John, That's the stuff of movies! Perhaps... ? Jill in Washington state ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:58 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG] wedding announcement > Dear List, > 42 years ago, today, in the hospital chapel, of the U.S. Navl > Hospital in Oakland California, Dixie A. Cummings was married to one > John D. Armstrong..................... but let me tell you the "rest > of the story"... > > > due to an unfortunate aviation accident I ended up in the U,.S. Naval > Hospital, at Oakland, California. Actually I was admitted on April > fools day 1964.. I was admitted through the emergency room and shortly > thereafter ended up in traction in a bed on the Orthopedic ward.. > > > I'm unsure as to exactly when, one of the ER techs, an Iowa Farmers > daughter, playing Nurse in the Navy wandered onto the Orthopedic ward > to visit the sailor, named Bill, in the traction assembly in the rack > next to me, She was a friend of his wife's and was checking to see if he > needed any cigarettes, magazines, etc from the PX.... But this > young lady wasn't Bill's wife, and wasn't even married, and so I asked > her if she'd like to go dancing with me..... at a local Infamous Road > house in Oakland.... she looked at me and smiled, then looked at my > chart hanging on the end of my bunk with all the metal frame-works > holding all of me in place... smiled and walked away... I thought > there was a little extra wiggle in the walk, but wasn't positive at that > time..!!! > > > about a week later she came back, ostensibly to visit Bill, and oh by > the way - I'd be happy to go dancing with you Sailor, when you get out > of traction...!! Ah... it's the old Armstrong Charm, works every > time... ;-) > > > In about 3 months time, I graduated from traction, to a wheel chair, > to crutches, And came that first weekend the Doctor, in a moment of > weakness (no doubt) granted me a pass... The ER technician said she > could whip up a picnic lunch, and if I would do the shifting, she > could drive my 1963 bright Red, Austin Healy 3000, and we could go on a > picnic up behind the hospital....in the Eucalyptus groves. Stop for > a moment and picture me, with my right leg still in a cast, on > crutches, setting in the passenger seat... She, with the seat moved > as far forward as it would go, commanding the steering wheel, clutch > and brake pedals, and gas pedal.. When I'd yell shift, she'd push in > the clutch, I'd shift to the next gear, and then she'd pop the clutch > and stomp on the gas, and we'd go like hell....!!! > > > Oct 1, 1964 in the Hospital Chapel, we were married... About a year > later, she told me she had a confession... I didn't want to hear any > confessions.. but she proceeded to tell me anyway, that when I had > asked her to go dancing, she had gone to the Personnel Office and > looked at my record to see if I was married or not.. Finding that I > was single (eligible) she hustled back to accept the date...!! So much > for the old Armstrong Charm... I had been caught in traction and > couldn't get away.. ...!! ;-) > > > Today the woman has a CDL (commercial Drivers License) and can drive > anything with an engine and a tranny...!!! (required to drive a school > bus in Alaska) but she still gets a little misty eyed when ever she > sees a little red sports car with a rag top..!!! > > > She gave me two great son's... and they in turn have given me 3 1/2 > grandchildren...!!! (that we know of) June was a good month for the > Armstrong boys as most all the kids on this line have been born in > March...!!! Except for the Son born on Christmas Eve... :-) .. > Grandma is hoping for another grand daughter, but I could care less as > long as the child is healthy.. Girls can fish as good as (or gooder) > than boys..!!! > > > Sincerely, > John D > A little SoWest of North and full of wild raspberry juice... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Last week, during a visit to Los Angeles National Cemetery, I came across the following gravestone: CAPT. HUGH ARMSTRONG CO. A 2 MASS. CAV. I photographed the stone with my digital camera and will be happy to send a copy of it to any of Capt. Armstrong's descendents who contact me offline at [email protected] The earlier gravestones give no dates, so I would guess that Capt. Amstrong was a Civil War veteran. Sue

Hey John....... I have nothing but the utmost respect for a good teacher... It is not as easy as many people may think it is... and in my h umble opinion it is grossly underpaid for the time and effort most teachers put into the job...!!! About the time I was getting ready to retire from active duty with the U.S. Navy, a program came out where retired military personnel were to get paid a full salary by the military, be it Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard (I think) to teach a military course at a local high school within the Junior ROTC program. This had a certain appeal to me, in that I could retire, yet draw full pay and some alloiwances, yet work only the days my boys would be in school, Have the same holidays as them, and the weekends off, as well as the whole summer. Prior to my retirement from activre duty (in 1976) I was invited to present a couple lectures to the Jr ROTC class at the local high school where my two son's would attend.. I went to great lengths to prepare a lecture on communications, which I was supposedly an expert on, to a class of high school kids.. I won't trouble you with the effort I put