April Pastis

Yep, We’ve Moved!

"You say Yes. I say No.You say Why? I say I don't know.Oh,I don't know why you say goodbye.I say hello."       --- Lennon-McCartneyWhat kind of world would this be if I didn't zig while the rest of the world zagged? After all, I have a history of choosing the other...

In Loving Memory

I need to apologize to all the members of heycuz. Lately, I haven’t been responding to any queries on the group or working on the web site and I need to explain why. Ever since my Aunt Josephine Sullivan Davis passed away, I’ve had a hard time getting motivated. In...

What are Friends For?

My girlfriend Carol and I were very close. We were getting home late from school and we were so worried that we would get in trouble for being late that we decided to take a short cut through a junk yard. I'll tell you right off the bat that this wasn't my idea. Carol...

Publish or Perish

I always liked those Dell Logic Puzzles. You know the kind I’m talking about— John wore a red shirt and liked green lollypops. Fred wore a shirt of another primary color and played basketball. Suzy’s dress did not match Fred’s or John’s but she liked both lollypops...

What’s with kids these days?

Not long ago, after browsing a bunch of old family photographs, my son asked his grandparents what life was like when everything was black and white. Angry about the onslaught of laughter, he didn't wait around for the explanation that the film was black and white,...

Happy New Year

I'm really looking forward to a new year with my cousins. I hope that we all can solve our biggest puzzles, form deeper, lasting relationships, and perhaps even meet each other. I have written down some of my New Year's Resolutions:New Year's Resolutions COrganize...

Heycuz! Merry Christimas

Merry ChristmasIts been quite a year for us at Heycuz with new members and renewing lots of old connections. Personally I've been so busy this month that I haven't been able to write my column for this month. My son Lucas and I were working on his letter to Santa...

A Time For Giving Thanks

I often recieve comments about the website and newsgroup praising my work. Among the kudos are comments like, "I don't know how you do it!" and "Where do you ever get such great information?" While all the pats on the back are much appreciated, the truth is that it's...

The Most Powerful Thing

by Lucas Heath Pastis
Remember how powerful a photograph can be.More powerful than any bombsAs powerful as LOVE(Kim Phuc)



They say that love is so powerful, it can make you do crazy things. I have been lucky enough to live a crazy life. There have been loves won...

Where are we going?

I can see clearly now the rain has goneAll of the dark clouds have disappearedHere is that rainbow I’ve been praying forIt’s going to be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.There’s a point in everyone’s life when they take stock of where they’ve been and where they are...

Happy Thanksgiving To All My Cousins,

This year, I have to post my Thanksgiving message to the newsgroup instead of the website. It is in the process of a major change. I was given the opportunity to switch the site to a new server that will be able to accommodate our rapid growth better than the previous...

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Fifth Anniversary of Nov. 11, 2001

Steve and I were talking last night about the events of that dreadful day. It's hard to believe its been five years already.That morning, I had been scheduled to receive a blood transfusion (because the chemotherapy had lowered my blood count). I had been already on...

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Pioneers of the First District Reunion

When we first decided to have this reunion we were wondering whether we'd get even a dozen attendees. And look, we've filled this hall. But, to tell you the truth, I'm not surprised at all. I think all of you feel the same as I do. I have been driven with a need to...

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Can’t Wait to Meet You

Some of you may have noticed that some changes have been happening on Heycuz and Game of Lifes. We have officially run out of space on the Game of Lifes and so I have been going through and trimming some of the files, rearranging and basically getting it to be as...

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Whew! What a Year! Huff Puff

What a year, huh? Most of you know that its been a little rough on us this year. My stepson Constantine passed away while he was away in June, he was only 24 years old. It's times like this when we realize how important family and traditions are. A tradition among the...

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In Flander’s Field

In memory of our ancestors, cousins and siblings who died defending ourfreedom:In Flanders Field the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row by row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead....

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Inherit the Wind

or How Come I'm Such a Blowhard?Recent events have me thinking about traits we've inherited from our ancestors. I'm not talking about genetics, although that is currently a hot topic in genealogy. Scientific studies seem to be one of the traits I did NOT inherit. I...

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Old Man Davis

I mentioned a while back that one time when we were kids we were shot at. Though I said I'd tell you about it later, I thought I should share it while it was fresh in my mind. Chances are getting increasingly strong that I'd forget it.Anyway, Old Man Davis had the...

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A Family Legacy

By now, you’ve probably already received your copy of the long-awaited family history by G. Wayne Bradford, “Descendants of William M. and Artemese E. Green Sullivan.” I received it several weeks ago but my family’s busy schedule wouldn’t let me give it an adequate...

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