Hey Tony, dunno if there'll be a new tux pic or not... I probably can't get out of wearing it, and there's usually someone taking pictures... but that doesn't always mean that I wind up with a copy! However... if I do, I'll certainly post it! Have a great Christmas, & here's to a healthy & happy New Year!!
I'm doing good. Trying to stay warm. It sure turned cold fast. Weather here in Arkansas is always so unpredictable. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. According to the weather forcast, one of my co workers said that it's supposed to snow on Christmas Eve. Do you think it will? I would love to have a white Christmas!!
Hi Tony,
Just wanted to drop in and see how you were doing. How is that grandbaby? I bet she just grows in front of your eyes!
I am really enjoying this time with everything done. My mother's estate closed and I'm done with all the paperwork stuff. I'm looking for flights to Rome to visit my oldest daughter. Then I am booking a vacation in Hawaii. It has been a long and brutal year! I feel stronger having survived it though. I guess that is what is important. We struggle, we learn, we get on with it!
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Lynn
I lived in LT 70-75, played all sports and did the AYA thing.
Chuck and I went on to play D2 football at Shippensburg State in PA. We played in the national championship playoffs in 1981, and Chuck made All American.
I went on to retire from the U.S. Army as a Colonel after 28 years.
Whole rest of the story at my face book page. http://www.facebook.com Now I’m living in Virginia and looking to start a second career in the private sector.
Hello Tony,
Had to share with you...I finished the Masters program this morning! I'm done! I am so excited to be finished. It was a difficult year with the schooling and work, but I made it through. I just keep thinking, I'm stronger and nothing is hard to do!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Lynn
Hi Tony........it's been a while since I've uploaded any songs...heard "Bittersweet" (Big Head Todd) in a movie I watched and remembered I had one of their CD's....brings back lot's of good 90's memories! Glad you enjoyed! Hope all is well with you and yours!
Yup....it's getting chilly here. And it's so wet! Do winters get very cold in your neck of the woods? I haven't heard from Lisa yet, but when I do I'll try to convince her to join in here.
I can't wait for Thanksgiving! It's been a while since all of my family has been together and we will this year. My oldest daughter lives in Charlotte, NC and will be coming home. My other daughter lives close to us and my son is a student at Mizzou, which is about 2 hours away. Will your family all be together? Have fun with that sweet baby!
Hi Tony, you are correct. My sister Lisa is still quite the pistol. She lives out in Colorado Springs and has for the past 20 odd years or so. Though here in Houston (Katy) I have a home ove in Fort Walton Beach, FL that I keep promising myself I'm going to sneak off to and stay...permanently.
Hi Tony,
That is wonderful news about Amber. She has had quite the exciting, life changing year! I wish her good luck and hope she enjoys the new knowledge.
Next Saturday, the 21st is my final day of class. This next week will be jampacked with the final research report, 35 conferences and report cards. If I can make it to Saturday, this is supposed to happen!
My daughter will be returning to Italy next month. It is slated for a six month stay. She will be learning Italian and teaching English. She spent six months there last year and loved it. She is currently teaching at a local junior college.
Your son is off and running with the world. I can see why you are proud. It is hard to see them go, however it is nice to see them go, if that makes any sense in this world. I have a sense of accomplishment when they go to face the world, like I have prepared them as much as possible, now it is their choices that will define their life.
I will be here more often after next Saturday. I plan on catching up with some old friends and making some big changes in my life! Take care and that is wonderful news about both of your children.
Ken Martin my name is Billy Brown -- I have two older brothers you may also remember .. ChucK and Joe ..... your yearbook picture was immediately familiar....
-- don't think we had contact much..... but I think you were close to my brothers... they are well and I will see to get them this contact or get you there contact...... hope your remember..... get back to me...
Thanks Tony, I had a guy call me this morning looking for work. This is the same call I get several times each week. It really breaks my heart to have to tell these guys no as I know they have families at home. My competition is a different story and my job there is to hold their heads under until they are beat. It is all part of it and I am going to survive and I am going to keep my men working. I would rather have my guys pulling overtime than dilute the work we have to help my competition or a strange looking for work.