into developing the lecture, then refining it and re-refining it to what we all thought was the level of intelligence of a "normal" high school class... Came that fatefull day, when I - in my best "dress canvas" arrived at the local high school. I nerveously marked up the black board with all the information and diagrams that I thought pertinent... when I began my lecture, I was immediately detracted by the young couple in the back who were more intersted in necking than listening to a lecture by some "Navy Lifer"... and I did not know how to deal with them --- legally... Had they been in the Navy... I know how to have delt with them... but being teen-age high school kids, I didn't have a clue as to how to deal with this situation... Everything went rapidly downhill from that point on, and I decided a career as a high school instructor was not in my immediate future... Sadly, some time later, a discussion with a student of that era, various things about military communications were brought to the fore and the individual expressed a strong interest in what could have been............ However, in the final analysis, I can probably teach you how to catch a monster halibut easier than I can teach you military commications... but you've missed out there as well, since I have retired from charter fishing as well............!!! except for grandkids...!!! :-) Sincerely, John D. A L:ittle SoWest of North John Armstrong wrote: >My chosen career was the US Navy, did 30 and retired 1988. Was stationed >with John D. onboard the USS Providence (CLG-6) I didn't know him at the >time because we worked in different departments. My teaching experience >was as a Recruit Company Commander at RTC Orlando, FL, 1970-73. If I >remember correctly all my students were about the same age but came from >various backgrounds and educational levels. It was a tour of duty that >I'm proud of. >John W. Armstrong >San Diego, Ca > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >

Dear List, 42 years ago, today, in the hospital chapel, of the U.S. Navl Hospital in Oakland California, Dixie A. Cummings was married to one John D. Armstrong..................... but let me tell you the "rest of the story"... due to an unfortunate aviation accident I ended up in the U,.S. Naval Hospital, at Oakland, California. Actually I was admitted on April fools day 1964.. I was admitted through the emergency room and shortly thereafter ended up in traction in a bed on the Orthopedic ward.. I'm unsure as to exactly when, one of the ER techs, an Iowa Farmers daughter, playing Nurse in the Navy wandered onto the Orthopedic ward to visit the sailor, named Bill, in the traction assembly in the rack next to me, She was a friend of his wife's and was checking to see if he needed any cigarettes, magazines, etc from the PX.... But this young lady wasn't Bill's wife, and wasn't even married, and so I asked her if she'd like to go dancing with me..... at a local Infamous Road house in Oakland.... she looked at me and smiled, then looked at my chart hanging on the end of my bunk with all the metal frame-works holding all of me in place... smiled and walked away... I thought there was a little extra wiggle in the walk, but wasn't positive at that time..!!! about a week later she came back, ostensibly to visit Bill, and oh by the way - I'd be happy to go dancing with you Sailor, when you get out of traction...!! Ah... it's the old Armstrong Charm, works every time... ;-) In about 3 months time, I graduated from traction, to a wheel chair, to crutches, And came that first weekend the Doctor, in a moment of weakness (no doubt) granted me a pass... The ER technician said she could whip up a picnic lunch, and if I would do the shifting, she could drive my 1963 bright Red, Austin Healy 3000, and we could go on a picnic up behind the hospital....in the Eucalyptus groves. Stop for a moment and picture me, with my right leg still in a cast, on crutches, setting in the passenger seat... She, with the seat moved as far forward as it would go, commanding the steering wheel, clutch and brake pedals, and gas pedal.. When I'd yell shift, she'd push in the clutch, I'd shift to the next gear, and then she'd pop the clutch and stomp on the gas, and we'd go like hell....!!! Oct 1, 1964 in the Hospital Chapel, we were married... About a year later, she told me she had a confession... I didn't want to hear any confessions.. but she proceeded to tell me anyway, that when I had asked her to go dancing, she had gone to the Personnel Office and looked at my record to see if I was married or not.. Finding that I was single (eligible) she hustled back to accept the date...!! So much for the old Armstrong Charm... I had been caught in traction and couldn't get away.. ...!! ;-) Today the woman has a CDL (commercial Drivers License) and can drive anything with an engine and a tranny...!!! (required to drive a school bus in Alaska) but she still gets a little misty eyed when ever she sees a little red sports car with a rag top..!!! She gave me two great son's... and they in turn have given me 3 1/2 grandchildren...!!! (that we know of) June was a good month for the Armstrong boys as most all the kids on this line have been born in March...!!! Except for the Son born on Christmas Eve... :-) .. Grandma is hoping for another grand daughter, but I could care less as long as the child is healthy.. Girls can fish as good as (or gooder) than boys..!!! Sincerely, John D A little SoWest of North and full of wild raspberry juice...

