely circulated and publicized is a five year jail term for preaching that homosexuality is a sin, which preaching they consider a hate crime. True or False? I would like to hear about your faith. Dominic, cool! I look forward to meeting you! Although I will pass on the beautiful girls... not that I don't like beautiful girls, I like them too much! I believe there is nothing more beautiful than a beautiful woman, so I need to stay clear of that... if I want to hear from the Lord... and not to hear from my wife! Are you bringing your family? (probably not), But, yeah, lets meet for lunch or dinner or something! Maybe I'll bring lil' Alex for you to meet him! 10:36 Alex Loya: The Presbyterian Church is somewhat liberal. They pursue a rigorous social justice agenda. The Nazarene Church on the otherhand is quite conservative. They are on opposite ends of the spectrum. It makes for interesting conversation at the table when my brother and brother-in-law come to visit. As for my faith. It is ever present. In November we will be in Philadelphia. (Nov 3-7). My wife is presenting a paper at the American Historical Society which means my son Barrett and I will be looking for something to do. Does anybody live in the vicinity? 12:35 Dominic: When Oscar went down, everyone just stood up and thought it had been a low blow because we heard a hmmmmmm come out of him as soon as the punch landed. We just didn't see the punch well. After looking at it on TV, it didn't seem like a huge punch, but I really don't think he would of taken a dive.

9/26/04

Hector: Ya cambia de equipo! No sirven para nada tus Aguilas. 18:20 Hi everybody>

9/27/04 9/27/04 9/27/04

I am sitting in the Bar at my hotel which I recomend Sol del Nahuel, in Apres Ski attire in Bariloche Argentina after some Spring Skiing or is it September skiing? Wish you were here! Is there anybody in Buenos Aires Argentina? 11:00 Ramon: Que buena vida te llevas! Have a "Buenas Noches" chocolate with orange liquour. 13:59 Greetings, everyone! I'm going to be in New York City next week, and wondered if any people from your class are there who would like to get together. Susie Sanchez and I will be travelling from New Hope, PA, where she lives, and will be staying with Julio Marquez and his wife. If you have email addresses for people in the area, please let me know at [email protected]. Thanks! 16:25 bueno, no cabe duda that ahs people travel! Shelley and Ingrid, still haven't heard from you. Geor, nos vemos pronto.

9/29/04 9/29/04

Sue, say hi to Julio and Susie for me. 0:16 Ana: Buen viaje. Avisame cuando lleguen. Besos. 22:57

Just wanted to invite all to the "IN THE NEWS BOARD". We talk about all to Kobe, Scott Peterson, The war, Hurricanes, some just post a joke. Would love to have you stop by now and then. There is no registering, just cut and paste the link and see you soon. In The News. http://www.quicktopic.com/27/H/yf6n5CMKrr4mf

3213 DOMINIC

9/30/04

11:48

Ramon: No one is in Argentina but you(que envidia), not even Maradona. There is a real funny TV ad in Argentinian TV that shows Maradona and says "Hazle como Maradona y deja la coca!" and you can see him drinking a Pepsi. Any BB King fans out there? Just went to the show last night, great show and added bonus it was his 79th B-day. He now plays sitting but still puts on a great show. I recomend you check him out because he won't last much longer. One of the last living Blues legends.

3214 Homero Menchaca Fal

3215 Anacecilia

3216 Alex Juarez 3217 Trejo

9/30/04

12:47

Segunda semana de octubre. Trata de que sea lunes, martes o miercoles y por supuesto que yo invito el cabrito, y el tequila y las cheves. Avisame!

10/1/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 18:00 a los fanaticos del soccer, voy a ir a ver al Galaxy, de que color me visto?

10/1/04 10/4/04

nos vemos pronto Geor! 21:29 Ana: A caray, sabes que no se de que color juegan. No sigo la MLS. Ojala te diviertas. Me saludas a John y besos para Julia. 8:33 Que paso, todos (y especialmente Dominic)? I'm jealous you went to see BBKing; he's awesome! I'm glad I found this message board. Que padre! Oye, D, necesito un guardaespaldas. Estas disponible? I hope you don't charge much more than you used to. ;-)

3218 Alex Juarez

10/4/04

3219 Homero Menchaca Fal

10/4/04

3220 Ramon Ricoy

3221 Trejo

10/5/04

10/5/04

Bob (Robbie) Trejo 11:00 Robert Trejo: Que gusto saber se ti. It has been many years since we've known about you. Where do you live? Saludos! 11:51 hola Trejo. Qu&#E9; gusto saber de t&#ED;. s2 HM < replied-to message removed by QT > 0:04 A man goes into a store and tells the clerk, > "I'd like some Polish sausage." > > The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you Polish?" > > The guy, clearly offended, says, "Well, yes I am. > But let me ask you something. If I had asked for Italian sausage would > you ask me if I was Italian? Or if I had asked for bratwurst, would > you ask me if I was German? Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would > you ask me if I was Jewish? > Would ya, huh? Would ya?" > > The clerk says, "Well, no." > "And if I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you > ask if I was Irish?" > > " Well, I probably wouldn't." > > With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy > says, "Well, all right then, why did you ask me if I'm Polish just > because I ask for Polish sausage?" > > The clerk replies, "Because you're at Home Depot." 8:59 Ricoy, your jokes aren't any better than in high school! Oye, trabajas para Pemex? Actualmente vivo en las afueras de Filadelfia, con my esposa y tres ninos. Trabajo para el banco suizo UBS en Stamford, Connecticut, en el area de 'energy trading'. A veces me reuno para almorzar con el indefatigable Victor Flores, quien trabaja en Nueva York. Supe que Jennifer Wayland-Smith estaba en Hershey, PA. Quien mas esta por aca?

3222 DOMINIC

3223 Ricardo Ortega

10/5/04

10/5/04

(Oh yeah, and I'm not as annoying as I used to be in high school; apologies to everyone for memories of youthful stupidity) 19:03 Trejo: Great hearing from you! I miss those good old days as your guardaespalda, the pay was good "food". I think Jose Olivo was the other enforcer? For some reason I also remmember one of your b-day's in Pedregal, Lots of fun. Saludos Dominic 21:40 Heyyy hi everyone! Long time no see!!! As always I'm a frequent reader...not as much a frequent writer. So as I was reading the latest postings I had a few flashbacks to those days where "la abuela" and Olivo acted as Trejo's bodyguards. I remember Trejo handing away those funny red one peso tickets to buy at "la tiendita a $2.50 peso Hamburger!!Talk about inflation!!! So what else is up Mr. Trejo? At todays prices you'll probably be handing out fifty pesos tickets! ;-) Hey Cindy P. where are you??? Haven't heard from you in a long time! ¿Cruz Azul, America, Pumas? barriendo los sótanos...Atlas rules!!! Sorry guys couldn't resist myself!!

3224 Trejo

10/6/04

Greetings to everyone! 11:30 Trivia Contest: A ver si se acuerdan de lo que decian en el XEQK (la estacion de "Haste, la hora de Mexico"). - Chocolates Turin. Ricos de principio a fin. - ?? en la esquina que domina Aldama y Mina en Buenavista.

3225 Alex Juarez

3226 Ramon Ricoy 3227 Alex McGrath

10/6/04

17:07

Trejo: Que memoria! Pero ahora que lo dices, si recuerdo esas frases. Hace un año o fracción me encontre a alguien (que no recuerdo)y me pregunto si sabía de ti. No recuerdo si fue Rob Morris! En todo caso vivo en Phoenix y fue aquí adonde me lo encontre.

10/6/04 10/8/04

Ricardo: Calmate mi estimado Zorro, que tu equipo no anda mucho mejor que los capitalinos. Que creen hoy, Mexico 9 San Vicente 0? 19:37 Que pex Trejo no seas duro ya mejoraron. te comento que Beto Ucero vive en Stamford CT. saluda mucho a Victor. Que tal esta ty commute hasta Stamford? Si vienes a Mexico necesitas traer Guarros como de $10,000 al mes mas la patrulla. Te comento que a partir del Lunes estoy vendiendo PAN, no el partido despues de 12 años vendiendo chupe. Me sali de Pemex cuando empezaron a guardar a los Gallos. 21:00 It's been a long time como dice Ricardo. Pero amerita saludar al mismisimo Robert Trejo! I sort of remember people gathered around Trejo and him selectively handing out the snack-bar tickets, "You yes, you no, you yes..." And you had some sort of connection with the East back then didn't you? Philadelphia maybe? About la esquina que domina Aldama y Mina, wasn't it Marcos Carrasco el hombre bomba? A radio station with only ads and the time, once a minute. That tells you how many people didn't have a watch, or at least an accurate watch. The station finally faded away after many years with battery-powered quartz watches becoming popular, but stations still give the time every few minutes, una costumbre de hace años que ya no tiene mucho sentido. Then on Christmastime there was a soprano with a horrible voice singing "Santa Claus, Santa Clause sidra Santa Claaaause." Three-second ads! And remember the WFM guy? Living in his own world: Para sensibilidades mas alla del agua tibia. No para sensibilidades Mickey Mouse. Well, he's STILL around. He has a "false teeth voice" as my wife says. And still uses those same expressions. And what about the Jazz FM guy? "Su composicion, su arreglo, y su interpretacion al clasico Take Five" or whatever. He's also still around, also with false teeth. Oh, and then there was Radio Capital, "el [can't remember] de la gente joven." He's also still around, with El programa de los Dinosaurios or something. With a raspier voice but still playing Los Rollin' y Los Credence. Ex chavos de la onda, now probably long-haired grandparents, still call asking for their favorite 60's song.

3228 Elena Rohweder Turn

10/11/04

17:14

Alex: Wow what a memory you have. it made me laugh to remember. Reporting in from Plano, TX after a long absence from our chat area. After a week of rain and gray skies, very odd for this area, we have a blue sky today. Makes me realize how often our sky is just white with pollution haze. We are going the way of the DF I tell you.

3229 John Maroney 3230 John M. Bauer

10/12/04 10/12/04

The DFW AHS alumni continue to chat about a local reunion, but thus far can't make firm plans. I'm in the midst of changing jobs in my company so I'm laying low on taking on anything else right now. Anyone else have some spare party-planning time available? 15:00 Dominic. What happened to your Cowboys? 20:11 As you all enjoy jokes so much... --- How many Bush officials does it take to change a lightbulb? One to deny that the light bulb needs to be changed... One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed... One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb... One to tell the nations of the world that they are either for changing the light bulb or for darkness... One to give Halliburton a billion dollar no-bid contract for a new light bulb... One to arrange a photograph of Bush, dressed as a handyman, standing on a ladder under the banner: Light Bulb Change Accomplished... One administration insider to resign and write a book documenting in detail how Bush was literally in the dark... One current administration insider to viciously smear the former insider who wrote the book... One surrogate to campaign on TV and at rallies about how George Bush has had a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along... And, finally, one to confuse Americans about the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country. ----

3231 Alex Loya

10/12/04

23:40

Hello my friends! Just a quick note to say hello, watch FOX News and vote for Bush! (I am so tired my eyeballs are hanging out dragging on the pavement!)

3232 Alex Loya 3233 John M. Bauer

10/14/04 10/14/04

Anyway, Robert Trejo?! How are you doing, my friend?! I remember you used to buy me dinner at the British Hospital across the street sometimes when I stayed after school for Boy Scouts! Member dat?! (that means do you remember that? in New Orleans dialect) I also remember you used to pay either me or someone else in 6th grade to be your body guard, member dat? It's been so long it,s like a dream! It's good to hear from you, my friend! Welcome home! 22:28 John: Screwing the country?... yet here you are, safe from another 9/11 attack, within a recovering economy, with the biggest tax cut all Americans ever got, with 1.5 million jobs added in the last year, with the lowest unemployment rate in the last three decades at least, with the Taliban removed, Saddam in jail, Lybia voluntarily stopping their nuclear aspirations, free elections in Afganistan and 50 million human beings freed from tyranical, sadistic regimes... I think it is you and your buddy Michael Moore who can't tell the difference between light and darkness! 23:32 Alex, please. First off, the meaning of a JOKE is just that, something not to be taken seriously. Like the bible. I'm not going to debate this with you until you stop hearing voices from the beyond.

