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HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB NEWSLETTER HP/AGILENT ALUMNI CLUB PICNIC – 8/4/2009 The August 4, 2009 Annual Picnic of the HP/Agilent Alumni Club was held next to the baseball field at the Agilent Garden of the Gods site. Attendees were treated to a choice of pulled pork or pulled turkey sandwiches, along with a bountiful potluck of many tasty salads, vegetable dishes, rolls, fruit, and a dessert section overflowing with cakes, pies, brownies, and cookies. Iced tea, lemonade and water were also available. There were 74 members and guests in attendance: Ted Allison, Mary Lou and Les Bailey, Pat Bestgen, who brought his mother Norma as a guest, George Blinn, Sharon and Jack Casey, Alex Chan with guest Louise and son Adam, Claudia and Roger Christiansen, Kathy Colyer, Nancy Craig, Mike Davis, Jim Drehle, Nancy Dunnan (taking a short work break to greet people), Stan Farr, Myrna and John Favinger and their granddaughter, Jennifer Cadd, Sharon and Kenneth Fulton, Molly Gauss, Paul Goble, Lois Green, Don Griffith, Juanita Hartman, Lela Havens, Joetta Hoewisch, Bob Jones, Stan Jones, Carol Kibel, Anna Kochis and daughter Barbara Alger-Kochis, Ardelle and Larry Koperski, Pat Korenke, Peggy and Mark Lambuth, Dick Marshall (stepping away from his duties on the Ned Line to visit with everyone), Laura and Freeland Mattison, Peggy McClellan, Wanda and Gerry McGonigle, Cheri and Doug Moloney, Kathy and Jerry Murphy, Ken Nichols, Mary Nittmann, Dan Oldfield, Mary Jane Reul, Betty Rodosevich, Pat Romero, Velma and Ernie Rossmanith, Mark Smith, Greg Tarcza, Bernie and Joe Tighe, Polly and Chris Tounzen, Polly and John Tulloch, Evelyn Wall, Randy Walters, Niles Whalen, Gerry White, Jim Williams, Laura Winter, and Larry Wood. No business meeting was held. Special thanks to members and guests who helped set up for the event and clean up, which included setting up the canopies provided by Joetta and Tony Hoewisch. A special thanks from Laura Mattison to the ladies who placed the foods so well and left her a space for the meats and buns! We missed Barb Parsons who has been unable to attend in July or August due to the loss of first her brother in Florida and then Kingdon’s brother recently. We send our sympathies to Barb and Kingdon. August Birthdays: Billie Lou Philp, August 1 Tom Saponas, August 4 Betty Schade, August 5 Helen Wilcots, August 5 Barb Bailey, August 6 Larry Yowell, August 6 Joetta Hoewisch, August 7 Ed Pallas, August 9 Jim Drehle, August 10 John Tulloch, August 10 Monty Whitney, August 10 Chris Fox, August 12 Doris McKinney, August 13 Lois Green, August 14 Richard Henninger, August 15 Stan Jones, August 17 Carol McKinney, August 21 Mike Davis, August 24 Mark Smith, August 25 Carl Buttke, August 30 Allan Chan, August 31 In Memoriam: Longtime HP employee and club member Gracie Powelson passed away in July in Arizona where she was residing. We send our condolences to her family. Diana Morgan lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. We send our sympathies to her husband Rick (PO Box 2608 Monument CO 80132). Donations can be made to Pikes Peak Hospice of the American Cancer Society in memory of Diana, who worked in the Financial Services Center on Garden of the Gods Road. We also send our sympathies to Phyllis Davis-Haefner who recently lost her husband. September 1, 2009 Program: Warm Hearts, Warm Babies, Linda Waxler Linda Waxler, famous at HP and Agilent for her fabulous carrot cakes, is going to talk about the Warm Hearts~Warm Babies organization. Their website (warmheartswarmbabies.org) describes themselves as “a group of kind-hearted volunteers that help to make life easier for Colorado's tiniest citizens. We sew, knit, crochet, and quilt for premature infants and babies in need. We donate to hospitals, crisis pregnancy centers, shelters, law enforcement agencies, foster care, WIC offices, and individuals across much of the state of Colorado. All of our gifts are donated free of charge and 100% of what we receive in donations goes to help the babies.” We invite you to bring items for this charitable organization to the September meeting. You can find a list of things they could use, among them are: fabric for quilts, yarn, thread, stuffing, batting, baby bottles, pacifiers, diapers and wipes, baby toiletries, blankets, toys, new and gently used clothing size 0-4T. They are unable to accept used stuffed toys, car seats or baby furniture. We will have a donation box available for any items you choose to donate. Thank you. John Meredith will be our September Greeter and Marianne Mallon will be providing pizza, so remember to postpone lunch that day! Agilent Technologies United Way Campaign We have taken the traditional United Way Bake Sales to a new level this year. We are changing it to the Agilent United Way Farmers Market.
We would like to reach out to the Agilent Retirees community for donations of these items. We know there are some very talented retirees out there who might be interested in helping out. Also, we would love to have our retirees join us onsite to help with the Farmers Market on Tuesday, September 15 from 7am to 2pm. It is going to be a very fun and festive event. Please give me a call if you can help.