There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web. This email exchange was interesting and slightly amusing. http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/peacocks-msg.html Maybe, at the next gathering.... Heck, it has to be better than Haggis. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Robert E. Armstrong Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:55 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] I love your Peacock stories... here's mine! Beats the heck out of me, John. I suspect that they do. And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. I think people often get what they deserve. That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the neighborhood. Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. Sincerely, Bob John Armstrong wrote: >Bob, > But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >eatery there?? > >John D > > > > >Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > > > >>Dear Armstrong mates, >> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >> >> >>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very > > >>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>and insisted that the citations be voided. >> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>decided to permanently retire. >> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>has been replaced. >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Bob, I can appreciate your displeasure with the bureaucrats ................ My next to last career was that of a purchasing agent (Supply Officer) for the State of Alaska's Central region DOT (an area about the size of Texas) On one side I had the laws of the State of Alaska telling me how I could make purchases on the other side I had the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Directors and deputy Directors (all political appointees) telling me what they wanted me to do.. I usually ended up telling them one of two things.. One), If they wanted something purchased without going through the legal process, by all means jump right out there and buy it... on your own authority.... and if you get caught, go to jail on your own authority.. and not mine..!! That usually got them off my backside. and Two) you really don't want to know...!! I took an early retirement, at reduced income, to get away from the politicians, but .... I already had my Fishing Charter Service up and running, and that more than made up for any financial shortcomings of an early retirement from the great state of Alaska..!! A few times the commissioner sent an emmissary to the Homer Harbor to ask me to please come back and straighten out the mess they had created, and of course each time my response was... unprintable...!!! In truth I'd have lost money to have stayed with the State any longer, and fishing had a much stronger appeal to me than setting on my duff, spending State money..!!! My son's, and a few acquaintences think I was very smart (even brilliant) to have made some of the career choices I have made... Truth is, it was blind stupid luck.. Perhaps it was the luck o' the Irish... But if they want to think I was a brilliant manipulator, so be it..!! :-) My 12 yr old grandson thinks I'm pretty smart, and Lord help me I don't ever want to disappoint that lad...!! Sincerely, John D A Little SoWest of North Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > Beats the heck out of me, John. > I suspect that they do. > And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. > I think people often get what they deserve. > That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. > I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of > enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the > neighborhood. > Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. > Sincerely, > Bob > > John Armstrong wrote: > >>Bob, >> But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >>eatery there?? >> >>John D >> >> >> >> >>Robert E. Armstrong wrote: >> >> >> >>>Dear Armstrong mates, >>> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >>> >>> >>>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very >> >> >>>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >>> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >>> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>>and insisted that the citations be voided. >>> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >>> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>>decided to permanently retire. >>> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>>has been replaced. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > -- > Sincerely, > Bob Armstrong > in Houston, TX > picture > "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and > without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of > America, author of the veterinary > mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, > ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and > INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & > Noble > Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >

