"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...
April Pastis
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...