3234 DOMINIC

10/17/04

11:17

Loya: JOKE is just a joke man. You are taking this way to seriously dude. In all reality, there is no reality, just perception of it.Or as Frank Zappa used to say "You are what you is". So take a chill pill and please don't repond to the bibble being a joke because you will wear your fingers out.Stop watching dumb & dumber debate, there are better things to watch like the 5th wheel! You seen that? Maroney: My COWBOYS had a let down but will strike back. I was partying very, very, extremely hard (like old days) down in Cabo for Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Meltdown so I din't even see the game, otherwise I would probably had puked in disgust with so much Tequila being served down there. I recomend tequila on ice with red bull, it keeps you going and going and going!!!!!!!!

3235 AHS 3236 Alex Loya

10/17/04 10/17/04

3237 Alex Juarez

10/17/04

3238 DOMINIC 3239 Alex Juarez 3240 DOMINIC

10/18/04 10/18/04 10/19/04

TREJO: I thought I was your only bodyguard. Looks like everyone at school was in your payroll, even Mr. Pineda might have been working for you. Just how much allowance did you get a day? I bet it was in the hundreds? 12:40 Marcos Carrasco rectifica su motor en 48 horas, consulte a su mecanico 14:03 Joke? JOKE?! I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN JOKE!... no, but seriously, I forgot to laught ha, ha, ha! :) As to the Bible being a joke, let me respond to that... 20:01 Dominic: Steelers all the way! Hector: PUMAS 3 vs America 0 13:25 Janito: Take your stinking Steelers and please take Vinny Testaverde with you back as far from Dallas as possible. He is either in the Steelers payroll or you got an early Christmas gift. I am sure even the AHS Bears quarterbacks can throw a pass without dropping the ball. 14:35 Dominic: No seas tan duro! They are just rebuilding. I know this has been a tough year with the Cowboys and with La Maquina Cruz Azul. Hang in there! 13:28 Juarez: Por lo menos CA le gano a PUMAS y con eso estamos penultimo en la tabla general. Hector: Quien es el ultimo de la tabla general? Ves en el futuro un clasico joven en la primera A? Homero: Lo de Mty se tuvo que posponer hasta proximo aviso.

3241 Homero Menchaca Fal

10/19/04

18:01

No te preocupes, cabrito y cerveza fria siempre hay. Cuando vengas no dejes de avisarme. Ya vieron que el Cruz Azul se esta preparando para la Primera A? Ya hasta puso el tecnico del Cruz Azul Oax que de seguro baja a Segunda!

3242 Alex Juarez

10/20/04

3243 Georgina Marquez 3244 Anacecilia

10/20/04 10/20/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 0:33 Dominic: Siento decirte que no es penultimo. Es el ultimo lugar en la tabla general. Muy bueno lo del clasico joven en Primer A. Homero: Creo que sera bueno que lo invites en esta ocasion, ya que ahora si esta dolido! 1:42 Alex M: Que buena onda! Me hiciste que me salieran goose bumps de acordarme de todos esos locutores. Como siempre, super vale la pena leer tus postings! 9:57

Alguien se acuerda de " radio 590...La Pantera"? Geor, espero vernos en el proximo viaje. Creo que no paso mi ultimo posting pero si fui a ver al Galaxy y que ambientazo! No lo podia creer! y me dicen que las Chivas ya van a jugar ahi. Tambien habia puesto que me da gusto saludarte Robert, great jokes! any more? faltan 2 semanas de political jokes, keep them coming.

3245 Ramon Ricoy

10/20/04

3246 Elena Rohweder Turn

10/21/04

3247 DOMINIC

10/21/04

3248 Homero Menchaca Fal

10/21/04

3249 John Maroney 3250 Alex Loya 3251 Cindy Petrinovic Miller

10/21/04 10/21/04 10/21/04

3252 Trejo

10/22/04

ha, y que vi a Shelley Levin y a Ingrid con sus respectivas familias. Increible! 10:04 Homero: Dame tu tel en Mty. 10:42 I was walking through the headquarters of Pizza Hut on Monday for a meeting and ran into Marisa Garcia (Valdez now) She looks great. I had no idea she lived in Dallas now. 12:05 Missery loves company: My favorite Cruz Azul is last in the Mexican Soccer. The Cowboys are 2-3 and not looking very good. BUT! Funny how we haven't heard from some people in this chat. Hector's America is penultimate just one point ahead of Cruz Azul.How about Nick Shapiro, his Yankees totally blowing it last night in a historic loss or Mike Buhler's Dolphins who are 0-6. Any ping pong fans out there? 12:20 81-83696201 cel 81-83097750 < replied-to message removed by QT > 13:30 Talking about memory lane, did anyone listen to Jazz FM? The deep voiced locutor would say " para sensibilidades mas alla de lo ordinario" It was cool. And who can forget chocolate Pancho Pantera and the Pancholares that were included in the wrap. I amassed enough pancholares to fill one of those zippered billeteras with the eagle and serpent that could be purchased at any local mercado. And last but not least, who among you were Kaliman fans? 14:38 Quien se acuerda de la calaca tilica y flaca? y fantasmagorico?...what else?... 20:20 El tio Gambo-in La India Maria Bety la Gordis Gansitos Marinela the field trip to the "Bimbo" factory in elementary school Those were the days.... Gracias, Ricardito de recordarte de mi. When I can catch my breath, les doy el cuento de los ultimos meses.... Saludos a todos Besos 8:52 Pancho Pantera! I had forgotten! And the jingle to La Pantera. Wow, it's amazing what gets stuck in your head as a kid. Si te portas bien el tío Gamboin te va tocar unas fanfarrias. De Todo tiene de todo. "No señor, yo soy celoso de mi deber. Por eso saboreo los exquisitos Kanastakis" The Kool-Aid jingle: "Agarrate una jarra llena de agua..."

3253 Homero Menchaca Fal

10/22/04

And who thinks that "El Super Agente 86" in spanish was an order of magnitude funnier than "Get Smart" in english? 11:21 Seria divertido ver al Super Agente 86 pero doblado ahora por Eugenio Derbez. No olviden que el jingle de la pantera inclu&#ED;a el rugidito al final... grrrr

3254 John Maroney 3255 Alex Loya

10/26/04 10/26/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 16:21 What I really miss are those classic movies with Mauricio Garsez y Hector Lechuga. Not to mention los Polivoces. It was television at its best, no doubt. 18:47 Mamut! Mamut! Para un apetito feroz! Mamut! Mamut!... y cincomentarios con Agustin Barrios Gomez... Cindy, good to "see" you again!

3256 John Maroney 3257 Homero Menchaca Fal

3258 John Maroney 3259 Ramon Ricoy

3260 DOMINIC

10/28/04 10/28/04

10/28/04 10/29/04

11/1/04

3261 Trejo

11/2/04

3262 Homero Menchaca Fal

11/2/04

3263 Chavelo

11/3/04

3264 Ricardo A. Ortega 3265 John M. Bauer

11/5/04 11/5/04

Where's Marcia Miracle?... 14:16 Mexican Sports Trivia. Boxing. We all of course remember such greats as El Mantequilla Napoles. But what was the name of the up and coming welterwieght who was killed in a car crash at the height of his career? Winner gets an all expense trip to Buda Texas to verify the existence of Dominic's domicilio. 14:32 Easyyy.... Salvador Sanchez... archrival of Wilfredo Gomez < replied-to message removed by QT > 18:03 Homero. Muy bien. 21:02 TOP SECRET FOR MALE EYES ONLY WORDS WOMEN USE >****************************** > > >FINE >This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you >need to shut up. > >FIVE MINUTES >If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five >minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before >helping around the house. > >NOTHING >This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should >be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in "Fine" > >GO AHEAD >This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it. > >LOUD SIGH >This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often >misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and >wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over >"Nothing" > >THAT'S OKAY >This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man >"That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding >how and when you will pay for your mistake. > >THANKS >A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're >welcome. > >Send this to the men you know to warn them about future arguments they can >avoid if they remember the terminology! 15:25 Estos son los que yo me acuerdo: Acapulco en la sotea! El club de los amigochos Takeshi y koyi, chivigon y la señorita cometa. Por quien vota usted? creedence o beattles? A que no puedes comer solo una? Pascual Boing en su envase tetrapak Los deliciosos canastakis. La ciencia sin conciencia, es la ruina del alma, esto es Rock! 11:31 Cantan los tomatitos Muy contentitos Porque vino el verdugo A hacerlos jugo Que me importa la muerte? Dicen a coro Si muero con decoro en las botellas Del Fuerte. 18:52 Ramon. U forgot to mention women are experts in the art of "Management by Blame". Whatever goes wrong it's your fault. I tell you it's a wicked technique... try it at work with your employees and you'll see...

< replied-to message removed by QT > 10:55 Sube Pelayo! Sube! Lo catalfixias? 0:01 Y que tal Ultraman, Ultra Seven, El Meteoro Submarino, Meteoro y su Mach 5, etc. etc. Seguro si volvieramos a ver alguno de esos nos desatornillariamos de la risa de ver como Ultraman mataba a todos esos monstruos azotandolos encima de una maquetota!!! Que tiempos no?? 1:32 Oldy but still brings a smile to my face. Mad-Cow Politics DEMOCRAT ------------ You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbara Streisand sings for you. REPUBLICAN -------------- You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? SOCIALIST ------------ You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow. COMMUNIST -------------- You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour. CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE ---------------------------------- You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows. DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE ---------------------------------- You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government. BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE ------------------------------------- You have two cows. Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain. AMERICAN CORPORATION ----------------------------- You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up. FRENCH CORPORATION -------------------------- You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good. JAPANESE CORPORATION ---------------------------- You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school. GERMAN CORPORATION ---------------------------- You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year. ITALIAN CORPORATION --------------------------- You have two cows but you don't know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good. RUSSIAN CORPORATION ---------------------------- You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have. TALIBAN CORPORATION --------------------------- You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. Then you kill them and claim a US bomb blew them up while they were in the hospital. IRAQIAN CORPORATION --------------------------- You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing. POLISH CORPORATION -------------------------- You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them. FLORIDA CORPORATION ---------------------------- You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who like the brown one best, vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which is the best-looking cow.

