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up. Want to Add a Message?
Hi Melinda, how's tricks, or birthdays? Not suffering from any
Internet withdrawal, are you? Our paths will soon cross over
there, when I get the kids. I spoke to them today, and when I
mentioned to Vanessa the people she would see, she said "and
Melinda". You are missed and loved around the world. Oh yeah
- happy birthday!
Maintenance Man (support@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 29, 1998 at 23:05:41 (PDT)
Hey Melinda! I bet it is hot there. I hope you are keeping our
dads in line. How is your greek coming along? Finding plenty of
souvenirs? How about other 15 year olds? We look forward to
hearing all about it. Take good care and Happy Trails...
Uncle Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 29, 1998 at 06:26:21 (PDT)
I love you too! I bet you're having the time of your life!! I
hope you are, anyway. Yeah, Maui. It's a long story. But she
earned it, she deserves it, and, hey, it just seemed to work out
that way. I'm hoping she'll find an internet hook up and post
something, if only email. I can almost smell the tropical
breezes.....oh well - it's Monday, back to...you know...that four
letter word that starts with "w". Make it a good one,
you all.
Mona (@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 29, 1998 at 06:15:49 (PDT)
Happy Birthday Melinda, wherever you are. I miss you, and hope
you are having a fantastic time. Make this fifteenth birthday a
memorable one. I love you.
Mama (paula@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 29, 1998 at 03:54:33 (PDT)
Mona....Hawaii???????????
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 28, 1998 at 13:55:13 (PDT)
okay it's friday now and mark and melinda have arrived safely.
I have taken on the role of little napolean junior and marched
them into a stupor today. We saw the parthenon and ate in a
delicious taverna that mark picked out of the guidebook. Both
travelers doing well inspite of lack of sleep. Tonight we are
going to the plaka for dinner and then tomorrow we are renting a
car to go to delphi and then the peloponnese. A big
airconditioned car. Dad and i had a little one. But we're
travelling in style now. Affordability in numbers. Weather here
bright and hot. Haven't seen any rain yet in our ten plus days.
We may not be near an internet cafe till we get back from our car
trip in a week, so don't worry if you don't hear from us. Who
wants what souvenir? Mark is already a haggling expert. Greek or
no greek. Much love to everyone, we truly wish you all were here.
athena (athenakvs@hotmail.com)
- Friday, June 26, 1998 at 08:47:11 (PDT)
Plan for the day: I'm driving Miranda down to Portland, so she
can catch a flight to Maui.....don't ask.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Friday, June 26, 1998 at 08:13:21 (PDT)
To the traveling Styloses, and the stay-at-home ones, and the
rest of the world: I'm leaving Brevard for the cabin tomorrow for
one night to catch Becky and David while they are around, then on
up to West Jefferson to spend Sat.night with a friend of Laurie's
and then on Sunday to Boone for the dulcimer week until Friday. I
expect to be home late the night of July 3rd. All is well (and
hot )here. The email and internet has become very important to me
of late, especially since not much of interest comes through the
postal system. I have arranged for telephone hook-up for the
cabin starting July 7th. The best we can do with internet hook-up
is to continue using Citcom and paying 10cents a minute while
we're hooked up. Hopefully we'll have too many other things to do
so we can keep online time to a minimum. Paul and Athena, keep
sending travel notes. It's a great way to keep us all informed.
We're all there with the 4 of you in spirit. Love, RLS
ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 16:38:28 (PDT)
Thanks for the update, Dad. It's always a pleasure to see your
postings, although it feels kind of like cheating. Like we are
not supposed to know how it went until you get back or something.
Tim has been with me all week. That has been a pleasure. He and
Jillian are headed back east for the summer on saturday. I am
trying to arrange for them to make a short trip to NC in late
July. We'll keep you posted, pun intended. §
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 13:54:49 (PDT)
We just got back to Athens and what can I say. We could not
have been treated better or been happier or luckier. First of all
we found the styloses in Thessaloniki without even having the
proper address and if you think that is not a trip imagine
stopping to ask someone where a particular suburb is and finding
you are just two blocks from where you want to be. I cannot tell
you how cordial the folks were and particularly how happy and
glad they were to meet Athena. We proceeded to phillipe where
Thene and I had the third floor suite. Christos seemed quite
strong inspite of his near ninety years and Little napolean takes
good care of him but tolerates no nonsense. We have taken many
pictures and will have more to say when we get home. We have a
room for Melinda and Mark and we even have a hotel where we can
park a car so we will have little problem meeting them. Ramona
the hotel is next to the Omonia where we have stayed but now is
being raised. We also overlook the Music store where you bought
the bazookie. Good reading your messages and Mona Do have a very
good year.
buddy (stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 11:12:09 (PDT)
Bon Voyage to the lucky travelers!
