In my defense

I do remember knocking Robby out. However, I remember being dazed and confused myself. Then, with the entire team standing around, Coach Wilson sent me down the street to get ice. I never figured that one out. I do also remember the tests of coherency for Robby at the time: not "what day is it" or "where are you," but "What is your SAT score." Robby, of course, knew; so he was okay. Nevertheless, I was secretly thanked by all the other team afterwards; because Robby had sytematically seriously injured every team mate he ever had.

Corroboration of John's Random Memories

Although I wasn't there for all of John's specific memories, I will corroborate that they all sound familiar and believable. Here are a few of my own.

Basketball:

• Colliding head first with Greg during a 3 on 2 fast break drill and being knocked out. (Actually I don't remember this, but was told this is what happened).
• Richard Kellog watching the team run extra suicides due to the team's lack of hustle.

Study hall with Miss Williamson:

• Consisted of me, Jamey Rowland, Ben Pounds, Jeremy Angel and Jeff Fessler (I think, hard to remember exactly).
• Miss Williamson informing Ben that there is more than one meaning to a certain derogatory term (thinking that Ben was calling Jeff Fessler either a cigarette or a bundle of sticks).
• Certain unexplained electrical failures in Miss Williamson's room coinciding with Jamey being gone to the "bathroom". (code for circuit panel).

If any of these memories are in error, or falsely incriminating, please let me know.

Robby

You can post photos here...

Emma and Corben playing with blocks

You can post photos using "Hello" and "Picasa 2" -- both are free from Google.

It's nice because you can do "two-click" blogging. If you download and install Picasa, it goes through all your digital photos on your computer and groups them by date.

You find the photo you want to post, click the "Blogger" button, then a program called "Hello" opens and allows you to type some text. When you're ready you can click "Publish" and it just shows up on our web site.

You will need to set up Hello so it knows your login settings for the blog, and the great part is that it posts photos to your free Blogger blog.

You don't have to publish photos this way if you don't want to -- you can even just post text without having to log in and all that -- just use Hello.

If folks can post frequent, short blurbs, that will breathe life into this.

Let me know if you would like greater explanation on using Picasa and Hello.

motivational post: random memories

So we're getting some posts, GREAT!

Thought I'd share a few random memories from the day and see if anyone can corroborate these or add your own.

Baseball:

• One day during Varsity practice, Robby was at bat and for whatever reason started driving multiple shots (a lot of them) over the center field fence and bouncing them off the football building that was about 50 feet past the fence. I was pretty impressed.
  
• The day I hyperextended my knee sliding into home during the early innings of a game. I think it was Junior year. I remember poor Allison (who was the mananger at the time) applying Icy Hot in vain. I played the rest of the game and was on crutches for 6 weeks after that.
  

Band:

• Pretty much all the band trips. The memory of them is strong in my mind even after all these years.
  
• Playing "Sleigh ride" in some mall at Christmas several different years. I still hate that song.
  
• Mr. Cran'
  

Senior Year:

• The songwriting around my love-affair with someone named "Nancy" I met in Colorado the summer before Senior year.
  
• The shock on everyone's face when Nancy was at graduation.
  
• "We gotta get out of this place" posted on my locker
  
• Senior Seminar [cold chill up my spine, shudder]
  
• Senior Trip
  
• "Vision"

Please relate, respond, add your own. Supply photos if possible.

Hey guys

I can't belive we are all so old that we graduated almost 13 years ago. Where has the time gone? I am cracking up at the photos John posted. Could our hair get any bigger!?!

I am living in Snellville, GA. I am a teacher/administrator at Mount Carmel Christian School in Stone Mountain, GA. I am also a professor at Atlanta Christian College. I just can't seem to get away from East Point! I am still single - I'm still holding out!

I hope we get more posts. It's fun to hear what everyone is up to.

Hello Friends

Hoping to keep the blogging momentum going I thought that I would post a quick update of what's been going on since the reunion.

We still live in Powder Springs and attend Midway Presbyterian church (www.midwaypca.org). In fact, we will be in Brooke's state (N.C.) this weekend with the middle schoolers from the church. I still work at Georgia Medical Care Foundation (www.gmcf.org).

The biggest change in our lives since the reunion has been the addition of Abigail Grace (she goes by Abby). She has been a joy.
She is 12-months old. I have not yet figured out how to get her picture attached properly as a .jpeg file, so hopefully, here is a link to a recent picture of the family. http://public.fotki.com/RobbyL/langston_family/scan.html

I enjoyed the posts from Greg, Jeannie, Brooke and John and look forward to seeing more posts and pictures.

From Alabama.

I felt compelled to post something after being scolded by our taskmaster, John.

I still live in the "booming metropolis" of Ashland, Alabama. I am about twenty minutes east of Talladega. I live about 2 hours from East Point. I now have two girls, Karis, age 3, and Emma Kate, age 6 months.

I continue with my general small town practice. I still enjoy criminal defense most; however, gradually I am being enticed to become an "ambulance chaser."

My mother moved to Ashland with my grandmother and great-aunt.

slow posts = embarassing photos

Ok, the first rule of blogging is that you need to post. Thanks Jeannie and Brooke.

It doesn't have to be much, just a "shout out to my peeps from the day"

We need to start getting a little momentum going here.

In the spirit of motivating posts, I offer this.

(Here's a preview):


Not everyone from our class or who is a member of this blog is pictured here, that is not by design, I just don't have a ton of pics of this particular event -- don't be mad -- just post your own photos!

Hey, guys!

Hey! I'm really excited about this site! It's depressing to think that we are all so scattered that the only way we can keep up with each other is on the net!

I sent a few of you an email last week giving you a quick update, but here is a quick recap for those that I didn't have addresses for.