3266 John M. Bauer

3267 Alex Loya

11/5/04

11/5/04

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION ------------------------------- You have millions of cows Most are illegals Arnold likes the ones with the big tits. 1:36 Mira todo el mundo, Comiendo sus Sabritas. Son las papas favoritas. Las papas con sabor sin iqual...que sensational! "Mucho Bueno Sabor!" 2:21 First, I am sure all of you are rejoicing that George W. Bush will be our president four more years! Praise the Lord!!! Alex Juarez, I got a question for you... remember you had asked me if I was related to one Javier Loya who owns the Houston Texans? You had mentioned he was born in El Paso, Texas but that his parents were born in Chihuahua where my father was from. My question is, are you sure his parents were born in Chihuahua or were they also from El Paso? The reason I am asking is because as I have mentioned before, I have been writing a couple of books, one entitled "History of the Loya: Including the Essential Role of Texas and Louisiana in the War for Independence of the United States" and a second one that came from a chapter in that book entitled "The Continous Presence of Italians and Spaniards in Texas as Early as 1520: History of the Loya: Synopsis". This second one I finished and I already have the Library of Congress Number and all. Anyway, in writing the books I have been doing some exhaustive research and I have found some things about my dad's family that I did not know. To make a long story short: Although my dad was "from" Chihuahua, he was actually born in El Paso, Texas,like Javier Loya, he and his family did not move to Chihuahua from El Paso until he was around 12 or 13 years old in the early 1930's. And although he loved Mexico very much, as I was going through his stuff some time ago (he died in 1992), I discovered he was apparently not even properly naturalized in Mexico; all he had as proof of Mexican citizenship was a handwritten note on a piece of paper, which almost looks like a "napkin IOU", signed by two friends in which they testified that my father was a mexican citizen. At any rate, at the same time I found this note, I am finding that the Loya have been present in the two oldest corners of the United States since very early times, around New York State and Vermont and in the oldest of the oldest towns of Texas along the north bank of the Rio Grande. The oral tradition as my father passed it down to me said his family were all Spaniards and that "Al abuelo Gabino, el papa de Tirso (Gabino Loya was my great grandfather, Tirso Loya was my grandfather. Tirso, by the way, is also the name of the most important river and valley in the Island of Sardinia which is one of the three provinces in Italy where the Loya originate)lo mataron los Apaches. El era mercader de carabana. En uno de sus viajes de carabana, en el cual iban como treinta hombres a caballo, todos Españoles, los atacaron los Apaches. Al abuelo Gabino le dieron un flechazo en la pierna. Como la flecha estaba envenenada, se le infecto la pierna y el abuelo Gabino murio como seis meses despues por la infeccion de la flecha en la pierna. Esto ocurrio cuando tu abuelo Tirso tenia come dos años de edad." My grandfther Tirso Loya died in 1958 at the age of 83 so that he was born in 1875 which means that the incident with the Apaches ocurred in 1877. At any rate, what I have been finding recently that I did not know is that although my father's family were all Spaniards, it was his mom and his dad's mom that were new comers and whose relatives came from Spain to the United States in the 1930's during the Spanish Civil War, because, as I have been finding out, not only was my father, el profesor Loya born in El Paso County, Texas, but my grandfather Tirso Loya born in 1875, my great grand father Gabino Loya born in 1842, my great great grandfather Arcadio Loya born in 1817, my great great great grandfather Antonio Loya born circa 17901800 and I have traced them all the way down to my great great great great grandfather Casimiro Loya (el colmo de un ciego) born circa 1770, all born, raised and buried in the town of San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas. This made me realize how entrenched an oral tradition can be because, as I have mentioned before, the oral tradition of Vincenzo Loia from Tuscany matches the oral tradition of my Loya establishing a genetic link. One thing that I found out that really blew me away is that my great grandfather, the Gabino Loya my dad told me about, is listed in the Civil War Pension Index from Texas, apparently he was conscripted to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War during the last months of the Civil War in 1865 since his town of San Elizario had voted unanimously to join the Confederacy but was occupied by the Union Army a year into the war, and he served in the very first unit of the Texas Frontier Forces organized in Texas with the specific purpose of fighting the Apaches from 1870-1871. You can view his name listed in the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame together with his cousin Hijenio Loya at: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/service/indexl.html (Just scroll down the names and you will see my great grandfather Gabino Loya and his cousin Hijenio Loya, both with an FF next to their name meaning Frontier Forces) At any rate, non of this did my father ever tell me for some reason, and I do believe I found what the reason was. But recently I went to a reunion of families founders of Texas from San Elizario. I went to the reunion specifically to see what the original people looked like since the whole area is now over taken with mexican migrant workers and very few original Texans live there anymore. It was so funny when I got there, I remember years ago in the seventh grade Javi Arizmendi was talking to me on the bleechers, he paused for a second, thoughtfully looking at me, and then he told me "tu tienes la misma nariz de chicharo de tu papa", you know, that round nose and wide forehead combination that my dad and I and Carl Malden from the Strets of San Francisco have is hard to find, well, it was so funny, when I walked in that ball room at the El Paso Hilton everybody there, a large number of the people there "tenian la misma nariz de chicharo de mi papa" and me, never mind the wide foreheads! As part of the reunion we went to the town of San Elizario, about 15 miles east of El Paso. In that little old town, where Billy the Kid broke into the jail to rescue a friend, there is a historic plaza. On the benches of the plaza the names of founding families are written, imagine my surprise when bench after bench it reead "Loya" "Loya" "Loya", in that town there is even a Loya Middle School! And my dad never told me! I went to the museum and I saw my great grandfather and his father's name, and an old West original picture of Lorenzo Loya and his wife Emma Loya together with the Rev. Fiorio, sitting in a typical movie western type carriage! Lorenzo Loya was one of my grandfather Tirso's uncles. And the most interesting thing, which my book is about, among the names found in the old cemetery records not only Loya is found of Italian origin, but many other names such as Colombo, Oporto, Pizana, Pisano, Fiorio, Tomassini, Zeraffini etc. etc. clearly showing that in the beginnings of Texas it was not only Spaniards, but Italian families, vicci Italians, that is, Italian subjects of the king of Spain, who founded Texas! As a result of the reunion I came in touch with some direct descendants of Gabino Loya through my grandfather's half sister Pilar Loya. When I talked to them, they told me the following tradition without me telling them anything I knew "Gabino Loya was a wagon train merchant, he travelled in wagon trains as a merchant, he served in the Indian Wars in the Texas Frontier Forces from 1870-71, he participated in a battle against the Apaches in 1877 (the same year my dad had told me, when my grandfather was 2 years old!), in this 1877 battle, which ocurred in Dog Canyon, New Mexico, Captain Gregorio Garcia was hit by a poisoned arrow in the arm, the wound got infected and he died six months later as a consequence of the infection" You see, they told me the exact same story my dad had told me, including the year it ocurred! The only difference was that in my story it was my grandfather Gabino Loya who got hit by a poisoned arrow in the leg and later died, six months my dad had said, because of the infection, while in their story it was Captain Garcia who got hit in the arm, as opposed to the leg, by a poisoned arrow and he died some time later, six months, as a result of the infection. The discrepancy actually adds to the credibility of the story. Later they sent me the obituary of Pilar Loya, she died at the age of 85 in 1962 I believe, and in her picture she looked like my grandfather's twin! In the obituary it said "Pioneer woman dies... her family of origin were Spaniards..."! Spaniard Americans, more exactly, Ialo-Spaniard Americans, much like Coach Diaz and the Spaniards who inhabit the Bayous of South Louisiana. At any rate, Alex, this is why I want to ask you if you know for sure that Javier Loya's parents are from Chihuahua or are they from El Paso, since El Paso County, Texas is very much a Loya town, as all the oldest towns of Texas from Peñitas, Texas near the coast, where the Loya exist exclusively on the American side, Presidio, Texas, San Elizario, Texas, where they branched out to Chihuahau, and Mesilla, New Mexico. If Javier Loya's parents are from El Paso, chances are that we really are more closely related and I would very much like to get in touch with him, what say you?

3268 Alex Loya 3269 Alex Juarez

3270 Dwight Werren

11/5/04 11/5/04

Viruta y Capulina! By the way, when I was a little bitty kid I saw Capulina in Cuernavaca, I ran to him shouting "Capulina! Capulina!" he turned to me, as he was sitting on a lounge chair by a swimming pool, and he harshly and rudely said "Ya largese mocoso! Dejeme de molestar!" I just went "WAAAA!!!" and ran back to my mom and dad! 2:35 A correction or clarification to my previous email, since I am not showing the "edit" thing: Ialo-Spaniard means Italo-Spaniard or Italian-Spaniard, vicci Italian. Viccis were towns in Spain founded by Italian clans. At the time of the founding of Texas, Italy was fully dominated by Spain and Italians were Spanish subjects. Consequently, and it should not be a surprise, not a few Italian-Spaniard families were among the first to populate Texas. The Town of San Elizario, Texas, shows a very high population of these Ialo-Spaniards, that is, Italo-Spaniards or Italian-Spaniards. 10:35

Loya; I honestly don't remember where I read it, but maybe you should get in touch with him.

11/5/04

Mexico City Clan: Who will be in Mexico City for Christmas? I will be there from the 17th - 27th of December. I hope to see some of you. 11:11 "Although I will pass on the beautiful girls... not that I don't like beautiful girls, I like them too much! I believe there is nothing more beautiful than a beautiful woman, so I need to stay clear of that... if I want to hear from the Lord..." LUKE, use the FORCE!!! Don't give in to the dark side!!!

3271 Mrs. Valero

11/5/04

3272 Satan & evil axix

11/5/04

3273 Alex Loya

11/5/04

Gosh, isn't it great how our prayers were answered by God and we kept the Satanic messenger Kerry from getting elected. Just think if Satan and his axis of evil had their way. Most certainly the Muslims would be invading the US by now! 13:27 Loya: You got your story all wrong, not that anyone in this chat took the time to read it, but I recall your study habits and you probably just dreamed all of this.Is there a chance you might be related to Panchito Loya owner of the cañeros de Zacatepec? Alex J. Shame on you for asking, next time just read a book. 13:34 Dwight: I did get my way. Kerry is a mediocre Satanic Mensanger but I needed a back up in case the American People had any common sense and got rid of frat boy Bush. By the way, Osama can't stop laughing. 22:39 Is this the real Mrs. Valero? If it is, sorry to say the good memory of you I had has just crumbled with the mouth of a fool you have. What do you remember of my study habits, Mrs. Valero? How I graduated Magna Cum Laude at all levels, or how I was invited to the Ph.D. fellowship at NOBTS? Or is it how I am endorsed to the US Army Chaplaincey, or how I am Professor of Systematic Theology and Biblical Studies? But here is how you have exposed yourself as a true fool, "Mrs. Valero": First, your angry words right off the bat to elicit anger, as the Word of God says, "The mouth of a fool calls for strokes". Second, how anybody who has at least a little bit of decency reserves this type of comment to a private conversation not to public ridicule. Third, how you claim to know more of my story than I do, it is MY story, not yours, If you would bother to do just a little bit of research you would find out that not one word in MY story is false... catch a plane, go to El Paso, travel 15 miles East to San Elizario, Texas and walk around the historic park, read the names on the benches, then walk around in the museum and there you will find my family. And this is what makes you such a true fool, you can actually go there and verify the information! Let me help you, you can view some of my family in the old cemetery records of San Elizario, Texas, here is the link: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxelpaso/oldsanelizariocem.html scroll down, and as you do, "Mrs. Valero, plase note the Italian surnames like Berru and Bencomo etc. among the Spanish names! The question is hos is it that you being a history teacher you did not know that Italy was totally taken over by Spain? It only happened for 400 years! Columbus himself was an Italian who came in the quality of a Spaniard! How is it that you don't know about the Vicci? Did you know that in earlier times one third of the Roman Senate was made up Hispano Romans, or that Hadrian, Trajan and Caesar Augustus were all born in Spain? Let me bring it closer to home, how is it that you don't know that not only Texas and Louisiana helped the 13 British Colinies with their fight for Independence, but also Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Coahuila etc, Northern New Spain? How come you never taught us that Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, New Mexico (which in those days included Arizona) and a couple of other Norteño states of Mexico attempted to get their independence from Mexico a few years after the Texas independence creating the Republic of the Rio Grande? How come not a word about that from you? Either you didn't know, which only underscores your intellectual ignorance and your lack of qualifications to actually teach history, or you did know and you hid it from us, which only underscores your intellectual dishonesty and your lack of qualifications to actually teach history... but, why don't you tell me my story, "Mrs. Valero"? What were my uncles' names? How about my aunts? Could you tell me what I was wearing when I went to San Elizario? No? Why not? I thought you knew my story better than me! How many hairs do I have on my head? I'll make it easier for you, how many hairs do you have on your head? Exactly? Panchito Loya may be related to me, as all the Loya come from a common ancestor. I can assure you that if you dig in his background you will find that his family comes from Chihuahua, and they come from West Texas, and they come from South Texas and they come from Navarre via Hispaniola and they come from Tuscany, And if you dig a little more you will find out that Navarre was only one of several destinations the Loya, who were Waldensians (not that you know who the Waldensians were), that is why you have Erich Loya from Sweden, Anne Loya from Norway, Jean Pierre Loya from Mosselle, Michael Loya from Ireland, in fact, I have been invited to speak to the Loya family of Pennsylvania at their reunion next year, all descendants of Janos Loya from the late Austro Hungarian empire. But Panchito Loya's family is probably from Chihuahua, since the Loya are virtually non-existent anywhere else in Mexico, pick up the Mexico City phone book, last time I checked a few years ago there were only between 50 to 80 individuals by the surname Loya, now, in a city of 20 million that is virtually non-existent, especially when one of the ones listed was my dad who was born in El Paso, Texas and had died a few years earlier, and another was my cousin who had just moved there from Chihuahua.