Mark (mls@stylos.net)
- Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at 14:50:07 (PDT)
OK, OK here it is: this guy at work was giving away tickets he
wasn't using for this home stand. So, me and Betsy are sitting
there (right behind 1st base), and I hear this "Betsy,
Betsy!", and not 6 rows back were Steve and Tim! Wild! They
had just bought the tickets off a guy out front at the last
minute. Couldn't have planned it that way. They moved over to
some empty seats next to us, and we had a nice visit, and a great
time watching the game together.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at 08:06:17 (PDT)
Hey, Tim! It's good to see a new face (?) and all that clip
art stuff!. I want to learn to do that. To everybody else: I'm
back on line and my e-mail is open for business, thanks to Mark
and a spare computer. I will be out of town, however from Friday
June 26 until the Fourth of July. I will be fraternizing with a
big bunch of other dulcimer nuts in Boone, NC. I will check in on
my return, so send mail anyway. Ramona
ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at 07:41:51 (PDT)
baseball GAME!!!!!!!!!
Tim (bla@bla.com)
- Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 20:36:54 (PDT)
Hi how are you doing? I'm fine I just rescently went to a
Baseball geme with Steve and we saw Mona and Betsie there it was
a lot of fun and I hope to see more of you soon this summer
>)))'>
Tim Slattery Jr AKA Steve's Step Son (none@none.com)
- Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 20:35:54 (PDT)
Help! I can't get a dial-tone on my computer so no email, no
internet. I finally thought of coming to the library and finding
out what the scoop is from Greece. I'll keep doing that, Athena
and Paul, so keep posting. All is well on Wilson Drive and Paul,
your rose bush by the drive way has a very large and beautiful
rose on it. Give my greetings to the in-laws I have never met.
Athena, try ear-plugs. Keep cool if you can. Love, RLS
ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 13:42:12 (PDT)
Hey Steve! Tell them about the baseball game.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 09:43:24 (PDT)
mmmmmmm....Delphi
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 22, 1998 at 07:28:13 (PDT)
Wow! I leave this site for two days, and look what happens!
Ana and I just returned from the Indian resort Kah-Nee-Tah, in
Central Oregon. We went to celebrate Patsy's seventieth. A grand
time was had by all 35 or so of us. Pam and kids from Virginia,
and Beverlee and family from L.A. were about the most traveled
travelers. Great turnout, great weather and great times. I am
glad I got back to barely squeeze in a happy father's day to my
father, and all the family fathers! Mark and Melinda, I am
jealous of missing the father-daughter trip to the old country. I
am proud to be part of such a great family, and our thoughts and
hearts will be travelling with you all!!! See you all in North
Carolina next month. Take care and Happy Trails....
Brother Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 22:07:03 (PDT)
P.S. To all of you that have to read this semi-personal
communication, please feel free to advise on where to go in
Greece, especially re the islands. The best suggestion wins a
trip to lovely Bayonne, NJ, gateway to Elizabeth.
Mark Allan (nena@concentric.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 18:52:24 (PDT)
Greetings to all from the adbode of the Stylos-Allans. This
communication is especially intended for the party of Buddy and
Athena. Your plans sound great. Do you have a read on the ease of
taking the ferries. Melinda got a tip to go to Santorini of all
islands, the same place i was told to go. How hard would it be?
Could we go straight on from there to Crete? Is renting a car on
Crete easy? Questions, questions, questions. I guess going to
Delphi first makes sense. Hope the fun continues, Mark (and
Melinda, in her absence--she is en route to seeing X-Files, the
movie).
Mark Allan (nena@concentric.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 18:49:31 (PDT)
hey we're here in thessoloniki like the man says. We found an
internet cafe, they seem to be worldwide now like they say . . .
sidestepping the bugs is another matter . . . we know we're in
europe because of the cigarettes and also the world cup is on the
big screen. Thessoloniki is beautiful, new city and old, and our
cousins are most hospitable (and beautiful!) Hope everyone can
make it here some time or another. Highly recommend it.
