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Dan Kaup
Chartered
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Community Foundation Serving Northern Colorado
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The average American uses 743 tissues
each year. |
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It takes 20 human searchers to do the
work of one rescue dog. |
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It only takes seven pounds of pressure
to rip off a human ear. |
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The ZIP in "ZIP
code" stands for
"Zone
Improvement
Plan."
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Brags
and
Notices
As
of
Friday,
1.9.04,
our
Foundation
total
is
$17,504.99!!
December
31,
2004
~
$24,
089.63
December
31,
2005
~
$35,308.09
August
1,
2006
~
$42,
591
October
1,
2006
~
$44,107.73
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There WILL be a Board Meeting next Tuesday, the 9th. As usual, we'll meet at Chris MacDonald's office at North American Title. 5:30 P.M..
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THIS IS COOL! |
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE: The most amazing space photographs in the universe Click HERE |
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Chris MacDonald reports that we have apparently not made our break-even point on the Mustang. He was not at the meeting today, but reports are that we are in the hole for $2,087.
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Larry Abrahamson
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ANOTHER EDITION OF LA LAW!!!
THE PLEA BARGAINING DILEMMA
One of the most difficult and unpleasant decisions that I have to make is approving a disposition on a defendant that deserves the maximum provided by law. Often there will be a tragedy that strikes the community . . . . Click HERE to continue
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Brad Burns bragged that he is finally back from the "Road Trip From Hell". Seems he and Sweet Pea headed west just ahead of the Great Christmas Blizzard of Ought-Six, and drove to the west coast, spending $7,000 along the way! The motor home was missing a filter, so when he tried to put water in it, the water flooded the inside of the motor home ~ it took three days (after finding someone to do it) to dry out the interior, AND his step-dad died. Brad was asked "if that's your brag, what's your SAD story??? Welcome Back, Bradford!!
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John Clagett, being from Kansas City and all, had a brag on the Chiefs.
Frank Johnson says "they've been busy" ~ They've gone from zero to four grandchildren in a short period of time, with the latest being born on December 6th. Sophia Maria Johnson. Congratulations!!
Sertoman of the Year
Brad Florin |
Carl Glaser espoused at some length about presenting the Sertoman of the Year award to Brad Florin. He told us about various episodes and escapades concerning a nosy nephew and the SOY plaque, his stalking of th' Brad, and the eventual tracking down and presentation of the plaque at a Christmas bash.
Carl reminded us of Brad's initial foray into fund-raising with the club, by taking over and ramrodding the Monarch Homes fund-raiser at the airport, his work with the Boys and Girls Club, and most recently, fund-raising with the motorcycle and Mustang.
Around this point, Brad took the podium and said, basically, "Thanks". Both Carl (for leaving the podium) and Brad (for his short acceptance speech) received a warm round of applause. |
Rob Allerheiligen told us that on December 23rd, he celebrated the "4th anniversary of his 13th birthday", with a check for $13. Someone did the math (4 x 13), and figured out that he was really 62 (???)
He also had a (FIVE DOLLAR) brag, 'cause, on December 31st he officially retired from CSU. He says we no longer need to call him "Doctor", or "Sir" ~ We can just call him "Your Emeritousness". (Someone suggested that we could just go back to "***hole", but he was laughed down)
For a few minutes, everyone thought Rob was back for a while, but on January 20th he leaves for India and Bhutan, just in time for the low season, then for 6 weeks in Heidelberg, then Hawaii for his son's wedding. So much for retirement.
Don Shannon bragged that he turned 68 a few weeks ago, skiing "all the bumps and trees and survived, but was crashed into while standing in line for the next lift. Luckily, he only suffered bruised ribs.
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It was announced today that we have a new Flag Czar! E. Scott will be taking over the position recently vacated by Dave Williams.
Scotty's inaugural address included the lofty goal of increasing flag sales by 35%, and he says he'll "be calling YOU to help! (gulp!)
By the way, Jimmy (th' man) Manning says he and Nutter will be helping with the brawn. If you have a flag that needs a bracket, call one of them. If you've got a Sale, call TOP DOG. |
Brad was asked about the Ski Trip, but no further info was forthcoming. It was suggested that we could pull Wedum's NEW MUSTANG behind the bus, just to be sure that he makes in home, but that, too, was laughed down.