3274 Alex Loya 3275 John M. Bauer

11/5/04 11/6/04

Anyway, I refuse to believe that you are the Mrs. Valero I so respected, especially when I notice how appalingly disrespectful you were with your little mind blowingly ignorant comment not only to me but to my dad, who passed down the tradition to me which was now verified by the relatives I recently met... but seriously, can you tell me what I am wearing today please? 23:12 I was just helping my wife with the dishes thinking about "Mrs. Valero", and I couldn't help but laugh at another reason this "Mrs. Valero" is a true fool ha, ha, ha! To judge the study habits of a 41 year old professional by how he studied for a test in the 9th or 10th grade is absolutely laughable!... Who wants to have their brains operated on by Billy Gormley?! Imagine that! 19:19 To my fellow Democrats, Liberals, and to everyone who was looking and working for a change of regime in our nation: I received this yesterday and thought I'd share it with you and hopefully bring on a smile (schizophrenics and bible-thumping conservatives need not reply as this is not addressed to you): ----------------Dear Friends, Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's, in the words of Monty Python, 'always look on the bright side of life!' There IS some good news from Tuesday's election. Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists: 1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again. 2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. 3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always wrong and you should never listen to them. 4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the country is headed in the wrong direction (56%), think the war wasn't worth fighting (51%), and don't approve of the job George W. Bush is doing (52%). (Note to foreigners: Don't try to figure this one out. It's an American thing, like Pop Tarts.) 5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues. Did I say "if the Democrats do their job?" Um, maybe better to scratch this one. 6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace of our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole West Coast! Plus Hawaii. Ok, that's a start. We've got most of the fresh water, all of Broadway, and Mt. St. Helens. We can dehydrate them or bury them in lava. And no more show tunes! 7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just any old nut -- a poisonous nut. A great nation was felled by a poisonous nut. May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan. 8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America will no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long time! If you're ten years old and reading this, your golden years will be truly golden and you will be well cared for in your old age. 9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get married in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding gifts we won't have to buy now. 10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress, including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our candidates can't. 11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up! 12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away. 13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at least 3 chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled state legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went into the 2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans controlled 53 chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats now control 47 chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is tied and 1 chamber (Montana House) is still undecided. 14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment than the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here on out -- and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all the hard work that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's last month in 12th grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time! Perhaps he'll treat the next four years like a permanent Friday, spending even more time at the ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why shouldn't he? He's already proved his point, avenged his father and kicked our ass. 15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a very dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following two scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to the Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in his ear that he should spend these last four years building "a legacy" so that history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not push for too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so cocky and arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a blunder of such major proportions that even his own party will have to remove him from office. 16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of voting age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a landslide -- it means we're almost there. Imagine losing by 20 million. If you had 58 yards to go before you reached the goal line and then you barreled down 55 of those yards, would you stop on the three yard line, pick up the ball and go home crying -- especially when you get to start the next down on the three yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope! More sports analogies are coming!!! 17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for the candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than the total number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore. Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan. If the media are looking for a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the first time since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal. The country has always been filled with evangelicals -- that is not news. What IS news is that so many people have shifted toward a Massachusetts liberal. In fact, that's BIG news. Which means, don't expect the mainstream media, the ones who brought you the Iraq War, to ever report the real truth about November 2, 2004. In fact, it's better that they don't. We'll need the element of surprise in 2008. Feeling better? I hope so. As my friend Mort wrote me yesterday, "My Romanian grandfather used to say to me, 'Remember, Morton, this is such a wonderful country -- it doesn't even need a president!'" But it needs us. Rest up, I'll write you again tomorrow. Yours, Michael Moore [email protected] www.michaelmoore.com

3276 Mrs. Valero 3277 George S. Ortes

11/6/04 11/7/04

3278 George S. Ortes

11/8/04

----------------21:27 Washing dishes eh? well, don't forget to take out the garbage and all the dirty laundry. 23:28 Lest's face it Mr. M. Moore has all his number wrong . Like in his movie. His Article is all lies. By the way. Got extra razors for all who want to slit there wrists. John blow it out our ear. 0:10 Doble checking the numbers Senate Rep 55 Dem 44 Ind 1 House Rep 231 Dem 200 Ind 1 Electoral votes Rep 286 Dem 252 http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/

3279 John M. Bauer

11/8/04

Controling the the Senate and the House does not make a President a lame duck. He picked up seats in both. So look at your numbers before you speak. It's time to move on ahead. Work to make the country better. Not to fight over spilled milk. No need to move to Canada. Canada is not to blame. So John B. chill out and leave Loya to his relatives. He has his hands full with his task. 10:27 You try to make disclaimers but then again, there's always someone... George, maybe this would help you: The messages should have read, "...schizophrenics and bible-thumping conservatives, people who cannot distiquish between realism and satire or parody, who don't understand what the term "lame duck" really applies to, or what "At the state legislative level" means, need not reply as this is not addressed to you."

3280 DOMINIC

11/8/04

3281 John M. Bauer

11/8/04

Next time, think before you write anything down. 11:21 Well, looks like religion and politics is at it again!. People taking life way too seriously and themselves way, way too seriously.Thinking their vote really counts and makes a difference.Living in a truly democratic, free country,ha! Letting dumb & dumber get into your brain.Believing government actually has your best interest in mind. SO, WELCOME TO THE MACHINE. 12:59 And speaking of dumb and dumber... After numerous rounds of "We don't even know if Osama is still alive", Osama himself decided to send George Bush and John Kerry each the same letter in his own handwriting to let him know he was still in the game. They opened the letter and it appeared to contain a coded message: "S370HSSV-0773H." Kerry was baffled, so he typed it out and emailed it to John Edwards. Edwards and his advisors had no clue either, so they sent it to the Democratic National Committee. Bush was baffled, so he typed it out and emailed it to Dick Cheney. Cheney and his advisors had no clue either, so they sent it to the Republican National Committee. No one could solve it, so it went to the National Education Association and then to MIT. Kerry sent it to Michael Dukakis who then sent it to Teddy Kennedy. Bush sent his to the CIA & DIA, which couldn't figure it out either. Eventually they both asked Britain's MI6 for help. MI6 cabled back:

3282 DOMINIC 3283 Homero Menchaca Fal

11/8/04 11/8/04

"Tell the President and the Presidential Hopeful that they are looking at the message upside down." 13:17 John: That one was good! 14:12 thanks for the smiles john... you know i don't think it would've been fair having the americans dump bush leaving us mexicans stuck with fox. at least for the next two years we're sort of even. yeah it sounds like mal de muchos consuelo de tontos but hey, i can't help it.

3284 George S. Ortes

11/8/04

3285 Alex Juarez 3286 DOMINIC

11/9/04 11/9/04

3287 John M. Bauer

11/9/04

< replied-to message removed by QT > 21:26 John M. Bauer you are a snob and you get a kick out of trying to ridicule others. You believe everybody is beneath you. But only shows your own insecurities. You are only a class clown and a bad one at it. You only prey on poeple you know won't fight back; because of there convictions. I am tired of of your bullying and unhealthy rhetoric. You are no better than others. But our paths shall cross again and I will stand by my words. 10:20 Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Okay enough both of you. Let's stop arguing about politics. 10:45 This is freaking great! How about on the 25th class reunion we get a boxing ring, or even a pool of mud to settle the differences?. I am self appointing myself the class bookie. Taking 2-1 bets on John over George right now. Loya, are you still working out? I might match you up against Homero. How about the girls? there's got to be some that still recent each other. We will need a referee and a video crew. Anyone working in Telerisa? 13:14 George, c'mon. Get a spine. Just some things you should know about posting on a public forum: 1) it is public. What you post may be open to any type of interpretation from anyone and expect someone to respond. 2) don't post if you do not want any retort. Granted, I did the same and did get a retort from you. Hence, I also responded back. 3) if you make a ridiculous or nonsensicle (sp?) remark, expect to be ridiculed. I do. That is why I don't comment on sports. Anything I respond in that area would sound ridiculous and I would open myself to be ridiculed. 4) get a hold of your emotions. Don't react, but respond. You'll die at an early age if you let everything bother you that much. 5) don't take jokes seriously or personally! Yes, comedy often makes light of tragedy and misfortune. You have a choice on whether or not to read what is posted here. Try to take humor seriously, especially when it is identified as humor, expect to get respond back that will not flatter you. I don't know if I'm a snob or not. Normally that's a term reserved for conservatives and Republicans. I guess I can be considered a snob as I have an utter disdain for idiots and illogical arguments. Hey, I make some illogical arguments often as well, and I get trampled on for it. I can't justify your characterization about my "bullying and unhealthy rhetoric." That's a new one on me as people who know me know I'm far from being a bully. Besides, I often post just jokes and jabs over on this forum. For pete's sake, you're over 40. Life is not a gradeschool playground. Regarding your last sentence, may our paths cross. I'd like to see who I've been ridiculing as I really don't know you from Adam. Alex, I don't think we're arguing about politics. That boat has sailed. Shrub is in office again for another four years. I did all my debating before the election as I spent the last four months working to change the face of local government here in Colorado. I was active in several campaigns from local to the state level; personally involved in helping Democrats gain control of both the Colorado house and senate legislative bodys (first time in 40 years), and worked hard to send Ken Salazar over Pete Coors to the US Sentate. Though Colorado is still considered at the federal level a "red" state, locally, we're BLUE! But I'm done now and focusing more on home (and apparently ridiculing George). Dominic, I'm for the pool of mud. I'm not much of a boxer (as Nick S. could attest to) and too much of a pacifist to throw a punch. However, through wrestling I can show George what being beneath me is all about . (George, now I am making fun of your comments, but it is still in jest, get it?) Alas, don't bet on me though; chances of me even showing up are slim.