Brian and I celebrated our 4th anniversary, last month. Wow. It really seems like we just met. Time flies! He's hanging in there with Delta Airlines and has been there for about 8 years. Yeah, the company is hurting, still, but we're still enjoying our flight benefits! We'll be taking Braedon on his first flight, this May.

Our son, Braedon Cade (no normal names in this family!) will be 2 in August. He is the best! Just watching him learn new stuff blows my mind. I'm not sure where he got his "smarts", but it seems like he learns something new and amazing every day! His list of new terms grows constantly! (zhose = rose; dadoo = Brian; Caillou = the most painful cartoon that PBS ever created, but the world would come to an end without it!)

Mom and dad are doing good. (aka "Mimi" and "Pop") They keep Braedon while I work. I'm working full time as the church secretary at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Hiram. It's a fairly large church (about 1500 members) with a very active youth ministry, an Awana program, Upward Basketball and Cheerleading, etc. The people are amazing and they're incredibly good to me.

Well, that's about it. I'd really like to hear from you guys, so jump in anytime! Even if you don't have alot to say, it's nice to know you're still out there! And if you've heard from anyone that I haven't, please give an update on them, too. That reminds me... has anyone heard from Michelle Findley, Matt Stone or Hannah Thomaston?

Take care, guys! And START TYPING!

Jeannie

Week one roundup

Well after just a few days, we have a growing list of members as part of our class blog. Thanks to those of you who have joined.

There are some things I want to make sure that everyone understands about how this works so we can hopefully avoid problems or misunderstandings.

First off, this blog is not private. It is conceivable that anyone on the web could visit this page and see what we have written. For that reason I would discourage sharing addresses and phone numbers on this page.

Secondly, images are going to be a recurring issue. This web site is free from Blogger, and does not include posting and hosting images.

I would recommend that if you want to post photos, go to flickr and get a free account. Then you can link to any photos you want to. This is my Flickr page. Flickr is free up to 100 photos.

Flickr is also nice because it does have optional security built in so only others who are allowed can view the photos. If you are interested in using Flickr, email me. I will send you an invitation from Flickr then you can get started sharing photos of all those cute kids.

Here is a photo hosted for free on Flickr:


Third, set up your blogger profiles with at least a little information. Jeannie Lee did this so you can at least see some of who she is (click her name at the top-right of this page).

Fourth, if you already have a website, photo-sharing account, blog, or whatever online that you would like linked to on the right side of this page under "links", let me know.

Finally, post! (Way to be, Brooke) Tell us all what's going on, leave comments under existing posts, let's bring this thing to life, eh?

HI everybody!

Well, as I said in my title--hi!
John--thanks so much for setting this up for us!
Since I last saw all of you at the reunion, some things are the same, and some have changed pretty dramatically. I am still an assistant prof at Wingate University, and like my job very much. But, I have moved down the street from my previous address to the house I bought in July of 2003. It's in the old downtown of Monroe, and I have learned all the joys and frustrations of having a 100 yr old house! (The frustrations mostly come from ancient heating units). But, I love it! I also have added a dog to my life. She's great--and now I can't imagine life without her. She's a lab/golden cross, and seems to have all of the best traits of each. And yet another big change--I have been dating someone seriously for about eight months now. He's a grad student in history at Auburn, so between the two of us we spend a lot of time on the road. But, the distance issues are short term, and you can deal with almost anything for a specified time!

I am so excited about the opportunity for all of us to connect more frequently. It's hard to be an adult and move away from all your roots! It's nice to have a way to connect with them again.

I'll fill you in on Kacey Combs White, too (she doesn't have her email up and going yet, but she should soon). She and Andy have a 15 month old daughter, Canna Abigail White (she's called Abbie), and she's a beautiful child. Kacey still works at urgent care one long shift a week, so she is getting to stay home with her most of the time and really enjoying it.

I guess I should go now--I'm supposed to be grading papers, but of course I'm doing something else (yes, I am as bad as my students!). Spring break is next week and I have much to do before I can play!

Take care, everyone. I look forward to hearing more about what is going on in your lives.

Our meeting space

Hey everyone from CHCS Class of 1992.

At our reunion 2+ years ago, I told everyone that I would build a web site for us to be able to keep up on each other.

As you are by now aware, I have not yet done this. Well that changes today!

Here's what I'd like to do with this:

• Get everyone who is willing to be a contributor to this "blog"
• When folks post they put up things that are related to our years at CHCS, major events in our lives since then, photos from "the day" or any information about getting us together or photos and accounts of those meetings that have taken place

Here's what I need you to do:

• I would like as many contributors to this as possible. The last thing any of us wants is to have me throwing my 2 cents on this page once a week.
• If you want to contribute, it's free [and super easy] but I need you to follow a few instructions:
• Create a blogger account
• go to www.blogger.com
• create a new account (please use your real name, not something like "superfrizz73")
• add as much or as little personal information to your blogger profile as you want
• once you have your account, let me know by e-mailing me at john@daharsh.net
• I'll add you as a contributor to this blog


• I want to lay a few ground-rules
• We'll try and keep this blog as a "general class stuff" space. If you are a contributor or have a blogger account or another web page, you can link to that and put more personal information (or information specific to you) on that page.
• Obviously we'll keep it clean so no one feels like they can't read or participate
• As I mentioned above, please use your real name to make this more reader-friendly. If you are concerned that putting your name on the web will somehow put your identity at risk, just don't put any more personal information in your profile or on your web page.

If you want to contribute but are unsure about how it will play out, just read the blog and add comments, when you are ready, create your account and let me know.

As we go along, if you want help with web or computer-related stuff let me know and I can help you get set up so you can participate as well.