If they're that tough, they might not be good eating. Cousin Ben from North-central Maine where the leaves have changed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Birds > OH..OK, I see...yes, some real seasons there and if the peacocks can make > it > through they must be tougher than I thought! > Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jill Johnston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:18 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Birds > > >> Marilyn, >> We're in SW Washington, abt 2 hrs south of Seattle & an hour north of >> Portland, Oregon- genuine 4 seasons here.. >> Jill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:43 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Birds >> >> >>> That's interesting, Jill...for some reason I thought they were southern >>> creatures. But I guess if there are some in Alaska, roosting in trees >>> surrounding John's house (scaring off the moose), then they must be >>> hardy. >>> >>> Where are you? >>> >>> Marilyn >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jill Johnston" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 9:22 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Birds >>> >>> >>>> Thanks, Marilyn. >>>> Yes, by the time we'd returned home, the feather was gone, but the >>>> damage >>>> had already been done. >>>> >>>> We've been surprised at Turkey's ability to survive. Last winter we had >>>> some >>>> horrendous winds and some really cold (for here) weather, near zero, >>>> but >>>> he >>>> fared just fine. My thought is that he must've found a more sheltered >>>> roost >>>> than his big fir tree, because that was high enough that there was no >>>> protection from the elements at all. >>>> >>>> Jill >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:18 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Birds >>>> >>>> >>>>> Oh, that's kind of a sad story about Turkey. It's too bad you can't >>>>> catch >>>>> him and get the feather out...or is it out of his eye by now? I'm >>>>> surprised >>>>> he didn't get an infection. >>>>> >>>>> I don't know where you live but do peacocks winter-over OK there? >>>>> Anyway, >>>>> hope for the best for Turkey and you, too, of course. >>>>> >>>>> Marilyn >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Found in the 1878 History of Linn County, Iowa Lisbon Twp J. M. Armstrong physician and surgeon. Born in Ohio 1812 married Caroline Coe born in NJ 1866 He had six kids by a previous marriage Harriet, Frances, Thomas, Sarah, Levi and Anna And she had 5 by a previous marriage Augusta Adeline, Mary, Frank and Clarence Coe T. J. Armstrong in Mt. Vernon - working in the quarry W. B. Armstrong, dry goods born in Ohio 1825 married Phoebe Hough (born in PA 1850 Three children Frank H., William and Mary H I bought the CD of this history, but it is not indexed, and the search/find option is not available. I had to physically scan the pages. There may be other Armstrongs in Iowa, but this CD only involves Linn County. Mary

Beats the heck out of me, John. I suspect that they do. And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. I think people often get what they deserve. That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the neighborhood. Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. Sincerely, Bob John Armstrong wrote: >Bob, > But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >eatery there?? > >John D > > > > >Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > > > >>Dear Armstrong mates, >> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >> >> >>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very > > >>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>and insisted that the citations be voided. >> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>decided to permanently retire. >> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>has been replaced. >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Vinton is the popcorn growing capital of Iowa. My Armstrongs are from Story County, around Nevada. Ken in Minnesota

80% of the US currency was outside of it's borders when I was working in that area. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] occupations I couldn't begin to guess, but that sounds like a very interesting job. Deloris ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I couldn't begin to guess, but that sounds like a very interesting job. Deloris

AMEN, Patti! Marilynn IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] occupations > Jill, > You think it is only in protectorats--- go to any American Indian > Reservation in the US. You don't need to leave the continental USA. > Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jill Johnston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]eb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] occupations > > >> John, >> I was on Majuro from Dec.1985 til Feb. 1988. Went to assist the local > Baha'i >> community and to teach school in a private, non-parochial cooperative > school >> begun some years earlier by former Peace Corps people who had married > locals >> and wanted a U.S. grade education for their kids. >> >> The Marshallese govt gives funding to ALL schools, public & private, > because >> it can't afford to provide teachers and school buildings to house all its >> kids. There is very little land (Majuro atoll is only about 30 mi. long > and >> in several places a guy could throw a rock from oceanside to lagoonside) > and >> very many kids, and that's BEFORE kids come in from the outer islands. >> Admittance at the public high school is through a competitive process due > to >> lack of space, and not all islands even have a high school. At that time, >> teachers were poorly prepared, knew little about classroom management, >> and >> had few or no books. The education system was a mess. >> >> I lived in a Marshallese neighborhood, in a tin-roofed, plywood shack >> that >> had, unlike the neighbors, electricity, refrigeration, and an electric >> cooking stove. We had govt imposed water hours, so when we heard on the >> radio when those were, we tried to have someone at home to fill the 30 >> gal >> garbage can we kept for just that purpose. (I got so good at conserving >> water