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Newsletter of MOAA Houston Area, November 2009, p. 1

HOUSTON AREA PO BOX 1082 HOUSTON TX 77251-1082 www.moaahoustonarea.com

Newsletter to Members

Vol. XLVII No. 11 November 2009

NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, November 19, 2009 PETROLEUM CLUB

President’s Message

Six Chapter members attended the 72nd

Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s “Send-

Off” ceremony held at Minute Maid Park on

October 4. We all “enjoyed” getting wet, for

it rained hard as the crowd gathered. Once

inside, everything was smooth and

impressive. The 72nd is now at For Bliss in

El Paso in the midst of training for their Iraq

deployment, about 1 January 2010. In the process of attending

this ceremony, we established contacts within the Brigade that

should be useful for years into the future.

Your Board of Directors voted to hold the November Board

Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, one week earlier

than normal. We invite the membership to attend all Board

meetings, held at Rudi Lechner’s Restaurant on Gessner just

north of Westheimer, 11:30 a.m. We eat lunch and do business

and end around 1:30.

Another notice of change is our November meeting. It is a joint

meeting, sponsored by MOWA. The date is Thursday,

November 19, 2009, at the Petroleum Club, near Smith and Bell

(details on p. 2). And our December meeting is so early in

December that we will cover the details in this newsletter. The

date is Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Vargo’s, on Fondren

just north of Westheimer. This is a night meeting, and if you

need a ride, call me or Carol Wilson (see p. 2). ALSO NOTE:

Vargo’s requires a 10-day head count, so let Jeannette know by

November 23 if you plan to attend.

Continue discussing your chapter with your officer and warrant

officer friends. We continue the life of our chapter as we bring in

new members. Time is taking its toll upon us WWII and Korea

veterans.

James C. "Jim" Causey, President

COL USA

OfficersPresidentJames Causey, COL USA281.497.2652

1st Vice President ProgramWayne Ritter Lt Col USAF 713.947.2087

SecretaryVal G. Henneberg MAJ USA713.729.8217

Treasurer Martin J. Harris Maj USMC713.436.0429

2nd Vice President ArrangementsJeannette Evans, Auxiliary281.495.2202

Legislative RepresentativeROTC Scholarship William Taylor Cpt. USA Ret.281.482.7315

Assistant Legislative Representative George McDowell Col USAF713.723.5166

LiaisonEugene Tulich CDR USCG281.376.0061

ChaplainKerry Magee CAPT USN979.964.3236 h or 979.236.2415 cell

Editor Carol Ann Wilson 8902 Sunnywood DriveHouston TX77088-3729281. 847.9754; 281.642.4050 cell281.847.2121 faxcarolwilson@earthlink.net

MOAA Houston Area

Board Meeting

Tues. Nov. 17, 11:30Rudi Lechner’s 2503 S. Gessner

Future meetings

At Rudi Lechner’s

No board mtg in December

MOAA Houston Area

Monthly Meetingand Luncheon

In ConjunctionWith MOWA

atThe Petroleum

Thurs. Nov. 19 11:30

Petroleum Club43rd Floor

800 Bell Street

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 659-1431Valet and Area Parking

Spinach Salad with

Ranch Dressing

Roast Sliced Turkey Breast

with Gravy du Chef

Cornbread Dressing du Chef

Butternut Squash

Broccoli

Cranberry Relish

Assorted Hot Rolls/Butter

Iced Tea/Coffee/Brewed

/Decaf

Pecan Pie

Cash Bar

Reservations to Lonez Fox,

713.782.0751 by

Mon.11/16/09

Future MOAA-HA Meetings

Thurs. eve 12/3 at Vargo’s

Military Officers WivesAssociation

DECEMBER MEETING will be atRIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18

(Not Thursday)

Details inDecember Newsletter

Future MOWA Meetings

Friday, December 18River Oaks Country Cub

MOAA-HA

Z Treasurer’s ReportOctober 31, 2009

Income $ 879. Expenses $ 850. Balance $ 7,319.

Martin J. Harris, Treas. Maj USMC

Renew Your Membership NOW!