Especially for the fish lovers. Tomorrow we head to phillippe. We
will check in again when we pass the next internet cafe. Haven't
quite figured out how to access our email, but i have an account
set up on hotmail which i think should work. Otherwise post
messages in this hollow tree, as mom says. Mark and melinda:
bring clothes for hot weather and good walking shoes. We thought
we would have a hotel room in athens for the night (morning) you
arrive and the next night, you might want to sleep some that day
like we did, and then go on to delphi the next day. We found a
swell hotel in delphi. Hope all is well stateside, happy father's
day to the fathers amoung us! Much love from athena
athena (athenakvs@hotmail.com)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 13:30:23 (PDT)
we are in Thessolinika and are having fun with the system. It
needs some work but is amusing since many of the options are
listed in Greek. I know some Greek but the technical terms are
foreign to me. will let you know of our progress later. WE have
been met by the family of Apostolos Stylos and heve been treated
very graciously. Great people !! Unfortunately the old man has
some form of alsheimer desease. However I find him somewhat
communicative and is kept by very loving children and an
exceptional wife, Wifes name is Andromachi and children Panagiota
(giota) and John (gianis). We will get them listed and I would
like to include photos when we return to the U.S. I turn it over
to goita. Γεια σαs ειμαι η γιωτα. αν και
δεν σασ γνωριζουμε χαιρομαι πολυ
που μπορω να επικοινωνησω μαζι σασ
και σασ στελνω τουσ χαιρετισμουσ
ολησ τησ οικογενειασ μου.Οταν
θελησετε να ερθετε στην ελλαδα θα
χαρουμε ιδιαιτερα να σασ
γνωρισουμε απο κοντα και να τα
πουμε καλυτερα.
paul stylos (stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 13:21:33 (PDT)
Hey, Scott! Ping says he accepts the challenge! The weather
here is truly spectacular, befitting the occaision. Too bad the
days are getting shorter, though. To Pateda-moo (phonetic
spelling). I love you, more than a little. Or was it more than a
lot? Anyway, we're thinking of you, and also wishing we could be
with you. So, eat some of that yummy parched corn, drink some of
that fabulous lemonade and throw down a glass into the fireplace
with a big Yassoo!! Love ya.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 08:57:09 (PDT)
Hey Dad: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I hope that you are having a
truly wonderful day with one of your (many) truly wonderful
children. I also hope you are making great memories, and
collecting stories to tell when you return. I am so glad you got
to make this trip, though I already regret that I didn't come
along. I will have to live it through your eyes. Mark and Melinda
are getting excited about joining you this week, and are
anxiously shopping for tropical clothing. Any words of advice? I
love you Dad. Thanks for fathering us all. Paula
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 08:29:16 (PDT)
To Buddy wherever you are: HFD!! I'm sure you'll be checking
into some kind of net cafe to read all the messages from your
adoring children. Sure wish I could be there with you. One of
these days! Hope the weather is good and the people are good to
you back in the father-land. And happy fathers day to everyone
everywhere, especially to Ping who gets a double or triple
celebration today. May you get FUBAR and live to tell about it.
Scott (scott@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 21, 1998 at 08:05:45 (PDT)
Papa, Where you are? I used to be your Good Looker to find
things, but I guess with the new eyes, you'll be finding lots on
your own. It is almost Fathers Day in Grevena, so this goes out
to my Dad, and our Dads before him back in the Old Country. Happy
Fathers Day!
Good Looker (GoodLook@stylos.net)
- Saturday, June 20, 1998 at 13:13:54 (PDT)
Wow! News from Athens. Are you two travelers able to check
your email? Or just the website? Sounds like things haven't
changed in Athens, where you need only two things to drive, a
horn and an accelerator. Ana and I have finalized our summer
plans. We will be spending about 10 days in NC at the end of July
(after the 17th). We are not exactly sure when, because we will
be flying standby (Thanks Mark). We will then return to Seattle
and rent a small beach cottage for the month of August. I will
work all summer while Ana plays with her friends, who happen to
be my bosses' kids. She will be with me until the 28th of August.
Well, I hope all is well with all.
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 10:45:49 (PDT)
we are here in athens at the internet cafe. Weather is hot and
sunny. We finally got sunglasses for dad. Saw the parthenon. We
are going to thessoloniki on saturday, renting a car tomorrow
(friday). Eating good, living cheap, seeping good (dad) not so
good (athena). Acropolis is open though still scaffolded, athena
is going to archeological museum today with sketchbook in hand.