3288 Homero Menchaca Fal

11/9/04

3289 John Maroney 3290 George S. Ortes

11/9/04 11/9/04

3291 John Maroney

11/9/04

3292 Alex Loya

11/9/04

Cheers... 14:09 Hey Dominic. Mientras estos boxean mejor vamos a ver un mud wrestling a un teibol. < replied-to message removed by QT > 14:25 Dominic. If there is to be a boxing match I propose that it be held on neutral ground. Canada. Specifically my farm. But it is up to you to promote it. We need a name, like The Rumble in the Jungle or The thrilla in Manila. 16:47 Dominic You might lose your beer money with those odds. John You started it not me. So comply with your rules. 21:40 On my way back from the barn I was treated to an awesome display of Northern Lights. The entire northern sky is ablaze with green, blue, and red. How many of you have ever seen them? It is remarkable. Dominic. Uncle Jim sends his regards. 23:20 Mrs. Valero, thanks for reminfing me about the trash! I really do need to take it out! By, the way, maam, I wanted to publicly apologize to you for being so disrespectful in my anger... for the Scripture says "Treat the younger women as sisters, with all purity, and entreat the older women as mothers"... that I failed to do, please do forgive me... I hate to keep kicking a dead horse but "a good name is to be desired above gold or silver", and, if I can help it, I don't want anyone of you to think of me as a liar that makes up stories about his own heritage, here is a few links that will help you see its no fantasy but reality, and will help you better know who I am, and perhaps stir up some interesdt in you to research your won heritage, as someone once said (not a Biblical statement)"He who does not look backward to his ancestors does not look forward to his descendants" This is that San Elizario Texas cemetery listing, it shows 3 generations of my family. If you go, the first Loya appears as Alcario Loya, his name is Arcadio and that is my great great grandfather, it shows his place of birth, the man under him is Antonio Loya, that is his father, my great great great grandfather, the name of his wife is very interesting because although as in this listing some documents show her as Gregoria Ramirez, in the oldest handwritten documents she appears as Greforia Zeraffini, this change of name from Italian to Spanish appears in other names in the area which shows a process of hispanization in Spanish Colonial Texas. Scrolling all the way down to the second to last you will see a girl, Refugio Loya, she is my grandfather's half sister, her dad to the right is Gabino Loya, he is my great grandfather. Up a bit you will see Iginio Loya, Gabino's cousin also a Texas Ranger, died without sacraments, he was shot in the streets of San Elizario in 1879, Old West style, a vendetta from the El Paso Salt Wars in which he killed other Texas Rangers. Here's the link: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxelpaso/oldsanelizariocem.html In the following link to the Texas State Library and Archives you will see, as I said before, if you scroll down the names, my grandfather Gabino Loya and his cousin, here it is spelled Hijenio Loya, listed as members of the Texas Frontier Forces: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/service/indexl.html In this link you will find two Loya kinsmen, one Anglicized certainly from the Loya kinsmen who established New York State and Vermont (also present in Quebec), one hispanicized from the area of Willacy County, Texas near the Coast of Texas. My great grandfather does not appear in this roster, and there is another Civil War Loya soldier from Kentucky that does not appear here: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Just put Loya under surname and click on search, or you can just read the pasted page below: Soldier Names -------------------------------------------------------------------------------No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name 1 Loya, John B. Union Cavalry 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Loya, Jose Ma Union Unidentified Texas

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following link will give you some knowledge about the New York/ Vermont Loya. The towns where they are have this in common, all around Lake Champlain, very old, very small, and very significant as it relates to the American Revolution. There are at least two Loya kinsmen from this area listed in the roster of Massachussetts Soldiers and Sailors of the American Revolution. These Loya have no hispanicized identity at all, they consider themselves French: http://genforum.genealogy.com/loya/messages/242.html The following link is very important in the history of the Loya. This is because of several reasons: it shows them fully assimilated to French culture, by the names (in Texas only our generation is now giving English names to their kids eventhough Texas has been a part of the US now for 160 years) You can search in France for Loya or you can just read the copied list. This sight is very helpful to begin your own search, its a great place for the Loya of Mexico to search, there are a lot of them... well, I say alot but it really isn't that many, you can search here and find as many Andersons as Loyas in Mexico. It won't search for US Loya because apparently they made an error and when you press Loya you get Low or Lowe. Also it is very important because the Loya of New York/Vermont see themselves as French while in the oldest Loya towns of Texas, which ar the oldest towns of Texas, like Peñitas, Texas dating to 1520, Presidio, Texas to 1580 I think, San Elizario, its root settlement to about 1598, and the oldest most isolated towns of Chihuahua. Parral, Vaqueteros and Batopilas, dating to the 1630's, the Loya there preserve an oral tradition of French origin, pointing to the historical fact of their expulsion from Tuscany to Navarre at the time when Navarre was still all part of France before Spaininvaded it and split it in half across the territory where the Loya were established on the Pyrenees, Aoiz and Ezprogri. Anyway, here it is: [refine search] Prepare selected records for download International Genealogical Index / Continental Europe - 27 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. Anne Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 03 DEC 1749 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 2. George Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 13 JUL 1702 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 3. George Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 JUL 1702 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 4. Catherine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 01 FEB 1712 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 5. Catherine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 02 FEB 1712 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 6. Marie Magdeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 20 APR 1713 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 7. Marie Magdeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 20 APR 1713 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 8. Magdeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 12 MAR 1717 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 9. Magdeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 MAR 1717 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 10. Elisabethe Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 02 FEB 1727 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 11. Elisabethe Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 02 FEB 1727 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 12. Catherine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 12 DEC 1732 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 13. Catherine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 DEC 1732 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 14. Catherine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 21 MAR 1734 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 15. Elisabeth Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 25 FEB 1736 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 16. Madeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 16 MAR 1740 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 17. Marie Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 11 JUN 1747 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 18. Anna Barbara - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 06 FEB 1722 Freistroff, Moselle, France 19. Anna Clara - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUL 1718 Freistroff, Moselle, France 20. MICHEL LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: About 1752 Bayonne, Basses-Pyrenees, France 21. ANNE LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 10 NOV 1641 Rosieres-Aux-Salines, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France 22. ANNA MARGARETA LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 SEP 1716 Freistroff, Moselle, France 23. Madeleine Loya - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Death: 30 MAY 1740 24. CLAUDIUM LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 06 FEB 1716 Freistroff, Moselle, France 25. JEAN LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 26 APR 1711 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 26. GEORGE LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 12 FEB 1726 Pontpierre, Moselle, France 27. CHRISTOPHE LOYA - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 15 FEB 1825 Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France The following link is also very important because it shows the original spelling of Loya as Loia in Italy. It is very significant because in Italy you only find it spelled as Loia (since there is no y in the Italian alphabet), but in Mexico or Spain or any other non-Italian sspeaking country you find the spelling alternate between Loia and Loya, this shows that the phonetic modification was from Loia to Loya and not the other way around, also since Loya in any language other than Italian, or Tuscan dialect, is meaning less but in Tuscan it has a meaning, it shows you that Tuscan Loia is the ancestor and all the other Loya are the descendants: here it is: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Genealogical Index - Southwest Europe 6. Lena Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: Santa Stephan, , , Italy 7. Serafino Da Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Birth: , , Italy 8. MARIA LUCIA FELICIA LA LOIA - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: 11 DEC 1853 9. MARIA LUCIA FELICIA LA LOIA - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Christening: 12 DEC 1853 San Severo, Foggia, Italy 10. MARGHERITA LOIA - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: About 1742 Of, Presezzo, Bergamo, Italy 11. LEONARDA DE LOIA - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: 03 AUG 1817 12. LEONARDA DE LOIA - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Christening: 05 AUG 1817 Poggio Imperiale, Foggia, Italy 13. Pietro Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Birth: 1788 Corio, Torino, Italy 14. Luigi Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Birth: 1789 Corio, Torino, Italy 15. Giacomo Antonio Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Birth: 1796 Corio, Torino, Italy 16. Pietro Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Birth: 1774 Corio, Torino, Italy 17. Anna Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: About 1747 Corio, Torino, Italy 18. Maria Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Female Birth: 1819 Corio, Torino, Italy 19. Pietro Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Death: 29 DEC 1849 20. Luigi Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Death: 30 DEC 1848 21. Giacomo Antonio Corgiat-Loia - International Genealogical Index / SE Gender: Male Death: 27 MAY 1874

To close on a good note, here is a link that will help you see that for some reason the Loya kinsmen are literarily inclined, considering their smal number, just put Loya on last name and search and you will see a good number of Loya poets including myself. By the way, there are a couple of poems there that i havent shown you yet, I am both Alex Loya in the list (... oh, notice the language in which most of them communicate) http://www.poetry.com/

3293 Alex Loya

11/9/04

Anyway, I hope this little bit helps clear my reputation as NOT a liar, and I hope you also take an interest in your own heritage. 23:42 By the way, this should put that traitor Michael Moore to silence (Benedict Arnold was a better man than Michael Moore, at least when Benedict Arnold died in England he requested to be buried in his American Military Uniform): http://www.hannity.com/img/usa_election_map.jpg

3294 Elena Rohweder Turn

11/10/04

10:35

One of the things I like about the Hispanic culture is the appetite for good debate. I find that too many Americans, especially Southerners, think that debating is fighting. It is not. Research shows that debate is healthy for the brain and vital to strengthening your beliefs. If you cannot debate your viewpoint, then how strong can it really be. I say keep it up. PS count me out on the boxing and wrestling PSS How about "Knock Down in the Great White North"

3295 Alex Juarez

11/10/04

PSSS John I've never seen the Northern Lights and may have to invite myself up to your place to finally see them. Where in Canada are you? 10:40 Loya: Ya parale! Enough of Loyitis. Homero: Name that table and I'm there to watch the fight.

3296 DOMINIC

11/10/04

11:20

Loya: I have my doubt on the Loia thing. I heard it was not french but greek?. Is there any relationship to the Greek God LOILA? How about the original originin of the name, where did that come from and what does it really mean? John B. & George: By your responses, the odds are now 5-1 to George, place your bets. Elena: Very disapointed on your wrestling refusal, we could have called it "Northern Lights Smashdown" Juarez: This chat hasn't seen this much activity in a while, don't try to stop him now. Maroney: Looks like everyone is wimping out for the CANADA reunion. If you can hook up some Moose and Caribu in a boxing match or a french canadian chic -vs- a english canadian chic in a wrestling match it might change things. Mrs. Valero: I hated your class. How can you send a report card with 62 tardees for a 9 week period? Are there that many class days? Homero: Dr. said I had teibolitis, lets form a rehab group and confront our demons.

3297 John Maroney

11/10/04

3298 John M. Bauer

11/10/04

Michael Moore: You rule dude!, keep those movies comming.Too bad Zappa is dead, he would be very proud. 17:37 Elena. I live in a hamlet called Wabash near London, Ontario.Population:less than one hundred people. As for the northern lights, there are beyond belief. Dominic. Que pasa con estos aguados? Loya. Are you any relation to the Loya clan in upper Quebec? Did someone say Bush won? 20:58

George: What did I start and what rules? Also, please avoid the infantile name calling (yeah, I saw your original post). For the record, I posted something funny for only those with like minds. It was you who chose respond and take this to a personal level. (see message 3277 /m3277) Dominic: I thought you gave us the option to choose between boxing or wrestling? I'm up for wrestling (and I thought as first respondant I got to pick ).

3299 George S. Ortes 3300 George S. Ortes

11/11/04 11/11/04

3301 Homero Menchaca Fal

11/11/04

John M.: We actually got to see the lights (okay, glow) down here in Colorado on Monday night. It was beautiful...as glows go. 1:01 John................... It takes two to fight. But I don't have the time (which you seem to have). For this. I have a life and a buisness to run. But If you want a fight ..... I am game. Wrestling fine by me. Our friends don't need to see this chisme de lavanderia. The only infintile is the one who dosen't see when something is not worth the effort. It's the last time I will talk about it. 1:26 John Maroney: Could you take a few picture of the northern lights. So the rest of us who are deprived of clean, clear skys or are city dwellers; can enjoy them. Never seen it and they say it's beyond all imagination. Share your little piece on paradise with us. 11:38

Hey George you wanna see the northern lights? Try this..., 1 bottle of tequila Cuervo (750 ml will do), a six pack of Pacifico beer and a couple of Clamatos (Puerto Nuevo style)... I promise you'll see all sorts of northern lights regardless of the latitude you're at. It's true... ask Dominic. Salud!

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11/11/04

11:49

George: And if you add a couple of shots of Sotol you will also see the mega northern lights and a few days latter the northern flash backs. Maroney: Good thing you live in Canada cause I know you don't do any of those things anymore.