Dues are paid on an ANNUALbasis for the CALENDAR year.

December

Meeting

Thursday,December 3, 2009

Vargo’sSwan Room

2401 Fondren713.782.3888

Annual Christmas

Party and Meeting

House Salad

Filet Mignon

Rosemary Potatoes Vegetable

Rolls and Butter

Chocolate Roll

Coffee or Tea

Reservations to JeannetteEvans 281.495.2202, by

Monday 11/23

If you need a ride, pleasecall Carol Wilson,281.847.9754, or

Jim Causey, 281.497.2652

From Our Chaplain

SHALOM! PEACE BEWITH YOU!

"Happiness is living your

values."

That was Point 14 of Ms.

Carlin Flora’s article in the

Feb. 2009 issue of

Psychology Today, entitled,

“Do your Happiness

Homework.” She stated that

if you aren’t living according

to your values, you won’t be

happy no matter how much

you are achieving.

Buddy Scott, a retired

Minister of the Gospel and

Director of His Counseling

Services in Lake Jackson, put

a Biblical bent on this in his

recent “Pass it on” article in

the Brazosport Facts

newspaper. He quotes St.

Paul in the New Testament,

“In a race everyone runs, but

only one person gets first

prize. So run your race to

win. To win the contest you

must deny yourselves many

things that would keep you

from doing your best. An

athlete goes to all this trouble

just to win a blue ribbon or a

silver cup, but we do it for a

heavenly reward that never

disappears.” (1 Cor. 9:24-25,

Living Bible)

Another quote I remember reading

some time ago is from Mahatma

Gandhi: “Happiness is when what you

think, what you say, and what you do

are in Harmony".

Kerry B. Magee

CAPT USNR-RET

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Are You a Paid-upMember?????

Dues are payable in January ofeach year for the calendar year.Some members have not paid since2008. Use the form in eachnewsletter for renewals as well asfor new members.

Endowment Fund We are basically still stalled atabout $14,000 in the EndowmentFund. If you have any contacts orideas for helping to raise funds forthe Endowment Fund, please letme know. Perhaps a formeremployer will match your taxdeductible gift. Brother, can youspare a buck? (See p. 7.)

William Taylor Cpt. USA Ret.

A Word About Diets

We’ve got the holidays coming

up, and that means food, food,

food! In next month’s issue,

we’ll have some good diet

information for you.

But for those of you who

always watch what you eat,

here’s the final word on

nutrition and health. It’s a

relief to know the truth, after

all those conflicting nutritional

studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little

fat and suffer fewer heart

attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat

and suffer fewer heart attacks

than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little

red wine and suffer fewer heart

4. The Italians drink a lot of

red wine and suffer fewer heart

5. The Germans drink a lot of

beers and eat lots of sausages

and fats and suffer fewer heart

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently

what kills you.

CAPT Kerry Magee

Photos from OurOctober Meeting

Thanks to the always dependable Andy Parsons for these great photos!

COL Kennedy was a fantastic speaker and all

our members and guests enjoyed his

presentation.

IMPORTANT

See Special Calendar Note bottom of page 7.

Last month’s last-minute speaker

CAPT Kerry Magee, recognized by

Pres. Causey

October speaker COL John Kennedy,

USA (Ret.), with Pres. Causey

NEWMember Lt Col Jack

Dole, Air Force

Maj George Geist, in

uniform, ready to do battle

COL George McDowell with his

daughter, Linda Novosad

Joyce Hale, drawing winner, with Cpt

Bill Taylor

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Things We Should Read Every Week(Continued from October newsletter)

Author Unknown

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or

joyful.

Friends are the family that we choose for

ourselves!!

You don’t have to win every argument; agree to

disagree.

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t

be in it.

Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you

stronger.

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all

you need.

It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.

But the second one is up to you and no one else.

Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

However good or bad a situation is, it will

change.

God loves you because of who God is, not

because of anything you did or didn’t do.

Forgive everyone everything.

Growing old beats the alternative–dying young.

All that truly matters in the end is that you

loved.

–Ed.

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