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Birthday:

   Ray Strayer

Anniversary:

   Sue & Frank Eliserio

Panther Den Birthday & Anniversary Calendar

March 2006

Hi Den Members,

  Remember . . . it’s never too late to send me your birth date or anniversary date to be added to the calendar. A greeting or happy wish might just be the thing to jump start your special day!! For those with anniversaries, also include your spouse’s

name. Ladies, include your maiden name too. 

  Send your information to:

            Nancy Sumner at nancysumner@sbcglobal.net

Thanks so much and have a wonderful month!

Your Calendar Girl,

Nancy Sumner '66

Elwood

Friends Without Faces

We sit and we type and we stare at our screens,
We can't help but wonder what all of this means. 
With mouse in hand...we roam through this maze,
On an infinite search...lost in a daze. 

We chat with each other, we type all our woes
At times we'll band together to gang up on our foes.
We wait for somebody, to type out our name
We want recognition, but it is always the same. 

Soon friendships are formed - but - why we don't know,
But some of these friendships, will flourish and grow.
We give kisses and hugs, and sometimes we'll flirt,
In IMs we chat deeply, and reveal why we hurt. 

Why is it on screen, we are so easily bold,
Telling our secrets, that have never been told.
The answer is simple, it is as clear as a bell,
We all have our problems, and need someone to tell. 

We can't tell real people, but tell someone we must
So we turn to our 'puters...and to those we can trust.
Even though it sounds crazy...the truth still remains, 
Most of my "friends" have no faces...and odd little names. 

~Rusty Black, ©1996 

  Many of you are probably asking, “Who is Rusty Black?” Well, I don’t know!! Sitting here as the poem states . . . surfin’ the net, looking for one thing and found this! I just thought it was the perfect little poem for our “family.” This new year has been a rough one for trying to send messages through the Den. 

  Hopefully, Smartgroups will get their system fixed and we can get back to our normal routine of reading the weather reports from Dewey, Doggie and Karen out on the coast; of Louise and her Christmas time blessings; the sports page from The Ol’ Panther; and even “that Craig-guy” who uses $50.00 words that makes us look in our Webster’s! Yep, I believe the little poem from Rusty Black speaks to us all!

  I mean, where would we all be . . . without each other!

Hugs,

Nancy Sumner ‘66

Elwood, IN

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Anniversary:

   Danny & Sandy (Beasley) Laub

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Birthday:

   Lew Blanton

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Anniversary:

   Tom & Marlene Davies

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Birthday:

   Frank Eliserio

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Anniversary:

   Bob & Myrna Henderson

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Birthday:

   Brenda (Walker) Strayer

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Birthday:

   Bill Capps

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Birthday:

   Cathy (Richardson) Morton

Anniversary:

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Birthday:

   Willadene (Lynas) Malstaff

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