Still on our first roll of film. Everyone is friendly especially
to dad who starts out speaking english then switches to greek on
them . . . there are a million taxis all going really fast. We
have figured out the bus and trolley system pretty well. Miss you
all every single one. Come on over!
buddy and athena (@stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 02:15:50 (PDT)
Well, this is enough to warm the cockle's of any one's heart!
Thank you all so much! The weather is actually fine today, which
is unusual for mid June in Puget Sound country. I found flowers
waiting on my desk when I came in, and am looking forward to
dinner at home with the whole family! And I'm sending out my best
birthday vibes to Steve -- make sure you call me if I can't track
you down before you head out for the weekend. Thanks again! The
birthday cake music has got my co-workers mighty curious! You
guys are just all right.
Birthday Girl (monalee@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 12:54:42 (PDT)
Happy Birthday, Mona. This is a long-distance birthday party.
I get to give my good wishes and to hear (?) what everybody else
is saying, too. Maybe, just maybe it's the next best thing to
being there. I'm sure your dad and Athena are thinking (and maybe
talking) about you and would add to this litany if they were
close to a computer. Love ya much, Mom
Mom (ramona@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 11:59:31 (PDT)
And Happy Birthday to Mona from western MA! Hope you get
whatever you want for your birthday; clear sinuses? time at home
with the family? a promotion at work? all of the above? Best
wishes from all of us!
Scott and family (scott@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 11:27:45 (PDT)
And a happy birthday to Mona from accross the sound. Does
Microsoft give employees their birthdays off? Probably not, since
most Microsoft employees still count their birthdays in terms of
'and a half!'. Hope this is the best one yet, Mona. We're here to
luv ya...
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 08:19:49 (PDT)
Happy
Birthday Sweet Sister!
Mark (MLS@Stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 06:51:35 (PDT)
Steve- We are all thinking of you today and sending you our
best, healthiest, and most loving thoughts, 3,000 miles away.
Good Luck!
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 03:45:09 (PDT)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONA! There, I was the first (I think) to say
so. Hope you have great plans for eating, playing, relaxing,
celebrating, reflecting and being loved. You deserve it! Love
from Paula June.
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at 03:39:25 (PDT)
Great to hear from you, sir! And happy birthday Aunt Ginny!
And hope 'thena made it to the plane, despite the flooding. Dull
weekend at the Pingree's -- just one trip to the emergency roon -
David's dental work didn't take as well as we'd have liked. All's
well.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Monday, June 15, 1998 at 13:27:59 (PDT)
Gee, has it really been two months since the last message I
posted? I do enjoy reading the "guestbook" several
times a week, so I guess I should send messages a little more
often. Melissa seems to have made a full recovery from her
pneumonia, although the cough lingered for quite a while. As many
of you know, Jeff got his license, although it was touch and go
during his road test. Those troopers can be pretty tough. Jeff is
out with the car right now looking for excitement in the big city
(Amherst). Good thing I know he has as much money in the bank as
my car is worth in case he cracks it up. Joe and I are still
plugging away at the log cabin in the back yard. It's about 4
feet high now. When we get to 6 feet we'll start the roof. Linda
keeps on weaving. The craft show on Long Island last weekend was
a real adventure, but the Long Islanders didn't seem to
appreciate her stuff as much as expected. Pam is still living and
working in Marblehead, and we don't get to see her as much as we
would like. I have another year to go at Berkshire Medical Center
and haven't lined up anything for after that yet. Sorry we missed
Jess's grad. party, but glad the kids could make it. To those
people who are heading for Greece; bon voyage, and take good
notes for when we finally make it there. Love to all.
Scott (scott@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 14, 1998 at 13:29:45 (PDT)
Hmm. Another inconclusive day at the doctors....as it turns
out, I'm not allergic to *anything*, at least by way of airborn
allergens. But luckily (kind of), I was having a doozy of a
flair-up of my ear pain, so the Dr was able to
conclude.....Something's Going On! She's got it narrowed down to
Vaso-motor rhinitis (Ithink it was), or Chronic Sinitus, which
would require a more in depth Cat Scan. Oy! On to new drugs, and
we'll see what happens. Sheesh. I'm not boring you, am I?!?!
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Thursday, June 11, 1998 at 07:38:53 (PDT)
I'm down to my last few weeks here in CT, before I go get the
kids and bring them here for a six week vacation this summer.
Nothing eventful, just counting the days. We will probably go to
NC for a month, and then do some visiting in the MA area, but
nothing is ever sure. Anybody heard if there is any truth to the
rumour that Scott moved to the backwoods of Alaska, without a
phone or an EMail connection?