Suzie Peterson WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS At our wonderful 2009 HP/Agilent Alumni Club Picnic, we had several new members join our Club. Jack Sheets was one of those people. He has a wife, Phyllis. He worked for both HP and Agilent for 29 years 10 months - so close to 30; what is 2 months? He was in the Support of RTD. He really enjoys snowmobiling-access to public lands. Next to join us is Steven (Steve) Meyer and his wife Jewel. He also worked for both HP and Agilent for 25 years, as an Engineer in CRT and the Tech Center. He enjoys scuba diving, theater (but was quick to point out it was only to see, not to act in), and travel. Joining us by mail was Jack Casey; he is married to Sharon. He spent almost 31 years there, working in the Tech Center. He enjoys hiking, biking, grilling, St Baldrick's (children's cancer fundraiser), and is a Patriot Guard Rider (Military Support Group). Yes, that's the same ones that put on a program at one of our meetings. Other new members are: Shel Lum - She was at our meeting and brought the Carrot Cake for the Great American Bake Sale. She did not work for the company here, but is from California. Jo Powell - Laura Mattison recalls that she used to work with Jo and her daughter in CRT. She also remembers that Jo made the best fudge. Jo now lives in Oklahoma. Chris Bonck is also a new member We are delighted to welcome everyone to the HP/ Agilent Aluimni Club. We now have 205 paid up members. AN INVITATION FOR OUR LADIES Join our very own Red Hat Society group, the RED RESISTOR SISTERS. They will next be gathering for lunch and fun at the Olive Garden in the Citadel Crossing Shopping Center across Academy from the Citadel Mall on Wednesday, August 19 at 11:30. If you'd like to attend to see what all the excitement is about, please call Wanda McGonigle at 596-0100 by August 17 so she has a correct count for the restaurant. GREETER & REFRESHMENT LIST
GREETER
REFRESHMENTS NEWS FROM ADDISON AVENUE The following information was forwarded to
members of the Retiree Advisory Board sponsored by AAFCU. Although it
was targeted at HP retirees, it appears that anyone who is aware of it,
could be considered the friend of an HP retiree, and thus could take
advantage of the offer. There probably isn't anyone in our club who
hasn't got at least one HP retiree among their friends. To: All U.S. Retirees Subject: Special discounts with new HP Friends & Family There’s never been a more exciting time to share HP innovation with friends and family. From our touch-enabled PCs and All-in-One printers to HP Minis and MediaSmart servers that allow you to stay connected to your information, memories and experiences, anytime, anywhere… HP has something for everyone. Now, with the new HP Friends & Family store, it’s never been easier. As an HP retiree, you can invite your personal contacts to save on HP consumer products through our new HP Direct Friends & Family online store. Just point them to www.hpdirect.com/deals/friendsandfamily Enter the special Friends & Family code (FF2090) to get great savings on all the latest technology available today, at special pricing just because they know you. It's that easy! Start sharing the savings today! DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN...? All the girls had ugly gym uniforms? It took five minutes for the TV to warm up? Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school? Nobody owned a purebred dog? When a quarter was a decent allowance? You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny? Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces? All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels? You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot? Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box? It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents? They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed. . . and they did? When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady? No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked? Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like, "That cloud looks like a ..." and playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game? Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger? And with all our progress, don't you just wish, just once, you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace, and share it with the children of today? When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home? Basically we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we survived because their love was greater than the threat. Can you also remember Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Laurel and Hardy, Howdy Doody and the Peanut Gallery, the Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Bell, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk? As well as summers filled with bike rides, baseball games, Hula Hoops, bowling; and visits to the pool, and eating Kool-Aid powder with sugar. Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!"? And I double dog dare you to remember that the perfect age is somewhere between old enough to know better and too young to care. You do remember what a double dog dare is, don't you? JUST FOR LAUGHS Old Couple Engagement Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in Florida, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests they go in. Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?" The pharmacist answers, "Yes." Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?" Pharmacist: "Of course we do." Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?" Pharmacist: "All kinds." Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism?" Pharmacist: "Definitely." Jacob: "How about suppositories?" Pharmacist: "You bet!" Jacob: "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis and Alzheimer's?" Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety. The works." Jacob: "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antidotes for Parkinson's disease?" Pharmacist: "Absolutely." Jacob: "Everything for heartburn and indigestion?" Pharmacist: "We sure do." Jacob: "You sell wheelchairs and walkers and canes?" Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes." Jacob: "Adult diapers?" Pharmacist: " Sure." Jacob: "We'd like to use this store as our Bridal Registry." Goodbye Mom A young man shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son." He answered, "That's okay." "I know it's silly, but if you'd call out 'Good bye, Mom' as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mom." The little old lady waved, and smiled back at him. Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries. "That comes to $121.85," said the clerk. "How come so much ... I only bought 5 items.." The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said you'd be paying for her things, too." Don't trust little Old Ladies!!! I Can Hear You! A man was telling his neighbor, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect." "Really," answered the neighbor . "What kind is it?" "Twelve thirty." Gender Logic A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. 'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.' 'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz'. A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether 'computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the Feminine gender ('la computadora'), because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic. 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval. 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on. 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves. 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem. 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. The women won.
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