Mary Blackwell
Residing In | Appleton, WI USA |
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Occupation | Retired Chemistry Professor |
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Children | Hilary Laurel, born 1969 |
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Mary's Latest Interactions
I knew Jon only during our senior year at ETHS and the summer after. The few times (two or three at most) I hung out with him - driving around in his tan VW sedan of some sort - were very memorable because of the time - that odd summer between childhood and independence (seemingly a thing of the past now) - and because we were both interested in the counterculture. I remember going with him to see Bergman's Virgin Spring at that theatre on Sheridan just south of the Evanston/Chicago border and that big bend, the carwash, and that humongous cemetary. After that, I was depressed for weeks. But then we went to see Truffaut's Jules and Jim and that was less jarring. I did not understand either movie; I just knew that it meant there was a lot of stuff I did not understand yet.
It was kind of always like that with Jon: he was always looking for more than he already knew. He inspired me to do the same.
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This morning I was remembering Fredericks - the corner store kinda near Washington School, on Greenleaf - that had a huge penny candy case, and Mrs. Frederick would give out the candy to the kids - likmaid,huge pretzels, bitohoney, licorice sticks, those dots on paper, so much more - and put them in little brown paper bags. I thought she was so scary and crabby, now I know how kind and patient she was, waiting for us to choose things, never saying a word.
I was wondering if anyone is interested in having somewhere on here where you can post photos of your families or memories of childhood in Evanston?
Best wishes for health and happiness in 2022.
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Posted on: Sep 13, 2017 at 9:39 AM
I just noticed people have maybe been discussing politics here. It's pretty hard to resist, given how unprecedentedly insane politics have become - I mean, we thought Viet Nam and Watergate were already insane, and now this.
BUT since political discussions tend to get heated and people tend to end up sometimes behaving badly (I include myself in this) we would like to keep people from discussing politics here in our WHAT'S NEW feed so that we have, yes, a "SAFE SPACE" that we all can enjoy risk free.
To this end, I created a new forum, POLITICS 2017, where you can post opinions, links, etc. and share your thoughts with your peers (for we all know how wise we've become and how short-sighted younger folk are). I don't know if people will use this forum, but if you do, please keep it civil.
Here is a link to the forum: http://www.eths1965.org/class_forums_threads.cfm?fid=32804
Posted on: Sep 12, 2017 at 8:36 PM
Have a look at the video Sidney Caselberry found of our last football game - I don't know much about it, but perhaps you all can reminisce with details. Here is the link - it is also posted on our homepage.
Posted on: Jul 06, 2017 at 10:24 AM
Get up off your duffs, kits! http://www.eths1965.org/class_index.cfm
Posted on: Apr 13, 2017 at 7:56 PM
Woah - some of us have not yet retired but are managing to achieve national attention!
http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/thomas-demetrio-tom-david-dao-lawyer-attorney-lawsuit-suing-press-conference-united-doctor-suit/
Posted on: Apr 08, 2017 at 5:44 PM
It’s been a year since our last party and The Planners were bored,
Soooooo……..Let’s Party!
Saturday, June 24
4-7pm
Glenview
Pizza, beverages and of course Birthday Cake will be served as we sing Happy Birthday to Us.
Sorry, classmates only due to room constraints.
RSVP to eths1965@gmail.com
Details and directions will be sent closer to our party date.
Hope to see you!