3303 John Maroney 3304 George S. Ortes

11/11/04 11/11/04

3305 John M. Bauer

11/11/04

Homero: Apenas las 10:00am I tu ya antojando unos aperitivos. Bueno, sera una comida larga hoy. 13:04 Dominic. Yes, but if you guys keep this up I might have to revert back to my old ways. 16:49 Jajajajajajaj. If I do that I will see Northern lights and a few uncharted stars. Then I will become religious and give offerings to the¨"Great Porcelan God". The flash backs should last a week. I will stick to normal astronomy. Thanks anyway. 21:23 George: Sure, whatever... Here's something for the rest of you: http://www.imgag.com/product/full/ap/3067907/graphic1.swf

3306 Alex Loya

11/11/04

Enjoy. 23:09 Tocayo, ya le iba a parar, but our dear Dominic and John M. asked... Dominic, excellent question! Because the spelling "Loya" is a phonetic modification, there are people whose surname is Loya who can be of either Italian or Greek ancestry, France is a stop in the way of migration. There are people whose surname is spelled Loya who come from the Greek Logia, as in the Biblical "ta logia". In this case the surname denotes a public speaker who speaks as "the oracles of God", that is, a preacher. Through the 11th-13th centuries there were Italian clans who migrated to Leon in Christian Spain. They introduced the word "loggia" which means "atrium" or denotes an atrium. Consequently, there is in an obscure text of 13th century Leon in which the word "loya" is used as a modification of the Italian word "loggia". The word used in that text, however, and as you know, did not survive in the Spanish language because of its "foreigness", loggia survives to this day in Italy and is the name of a city in Italy, and there are people today of Italian descent whose surname is Loya which was originally spelled Loggia but, as with the 13th century text, it was phonetically modified to Loya. The largest group of people by the surname Loya, derive their name from the Italian Loia. This we know by the pattern of dispersion of people bearing the surname, the time, the historical context, and by the fact that in colonial documents and through this day the surname is alternatevily spelled. Some people theorize, as the people in the Istituto Araldico Coccia out of Florence, that Loya/Loia comes from the Sardinian Eloia since it has been present in the area for a long time and Eloia is the femenine of the Sardinian name Eloi (also spelled Eloya and Eloy, the Use of Eloy in Spain that you know is due to the long standing relationship between Sardinia and Spain)which correspond to the Italian Eligio. Because Sardinia and its mysterious language went through a process of "Tuscanization" both culturally and linguistically through centuries of Tuscan dominion, the surname Loia/Loya of Sardinia was more than likely introduced to Sardinia by Tuscan sailors and miners who established themselves in the outlying areas of Sardinia. Alessio and Battisti identify "Loia/Loya" as belonging to the Tuscan dialect of Italy. The meaning of Loia/Loya is not very glorious at all,but, then again, the meaning of alot of Italian names is not very glorious, like Malatesta meaning ugly head or Gambacorta meaning short legs. Loia/Loya means in the Tuscan dialect, literally, "a layer of dirt and grease on the skin or clothes" ok, ok, you can stop laughing! You mean all this for that?! As a surname it denotes someone who is very dirty because of mining. Remember those pictures of old miners covered in soot and mud and dirt? That person is a Loya, a miner who is very dirty because of his occupation. The most interesting thing which really blows my mind and which I even hesitate to share, lest you think I am full of it,(if I were, though, I wouldn't have told you what my name actually means)is that Alessio and Battisti, in their Dizionario Etimologico Italiano, indicate that although Loia/Loya is specifically of the Tuscan dialect, which is the dialect of Italy from which standard Italian derives, it excludes, semantically and phonetically, that is, it excludes by sound and meaning, Latin as its source. Since standard Italian is derived from the Tuscan dialect and it comes from Latin, the only explanation for Loia/Loya being specifically of the Tuscan dialect yet excluding latin as its source semantically and phonetically is that it belongs to the substratum of the Tuscan dialect, which is the ancient, mysterious and extinct Etruscan! It is a survival of the extinct Etruscan language! As incredible as this sounds, however, farmers in the most remote ares of Tuscany up until the beginning of the 20th century preserved oral pagan prayers and incantations and some words and names in the Etruscan language, Loya is one of those. So, Dominic, although the Loya of New York/Vermont/Quebec consider themselves French, and although the Loya of ht eoldest most isolated towns of Texas and Chihuhua preserve a tradition of French origin, France was only a stepping stone in the road. As I mentioned before, the Loya from Tuscany were scattered because of religious persecution and went to several different areas of refuge for heretics of the Catholic church. Navarre was all French when they arrived there, they were planted there and then Spain invaded and split Navarre and that Loya clan, the most numerous, in two. To that extent, John, I am related to the Loya of Quebec, we were one family kicked out of Tuscany for being heretics to then being separated in Navarre and coming to two opposing corners of the UNited States. By the way, when Juan de Oñate and his mostly Spaniard families of pioneers established the settlement that would become San Elizario, Texas, whom the Loya joined there after from the East up the Rio Grande, they celebrated the very first Thanksgiving in what one day be the United States of America, on April 20, 1598, I believe, years before the one we celebrate in November, which the Pilgrims celebrated at Plymouth Rock. That is, with the Pilgrims giving thanks to Jesus on Plymouth Rock, and the Spaniards giving thanks to Jesus in the site of San Elizario, Texas, the united States was efffectively born from a Christian foundation, this is a Christian nation. Here's Alex Loya's direct paternal line: Casimiro Loya born in San Elizario, El Paso County,Texas (part of El Paso del Norte in Colonial days) circa 1755-1770. If the earlier date or some date in between is correct, then he would have been activated as a part of the Spanish militia during the American Revolution and qualifies as a "Near Patriot of the American Revolution" Patriots of the American Revolution of Texas are those who can actually document their service, Near Patriots are those who lack the documentation but would have been in the militia since by law all males 14 and older were activated in the militia. His father certainly was. Antonio Loya, born in San Elizario,El Paso County, Texas circa 1790-1800 Arcadio Loya, born San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas, 1817 Gabino Loya, born in San Elizario, El Psao County, Texas, February 2, 1847. Veteran of the Union Army in the Civil War and the Texas Frontier Forces during the Indian Wars. Killed by the arrow of an Apache. Tirso Loya, born in El Paso County, Texas 1875 Rodolfo Loya, born in El Paso County, Texas October 10,1919 Alex Loya, born in Mexico City, April 22, 1963 Connor Alexander Loya born in Covington, Louisiana November 11, 1999. (my baby boy just turned 5!) Gentlemen, and ladies, I do believe Texas is mine... those of you who live there need to start paying me some rent! :) Carry on, carry on, sweet Southern comfort, carry on!

3307 Alex Loya 3308 Alex Loya

11/11/04 11/12/04

... I would love to hear your stories! 23:44 http://wm-jan.integrity.com/horde/imp/view.php?thismailbox=INBOX&index=35261&id=2&actionID=113&mime=2fc2978b6cf5469441d364728d27e873 0:04 Alright! It worked! I was hoping to be able to attach the picture below! It is a picture of the El Paso, Texas County Commissioners. In it you will see the original Texans with the newer Texans together. Among the original Texans you will see Captain Gregorio Garcia, my great grandfather Gabino Loya served under him as a private during the Indian Wars when he was a young 22 year old. In the tradition my father passed down to me, his grandfather Gabino Loya was killed by the Apaches when his merchant wagon train of about 30 men, all Spaniards, was attacked by th e Apaches. He cought a poisoned arrow in the leg, about six months later he died because of the infection. When I met some relatives descendants of Gabino Loya through my grandfather's half sister, they told me the exact same story my dad told me, except that in their story it was Captain Garcia who caught a poisoned arrow, not in the leg, but in the arm, about six months later he died because of the infection. In the picture in th eposting below you will see Captain Garcia. All the names are in the bottom of the page.

Here is another cool picture "The Loya Pausse". It is a picture of my grandfather, Tirso Loya (the son of Gabino Loya whoserved under Capt.Garcia and was killed by the Apaches), in the middle between my father, Rodolfo Loya, to your left in the shadows, and my uncle, to your right in the sunlight. All from El Paso, Texas, notice the six shooter in my grandfather's belt. Anyway... cool!

3309 Alex Loya 3310 Alex Loya

11/12/04 11/12/04

http://wm-jan.integrity.com/horde/imp/view.php? thismailbox=INBOX&index=30400&id=2&actionID=113&mime=8b4697ce05271fc304cb846a18667c50 0:07 No edit button! My uncle's name, who is in the picture of the Loya Pausse, below, was Antonio Loya. 0:46

And while I'm at it, here is my great grandfather's Civil War record (Blasa was a second wife, not my grandmother, she appears as Blasa Graville in other documents) His Indian War Records were mixed,ir incorporated, with his Civil War Records as were the records of all Indian Wars soldiers who were Civil War Veterans. http://wm-jan.integrity.com/horde/imp/view.php? thismailbox=INBOX&index=30400&id=2&actionID=113&mime=8b4697ce05271fc304cb846a18667c50

3311 Alex Loya

3312 John M. Bauer

11/12/04

0:53

Alright, one more try and that's it! Here, again, hopefully this time it will work, are my great frandfather's Civil War records which, like all Indian Wars soldiers who were Civil War Veterans, were incorporated with his Indian War records. The name appears in this >Frontline: the Gulf War) so that the public would support it. Instead, GW Sr. gave the sothern Iraqi's the impression that the US would back an uprising which at the last minute (not unlike JFK's Bay of Pigs fiasco) backed from air support which resulted in thousands of Iraqi deaths. BTW, these were the mass graves later unearthed during this war. I believe that during the Clinton years, Ogilvy was the PR firm of choice. Dominic: Now, don't be so hard on the Cowboys. Next year will be their year (if Purcells keeps up). On paper, they actually won the Denver game. They outplayed them and in the end, it was a lone kicker that one it for Denver.

4297 Adam 4298 Sue MacIntosh 4299 ANDRES

12/8/05 12/8/05 12/8/05

4300 Mike K. Paterson

12/8/05

Anacecilia: At our house, there's a candle lit in John Lennon's memory today. 17:02 You neophytes are without clue and want so bad for people to think that you know who I am, just like the liberals that you are and want people to think you know what is going on in the world, you have no idea. But keep guessing. 17:52 John, send me your email address, will you? I have a question.... ([email protected]) 19:52 POMINIC, CUANDO TE DEJAS CAER? A QUE DIRECCION O CUENTA TE PUEDO MANDAR UNA LANA PARA ENCARGARTE UN PAR DE LIBROS? O TE LOS PAGO ACA? -SNOW CRASH by NEAL STEPHENSON -LOVE IN THE RUINS by WALKER PERCY DE PASO TE RECOMIENDO QUE LEAS "IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD, KILL HIM" O CUALQUIERA DE ROBERT HEINLEIN. SALUDOS A MAGGIE, AL PEPE MARTIN Y A LA TWIXTED SIXTER. 23:01

An Interesting Statistic

4301 Anacecilia 4302 Dwight Werren

12/9/05 12/9/05

Gotta love the logic. If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theater of operations during the past 22 months, and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000. The rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000. That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in our Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq. Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington, D.C. 12:20 Mike, GOOOOOOD one! 17:21 Mike, got that one through email a couple weeks ago. I think we can all agree the part about pulling out of D.C. was funny :) Interestingly as it sounds, but the logic lacks much love or statistical backing. What's more disturbing is how many radical right-wing and Christian websites are citing this flawed statistic seriously. Here's a pretty simple way to calculate the death rate using the a comparable time period. Since March 2003 (start of the Iraq War) Iraq KIA: 2135 (source: icasualties.org/oif/) D.C. Homicides: 2003-249, 2004-198, 2005-188 = 635 (fbi.gov, safestreetsdc.com) Current troop level in Iraq: 155,000 D.C. Population 2004: 553,523 (source: US Census Bureau) For the past 3 years, using the higher number of 160,000, including the entire year of 2003 for D.C. homicides, and neglecting the rest of the deaths that will occur before the end of the year (which all favors a lower death rate for our troops) we get: US Troop death rate in Iraq: 2135/ 1.6 = 1334.4 deaths per 100,000 or 37 deaths per month per 100,000

4303 Dwight Werren

12/9/05

D.C. murder rate (total including deaths by firearms) 635/5.5 = 115.5 deaths per 100,000 or 3.2 deaths per month per 100,000 17:24 Alex Loya, thanks for the book. It came in the mail today. To make it even, I'll send you a copy of Al Franken's latest book, The Truth (with Jokes) :) Seriously, I'll read it and keep my liberal mind open and try and send you something you'd like for Christmas. Gracias amigo.