that I could shower and wash my hair with the water in one toy sand >> bucket!) When it rained, people would stand under the eaves and shampoo >> their hair. One year, we didn't have ANY water hours for 2 wks! Droughts > and >> rising sea levels are devastating there. High elevation was less than 20 >> feet, so with such limited land, any loss is major. >> >> Our neighbors cooked outside using coconut husk fires; they also washed & >> hung their laundry outdoors. The children readily took in our son Jim, >> and >> taught him how to use a soup can lid cutter to make sail boats from > aluminum >> pop cans. They were very resourceful; most kids, even as young as three >> or >> four, could juggle the coral rocks.They'd play ball using old pieces of >> plywood or sticks for bats and coral rocks or rubber balls to hit. And > talk >> about accuracy-- I swear those kids could throw a rock and hit anything > they >> targeted! :-) >> >> I was on Kwaj (paradise of the Pacific) two times, once on my way to > Ebeye, >> and once returning. I was thoroughly disgusted, and my blood still boils > at >> the thought of the injustices of that situation. Because I am white, no > one >> noticed when I wandered away from the landing area and moseyed into the > Kwaj >> grocery store. I couldn't believe my eyes: fresh veggies that could've > been >> in any U.S. supermarket. Everything was spacious, clean, and >> well-stocked.Even in the capital city (Majuro) we didn't have access to > that >> quality of goods. And the physical area was like a well-tended U.S. golf >> course, manicure, watered, green LAWN (not just grass), painted and >> maintained apartments. >> >> Meanwhile, just three miles away via a diesel-stinking 'cattle car' of a >> shuttle boat, was Ebeye, home of the under-paid Marshallese workers who > did >> the maintenance and service jobs on Kwaj. Conditions caused Ebeye to be >> called the hell-hole of the Pacific. Over-crowded into rotting plywood >> and >> tim-roofed shacks, Marshallese had barely enough room to pass another > person >> between 'houses.' There were no patches of grass, only a few isolated >> strands due to heavy foot traffic, lack of space and lack of water. >> There >> was no source of fresh water except what the U.S. base on Kwaj brought > over >> in a tanker a couple of times a week. There may have been a few private >> wells which tapped into fresh water lenses (there were on Majuro), but I >> didn't see any. No space for gardens. There was one basketball court-- >> yippee. And in the grocery store, it was absolutely shameful: the produce >> shelves were empty except for a few squishy, brown celery stalks fit only >> for pigs. >> >> I am still aghast at the disparity of conditions and the lack of > conscience >> shown by the U.S. govt toward the Trust Territory peoples. And I won't > EVEN >> go into the Bikini bomb test fiasco. It is another case of >> misrepresentations, lies, and broken or half-kept promises just like the >> American Indian mess. (The Brits did the same to their Pacific island >> trustees.) Governments just use and abuse the powerless. I hadn't really > had >> the opportunity to see that before. >> >> Before I left, they were constructing a desalination plant on Ebeye so > there >> would be fresh water available. And, of course, the Trust Territory is no >> more, the Marshalls having been 'granted' free association status. I've >> never been completely sure of just what that entails, but I do know that >> Marshallese citizens can move into the U.S. freely. >> >> Living in the Marshalls was, in many ways, like rolling back U.S. time 30 >> years and more. For example, few businesses even had phones; bank >> casheirs >> still did math with pencil/paper and the lines were long and slow-moving. >> But at the same time, there was inundation by video and TV, creating >> awareness of and desire for 'stuff'. And, unfortunately, it was these > media >> that provided many people with their major source of English language >> experience (God forbid!) and with their ideas of appropriate and 'normal' >> U.S. lifestyle, behavior, etc. >> >> Meanwhile, the traditional Marshallese culture has taken huge hits. > People's >> traditional roles are, for the most part, no longer available and there > was, >> at least at that time, nothing to replace them, so break-ins, juvenile >> drinking, etc. was becoming a problem; unemployment was high, and wages > were >> pathetic. Since life on the OUTER islands, such as Mili, was still >> relatively cashless, families on Majuro were strained to the max when >> relatives came in to try to find work or waiting get to the airport to go > to >> Honolulu for medical issues. >> >> All in all, living in the Marshalls was, hands down, the most >> stimulating, >> awareness-raising, and valuable experience I've ever had!!! It was hugely >> enriching, and it made me aware of the difference between being a toursit >> and living in another culture: it's the difference between being among, >> observing and being an active part of. I find that I am no longer >> fulfilled by being a tourist. >> >> John, I'm not going off on you personally. I just have to clear my pipes > on >> the subject occasionally. :-) No offense intended. I'd be interested in >> your experiences there. >> >> Jill in Washington state >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:08 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] occupations >> >> >> >> >> > Jill, >> > When were you in the Marshall Islands??? >> > I lived on Kwajalein from Jan 1958 to April of 1959.. >> > >> > I retired from farming at the age of 17 >> > and chose a 30 yr career in the US Navy.. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > John D >> > A little SoWest of North >> >> >>College works, though. Taught an education class in the Marshall >> >>Islands >> >>(in >> >>the central Pacific). What an experience! The government assigned >> >>'teachers' >> >>to be sent to the outer islands, but none had any teaching background. > In >> >>fact some were nurses, etc. So I had to design a course on >> >>everything-you-need-to-know-to-manage-students-and-teach. Challenging, > but >> >>very satisfying! >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/06 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

