Courtesy of the Courier and Press
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/jun/08/road-signs-to-marklincolns-boyhood/
By The Associated PressFriday, June 8, 2007
DALE, Ind. — To mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Indiana is erecting signs at state highway entrances proclaiming the state "Lincoln's Boyhood Home."
The 66 signs will be attached over the next few weeks to the "Welcome to Indiana" road signs that greet motorists entering the state. The first signs are set to go up today, said Gary Abel, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Transportation.
Gov. Mitch Daniels unveiled the blue sign with white lettering Thursday during a news conference in Southern Indiana's Spencer County, where Lincoln lived with his family from age 7 to 21.
"Lincoln's character and values were formed during his youth in Indiana. As president, these traits helped lead our nation through the greatest strife in its young history," Daniels said.
The highway signs, which are being paid for by the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, are part of the state's celebration of the life of the nation's 16th president.
They will remain on the highway welcome signs until summer 2010, Abel said.
Lincoln was born in a log cabin near what is now Hodgenville, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809.
In 1816, Lincoln arrived with his family in Spencer County. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died at age 35 in 1819 and is buried near the family's home site, near the grave of Lincoln's sister, Sarah, who died at age 20 during childbirth.
Lincoln lived in the Spencer County area until 1830, when he moved to Illinois.
Cool Link: 'Lincoln the Hoosier'E. A. Richardson
http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/bigrich.htm
Friday, June 8, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Matt Sisley's the new HHHS Basketball Coach
Yes, I still get the Journal Democrat Newpaper here in Cincinnati. I just read that Matt Sisley’s the new HHHS basketball coach. He has been the assistant coach at Forest Park for the past 8 seasons.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Your a child of the 80s if....
1. You consider Ocean Pacific a designer label.
2. You thought the Stray Cats were bringing guitars back to rock 'n' roll.
3. You thought the lead singer of Poison was hot ... until you realized she was a he.
4. You still get the shakes when you remember Apple Macintosh's 1984 advertisement.
5. You preferred Van Hagar to Van Halen.
6. You thought George Michael was straight.
7. You had just discovered this great new singer called Tina Turner.
8. You owned a home Beta video recorder.
9. The Day After gave you nightmares.
10. Your favorite G.I. Joe figure was Snake Eyes.
11. You wondered what Lisa Bonet was doing married to that loser Lenny Kravitz.
12. You never figured out who the crooks were on Murder She Wrote.
13. You believed The Last Temptation of Christ was going to send Martin Scorsese to hell.
14. You regard Look Who's Talking as a turning point in John Travolta's career.
15. You admired Bill Cosby's taste in sweaters in The Cosby Show.
16. You didn't realize The Official Preppy Handbook was a gag.
17. You rolled up the sleeves on your sports jacket for the Sonny Crockett look.
18. You had no problems thinking members of the Miami police department drove Lamborghinis.
19. You thought Burt and Loni were a fairytale romance.
20. You thought Clint Eastwood would one day be president.
22. You weren't sick of Robin Williams yet.
23. L'Oreal mousse changed your life overnight.
24. You stuck around after the commercial break to see if the General Lee on The Dukes of Hazzard really made it over that dried-out gulch when the bridge was down.
25. David Byrne seemed like the strangest guy ever.
26. You watched The Tracey Ullman Show for the funny cartoon segments about the yellow people.
27. You thought acid wash jeans were as important an evolutionary step as the wheel.
28. You believed Liberace really died from eating nothing but watermelon.
29. You got your medical knowledge from watching TV movies.
30. You wondered who those old guys were in the Run-D.M.C. "Walk This Way" video.
31. You threw out your Atari console after buying an Intellivision.
32. You were 99.9% sure Sue Ellen shot J.R.
33. You can watch Scarface without once thinking of rap music.
34. You remember Ronald Reagan making that "We begin bombing Russia in five minutes" joke.
35. The notion of a roller-skating musical starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly with music from ELO seemed like a good idea.
36. Porky's seemed like a new low.
37. You'd stay up late to watch The Hitchhiker on HBO, because of the dirty bits.
38. You could only complete two sides of Rubik's Cube.
39. Simon Le Bon's lyrics made sense to you.
40. War Games had you wondering if you could really start Armageddon using your crummy TRS-80.
2. You thought the Stray Cats were bringing guitars back to rock 'n' roll.
3. You thought the lead singer of Poison was hot ... until you realized she was a he.
4. You still get the shakes when you remember Apple Macintosh's 1984 advertisement.
5. You preferred Van Hagar to Van Halen.
6. You thought George Michael was straight.
7. You had just discovered this great new singer called Tina Turner.
8. You owned a home Beta video recorder.
9. The Day After gave you nightmares.
10. Your favorite G.I. Joe figure was Snake Eyes.
11. You wondered what Lisa Bonet was doing married to that loser Lenny Kravitz.
12. You never figured out who the crooks were on Murder She Wrote.
13. You believed The Last Temptation of Christ was going to send Martin Scorsese to hell.
14. You regard Look Who's Talking as a turning point in John Travolta's career.
15. You admired Bill Cosby's taste in sweaters in The Cosby Show.
16. You didn't realize The Official Preppy Handbook was a gag.
17. You rolled up the sleeves on your sports jacket for the Sonny Crockett look.
18. You had no problems thinking members of the Miami police department drove Lamborghinis.
19. You thought Burt and Loni were a fairytale romance.
20. You thought Clint Eastwood would one day be president.
22. You weren't sick of Robin Williams yet.
23. L'Oreal mousse changed your life overnight.
24. You stuck around after the commercial break to see if the General Lee on The Dukes of Hazzard really made it over that dried-out gulch when the bridge was down.
25. David Byrne seemed like the strangest guy ever.
26. You watched The Tracey Ullman Show for the funny cartoon segments about the yellow people.
27. You thought acid wash jeans were as important an evolutionary step as the wheel.
28. You believed Liberace really died from eating nothing but watermelon.
29. You got your medical knowledge from watching TV movies.
30. You wondered who those old guys were in the Run-D.M.C. "Walk This Way" video.
31. You threw out your Atari console after buying an Intellivision.
32. You were 99.9% sure Sue Ellen shot J.R.
33. You can watch Scarface without once thinking of rap music.
34. You remember Ronald Reagan making that "We begin bombing Russia in five minutes" joke.
35. The notion of a roller-skating musical starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly with music from ELO seemed like a good idea.
36. Porky's seemed like a new low.
37. You'd stay up late to watch The Hitchhiker on HBO, because of the dirty bits.
38. You could only complete two sides of Rubik's Cube.
39. Simon Le Bon's lyrics made sense to you.
40. War Games had you wondering if you could really start Armageddon using your crummy TRS-80.
Friday, May 25, 2007
High School Memories
I often think of our younger years and how I giggle when I remember pegged jeans, side pony tials, and ruffled skirts. What makes you think of our years of high school and jr. high? I know were are not "really" 80s kids since we graduate in 92, but I still remember that cheesey stuff.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Hi
What do you all think of this as our blog? We can email postings to an email address and have a all sharing. Let me know what you think. If we don't like this idea we can delete this blog.
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