4304 DOMINIC

4305 Zorro

12/9/05

17:40

Pues ya estamos en el Mundial. Mexico-Angola Mexico-Iran Mexico-Portugal Debemos de pasar de 1ero o 2ndo del grupo, dependiendo de como nos vaya contra Portugal. Juagermos el primer partido de la ronda de 16 contra ya sea Argentina o Holanda dependiendo de como queden ellos en su grupo. Si es contra Holanda, empaco me regreso despues de ese juego, pero si es contra los Che's hay buena oportunidad de pasar al que seria nuestro ultimo juego contra o Brazil. Bueno, pueden los grupos en el web de la FIFA.

12/10/05

Saludos 0:18 George, Semper Fi! Dwight, great my friend! Guess what? I just got an endorsement for my book from Robert H. Thonhoff, former president of the Texas State Historical Association, an author and extremely hefty historian! Hooah? Anyway, Dwight, I really appreciated your email, thanks! Dinosaur, talk about the leftist supporting the terrorists with their foolish defeatist rhetoric! You know that now it turns out Saddam Hussein is using their statements in his defense! And now Howard Dean is saying we can not win this war, Kerry is saying, get this, that our young soldiers terrorize innocent women and children... what we need to do in this country is we conservatives need to get as assertive as the liberals are and we need to begin enforcing the treason laws and try and convinct all these people who aid and abbet the enemies of America with their foolish rhetoric in time of war!

4306 dale reed6

12/10/05

... but, really Dinosaur, you should say who you are, we can always keep calling you Dinosaur!...and I think that as totally and completely misguided, decieved, blind and wrong John B. is in his religious and political views, it would make you a better man if you would ask him to forgive your comment about the wife he loves... I'm just saying... 9:19 Hello AHS class of '81 classmates, Sorry I have not been "pendiente" as to what has been happening on the list. It has been brought to my attention that there have been offensive anonymous posts. If you come across an offensive anonymous post that you would like deleted, please send me the message number in an email to: "Dale Reed"

4307 dale reed6

4308 Alex Loya 4309 Sue MacIntosh 4310 Dwight Werren 4311 Dwight Werren 4312 Homero Menchaca Fal

12/10/05

In order to upgrade our QuickTopic account to enforce logins and message source tracking via ip number it would cost $49/year. Any donors for part of that? 14:30 Acapulco Reunion -

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Ramon has posted the Acapulco reunion information for next year a couple of times in the discussion thread. I've extracted his information and for your convenience put it at: http://logos.cs.uic.edu/AHS81/Reunion.html 23:35 Hey Dale, how can we up;oad pictures here like our elders in the class of 80 do? 12:30 If you upgrade to Quick Topic Pro, as mentioned by Dale below, you will also be able to upload pictures. A few in my class usually chip in $10 to help cover the cost. 14:00 I'm willing to chip in 10 bucks a year. If we choose to upgrade to allow us to add photos and block anonymous a$$holes, I'm fine with that. We could all mail Dale some cash. 14:16 Does anyone on this chat seriously (besides Alex Loya) think that the Iraq War is a good thing for our country, was justified, or that troops in Iraq do anything to help us win the war on terror? Also explain how our involvement in this war builds international trust, helps us catch those responsible for 9/11, spreads America's values and democracy, makes the world a safer place to live in, or reduces the hatred that Muslims have of America. If you do, speak up and let's hear the grand plan with something other than conservative rhetoric. 14:21 this war is a mistake.

-----Mensaje original----De: QT - Dwight Werren [mailto:[email protected]] Enviado el: Lunes, 12 de Diciembre de 2005 01:17 p.m. Para: QT topic subscribers Asunto: AHS Class of '81

4313 Anacecilia 4314 George S. Ortes

12/12/05 12/12/05

< replied-to message removed by QT > 20:39 Dale, great page! thanks. We shall all try to forward it to those we have mail from pero que no leen el chat. 22:02 Its X-mas. I propose an indefinit Political, War, Religion and Insult ban. If somebody stills wants to keep taking about this. Start a new Quicktopic page and have your hearts content. Lets spare the rest of the community. All fights are starting on these topics. SO STOP POSTING WITH THESE TOPICS. Don't waste your money. IP Address change all the time. To add photos start a new MSN community like Dale started the first time. Control access and everything. Example: From What's this at top of page Unique indicates (roughly) the number of different people that have viewed this topic on the web. The view numbers often err on the positive side. The reason for the inaccuracy is that if people aren't signed in to QuickTopic while viewing the page, we can only note views based on the web connection (IP address), which can change each time you connect to the web using a modem. This topic has 7643 recorded non-signed-in readers, so it's likely that the Unique viewers count is higher than the actual number of people viewing the topic.

4315 Alex Loya

12/12/05

Note: we don't use this viewing information for anything except presenting you with these numbers, and it's covered by our privacy statement. 22:46 Dwight... oh ho ho! Now you got me hopping mad boy! ;) The war in Iraq is good for our country because by fighting them there we don't have to fight them here, Islamic terrorists from all over the Arab world are being drawn to Iraq to harass our troops there, in so doing their resources are focused there rather than here, notice there has not been any attacks on American soil since 9/11. Let me asure you, it is not because the don't want to, its because we are draining their resources there. The war is justified in four fronts, number one, Bill Clinton, and John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton and all those Democrat liberals told us Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and that he was a threat to the United States long before George Bush ever became president, George Bush simply had the guts to act on what they said. Number two, Saddam Hussein violated the peace aggreement from the previous war, he violated the cease fire numerous times. Third, Saddam Hussein made a mockery of the UN Resolutions at least twelve times. Fourth, Saddam Hussein was ruthless dictator who killed thousands of his own people with weapons of mass destruction, filled mass graves with hundreds of thousands of innocent people, filled jails with little children whose parents were accused of disagreeing with him and on and on and on. According to the doctrine of Jus ad Belllum, the doctrine of the morality of going to war, a war of intervention is justified when a government violates the human rights of its citizens. Dwight, and Homero, contrary to your opinion, Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator, cruel and murderous to the gruesome degree, this war in no way is a mistake and just for this it is abundantly justified although for some reason you can not see it. If it was up to you those little kids would still be in that terrible prison and the Iraqui people, whom we defended and liberated, would still be being tortured. Troops in Iraq are winning the war on terror, they are killing the terrorists from Syria and Arabia and Iran and so on by the thousands there. Every time you go to the movie theatre, or the pizza joint, or the mall and you are not blown to pieces by a muslim terrorist you are enjoying the fruit of my troops sacrifice and do not even thank them for what they are doing, somehow like that little creature that latches on to someone's leg in a river and sucks all the blood out. Our involvement in Iraq helps build international trust in that our government is seen as a government that keeps its commitments, our president is a president who keeps his word and does not make decisions based on what the most recent poll says but on conviction, and everybody knows that. Clinton, on the other hand, molded his decisions to fit whatever poll came up, not at all on any conviction. Those responsible for 9/11 have been being caught or killed one by one, what planet do you live in? Today policemen and soldiers in the Iraqui army voted, the rest of the population will vote to elect their governing assembly later this week. This will be the only democracy, other than our ally Israel, in the Middle East. The Iraqui stock market is booming as is the wedding business, free enterprise in Iraq is booming, sales of all kinds of gadgets from T'V.'s to cars are booming, capitalism, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech all are booming, I mean BOOMING in Iraq thanks to our soldiers and president's Bush's guts and conviction, seriuosly Dwight, what planet do you live in my man?! Oh, I know! You live on planet CNN where all they report on is the terrorists attacks, the cut and run nay sayers words of treason and discouragement and the American soldiers few mistakes... boy, they got you snowed! The aforesaid improvements and American values being communicated to Iraq in their own culture make the world a safer place to live in. The strategic distraction our troops create for international terrorists makes the world a safer place to live in, the removal of Saddam Hussein who believed himself to be a modern Nebuchadnezzar, who in a foretaste of things to come attacked Kuwait a decade ago and whose goal was to destroy Israel, in which attempt he was going to start a terrible conflagration much worse than what is going on now, makes the world a safer place to live in. I mean, oaur planet earth, not the alternate dimension liberals live in. Dwight, you are so painfullly naive, my friend! Our war effort against the Islamic terrorists has nothing to do with the hatred they have of America! Don't you remember they called us the great satan even when your hero Clinton was in power? Don't you remember how they attacked us under Clinton, under Reagan, under Carter. They will hate us regardless, and if we do not confront them in the battle field, they will bring their hatred to our shores, as they did on 9/11. Not all muslims hate us, some, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, actually are very grateful to us for setting them free, but those who do hate us will hate us no matter what we do, Dwight, they will hate us even if your role model Kerry goes tap dancing to them berating our troops, they will hate us period. Why? Because their hatred is based on an interpretation of their religion that makes them enemies of those who are, in their eyes, Christians, Jews, secularists or any one and everyone who does not ascribe to their brand of Islam, period. They will not stop until we defeat them completely, period. And the sooner you can get this through your head, and begin loving and really supporting your own American soldiers in your heart the better.

4316 The Senator 4317 Mike K. Paterson

12/12/05 12/13/05

Note: This is not conservative rhetoric, this is a dose of reality breaking into your alternate reality. 23:35 I find chief law enforcement officer Jeanine Pirro extremely sexy. wadda ya say? 16:52 Dwight here is your answer. Sorry Loya this comes from the top brass. Sorry Ortes but just this once. I don't usually send this kind of stuff out, but when the Chief of Staff of the Army says to carry this message out to the American people, I think I should. Rolando Castro Jr. LTC, MS Deputy Commander for Administration US Army Medical Activity, Heidelberg DSN 371-2655 or 06221-172655

