Hello, my name is Jhames

Note: see first entry in the series for more information. Last Saturday I received an e-mail from one Robert Burns, the subject line read “Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re your pictures.” I hadn’t the foggiest clue who this person was or what the message entailed, so I opened the e-mail and read the following:

From: Byron Hames To: jhames@yahoo.com Subject: Wiesbaden Good morning to all from my old stomping ground, Wiesbaden Germany! Yesterday was a great day. We left Stuttgart and went to Darmstat. The first place we stopped was the chapel that I met Glenda at. We stood in the very same place where we first spoke. As Joel Johnson would say, it was “al-so0mme.” We went to see Glenda’s old housing area and ate lunch where she use to work as a waitrest. We left there and headed to Wiesbaden. We went to Miens-schtel where Chaplen Barnett and I watched the first run move called “Airplane.” We searched the internet for information about my old post Camp Pieri to no avail. Gary came up with the idea to check with the USO who made come calls and came up with an address. We puched it into … Continue reading →

I am awaiting a Tagalog translation with a little help from my friends. In the meantime, bust out your language skills on this recent e-mail: tyoy, inday fely ja…ask lang ko daad kung nkbalik ka don sa singapore.. kay my nanawag kay neneng nga di na kilala.. pay country code the singapore.. t sugo ko ni tita ma email kanimo kung ikaw nagtawag kay neneng. Note: see first entry in the series for more information.

Dear Jack- its brynna again i was unable to make it to clas today monday september 10 but i didnt want you to think i didnt do my paper so i am going to send it to you and will also bring it in on wensday thanks alot see ya wednseday! Brynns Jack Hames Pos 12 9:30-10:50 Pluralists Pluralist groups that I belong to vary, I am a student, I live in a small town, I have a job those are all groups that some day will change for me. What town I live in if I work or not those are all choices that I will make that will affect which groups I am part of. Groups that I cannot change, that I will always belong to is women first and foremost, second biggest group I cannot change is that I am Hispanic … Continue reading →

From: Shannon Dusenbery To: Michelle Hames Subject: Reports for SCRIP Dear Volunteers, I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer! For those of you who were able to attend the SCRIP meeting last Thursday night, thank you for coming and sharing your ideas with us. You will notice some changes in the attached documents that should accommodate many of the recommendations that were discussed. For those of you who were not able to attend, I have attached all the documents that we reviewed along with a Q & A that I hope will answer any questions you might have. If you have additional questions or suggestions that you would like to share, please do not hesitate to call me. I will be posting the SCRIP schedule in the entry of the church. If you are not able to sell SCRIP on the … Continue reading →

From: dpicone Subject: Directions to Woodcrafting Custom Cabinets Mark and Joanne Directions to the shop are as follows : 85 South to 101 101 to the Bailey Turn off Take the Bailey turn off and turn Right at the light Proceed over the overpass and to the bottom of the hill At the Bailey Santa Teresa Light turn left (South) Continue for about two miles At the Palm Santa Teresa Intersection proceed straight through At the intersection Santa Teresa turns into Hale Turn left into the second property (5 acre parsal) white fence around it 10020 Hale Ave. Take the driveway around the large house and proceed to the back where the shop is located I will met you there at 9:00 If you have any questions please give me a call. Thanks David Note: see first entry in the series for more information.

First e-mail: oy ayan mo ngay??? Second e-mail: nkaonline kmi..ksano ngay ti ag web cam??? tay mbalin tay nga agkikinnita… Third e-mail: saan da ka met nga maurayen.. apan kamin…inton mamnsan to laengen..daytoy kano gaym ti address ni Josie, ta ipaw-it mon to laengen no asino ti mabalin nga pangipaw-itam jay inted ni auntie Jona…..’[address] South Korea’.. Any translators in the house? After “web cam” and “auntie Jona”, it’s all Tagalog to me. Note: see first entry in the series for more information. From the Desk of Hanne: Ask an Ewok. I found out recently that the language they had the Ewoks speaking was Tagalog. Yes, good job George, have the little brown aliens speak the language of little brown humans. From the Desk of Love: That explains why I know this stuff — I’m actually a distant relative of Wicket and Logray. (Long … Continue reading →

From: Byron Hames Subject: Happy Birthday Casie Note: see first entry in the series for more information.

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