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Michael McLeod

zzzzzzzz!

Michael McLeod

my senility is confirmed. i've spent half the day trying to install a bike tire. no success. lots of tantrums.

Michael Boulware

I deeply regret the passing of Jeff Eisenman. He was a kind and decent person. I looked at the picture Mary Margaret sent in and had another sad feeling loolking at Christine and Mary Clare who are no longer with us, they were great people as well.

Thank goodness we have our reunion right around the corner. I am thankful to Watterson for so many things, but mostly for the great people I met while attending our school. People from other Watterson classes want to join us on Friday. Folks like Jim Moses want to see Tom McKeon and share memories with him. I encouraged him to join us. I reminded everyone that Saturday is not open to anyone but our class, spouses, dates, and special guests like Fr. Larry Hummer.  

Special Thanks are due to Monica Brown, Brian McNamara, and Janie Albright Blank. They went way beyond expectations. Dave Dunn has been a "behind the scenes" guy along with Nina Osborn. Theresa Zeyen and Kevin Cull chipped in with great ideas. We are in for a great get together.

One more person I want to thank: Rocky Amicon. He helped find a fantastic place for our Friday get together and I am lucky to have him as a great friend

Joseph Gentilini

This is one reunion that I really want to go to, but I'll be on my way to Florida for a vacation - havne't had a vacation in years and Leo and I both need it.  Have a wonderful time.

Yes, I also saw the pictures of our classmates that Mary Margaret sent -  they are gone and now Jeff Eisenman.

When we went to Watterson, the guys I was friends with (close) were Bill Reid, John Roach (decesced), Ray Vaughn (deceased), and now Jeff Eisenman!  Also knew Michael DeTemple well and now he is in the Dominican Sisters of Peace nursing home (Mohun Hall) with Alzheimers.  I see him about every 2 weeks and he knows me and we visit, but his short term memory is gone. It all makes me sad.

Joe,

Jeanine Eilers (Decker)

We will miss you, Joe.  See you at the 65th.

David Mitchell

Joe,

Sorry to miss you. I will start my trek up north from South Carolina early next week with a stop at my daughter's place in Cincinnati, then on to the "Big C".

Maybe we can wave as we pass each other along the way.

Sooooo looking forward to this!

Jeanine Eilers (Decker)

Dave, I am so glad you are coming to the reunion.  My husband is really looking forward to talking to you since he was a helicopter mechanic in the Army after graduating from Ohio State.  Save some time for him.

Joseph Gentilini

Dave, I am sorry I will miss you and so many others at the reunion.  Know that I will be there in spirit.  Joe

David Mitchell

Jeanine,,

Will do.

Sheila McCarthy (Gardner)

Joe ... you will be missed. But like Jeanine said: See you at the 65th! Have a lovely trip and best to Leo ... 

Michael McLeod

top notch writing, dave. as in publishable. don't know how much more of that you've got in ya, and I have no clue about the market for it at this point. but i'd be honored to be of use to you in any way.

Joseph D. McCarthy

On the road again. Can('t) wait to get on  the road again.

John Jackson

The air has been really smoky here in New Jersey the last few days and I’ve read it’s also bad in other parts of the Northeast and upper Midwest.

Not sure about the rest of you, but I’ve had it with all the “nice” Canadians (who our President has referred to as “not so nice”).  Fox News is reporting that they have deliberately set their forests on fire and have used giant fans to blow the smoke southward just to spite us.

And talk about DEI run amok, what self-respecting country would recognize French as an official second language?  And I’ll bet their armed forces are just fine with their warriors being ”low T”.

Things will be very different when our neighbors to the North become the 51^st state...

Janie Albright (Blank)

Hey guys, and yes, with few exceptions the Forum is pretty much all men. Get busy with a new project,  updating your profiles.  We no longer produce a book - talk about a laborious project - I sent out this question yesterday and am pleased to see some people - all women- have already updated their profiles. 😇
 

 "It’s our 60th Reunion! Tell us a little about what you've been doing lately."

Go down the left column half way and you will see a tab for "Edit Profile". if you have time to be on the Forum you have time to take a couple of minutes to give an update. 😊

BTW you need to be logged in to update and/or read profiles so this info does not go to the general population. 
 

Michael McLeod

Such a shame that dudes outnumber hotties on this forum.

Michael McLeod

your word for the day is:

Assuage (pronounced /AH SWAYDGE) is a formal verb that means to make an unpleasant feeling or physical discomfort less severe. It is most commonly used when talking about calming emotions, easing physical pain, or satisfying a craving.

I like it because a) it's a happy word, literally about feeling better and b) it sounds fancy to say. 

Go ahead. Call me a nerd. I'm a word nerd. But come to think of it I can't remember ever using the word in a conversation. It sounds too fancy. It's like a pretty piece of china you'll never take out of the cupboard.

Mark Schweickart

Mike -- I think you just assuaged my fear of using that pretty teacup in my china cabinet. I hope I don't drop it. 

Michael McLeod

WTG Mark. Anybody can come out of the closet. Coming out of the cabinet - now that takes cojones, amigo mio.

David Mitchell

Mike and Mark,

My embarrassment will be considerably assuaged if Gus finally shows up with a lady his own age, instead of that teenage cutie he keeps insisitng on bringing.

Michael McLeod

testes testes

John Jackson

I aplogize but at the last minute, I've decided I'm unable to come to the reunion.  My longest serving employee (30+ years) has been out of work the last three weeks and has been diagnosed with lymphoma and it is very unlikely he will ever return to work.  My company is tiny (4 employees including me) so I'm doing his work plus mine and I just can't afford to take the time until I hire someone to help.

I like what I do but I'm foolish for working so long - got to figure out the next chapter for my company and for me.

I also had my second cataract surgery yesterday but I'm doing well with that (not my primary reason not to  come).

Carol is still coming to Columbus and I signed her up for the reunion and I think she will still attend - she has kept in touch with at least as many members of our class (via ODC, OSU, etc) as I have.

David Mitchell

Our loss John.

Looking forward to seeing Carol.

Michael McLeod

have to shed a tear looking at that old school photo of myself. i miss my bangs. sigh.

Joseph Gentilini

Hi Michael McC -- you grieve the loss of your bangs -- I get that --- but I grieve the loss of my hair!  HA!  Joe

Michael McLeod

YAY  TEAM!

a win for journalists - and our readers - in the freedom of speech department

The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet.

The government acted after a federal judge grilled Justice Department lawyers for nearly an hour over their handling of the subpoenas, which The Times had sought to quash. The news outlet called the subpoenas an effort to intimidate its reporters.

Judge Arun Subramanian, at a hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, said the government was not prevented from subpoenaing the Times reporters again if it followed appropriate procedures.

The case was a high-profile instance of the Trump administration’s efforts to escalate pressure on independent news organizations. The government issued the subpoenas, some of which were delivered by federal agents at reporters’ homes, after Mr. Trump was angered by The Times’s disclosures about his new jet, which he had flown to Turkey this month and eagerly showed off.