CSA Sends: This is as clear as it can be stated - please get these words out to all of the men and women in your organizations. I encourage you to personally carry this message to the American People. As Soldiers, we have the most credible voices in America. We need to lead the way. Thanks for your leadership and for all you have given. Cindy and I send our very best wishes to each of you and your families as we serve together during another Christmas Season in the Long War. With Warmest Regards GEN Schoomaker ************************************************** All: Notes from a student at the Naval War College on GEN Abizaid's recent speech: ________________________________________________________________________ ____ General Abizaid (Commander, U. S. Central Command whose responsibilities include Iraq and Afghanistan) spoke to the Naval War College last week. The audience comprised primarily War College students who are mid-grade/senior military officers. The majority of these officers have served in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, so there was a real understanding of the dynamics of the region... BS would not sell to this audience. Here is a short summary of General Abizaid's comments, from contemporaneous notes: He is amazed as he goes around the country and testifies before the Congress how many of our countrymen do not know or understand what we are doing or how we are doing. There are very few members of Congress who have ever worn the uniform (of our Armed Forces). He said that the questions he gets from some in Congress convince him that they have the idea that we are about to be pushed out of Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no relation between this and the reality on the ground. As he goes around the region and talks to troops and junior officers he is very impressed by their morale and their achievements. They are confident that they are capable of defeating the enemy. You will never see a headline in this country about a school opening or a power station being built and coming on line, or a community doing well. Only the negative things will get coverage in the media. He told the mid-grade/senior officers to go to their local Lions Clubs when they go home and tell the people what they are doing. If they don't get the word out, the American people will not know what is really happening. The insurgency is in four of 18 provinces in Iraq, not all 18. You do not hear about the 14 provinces where there is no insurgency and where things are going well. The insurgency in Afghanistan is primarily in Kandahar province (home of the Taliban) and in the mountain region on the Pakistani border. The rest of the country is doing well. Iraq now has over 200,000 soldiers/police under arms and growing. They are starting to eclipse the US/coalition forces. Their casualty rate is more than double that of the US. There are more than 70,000 soldiers under the moderate government in Afghanistan and growing. He predicted that the insurgencies in the four Sunni provinces in northern/central Iraq and in Southwestern Afghanistan will be there for the foreseeable future, but they will be stabilized and become small enough so the moderate governments will be able to keep them under control. 2006 will be a transition year in Iraq and that will see the Iraqi forces take much more of the mission from the US forces. This is necessary to bring stability to Iraq. We need to be fewer in numbers and less in the midst of the people for the moderate Iraqi government to succeed. Our primary enemy is not the insurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is al Qaida and their ideology. We are at a period now that is similar to the 1920s where Communism and Nazism had not taken hold in Russia and Germany. The ideology of Al Qaida is out there and it has not taken hold in any country in the Middle East. We need to make sure that it does not and we are doing that, but it will be a long problem with a long commitment. He said that we are focused on the things that we (Americans) have done wrong, like Abu Ghraib, and not talking about this enemy. We need to talk about this enemy. al Qaida is all over the world. Their goal is to get the US out of the region and come to power in the Islamic countries of the region. From there, their goal is to establish a Caliphate (under a single Islamic ruler) that goes from the Atlantic in North Africa to Indonesia in the Pacific. Fifty years after this happens, their goal is to rule the rest of the world. Since Desert Storm in 1991, US forces have not lost any combat engagement in the region at the platoon-level or above. al Qaida has no beliefs that they can defeat us militarily. They see our center of gravity as being the will of the American People. That is influenced by the media and they are playing to that. They don't need to win any battles. Their plan is keep the casualties in front of the American people in the media for long enough that we become convinced that we cannot win and leave the region. This would be tragic for our country. The battle against al Qaida will not be primarily military. It will be political, economic, and ideological. It will require the international community to fight too. We must not let al Qaida get hold in any country. It will result in our worst nightmare. Picture life in Afghanistan under the Taliban, that is what Al Qaida's ideology has as a goal. If you look at the geography (of al Qaida), there is no place to put a military solution. They are networked and they are all over the world. They are a virtual organization connected by the Internet. They use it to proselytize, recruit, raise money, educate and organize. They have many pieces that we must focus on: the propaganda battle in the media, safe houses, front companies, sympathetic members of legitimate governments, human capital, fighters and leaders, technical expertise, weapons suppliers, ideologically sympathetic non-government organizations (charities), financers, smugglers, and facilitators. A lot of their money comes from drugs. We are winning but we have got to maintain constant pressure over time with the international community and across the US government agencies. No one is afraid that we can't defeat the enemy. Our troops have the confidence, the courage, and the competence. We need the will of the American people to be sustained for the long haul.

4318 HIGHWAY61MAN 4319 Alex Loya 4320 Heith

12/13/05 12/13/05 12/14/05

4321 Antonio Iniguez

12/14/05

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED 19:47 pominic, no te hagas el occiso. Responde al 4299 21:39 Mike P., Dwight, clearly, then, the liberal media is guilty of treason, as are all who speak through that media with words that help our enemy in their strategy of beating us by beating the will of the American people. 0:10 Alex, there is no treason in being a liberal. I'm very proud to be one of those liberals you detest. I also do not support terrorism by virtue of my "liberalness". I am a free-thinking individual who simply wants everyone to live in peace. I have news for you. War never has and never will create peace. History has proven that. Reading between the lines, you also seem to imply that we liberals don't do anything to contribute to the fight against terrorism. Now you're really showing your butt. Many of us contribute simply be being a living example. Mass consciousness can only change through transformation of individuals. As a healer, that is what I have chosen to do. You want to wipe out terrorism? Then help others experience inner peace, let the ripple effect influence the masses. Probably a little new-agey for your taste, but plenty of hard science to prove this works. Just like all other bible-thumping fanatics, you are a hypocrite and a fake. I have met plenty of them to know the type. You can't seem to separate the concept of "America" and the concept of "God". Do you really think that America has a monopoly on godliness? Cut the crap, Alex. Your religious fanaticism is over the top. Learn to think for yourself. People who can't think for themselves tend to hide behind religion and military. They have to plug into the "group mind" bullshit. That way someone else can tell them how to think, when to get up in the morning, how to conduct themselves, etc. Maybe you'll evolve someday into an independent thinker. Liberals tend to think for themselves, while the extreme righties simply can't (or won't). Speaking of liberal media, maybe you can show me where it exists. There is hardly any left, unless you go slightly underground. Mr. Ortes, I can totally understand your wishes to ban the talk on politics, religion, etc. It's heavy stuff and tends to create rifts. But, you know, in most civilized places in this world it's acceptable to discuss these things for the sake of sharing--it's good to show others what is important to you, what your views are, etc. This is important stuff, especially at the dizzying rate that this world is changing. We, as a human race, are becoming more and more polarized, and in order to be real, we need to share our views. I don't think it's a good idea to just talk about fluff or just have politics--why not just have it okay to discuss whatever? I think there has to be more subject matter beyond politics, religion, and soccer. There are those who don't want to get into the arguments (understandable) and those who are excluded because of other topics becoming dominant. 6:08 Hello...it has been a LOOONG time since I posted or even read our space...but I think of you (ALL) often... I feel no time has gone past since I last entered here...topics, issues, anonymous junk, etc. Even Alex keeps going at it...LOL Alex, I feel that at the basis you mean good and that, I admire...but your arguments and rhetoric seem... let's say... "extremist" ...Sorry...I read you or read here in France the extreme right or the extreme islamists and the only thing that changes is the symbols by which you represent yourselves. Do you really believe that you are defending a "divine" cause? Do you really believe that God is that stupid? God extremely aware of the amazing capacity of our ignorance and idiocy appeared and continues to appear in multifaceted forms and cultures all over the world with different names and in different concepts... So we can all share that divine magic which is life. If you take something, anything, to the extremes...it breaks. (Mike, sorry for what you are going through...I went through it a couple of years ago...there is light at the end of that tunnel...I promise you. Keep on walking.)

4322 Dwight Werren 4323 Dwight Werren

12/14/05 12/14/05

My very best wishes to everyone in these upcoming holidays. Toño 18:35 George, although I feel that I am entitled to defend myself from the political and somewhat personal and false statements made in Alex's post, I'll honor your request and not post my lengthy response on this site. I will post it on the 1980 chat site because I feel that I am entitled to respond. What bothers me a little is that Alex has taken (what I feel is a snide attempt of his lately) to forwarding my posts and his responses on the 1980 chat site. Alex, maybe you feel that I opened the gates by sharing a post of yours with the 80 class back during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and the devastation you personally encountered. Of course, my intentions were to let our fellow alumni know that you were ok and as an informative viewpoint to the disaster. Maybe you feel otherwise, I don't know. I specifically had asked people on this chat in post 4311 on how they felt about the Iraq war. Alex, I know your viewpoint well, but was interested in the rest of our class. So, at this point I'll ask the rest of us who haven't responded to my post to honor Georges request as it is noble and honorable. 19:29 T'was the night before Christmas (12:01 A.M. 12/25) and all through the house (single family, joisted masonry, EC3, Territory 44, PC 5) Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse (vermin exclusion applies.) The (flame retardant) stockings were hung by the (contractor installed) chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there (in spite of dead-bolt locks central station alarm system, fenced & lighted yard) The children (ages 4,8,14 & 16) were all nestled snug in their beds (check MVR on 16 year old) While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads (also check for drug use.) Mama in her kerchief (a scheduled heirloom) and I in my cap had just settled down for a long winters nap (disability claim? insured sleeping all day?) When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter (check into condition of premises, housekeeping etc), I jumped out of bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters (intentional destructive act - no coverage) and threw up the sash . (As far as we know, insured only wearing a cap in front of uncovered window - criminal intentional act - no coverage) What to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer (note to check if sleigh rated business use and corporate owned, verify rated "long haul"). With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick (verify coverage for 600 year old driver; notify life underwriter for possible rating). More rapid than eagles (check MVR for speeding violations) his coursers they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name (possible aggressive driver?): Now Dasher (turbo equipped?) now Dancer (classic?) now Prancer (check lifestyle) now Vixen (definitely check lifestyle), On Comet (possible muscle deer) on Cupid (lifestyle again) on Donner (4x4) and Blitzen (possible DUI problem?) To the top of the porch to the top of the wall (check for structural damage also look into height exposures and required railings), Now dash away, dash away, dash away all. (also old man climbing walls either in great shape or overly medicated?) So up to the house-top the coursers they flew (aircraft products & grounding exclusion), with the sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas too (hazardous activity - consider key-man life policy). And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof (check for shingle damage; also classification of operations, roofing is a prohibited class). As I drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound (soot scrubbed by Santa suit, chimney annual servicing requirement is fulfilled). He was dressed all in fur (scheduled items) from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot (not a named peril) A bundle of toys he had flung on his back (Check to see if insured has safety committee, check lifting training) And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled, His dimples how merry, His cheeks were like roses, His nose like cherry (suspected DUI issues from commiserating with Blitzen). The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth (tobacco user - surcharge premium) And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath (check batteries in smoke alarms to make sure operational). He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf (overweight for height) And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread (stranger enters home without triggering alarm and insured not worried?? Possible moral exposure). He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk (review workplace for ergonomic compliance). And laying his finger aside of his nose (obscene gesture/road rage?) And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle (not likely with fat man and sleigh full of toys. Check GVW for proper classification, Light/Service/Local seems unlikely). But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" (Check hours of operation, 24 hour service operations prohibited. Also check into seasonal nature of business).

4324 George S. Ortes 4325 Rick (AKA Dino)

12/15/05 12/15/05

4326 Alex Loya

12/16/05

Wishing everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! 9:41 Thanks Dwight. Hope more people will follow. HINT 11:23

Deleted by topic administrator 12-16-2005 04:04 PM 0:06 Rick (aka Dino), you said it well. Heath, I see, you are not a traitor but you think our soldiers are a bunch of idiots who can not think for themselves... I see... and this from the liberal Heith who regurgitates all that the liberal media which he says does not exist says. But, hey, I didn't say you were a traitor, I said the people in the media are since they keep supplying to the enemies of America the ammo they need in the war they are waging to demoralize our country, I didn't say you were a traitor, it is your own conscience that convicted you. Heith, you are as much a fanatic as I am, except your god is different than mine, and you are not at all the free thinker that you think you are, you are not superior in intellect as you think you are, and if there is anybody full of hatred it is you, not me. Hey Dwight, don't believe Heith, I don't detest liberals, I certainly do not detest you, quite the contrary, I love you, you... come heah, lemme give you a noogie!... I just posted your messages in the class of 80 just for fun, my friend, you know, just to rile up the conservatives over there and get a debate going, I figured you wouldn't mind, please do forgive me, my friend, I did not realize you would not approve. I am sorry!... noogie? Toño, good to hear from you again! It's been a long time! Don't worry, all the terrorism you'll get from born again Christian fanatics like me is how I terrorize you here! That's it... seriously!

4327 Dale Reed

12/16/05

George, Semper Fi! 12:00 AHS Class of '81 members I've updated this forum to QuickTopic Pro, which means: 1.You can now upload pictures, 2. ip numbers are displayed, 3. It is possible to disallow anonymous posts, and 4. It now costs $49/year. Regarding pictures, image files are limited to 500K bytes each, which are auto-sized to 75K bytes, with a maximum of 2 megabytes for the entire site. This means that periodically I'll have to go through and delete stuff (pictures? pictures & posts?) to make room for recent additions, as there is only enough storage for a maximum of ~27 pictures. Regarding the cost, if you would like to contribute towards this cost you can do so via PayPal using my email address, or email me for other arrangements. Any excess donations will go to Ramon for the reunion costs. Personally I like the option of anonymous posts, but there is potential for abuse. I'd like to maximize utility of the group, and minimize restrictions. Let me ask of you the following:

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