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2011: Missed the monthly Alcatel luncheon in May as I traveled back to my home town of Dyer, Tennessee to attend the 50th reunion of my high school graduating class. A few of us got together the night before the reunion to enjoy a meal at the "Toot & Tell It" and catch up on old times. L-R: John Bonds, Patsy Flowers Johnstone, Jim Harrison, Reba and Tommy Finch, and John Taylor. John's wife Pam was nice enough to snap this picture with my camera. |
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2011: We dropped by the HBA hosted crawfish party in Craig's Ranch on April 28th, 2011 and who should we meet up with but Richard and Vernetta Fletcher. From the looks of things, I believe the ladies should be well fed! Angie and Vernetta Fletcher chow down while Richard was dispatched for liquid refreshments. Behind the camera the Zydeco Stingrays from McKinney are providing some good foot stompin' cajun music to go along with the food. More pictures here. |
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2010: I've had a good excuse for not keeping this website up to date the past couple of months. I've been off boat riding with not just one, not two, but three lovely ladies! Accompanied by two of Angie's sisters we made a 28 day cruise of the Mediterranean starting in Barcelona and visiting Monaco, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Portugal before terminating in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Here we are on one of the few formal nights when they convinced me to get all gussied up just to go to dinner. L-R: LiHsiang Huang, HsuWhey Chu, Jim Harrison, and Angie Harrison, More pictures are here on Flickr. |
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2009: Angie and I took an extended vacation in November-December 2009, flying into Sydney Australia where we spent 6 days enjoying the sights. Then we boarded the Star Princess cruise ship for a trip through the Polynesian islands and on up to Hawaii with a final destination of Los Angeles. In Los Angeles we were hosted by Mike and Amy McKenna. We had a great time visiting, eating, seeing the sights, eating, etc. From there we drove up the Pacific Coast Highway making brief stops at Santa Barbara, Solvang, Moro Bay, and Big Sur. We then spent a week or so with Angie's sister and family where we celebrated Thanksgiving. We also got in some tourist stops in Northern California before returning home. Here we're touring Toronga Zoo with a beautiful view of Sydney harbor, the Opera House, and the famous harbor bridge in the background. More pictures are posted here on Flickr. |
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2009: We were happy to be invited to a special birthday party for Dot Parten, one of Angie's co-workers for many years. Here's a bunch of the old friends together for a picture at the party. Back row: Dot Parten, Jody Riley, Connie Thomas. Front row: Pat May, Angie Harrison More pictures here! |
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Happy 90th Birthday!
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2009: It was my mother's 90th birthday, and we made a trip to Dyer to see her and celebrate with her. Here she's looking at a new super-warm blanket given her by Natalee. The discoloration on the side of her face is the aftermath of some terrible bruising sustained from a fall. 2-Aug-2009 |
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2009: Aidan McChesney says, "Its MY birthday and I'll eat MY cake MY way!" Actually, his cousins thought it was "really cool" that he looked like he had a bloody nose! We were happy to be included in Aidan's first birthday celebration up at his uncle Charlie Allen's place. There are more pictures on flickr of course. |
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2009: Aidan's grandmother Dorothy Allen was looking pretty colorful herself. |
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2009: Ed was back in the States for Edward's graduation from primary school. The whole family is joining him in China for the foreseeable future, and we got invited out for a farewell dinner of Texas BBQ at Spring Creek. I snapped these pictures as we were leaving. Don't know what Nenette has been feeding Edward, but he's shooting up like a weed! |
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2009: While we were visiting in West Tennessee, we took off one afternoon to go up to Paris and visit with some high school friends of mine. Alice Ball McCutcheon has lived in Paris for years, and her best "buddy" Carol Mannon recently retired, bought the house next door to Alice, and moved to Paris. While we were there they took us out to the Paris Winery and showed us the sights. Here we're sitting outside the soon to be open restaurant at the Winery. L-R: Carol Mannon, Alice McCutcheon, Angie Harrison, and Jim Harrison. There are more pictures from the trip here on Flickr and more pictures from Dyer here. |
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2009: We got invited over to Russ' place for a crayfish dinner this weekend. The boys cooked up about 50 lbs of crawfish along with wurst and steaks. They might have overdone the spices just a tad as Lewis looks like he's about as red as the crawfish! |
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2009: It's been a busy spring for us, and we barely had time to get down to the Arboretum to see the blooms. More pictures here on flickr, and I'll be adding even more when I get the time. |
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2009: I finally made it up in time to get to a "First Friday Breakfast"! There was a very good turnout as you can see. At our table, there's Jim Wallner, Joe Culp talking to Ralph Ashbury, Bill Gaylor, Gil McCombs, Jim Harrison, and Hector Hinojosa. And at the table behind I can make out Jerry Brown, Park Dolph, Everett Turvey, Max Schaeffer, Bill Kiefer, Peter Grau, and Vic Cawosky. Lots more pictures here, or just click on the picture. |
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These Guys were heroes of Mine!