hi john ! (and the rest of you who are having so much fun chatting...hey rob...i've been super busy of late!) re TG A* no, he lived in Ohio when he came from ireland abt. 1850... then to another place in Iowa and then ended up in Benton Co., IA at least i have no other record of Illinois! where in IL? c ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa Cherie tell me about your gg grandfather Thomas Graham A*.... did he ever live in Illinois?? when?? where?? John D a little SoWest of North C. Koch wrote: >oh wow...we're likely related. my mom also born there. my gg-grandfather >was thomas graham armstrong. his daughter, mary jane, married into the >rammelsberg family. the a*'s and the rammelsbergs multiplied like rabbits >there. lived long also. > >who is your benton co. armstrong? lee? > >cherie >----- Original Message ----- >From: "irene weinmann" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:46 PM >Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa > > >mine also ended up in benton co - my gr grandmother was born in vinton, >benton, iowa...father, william decatur, descended from lee... >irene > > >On 10/1/06, C. Koch <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>sure....please do. mine ended up in benton co. ia, but they were other >>places...thx! >>cherie >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:47 AM >>Subject: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa >> >> >>Found: Listings in Linn County Iowa for at least two Armstrongs in their >>History of Linn County, 1878. I'll post if anyone is interested. >> >>Mary in sunny GA >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

william decatur armstrong On 10/1/06, C. Koch <[email protected]> wrote: > > oh wow...we're likely related. my mom also born there. my gg-grandfather > was thomas graham armstrong. his daughter, mary jane, married into the > rammelsberg family. the a*'s and the rammelsbergs multiplied like rabbits > there. lived long also. > > who is your benton co. armstrong? lee? > > cherie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "irene weinmann" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:46 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa > > > mine also ended up in benton co - my gr grandmother was born in vinton, > benton, iowa...father, william decatur, descended from lee... > irene > > > On 10/1/06, C. Koch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > sure....please do. mine ended up in benton co. ia, but they were other > > places...thx! > > cherie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:47 AM > > Subject: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa > > > > > > Found: Listings in Linn County Iowa for at least two Armstrongs in > their > > History of Linn County, 1878. I'll post if anyone is interested. > > > > Mary in sunny GA > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > ..do unto others as you would have them do unto you... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ...do unto others as you would have them do unto you...

thank you Cherie.... my reason for the interest is: My Gr grandfather John, had a half brother that was about 20 yrs his senior, named Thomas... Thomas was last known to be living in Illinois at the time of the Civil war... My Gr Grandad and his bride lived in central Iowa for awhile before the Civil war, then lived close to this "half brother" Thomas somewhere in Illinois during the war and then moved to eastern Nebraska to homestead after the war... We now suspect that This Thomas was probably Gr Grandad's biological Uncle and not a "half brother" I've been looking for a male descendant of his to attempt to get a DNA sample for testing... sincerely, John D A L:ittle SoWest of North C. Koch wrote: >hi john ! (and the rest of you who are having so much fun chatting...hey >rob...i've been super busy of late!) > >re TG A* > >no, he lived in Ohio when he came from ireland abt. 1850... then to another >place in Iowa and then ended up in Benton Co., IA > >at least i have no other record of Illinois! > >where in IL? > >c > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:02 PM >Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa > > >Cherie > tell me about your gg grandfather Thomas Graham A*.... >did he ever live in Illinois?? when?? where?? > >John D >a little SoWest of North > > > > >C. Koch wrote: > > > >>oh wow...we're likely related. my mom also born there. my gg-grandfather >>was thomas graham armstrong. his daughter, mary jane, married into the >>rammelsberg family. the a*'s and the rammelsbergs multiplied like rabbits >>there. lived long also. >> >>who is your benton co. armstrong? lee? >> >>cherie >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "irene weinmann" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:46 PM >>Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa >> >> >>mine also ended up in benton co - my gr grandmother was born in vinton, >>benton, iowa...father, william decatur, descended from lee... >>irene >> >> >>On 10/1/06, C. Koch <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>sure....please do. mine ended up in benton co. ia, but they were other >>>places...thx! >>>cherie >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:47 AM >>>Subject: [ARMSTRONG] Armstrongs in Iowa >>> >>> >>>Found: Listings in Linn County Iowa for at least two Armstrongs in their >>>History of Linn County, 1878. I'll post if anyone is interested. >>> >>>Mary in sunny GA >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >

