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RandyRamsey


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I copied this from a blog I wrote last summer, and is posted my myspace.com page...I am leaving it in its' original form, however there are a few 'updates'.

-I am now 32, not 31.
-The Jeremy I refer to is Jeremy Carson
-The Angela I refer to is Anjela Brasch (and yes, I found her on myspace)
-Since this was first written, Ryan (or at least his wife) is on myspace
-We no longer have Zoey the beagle, who has an honorable mention at the end.
-Ryans house has since been completed
-I have attached a picture of us with Ryan and his family, and Mark (not a SHS grad) and his family, along with Dolly and I. The first pic, Jaydis was 2 weeks old, the second picture, Ryan and Eric have an addition, Emma, and Dolly is 7 months pregnant with Maleah.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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Wax Nostalgic (whatever that means....)
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Wax Nostalgic, whatever that means.....

I looked it up, :

The definition of Wax, in this usage:

The word means to increase gradually in size or in intensity. Examples: "He waxed more and more eloquent as the evening wore on." "It's a waxing moon" means it's growing toward the full moon. "I waxed sentimental, hearing that song." The word in that sense has been in the English language forever. It derives from the Old English weaxan and ultimately from an ancient Indo-European root.


I may have weaxan too much on the meaning.


Regardless.


First the grey (gray?) hair, see previous blog.

And now, I find myself musing of the past, primarely High School. Good ole Selkirk. While I am only (only!!) 31, and only spent 7 years (less than 25%, thanks to Selkirk Math) in North Pend Orielle County, it is, or was, where I spent the majority of my misguided youth. A surprising large percentage of my schoolmates are myspace.com. Even more surprising, is how many from my class, the best class ever (93 for you non class of 93 losers) are on here. We did have a the smallest class that year, and I would dare say the smallest class to come out of Selkirk in 20 years. My class, as I know them on Myspace: Randy (that's me), Donnie P, Justin R., Dusty S., Sonny S.,Axle Rose, Cory B., April H (now M)., Candace W., Kelly V. Toby S., and If I am forgetting anyone, sorry.


Who will be next. Ryan H? Andy N.? Carey R.? Jeremy (don't remember last name and I am not grabbing the year book.) Crystal S?, Bridie S? Aaron H.? Angela? (another last name I don't recall, Aaron's GF), Shawn E.? Molly W? Bev E?, I know I am forgetting some. If you remember any, let me know below. Ridicule me if you will for getting old and not remember people who I haven't seen in oh, say, 14 years. That's ok though.

From there, well, it is history. Or the Present. Or both.

I still see Ryan Haney 2-3 times a year. He is doing well. Married, two kids, Ethan and Emma. Building his dream house out on MT Spokane Rd.

He was the only classmate I have kept in contact with on a regular basis since High School. Sorry everyone. Even since the reunion. But now there is myspace. Want to see what what-his-name looks like since h.s.?....here you go.


We have all been through alot since High School. We all have our triumphs, our successes, our failures, our times we would like to forget, our times we wish would last forever.


I would like to know what yours have been. Or just what you have been up to. Or now up to. Or when you get out of jail and how long your parole is once you get out.


Are you where you thought you would be since High School?

I am. Not that I thought I would be in North Dakota, but in a happy place, with my family and friends...I can't say "I wouldn't change a thing" because that is not true. I can honestly say I would only change one thing, and those who know me best (or pay attention) know what that is.


Sorry about the ramble.....


Dolly is at the movies with her mom and sister. Jaydis & I are eating Pizza as I type, and the Braves/Marlins game is on and the Marlins are smoking them (no other baseball on). Chachi the cat keeps trying to get on the counter (to get the pizza) and the dog keeps barking (nothing new) at the neighbors kids.


Until we talk or meet again, Thanks for listening to me Wax Nostalgic.


Randy


 



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That was absolutely great, Randy. Over the years, the thing that has made SHS so special to me is the relationships I have maintained over the years with my former students. It does a teacher's heart good to see former students go out in the world and succeed. Everyone's definition of success is different but just living and having kids and earning money is being a success. Ryan Haney build my deck. I think I might have Travis Rice or Brandon Corkill or someone like that do some electrical work for me. Danny Zimmerman did some plumbing for me. I am teaching kids of kids I taught. Sure there have been ups and downs and good and bad, but, overall, I think Selkirk has done a hell of a job with a bunch of really nice students and I treasure the people I ave taught over the years.(Actually, Ryan's wife built the deck when she was pregnant while Ryan sat and supervised.) I am the world's worst typist so please excuse.

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Not at all Selkirk related, but Fox News is in my area today, and are supposed to be doing a broadcast from a Nabors drilling rig (My wife, Dolly, works for Nabors). There has been national media attention in Williston ND and the surrounding area due to a new US geological survey study out that shows that one formation (Bakken) has up to 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Here is an article on the Bakken  http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/report_43_billion_barrels_of_oil_in_north_dakota_eastern_montana/3069/

I am not trying to start a political debate or anything, just thought this was kinda interesting.

I do not have the times of the Fox News report, if I find anything out I will post it....

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I couldn't resist another...Also stolen from my myspace blog. Again, a couple updates:

-Zoey the beagle is now gone
-I am now 32 years old

A day in the life of a 31 year old with grey hair.
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All is silent for now. Dolly, Jaydis, Chachi the cat, & Zoey are all asleep.

ESPN Sportscenter is on, and I am sure it is not the only episode I will watch tonight.

For starters...I don't like to make spelling mistakes. I was unsure if the color is gray, or grey. I googled both, and both spellings are considered common....for this articles sake I will use the grey spelling....