Mark (Mark@Stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 09, 1998 at 15:06:21 (PDT)
well life is good at paula's house . . .we're getting ready to
have a fire and all the guests have gone home (except me) thanks
for coming to the party, everyone! it was good to see all aunts
uncles friends and relations . . . tonight we are planning for
our big trip to greece . . . any suggestions or requests (or
stowaways?) . . . mona i keep missing you on the phone miss you
hope you are well! love to everyone!
athena (athena@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 07, 1998 at 17:28:23 (PDT)
i just wanted to say thanx to steve and any other sympathizers
that may be out there THANX
melinda (Simpcox@aol.com)
- Sunday, June 07, 1998 at 10:57:06 (PDT)
Can you believe it, I mean Real quite lost ! Well at least he
lost to Victory gallop. And at least he only lost by a nose!
Betsy Pingree $ (monalee@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 07, 1998 at 10:46:44 (PDT)
Whilst all of you easterners were celebrating for Jess and
Paul and Ramona, we westerners (Patsy, Ken, Steve, Ana, David,
Mona, Miranda, Betsy and Paul) were celebrating Patsy's 70th. Had
a nice barbecue, a la David (Mister Master of Meat). Wish we
could have merged the celebrations. As far as the summer plans,
it is still unclear when Ana and I will be coming to North
Carolina. Starting to look like the third week in July, and only
for about 10 days. We will probably rent a small cabin on the
water in Gig Harbor for the month of August. We'll keep ya
posted.
Brother Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Sunday, June 07, 1998 at 10:43:29 (PDT)
Yes, Muchos congrats to all of the Stylos-Allans. Especially,
Melinda, putting up with all of us for all these years. Hey
Melinda, I remember what it's like being Number Two, when Number
One grows up and moves on. I hope the sun shines on all of the
celebrations in Acton. And Happy Anniversary to Mom and Dad. This
gives us a year to plan for the big Five-oh. Or is that the big
Five-ow? or Five-ouch? Anyway, we'll all be sending love and good
thoughts eastward. Ciao.
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Friday, June 05, 1998 at 13:48:19 (PDT)
Another big day at the Paula + Mark household: More
congratulations headed Jess' way - and good luck with the
graduation ceremony today. I know you'll have no trouble with the
partying afterwards. :) Also - big congrats and hip hooray for
Mark and Paula's 22nd anniversary of the Big Day. Now *that* was
a party! Much love to you all - I'm with you in spirit, for
sure!!!
Proud Auntie (monalee@stylos.net)
- Friday, June 05, 1998 at 12:24:18 (PDT)
Thank you all for my lovely birthday wishes. Yes, I got
another year older without a hitch. Besides words of love from
you all, I got breakfast in bed and lobster for supper
compliments of my wonderful kids and spouse, sunshine, many fun
presents, a visit from Athena, and a day off from work. Who could
ask for more! I love you all.
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Wednesday, June 03, 1998 at 16:48:42 (PDT)
Paula you are the greatest and deserve the best They all love
you especialy me
buddy (stylos@citcom)
brevard, n,c, - Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 14:51:11 (PDT)
Lest we forget the one who made all this (Web Site, that is)
possible. In absence of a bigger to do, due to the Webmaster
taking time off for work, have a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
See you this weekend. Lots of Love and Good Wishes.
Brother Mark (Mark@Stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 10:04:46 (PDT)
Hey, hey, Paula!! How's the lobster?? Many happy returns of
the day, my dear!
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 08:02:51 (PDT)
And the happiest of birthdays to sister Paula. Your birthday
almost got lost with all the comings and goings, endings and
beginnings. Did you ever notice that birthday celebrations,
unlike other celebrations, don't mark the beginning or ending of
anything except the passage or time. Hope that your years
continue to get better and better, and that all you birthday
wishes come true. We're here to love ya, Paula!
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 06:31:00 (PDT)
Happy Birthday to Paula June! Have a great day. I hope there
is sunsine, flowers and good things to eat. That's one more thing
for us to celebrate when we get there later in the week. Your
loving Mom and Dad
Ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 04:50:03 (PDT)
Hey!! Am I talking to myself here?? Well, so what if I am?