Thanks to cousin Natalee Carne Reed for this picture of the |
2009: Five or six years after this picture was taken, I got to go to almost all their games courtesy of my uncle Nat Carne! Front Row, L-R: John L. Hudson, Billy Davidson, Charles Hudson Second Row, L-R: Harry "Red" Anderson, Harvey Gordon, Dick Mercer, Nat Carne, Robert Holland McDaniel, Larry Hudson, Jim Goad Third Row, L-R: Horace McEwen & son Charles, Charlie McDaniel, Gerald Finch, Guy Trim, Dutch Hutchison, Edgar Mercer, Billy Holt |
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2008: We dropped by to visit with the Allens up in Wylie one evening, and we all wound up exploring old downtown Wylie. April, Angie, and Isabella found the perfect spot for a tea party in this curio store which just happened to sell tea, coffee, and ice cream! |
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2006: My old Alma Mater, Dyer High School, was converted to a Junior High School after 1980. Over the years and through several remodelings, the old composite pictures of the Dyer High School graduating classes were moved around, stored, etc. They have finally found a permanent home in the original school entry hall. On my last two trips to Dyer, I have endeavored to photograph these composite pictures with the aim of making them available to all interested persons via the web. Click here or on the picture and follow the links to the individual pictures. Indexes are presented both by year and by name. The name index includes the row-column location on the composite and a link to the full sized composite picture. Pictures run from 1923 to 1980, although some are missing from the display. Reflections from the protective coverings kept the quality from being as good as I would have liked, but I think you DHS graduates will be able to recognize yourselves, your parents, your children, etc. Enjoy! These pictures along with many others are also available on the Gibson County Genealogy website here. |
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2007: We finally managed to get a week free and make a trip to Tennessee in late April for a visit. For once we were lucky on the weather, and we actually hit the peak of the spring flower season. Here's my mother out checking out her Japanese Maple, red azaleas, and flowering dogwoods The whole town of Dyer was in bloom like this, and was prettier than I've seen it in years. Could not have asked for better weather either. Of course a week after we left for home, they got several nights of hard freezes from the same front that dumped 3½" of snow on Waco! There are more pictures from our 2007 Spring visit to Dyer here. |
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2005: For Christmas 2005 I decided to resurrect my "CD Christmas Tree" in the back yard using this yaupon holly bush which already came decked out with red berries and a bird house. Adding a few lights and a collection of colorful AOL CDs I've gotten in the mail finished out the effort just in time to beat the first ice storm of the season. |
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2004: Angie and I had a full and interesting Memorial Day weekend this year. We spent three evenings down at Cedar Hill State Park with the Wallners and friends, including a young couple from Holland. We spent it generally relaxing, feasting, and just enjoying ourselves. To see more pictures of our weekend, click here or on the picture. Thanks to Jim Wallner for this picture. |
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2003: Yep! We went back to the State Fair again Wednesday accompanied by Angie's sister Hsu Whey, and once again we ran into the Wallners. Jim snapped this picture of Angie and I getting full benefit out of the music from the Chevy Stage. Saw more this time, but there's still a lot we haven't managed yet. Next week! Click the picture or here for more shots from the fair. And yes, the following Wednesday, we returned and did it up proud! Check the thumbnail sheets for even more pictures. |
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