April Pastis

I Lost It!

A tisket, a tasket,A green and yellow basketI wrote a letter to my mother, And on the way I lost itDue to computer problems, everything that was sent to me by email since March has been lost. If you have sent in any corrections or updates, please resend them to me. I...

The Perfect Fishin’ Hole

by April Heath PastisMaybe there's something to the Scottish stereotype of being thrifty, because my mother has always appreciated a good deal. And this was a great deal. When I was about 10 years old, my mother had saved enough Blue Chip stamp books to buy my...

Year gone where ?

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fresh dreamsclean slatehopes highlife greatHappy New Year!I've been given a new lease on life. Finding out I had cancer, combined with the tragic events of September 11, has caused me to rethink my priorities, eliminate time wasting...

Happy Birthday, You Have Cancer

I bet you thought I deserted you? Unfortunately, I've not had the strength lately to keep up with this site or respond to your emails. The good news is that finally, after three months of hospital and doctor's visits, they finally know what the problem is. On the day...

It’s Spring!

Let me walk with you amid the emerald woodlands and capture the bountiful wonders of nature. I remember the awe and wonder I felt as a child whenever new flowers bloomed. This is the place where my memories come alive and my spirit is renewed. Tomorrow, come walk with...

If I board up the fireplace, do you think that will stop Christmas from coming December 2000

If I board up the fireplace, do you think that will stop Christmas from coming? Well, I don’t necessarily want to stop it, just slow it down. This year has gone by too fast, hasn’t it? Yesterday, Lucas started first grade. OK, it wasn’t yesterday, but I must’ve slept...

Privacy: A Personal Thing December 2000

To publish or not to publish? I have been struggling with this question lately. In December I received a couple of emails from people who were concerned about our policy of publishing information on living people. They admitted that the information can be found in...

We Are All Related: November 2000

I have webbed feet, as do a couple of my brothers. I got them from my mom and she got them from her dad, who got them from his mother, Lula (Williams) Rennie. When I was a kid, my swimming ability was said to be due only to the fact that I had webbed feet. In...

[heycuz] About the Heycuz Newsgroup: December 1998

Dear cousins, I thought I'd write to explain why I started the email list. I recently received an email that one of my lines (Tidwells) posted on my website was incorrect. (I'll send the details in a separate email). Anyway, it started me thinking... When I first...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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