Glad the weekend's here. Everyone but me has to go to the dentist
to have their teeth on today. I'm set to see an allergy
specialist in June to figure out what the *&^& is going
on. The kids can't wait for summer vacation, though I have no
idea how the child-care situation is going to work out. I
actually have some vacation time coming -- Woooo Hoooo! My friend
Sam and I went to see Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan
play at the Gorge in George, Washington 2 weeks ago, and I tell
you -- I'm still buzzed!! They - especially Van and Joni - were
in-credibly great. Wish you could have been there. Say, is anyone
planning a trip out West this summer? Well, I guess I'll sign
off. Happy birthday to Margie Silberstein wherever you are!!
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Saturday, May 30, 1998 at 11:35:23 (PDT)
Hip hip hooray to Jessamyn Zoe, 18 years old and legally able.
Welcome, Jess, to the world of adults. So much to be happening at
the same time: the end of the school year,(for all practical
purposes) a birthday, graduation and a party in your honor. And
an upcoming visit from your illustrious ancestors! I hope it will
be a time to remember (joyfully). Love, from the Grands.
Ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Thursday, May 21, 1998 at 14:41:50 (PDT)
Happy birthday wishes to Jess, the Legal Adult!! Seems like it
was just yesterday, the wild night at Cooley-Dick!
Congratulations, sweetheart!
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Thursday, May 21, 1998 at 13:49:14 (PDT)
A week is too long for no new messages so here's mine. We
drove to Kentucky and Ohio over the week-end and saw old friends
and old relatives. I even talked to someone who was one of my
best friends in first through seventh grade, and whom I hadn't
seen or heard from since! She told me her mother had lived (or
was it got married) in the cabin when it was in Kentucky and she
and her husband want to come down and visit us in Celo. I found
her name in the geneaology book, as having married one of our
distant cousins. I had a call from a woman in Florida who is
desperate to buy a genealogy book. I told her I wasn't selling
them, but might part with one if I determined that it's not
needed for my own family. So any of you descendants of Raymond
Layne who didn't get a geneaology and want one, speak up now.
John Ramsay did unearth a few we didn't know we had and I think
Dad would want to cooperate with this woman with roots in
Bearwallow who wants some of the information that he got from
other cooperative people. I was surprised to see that the last
(but not necessarily the best) edition was finished in 1982, when
Dad was 82 years old. I guess we need to be toleant of so many
typos, since he used his little old portable typewriter, not a
computer. Enjoy the spring, one and all. RLS
Ramona (ramona@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at 07:42:01 (PDT)
So what else is new? I know Jessamyn has a big ol' birthday
just around the corner....any plans? How about you, Athena?
Getting psyched for the Odyssey (I even spelled that correctly -
without looking it up!)? Congrats on surviving your first year of
grad school!
li'l ol' me... (monalee@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, May 12, 1998 at 07:30:26 (PDT)
Hope your day today, and all the other days are happy and that
you can feel how much I love you. Have you seen the book
"Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood"? We just saw
it listed in the paper today, and, not knowing at all what it's
about, it made me think of you! Anyway, I'll be talking to you in
a bit. We're on our way out for a beach walk, then a bonfire out
back.
Daughter number, we don't need no stinking
numbers! (monalee@stylos.net)
- Sunday, May 10, 1998 at 11:10:49 (PDT)
And a Happy Mother's Day to Ramona, Paula, Linda, Sophie, and
Mona from the Pacific Northwest...
Steve Stylos (steve@stylos.net)
- Sunday, May 10, 1998 at 08:24:35 (PDT)
Let me be the first to say electronically, though from my
heart: Happy Mother's Day. I LOVE YOU MOM. Thanks for having me
and making me who I am (?) today.
Daughter number 1 (paula@stylos.net)
- Sunday, May 10, 1998 at 07:51:02 (PDT)
Thank you for being our Mom,
from all your children and grandchildren!
All Your Chidren (family@stylos.net)
- Saturday, May 09, 1998 at 22:37:24 (PDT)
17?!? YIKES! Here's a (((((hug)))) and a virtual hair mussing
for Jeff -- what'dya get?
Auntie Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Monday, May 04, 1998 at 10:48:29 (PDT)
Lest you think we have forgotten you Jeff, HAPPY 17th
BIRTHDAY! Congratulations!
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Monday, May 04, 1998 at 03:59:58 (PDT)
Wow! What a page! I just stopped in for a short visit, and now
look at the time. I read some of the guest notes and got that
warm fuzzy feeling. You guys are great. Hey, does word wrap work
on this thing, or what? I was driving along Montvale Ave. just
the other day and I thought of you (collectively) in the days of
old. I'm still holding down the fort here in Newton, but they're
closing in from all sides. Well I've got to go, but I had to say
hello. Oh, and Happy Mother's Day to all of you with a maternal
calling. Ted.