Dear Armstrong mates, As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin and insisted that the citations be voided. So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I decided to permanently retire. Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director has been replaced. -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

John D., You have had more adventures in your life than...well, almost anybody I can think of. Your tale of how you got into the boating and fishing business is really interesting. I always wondered how you got into it in such a big way. Now I know. It must be a dangerous job at times, though, from what the news stories we read from time to time say. You must have been very careful and a good student of weather, currents, etc. Now which career was that one? You have sure had a lot of different experiences and now you are an author, too. (That's safer!) Thanks for sharing your stories with us. Cousin Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] occupations > Marilyn, > I find it interesting to note how many of all the people who have > participated in this "occupation" discussion have taken a hobby and > turned it into a money making business. You have made your desire and > ability to write into a profitable past time. Linda, who likes > chickens, has turned that hobby into a self supporting operation. It > ism also amazing the number of people who are/were teachers. I find > it very interesting that there are so many on the A* list who have > written books.. I too have written a couple articles for magazines, > and even received pay for them. Simply amazing. :-) > > > As for turning a hobby into a profitable process.... For as long > as either of my boys can recall, I have always had a boat (or two). > He who owns a boat is usually a popular fellow, with all those who > don't have a boat but want to go fishing. All the non-boat owners ply > you with promises of buying the beer or the gas if you'll just take > them fishing.. There was a time, that just about every weekend in > the summer, I was hauling some one fishing in one of my boats. A very > good friend, who was a Master Chief in the USCG, and in charge of the > Small Boat Safety operation for the State of Alaska, kept threatening > to "haul my butt in" for running an illegal (unlicensed) charter > operation. In 1980 I sat the USCG exams and to the amazement of > everyone, I passed and became a Licensed operator of uninspected > passenger vessels.. That is I could operate a vessel up to 100 tons and > carry no more than 6 passengers at a time. So instead of taking a few > good ole boys fishing for gas, that they never seemed to have the money > to pay for, I began accepting green Yankee Dollars for a days > fishing. The first few years, I did not advertise, but word got > around that I'd take people fishing on weekends and holidays. We kept > our boat in a slip in the harbor at Seward, Alaska, 125 road miles from > Anchorage, where we lived and had a real job at the time. In 1985 I > upgraded my CG license to 100 Ton Master, bought an even bigger boat > and moved the operation from Seward to Homer, Alaska (THE Halibut > Fishing Capital of the World).. I was still employed by the State of > Alaska full time, and running a Fishing charter service on weekends and > holidays. Occasionally I had to hire a skipper to run my boat and haul > clients mid-week. In 1990, I retired from the State of Alaska, > acquired a larger boat and began full time Coast Wise operations out of > Homer. We fished hard 7 days a week May through August.. September > through April we worked at acquiring clients to fill up the boats the > other 4 months. in the mid 90's with a friend whose boat was even > bigger, we acquired Transporter licenses and began Transporting deer > hunters to Kodiak October through December. By the year 2000 I had a > couple body parts that were worn out or not functioning very well any > more, and in a moment of weakness, I sold my charter boats and > business and retired for the 4th and final time. But, I still have > two River Boats, a Jon boat, a Skiff and a canoe. My Masters > ticket is good for 4 more years, and I occasionally Hire out to run > someone's boat, if the job or offer is to my liking, but my only > client of late has been my 12 yr old grandson. :-) > > Sincerely, > John D > A little SoWest of North > > > Marilyn Otterson wrote: > >> It's fun to read all the interesting occupations and various life >>experiences of other Armstrong researchers. I wish I had something >>exciting >>to add...I never had a real "career" as such and have had a lot of >>part-time >>jobs while raising our family, taking care of husband, kids, home, keeping >>a >>big garden, etc. >> I was fired from my first job, working in a coffee shop and bakery in >> a >>summer community in Maine. It was a tough, hurry-up job behind the >>counter, >>with low pay and tiny tips, but I was happy to have my first (other than >>baby-sitting) job. Unfortunately, after 3 of my days on the job, an >>experienced worker returned to the area and needed the job so I lost it to >>her. I hadn't done anything wrong and was a good worker and really took >>losing that job hard! I still remember