I am going grey, prematurely. I don't get it. Without looking it up, Premature means 'before maturity'. A baby born early, is premature, or born before maturity in the womb. Coming to a conclusion on a subject can be called coming to a premature conclusion. You have came to a conclusion before the story or subject has 'matured.'

Premature ejac...never mind...you get where I am going with this subject....

Again, without looking it up, Mature has a couple definitions, but for this subjects sake it means to:

-age, grow old, or progess.

My question is, If I am 31, and have grey hair, do I have premature grey? I am growing older, aging, and progressing....

I have been asked if I would rather go bald or grey? I have been bald, by choice (6 weeks before my wedding, now there is another story I will have to share sometime....) Everytime I have gone bald, by choice, my hair has always grew back. Every time I have dyed my hair (to be cool, not cover up the grey) the grey has came  back. Everytime I shaved my head, some smarty would tell me "it's not going to grow back"...how come after a dye job no one has said to me the same about the grey......

I don't mind the grey. It is most noticable, to me, when my hair is dry and with no gel or hair spray in it. Or, after I get a hair cut, and look at the floor at all the clippings. My wife has offered to help me color it, and has (once again, to be cool, not cover the grey)...but when the lady that cuts my hair ((I guess that would be my barber) offered after the last hair cut, well, maybe it is time. 

I don't get carded at the bar, EVER. I don't get carded for smokeless tobacco...EVER.  I never get pulled over, so I am thinking about not renewing my licsense. Why not, I don't ever use it.

So, fellow friends, aquaintences, classmates...am I the only 30 something going 'grey, prematurely?' 

Just wondering.

Feel free to use the comments sections below to make fun of me.



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I am just curious if anyone else seen it, it was on at 1:25 cst time, so 11:25 pacific....was only a couple minutes long...I quit watching afterwards so I am unsure if they have been showing clips.
It was a big news day, with the Pope in the US and it being the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings...




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I was hoping to catch it on Fox News since I am doing environmental studies and this interests me, I missed it though. I did read the article though that was with the link you posted.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

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Article from Spokesmanreview.com
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This is from the Spokesmanreview.com ....I got a laugh out of it....

Looks like that might be quite an eyeful

Staff and wire reports
April 11, 2008

WASHINGTON Get real, people.

That is not a naked woman reflected in Vice President Dick Cheney's sunglasses. Although it kind of appears to be.

If you blow up the picture, you can see it is Cheney's hand gripping the handle of a fishing rod during his recent trip to the Snake River in Idaho.

The picture was posted on the White House Web site as one in a series of photos of Cheney outdoors. It created a buzz on the Internet on Friday and some cable television shows.


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This is an enlargment of a portion of a White House photo of Vice President Dick Cheney fly fishing on the Snake River in Idaho.

Northwest anglers have expressed their doubts from the beginning.

"I can say from 30 years on the Snake, that you just don't see naked girls in boats on the river," observed fishing guide Doug Easter. "If you have any ideas about getting naked girls in guide boats, let me know."

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Looks like Cheney has a dip of snuff in his lip.  Do you 'spose he's a Cope guy or a Skoal guy?

No naked girls on the Snake River according to the Spokesman Review.  That's exactly why I never visit.

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Mindless ramblings to be shared here, so here you go...

I took my Corvette to 102 MPH on the freeway, a woman in a Toyota Camry passed me, she was on the phone.  The 'Vette could go a lot faster, but really, what's the point?

"You never really buy beer, you only rent it"
--Archie Bunker

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
--Benjamin Franklin

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
--Wayne Gretzky

Ham and eggs:  a day's work for the chicken, a lifetime commitment for the pig.

I woke up really tired this morning.  I had a dream last night that I couldn't sleep.

Why don't they make dog food that tastes like cats?

I thought I had found a home, I merely opened up a tavern for my friends.

The 'Vette story is actually true.  As for the rest of them (unless otherwise noted), I don't know if I stole them or if they are from my own head.  They just came to me...


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do you ever wonder if america is gonna make it? i recieved an email the other day saying how we pay $135 a barrel for oil yet we are paid $7 a bale for our grain. The saying goes on to say that we should charge $135 for the grain and see how they like it. I agree. this is just getting ridiculous!

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Speaking of waxing nostalgic, a fun topic bring up could be our first kisses....
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(NOT that I am wanting to dredge up any old romances or anything.  I'm happily engaged, thank you very much!)

Rewind to 7th grade (or maybe it was 8th?).  I had been "going out" with Barton Beatty for about a week.  We were sitting together holding hands on the activity bus on the way home from Junior High Volleyball/Football practice in Metaline Falls. 

As the bus began to pull into the stop in Metaline, one of the kids asked if Barton was going to kiss me goodbye before he got off the bus.  Some of the other kids heard this and began to chant, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!".  I was mortified and excited at the same time (every girl dreams of her first kiss, but I certainly hadn't pictured it on a bus with an audience!).  We leaned toward each other, eyes closed, puckered up, when suddenly I felt something wet and slimy in my mouth.  Naive to the concept of french kissing and having expected a simple peck on the lips, I recoiled in shock and horror.  Poor Barton.  Now HE was mortified!

Later that evening, I got a call from Roxanne Peterson.  Barton had talked to her and wanted her to call me and apologize for the "bad kiss".  I was too embarassed to say why I reacted the way I did because I felt like the other kids were so much more experienced than I was and I didn't want to admit I'd never heard of french kissing. 

I broke up with him the next day because I didn't want to kiss anyone anymore on the activity bus in front of people.  In fact, I didn't kiss anyone again for at least two years! Barton, if you are reading this, know it wasn't anything personal! 

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