Yeah you 100% correct. These guys are slowing or stopping new construction and going ahead with renovations and upgrades. We have take a scorced earth approach in our business. If it covers overhead and contibutes to the bottom line we are say no to nothing. This is widening our customer base and is killing our competition. One of my old competitors who used to take a lot of my business called the other day to see if we would sub him some work.... I offered to buy his tools. Business is a ruthless business. He did not care about me when he was low balling prices. Lowballing prices is why he had no reserves for getting through the tough times. Alot of our competition took this approach and have gone out of Business. We are taking no prisoners. What we are giving up on the margin we are more than making up for in the volume. Again, we are growing our base of new customers and killing our competition at the same time. As our name implies... Natural Selections - Survival of the fittest. Damn I sound ruthless. As was said in the Godfather.before his son got shot... Nothing personal... Just business.
He haas had this for about 15 years. From what I understand he is working full time and his wife said he is doing well. I have not spoken with him yet so I will pass on what you have said and will let you know. We are back at the "Birmingham Beast" hope to wrap up room tile this week and room carpet by next. Loads going on here. Zack is running a Hampton Inn Reno in Dalton and Shawn has his crew off to Mississippi today to get one going there. Loads of work right now. Looks like we have the rest of the year sold out and stull rolling into next so we are both happy and releved to have plenty to so. Take care.
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I'm doing good. Trying to stay warm. It sure turned cold fast. Weather here in Arkansas is always so unpredictable. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. According to the weather forcast, one of my co workers said that it's supposed to snow on Christmas Eve. Do you think it will? I would love to have a white Christmas!!
Karin
Just wanted to drop in and see how you were doing. How is that grandbaby? I bet she just grows in front of your eyes!
I am really enjoying this time with everything done. My mother's estate closed and I'm done with all the paperwork stuff. I'm looking for flights to Rome to visit my oldest daughter. Then I am booking a vacation in Hawaii. It has been a long and brutal year! I feel stronger having survived it though. I guess that is what is important. We struggle, we learn, we get on with it!
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Lynn
I lived in LT 70-75, played all sports and did the AYA thing.
Chuck and I went on to play D2 football at Shippensburg State in PA. We played in the national championship playoffs in 1981, and Chuck made All American.
I went on to retire from the U.S. Army as a Colonel after 28 years.
Whole rest of the story at my face book page. http://www.facebook.com Now I’m living in Virginia and looking to start a second career in the private sector.
Joe
I posted it in the "Videos" section, too. I think the Youtube link is there. :o)
Had to share with you...I finished the Masters program this morning! I'm done! I am so excited to be finished. It was a difficult year with the schooling and work, but I made it through. I just keep thinking, I'm stronger and nothing is hard to do!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Lynn
I can't wait for Thanksgiving! It's been a while since all of my family has been together and we will this year. My oldest daughter lives in Charlotte, NC and will be coming home. My other daughter lives close to us and my son is a student at Mizzou, which is about 2 hours away. Will your family all be together? Have fun with that sweet baby!
Blessings,
Sylvia
That is wonderful news about Amber. She has had quite the exciting, life changing year! I wish her good luck and hope she enjoys the new knowledge.
Next Saturday, the 21st is my final day of class. This next week will be jampacked with the final research report, 35 conferences and report cards. If I can make it to Saturday, this is supposed to happen!
My daughter will be returning to Italy next month. It is slated for a six month stay. She will be learning Italian and teaching English. She spent six months there last year and loved it. She is currently teaching at a local junior college.
Your son is off and running with the world. I can see why you are proud. It is hard to see them go, however it is nice to see them go, if that makes any sense in this world. I have a sense of accomplishment when they go to face the world, like I have prepared them as much as possible, now it is their choices that will define their life.
I will be here more often after next Saturday. I plan on catching up with some old friends and making some big changes in my life! Take care and that is wonderful news about both of your children.
Lynn
-- don't think we had contact much..... but I think you were close to my brothers... they are well and I will see to get them this contact or get you there contact...... hope your remember..... get back to me...
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