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She was working as a waitrest in a Darmstat boîte
2008 April 17
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 the GPS and headed out to no where! I knew it was on a hill so Gary turned and went up. We found it! It did not look much like it did when I lived there as it has been converted into residential living but the lay of the land was the same and that is how I found it. I made pictures and looked around a while and let the memories flow through. It was fun for me to go back there.
We checked into a army hotel in Wiesbaden, which was really nice, had a nice dinner there and then went to a movie. We are getting ready to leave here now and since I found a computer in the lobby, thought I would drop you all a line.
I hope all is well there.
We love you all and will type to you later.
Dad/Mom
I know the e-mail is sic throughout but how cute are Dad and Mom? Dad is not only frugal but a romantic!
Note: see first entry in the series for more information.
Tyoy You, Too!
2007 September 25
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.
Girl didn’t even spell her name right
2007 September 10
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
9:30-10:50Pluralists
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 and Caucasian.
The biggest issue in California that my pluralist groups would be split between right now is immigration. Hispanics want immigration they believe that people should be able to make a better life for themselves come to the united states freely. People around California have a bias against Hispanic people they believe that because they are brown that there is something wrong with them they refer to them as wetbacks or dirty Mexicans.(not all people but some) A majority of people don't want them coming to California because they are not like everyone else. I am split between the two and think its fine they should just make it legal.
Another issue that groups I am facing are dealing with would have to be the California budget. The new budget is taking more money away from schools then ever before. Being a student that really affects me, used books with out of date information, teachers not being paid enough all the little things in schools add up. I don't want California to take more money out of my pay check for schools yet at the same time I don't like having a run down school like my old high school to attend. The working pluralist group doesn't want to pay more taxes because they already believe that we pay enough yet we want better schools for our children and safer towns. Its kind of a catch 22 no one wants to fork out the cash yet everyone wants the benefits. People in pluralist groups that have no kids and no one to worry about could care less if they take more money from education, and those groups also don't want to pay more taxes so as you can see it will be a never ending battle.
Pluralist groups I belong to, student, employed, white, Hispanic, catholic, no kids, those are groups that people see me as, but people don't really know me. The lobbyist don't know by looking at me that I love animals and that I adore shopping more than anything. To me pluralist groups are just out there so categorize and sub categorize people and who people believe us to be.
Note: see first entry in the series for more information.
SCRIPtaculous! Or something.
2007 July 28
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 designated date, please contact your partner and let them know, so that they can prepare themselves to either sell alone or to find another volunteer. We will be selling the SCRIP cards in the back of the church hall 15 minutes before and after each mass. Please make sure the forms are completed and that the check matches the total column on the form.
Again, thank you so much for your time and efforts! If you have questions or need anything please do not hesitate to call Genalee or myself.
Sincerely,
Shannon Dusenbery
Note: see first entry in the series for more information.
Gee, you think they made it on time?
2007 July 10
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 9:00If you have any questions please give me a call.
Thanks
David
Note: see first entry in the series for more information.
According to what people say
2007 June 04
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 ago, in a galaxy far far away, they had a commitment ceremony on Endor.)
What’s interesting about the message is that it starts out in Tagalog and then takes a big turn to Ilocano (a northern regional language that I don’t know, but my dad spoke).
Anyhow, I’m running to catch a plane to Sin City, so here’s a very rough translation:
Hey, are you there??? (means kind of like ‘did you get this?’)
We finally got internet access, but we don’t have a web cam — or do you have a web cam? (something about seeing)
Where is the… (lots of rambling) I have Josie’s address (additional rambling) …send it to Aunt Jona.
Sounds like she’s asking the recipient to send something to a family member. Anyhow, hope that helps until maybe someone else who actually speaks Ilocano can give you a cleaner translation. =)
Good work, gang! For shame, George.
Good lookin’ sundae there
2007 June 02
From: Byron Hames
Subject: Happy Birthday Casie
Note: see first entry in the series for more information.
“It’s a fact.”
2007 April 02
I’ve had my e-mail address with Yahoo! for over ten years now: jhames at you can figure out the rest. My e-mail address has been the recipient of many a message in Tagalog since jhames, apparently, seems to be a fairly common Filipino name. Lucky for me I have friends who speak Tagalog. My e-mail address has also been mistaken by many a person who assumed that their coworker, friend or family member chose an e-mail address using their first initial j, last name hames. This particular mistake has yielded a variety of e-mails to appear in my Inbox over the years: naughty e-mails, Christian Science postings, rants about court appearances, and papers from students in either high school or college. I used to politely respond to the sender and explain that I was not the intended recipient of the message, but now I only reserve such Samaritan efforts for e-mails that clearly require an immediate response due to emergencies. I figure that lack of planning of their part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
I received e-mail from two young women attending the same Political Science class for a teacher with the last name Hames. The topic was the voting gap in California and what measures could be taken to increase actual votes. Both women agreed, separately, that the only people voting were rich and white. They also agreed that the majority of California is democrat, male and Latino. In order to increase the voter populations of these Latino men, the women suggested our government should offer incentives for voter registration such as free car registration or cable television. Oh, and the government should provide sandwich buffets when voting on a lunch break. And really, who doesn’t enjoy a good sandwich buffet whilst voting? Spicy brown mustard for me, thanks.
It’s a little late for me to reply to both women and say “I’m not really your teacher! Ha ha, April Fool’s!” I’m sure they’ll realize the error of their ways soon enough when they arrive to class and Teacher Hames asks them why they haven’t sent their papers yet.
Were I them, however, I would consider revising their papers and including information about working a full-time job and still not having enough money to live outside a homeless shelter. Incentive for workers to form unions and demand a living wage of their employers may be a better option than dispensing free cable television to drive voter registration. But hey, that’s just me.