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In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called "Amazon Dot Com."

And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?"

And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young man did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."

And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known, "eBay," he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."

And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"YAHOO," said Abraham.

And that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore after all.

WILD GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Fred! This is delightful!

Hi Carol; Was telling my wife about these pages today and we both started remembering. She went to NNHS also, but did not graduate although she later went back and got her GED. She was asking me if maybe someone out there might have a picture of Pete's BBQ, next to the bowling alley close to the James River Bridge. She worked there for a while before and after we got married.

Monday 08/28/2006 3:10:44pm
Name:	James Cutler
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E-Mail:	foljc@hotmail.com
Marital Status	Married
City/Country:	Orlando, FL
Favorite Teachers	Mr. Conn and Mr. Nuttycombe
Hobbies	Fishing with my son and daughter
Comments

When I posed this question to Joe, he looked at me with his clear blue eyes, and with his most innocent voice said, "No Mom, not me!" Something told me otherwise..... WILD GIGGLES!!! Bless his heart! Don't worry, Bethany! He ought to come clean by Thanksgiving! Thanks, Lady! You made my day!
		"Honest Joe" Monday, August 28, 2006
		Joseph Guild Harty (b. 14 Aug 2003)
Ask Joe's daddy (Brent Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL - '90 - of IL) if that brings back any old memories!

Dear Carol, The first picture has been around many times before, but ... enjoy the 23 other pictures. Some of the pictures may have been staged or touched up digitally, but they are still interesting to see. I know you are very busy with your newsletters and getting School Mates informed about your Re-Union in Sept. I was wondering if you had any help with all the work you do on the newsletters and the many links you keep up to date. Well, yes and no. As in the "UPDATES" section above, there were obviously several people hard at work, remembering, researching, and imaging. But once they forward it all to me, I'm the one who still needs to put it all together - and I'm slower than molasses, which is why we're usually running a bit behind! I hope to annoy you later, but that's all for now, Anytime, Sweetie! And you never annoy me; I'm always delighted to hear from you! Your Friend, Herbie
		Thanks, Herbie Darlin'! This is a cute one!

I thought you might love these.
		Ohhh, that just might be my new mantra! GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Judy! I do love that Fat Cat!
I am not fat, I am just fluffy.