Ted Reidy (emreidy@banet.net)
- Sunday, May 03, 1998 at 20:14:25 (PDT)
Can't pass up a chance to acknowledge those recent
contributions from Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Washington
and Belgium! The update from here is that Paul seems to be doing
OK with his eye surgery. (But he won't stay away from the
computer). He'll go in for cataract removal on his right eye on
Wednesday. I am the official eye-drop reminder and administerer
(administrator?). Congratulations to all of you who reported
important decisions, transitions, plans and optimistic thoughts.
Brevard, North Carolina is blanketed in azaleas and dogwood
blossoms. Too late for you to catch it this year, but start
thinking about a visit for this time next year. All are welcome
and invited. To all of you who don't have the time or the
inclination to send me email, no reason we can't keep doing it in
public, like this. RLS
Ramona (Ramona@stylos.net)
- Saturday, May 02, 1998 at 09:16:53 (PDT)
Hooray, Jess!! And Mike Friedman - what a happy surprise to
hear from you! AND...it's FRIDAY!! Hope you all have a great
weekend.
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Friday, May 01, 1998 at 11:21:26 (PDT)
FINALLY, I did it via Netscape!!! Who are the children in the
tree? My excitement is that on Friday, May 8th, I am to show my
work to the director of the Auderghem Cultural Center on Blvd.
Souverain, in order to secure a date for a solo exhibition. More
news later....Best love, Nancy
Nancy Kohlheyer (113436.561@compuserve.com)
- Thursday, April 30, 1998 at 06:04:25 (PDT)
Just a quick note to say "Hi ya'll!" Am still alive
and kicking; well.... cancel the kicking part. But hey! I'm still
walking. For a recent update, including news of successes and a
few failures (gotta'keep life spicy, ya know?!!?) then go ahead
and Email. Amazing! Email and AOL AIM. Shalom - Michael F
Michael Friedman (artistmon12@yahoo.com)
- Wednesday, April 29, 1998 at 19:21:46 (PDT)
Well, it is official, and it is final. Jess will be going to
Marlboro College! We are all (including Jessamyn) surprised by
her sudden change of heart and mind, and support her all the way.
High School graduation is at 5:30 at the Acton Boxborough High
School on June 5. We would like to invite you all to a graduation
bash on Saturday June 6 at our house, 1:00 in the afternoon.
Let's celebrate!
Paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Wednesday, April 29, 1998 at 17:11:30 (PDT)
A Poem by e.e. cummings Buffalo Bill's defunct who used to
ride a watersmooth silver stallion he could break
onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat Jesus he was a handsome
man and what I want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death
Melinda (Melinda@Stylos.net)
- Monday, April 27, 1998 at 09:50:21 (PDT)
Hi all. It's been a while since a member of the Bill Stylos
contigent has posted, so here goes! Vinnie and I are enjoying
springtime in New York City (so are the multitude of friends and
family who have realized that we aren't going to be here much
longer!) We've had a lot of fun exploring all the different
neighborhoods. SoHo seems to be our favorite. I hosted a
"girls weekend" a few weeks ago. Ginny, Lisa and
Barbara came to the big city for some fun and frolicking. It was
a great time. We start our house-hunt in Colorado in a couple of
weeks and hope to be moved out there by the end of June. What a
change of pace! We're looking forward to unpacking and settling
in. It's been almost a year since we've had "our own
place". Just as Jessamyn is accepting tuition donations -
well we're accepting down-payment donations so keep that in mind!
That's all for now. Hope everyone has a wonderful summer! Sounds
like the cabin will be put to good use! Andi
Andi (andrea@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at 14:12:37 (PDT)
Hey, Y'all! Mark - how'd you get those line breaks in your
last post? Let's see if that does the trick. I'm doing a course
of antibiotics to try and get rid of this sinus infection that's
been lurking for a couple of years. Hoping to breathe more easily
soon. Other than that - I barely have time to think, let alone
keep up with everyone - so do me a favor, and post your status
here! Best of luck to you, Dad. And another wooo hooo! for Jess!!
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at 12:00:33 (PDT)
I'm back at my summer job, here in Groton, CT. Not sure for
how long this time, anywhere from a couple of months to
indefinitely. It was easy to settle in, though some changes have
taken place, and the crew is considerably smaller. GE sold out,
and it is now owned by venture capitalists out of Boston. Missing
the Old Man here, no one can argue a point with me as well as he.