how unhappily surprised I was >>because I thought I was doing well (I probably was) and at 15 years old I >>took it hard. That gave me my last summer of leisure, reading books, >>having >>fun with pals and going to the beach. >> The next summer, and every summer through college, I worked in an >>insurance company in Boston, doing menial jobs like filing and sorting. I >>rode to the city on the train and tried to think of ways to keep from >>going >>nuts from boredom on such a dumb job where the days seemed interminable. >>During the high school year I worked part-time after school for holiday >>seasons: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Mother's >>Day >>in a candy shop. That was probably a kid's dream job...we were allowed to >>eat as many fancy chocolates and nuts as we wanted, the theory being that >>workers would soon get sick of the stuff. Since I only worked part-time >>during holidays I never got sick of it! >> I had aspirations to go to medical school but had a younger brother >> and >>my dad said that there was not enough money for me to plan on graduate >>school with him coming along. I knew I was smart enough to go to medical >>school but not smart enough to go to medical school and work at the same >>time, so off I went to the state U. and took teacher training along with >>my >>major. >> After college and marriage I had a short stint teaching in a high >>school. A difficult pregnancy ended that brief career. When my two older >>kids were in school and I had just one baby at home I got a job as an Avon >>lady in the small town where we lived. This was a pretty good job as I >>met >>all the neighbors and friends and somehow fell into giving make-up and >>skin >>care lectures and demonstrations for local women's clubs. With all the >>kids >>in school I made money editing and typing research papers for local >>college >>students, had a party-plan business, worked off and on, part-time for the >>U.S. Census bureau as an enumerator and supervisor on their various >>surveys, >>and did substitute teaching. >> Somewhere along the way I took some art courses and started painting. >> I >>found that people would actually buy my paintings, so I made money that >>way, >>and also got into crafts...batik, stained glass, pottery, etc., and sell >>my >>items through a craft co-op. I began writing local news for the town >>paper >>and that led to writing human-interest stories about local residents. >>Somehow, about 12 years ago, I fell into restaurant reviewing and for the >>last 12-15 years have been writing freelance articles for papers and >>magazines, concentrating most recently on reviewing eateries. I also have >>written short stories and a novel with little success, although I have won >>a >>couple of small poetry contests with very small prizes. >> I guess I'd have to say my "career" has been as a stay at home wife >> and >>mother but besides having a big garden and freezing tons of vegetables I >>had >>a bunch of different jobs and found various ways to make money to add to >>the >>family coffers. We saved money by doing our own painting, redecorating >>and >>repairing around the house ourselves, so I suppose that was money >>saved-money earned, too! >> I think my career is like that of many women of my generation. We >>raised our families, took care of our husband, our home, our gardens, >>volunteered, got involved in town and community activities, and tried to >>contribute monetarily through part-time paid work while still being >>"stay-at-home" wives. I don't feel deprived because I never had a "real >>career" although I think I could have been successful if my life had led >>that way. >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ada Armstrong. Married James Henry Allen 1920. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of john armstrong Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONG Digest, Vol 1, Issue 47 hi my names john alexander armstrong what was your grandmopthers maiden name thank you john Jim & Sue Allen <[email protected]> wrote: My Grandmother, Ada A*, was a Teacher, her brother was a teacher and then superintendent of schools. My mother, a Wolf, was a teacher, I noticed that teachers tend to live longer than the rest of us by 10 years or so. Wonder if anyone else noticed that. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Linda Hamid Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONG Digest, Vol 1, Issue 47 Wow, seems like a lot of A's are (or have been) teachers! John, I do like raising chickens, and I also like to drink beer! some people prefer to raise chickens... I prefer to brew beer...!!! Sincerely, John D Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss Linda Hamid Sweetwater Poultry email: [email protected] web: www.sweeth2o.us ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message porkchop --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you are a BBQ expert, you ought to be talking with Fount Ray Armstrong...he is a BBQ king. I don't think he's out there lately...we haven't heard from him. But he has some tales to tell about his career making BBQ. Where are ya, F.R.? Cousin Marilyn (who once judged a chili contest...and lived to tell the tale) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me > Never, Never be a judge at the Great Lenexa, KS BBQ contest. You get > snake, alligator, squirrel etc. I did it once. Never again. > Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:02 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me > > >> Have you ever eaten alligator? Only in GA.. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 9/27/06 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message