John McLean even kicked in ten bucks to the pot for "everyone having to put up with this silliness".
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Our esteemed President wanted to thank everyone that was able to make Larry's service. He said "it was a very good tribute to Larry and a remarkable Eulogy written by his daughter. Thank you for the strong support from the club." |
The Greatest Hacker Of All Time?
The question comes up from time to time, who's the greatest hacker ever? Well, there's a lot of different opinions on this. Some say Steve Wozniak of Apple II fame. Maybe Andy Hertzfeld of the Mac operating system...Richard Stallman, say others, of MIT. Yet at such times when I mention who I think the greatest hacker is, everyone agrees (provided they know of him), and there's no further argument. So, let me introduce you to him, and his greatest hack. I'll warn you right up front that it's mind numbing. By the way, everything I'm going to tell you is true and verifiable down at your local library. Don't worry; we're not heading off into a Shirley MacLaine UFO-land story. Just some classy electrical engineering . . . . . Editors Note: This is fascinating!
Click HERE to read further
If you enjoyed reading about the "Forgotten Father of Technology," above,
Click HERE for more Be prepared to spend some time reading and following links!
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Mustang Winner,
Don Wedum
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For those of you who have not heard, the official winner of our Mustang raffle is Don Wedum!
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THE PURINA DIET
I was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart for my Golden Retriever and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog. On impulse, I told her no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I had ended up in the hospital last time.
However, I had lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her. Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned. I told her no; it was because, “I had been
sitting in the street licking my balls and a car hit me.”
One guy was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door, I thought he
was going to have a heart attack.
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GOLF
Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer
Golf! You hit down to make the ball go up. You swing left and the ball goes right. The lowest score wins. And on top of that, the winner buys the drinks.
"Golf is harder than baseball. In golf, you have to play your foul balls."
If you find you do not mind playing golf in the rain, the snow, even during a hurricane, here's a valuable tip: your life is in trouble.
Golfers who try to make everything perfect before taking the shot rarely make a perfect shot.
The term "mulligan" is really a contraction of the phrase "maul it again."
A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers . neither of whom can putt very well.
An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play; it is always possible to get worse.
Golf's a hard game to figure. One day you'll go out and slice it and shank it, hit into all the traps and miss every green. The next day you go out and for no reason at all you really stink.
I play in the low 80s. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play.
If your best shots are the practice swing and the "gimme putt", you might wish to reconsider this game.
Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is you.
Golf is like marriage: If you take yourself too seriously it won't work .. and both are expensive.
The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil.
To some golfers, the greatest handicap is the ability to add correctly.
In golf, some people tend to get confused with all the numbers... they shoot a six, yell fore and write five.
Swing easy. Hit hard.
If you find yourself pleased that you locate more balls in the rough than you actually have lost, your focus is totally wrong and your personality might not be right for golf ... it is also just a matter of time before the IRS investigates your business.
Why is it twice as difficult to hit a ball over water than sand?
"The greatest sound in golf is the Woosh, Woosh, Woosh, of your opponent's club as he hurls it across the fairway"
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". . . . but the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown"
~ Carl Sagan
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| Ed
Hull |
Charter
Member |
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Stan
Shalla |
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David
James |
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Don
Sendgraf |
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Dick
Manges |
Past
President |
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Bill
Banks |
Past
President
and
Past
Governor |
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Marvin
(Marv)
Fries |
Charter
Member |
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Harv
Nesbitt |
Past
President
and
Charter
Member |
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Jim
Nichols |
Past
President
and
Charter
Member |
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Gen.
Bill
Mauer |
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Jim
Hoeven |
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| Pete Montagriff |
September 15, 1934 - April 15, 2005 |
| Jim Waltz |
November
2,
1936
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August
23,
2005 |
| Ron
Kresl |
3/
29,
1932
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December
18,
2005 |
| Bob
Leinart |
April 30, 1941 ~ February 16, 2006 |
| Larry Chaussee |
November 4, 1958 ~ December 19, 2006 |
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