Speaking of Paul, he is due for eye surgery in a week or so. I
hope the shock of seeing us all at 20/20 does not turn out too
much for him! You know we are all pulling for you, Dad.
I've been checking the statistics on this Web Site, and here
are some of them. I think they are for the last month. Concentric
(Paula and ???) is still at number one, with 637 hits. Steve (att
and nwlink) are a close second with 512. Microsoft is even
beating Sun here - 194 to 94 (come on Andrea, we are all counting
on you!). Bill (meganet) is at 73. There are 146 hits from
France, 58 from the UK, 24 from Canada, 16 from Germany, 12 from
Belgium, and even 2 from the Netherlands. Alright all you
foreigners, don't be bashfull and leave us a note.
For those of you who had trouble with your calendars last
week, the real Easter was celebrated yesterday in Fairhaven, with
the hostess of the mostess Ginny. In addition to Bill and Ginny,
we were joined by Thea and her two boys, Robert and Greg, Auntie
Cathy, David Straley brought his wife Pat, son Doug and Dougs
friend Jen (whom Robert was on the verge of proposing to). The
charming in-laws from Baltimore, Ned and Barbara also were in
town. All went well under the supervision of our patriarch
Petros.
And what about those Sox! Sure made Seattle and the rest of
them look pretty tame. I guess Seattle needs more than a new
ballpark! (Get on it, will you, Steve?)
That is all the news from here. What about you?
Mark (mark@stylos.net)
- Monday, April 20, 1998 at 18:07:52 (PDT)
For all those waiting for news....HELLO. We are spending this
weekend visiting Hampshire, Marlboro and Bennington College so
that Jessamyn can make her final choice. We will accept any and
all finacial donations. She has 20 days left of high school, will
we all make it? Mark A. starts a REAL job June 1st at Boston
Medical Center, he will miss the world of the self employed.
Melinda (and Mark) are flying to Greece June 25, meeting Athena
and Dad there. Melinda is now an orange belt in Karate, and
learning alot in her art class. We miss Mark S, though he seems
happy at his new job. Don't know WHO is keeping him in milk. Me,
I am tired. VERY MUCH looking forward to a relaxed time at the
cabin. Love to you all.
paula (paula@stylos.net)
- Friday, April 17, 1998 at 16:31:31 (PDT)
Happy Easter everybody! It was a nice day today for an easter
egg hunt, and that's what we did. Hid 35 eggs and found 34
(that's better than most years). Jeff's chocolate bunny melted in
the sun. That's what happens when you sleep until afternoon.
(You're all saying "we know who he gets that from!)
Everybody here is doing well. We are still not sure when we are
going to make it to NC, probably early May of late August,
because of my work schedule. Also dont know for sure how we are
going to get there. We're worried about driving in a car with
150K miles on it. Anybody have any good ideas? Train? Bus? We'll
see. Everybody wish Jeff luck on his SAT's next month. Also come
by and see the log cabin Joey is building.
Scott (Scott@stylos.net)
- Sunday, April 12, 1998 at 18:07:16 (PDT)
Well! I know I promised an update, and I’ll bet you all
fell for that old newspaper trick, but I was just so sure that
something wonderful would happen. Oh well, not much new here. Ana
and I will probably be in NC for two weeks in July. Good work,
everyone, on getting the energy flowing….Love to all
Steve (steve@stylos.net)
- Friday, April 10, 1998 at 01:24:38 (PDT)
100 Miles - What I want to know is how much longer I have to
wait!
The Milk Man (GotMilk@Stylos.net)
- Thursday, April 09, 1998 at 18:43:13 (PDT)
what i want to know is . . . how for does mark a. have to
travel to deliver markie milk to mark s. in connecticut?
athena (astylos@clemson.edu)
- Thursday, April 09, 1998 at 16:22:52 (PDT)
Cool, Mark! How was France and the birthday girl?
Mona (monalee@stylos.net)
- Friday, April 03, 1998 at 10:45:46 (PST)
Those of you looking for me, I am ending my long stay in Acton
(Big THANKS to Mark and Paula) and heading back to my old
position at GSS in CT. North Carolina will be somewhere between
July 7 and August 7, for one or two weeks
Mark (OnTheMove@Stylos.net)
- Thursday, April 02, 1998 at 18:17:34 (PST)
