Well true to my word, here they are. The newest addition to the Helvey Clan.

Brooks Edward Helvey, born 6/6/07, weighing in at a wopping 9lbs, and 21-1/2" long. Looking a lot like his older brothers Evan Michael, and Aidan, this one's marked for the starting lineup at Clemson University. Heck, with these big boys, CU's defensive line in 18 years will be awesome! Right now it all good, with lots of snuggles, hugs & kisses from their uncles, aunties, cousins, and grandparents. Soakin' in tha LUV! Congratulations Jesse & Lisa!

AUTIE JOY, Uncle Bernie

Geez, either I am too busy to post, or just darn right forgetful! What an eventful spring this has been! Leading into summer, I don't think it's going to slow down. We will have another Helvey baby boy in our midst this week...WELCOME Boy # 3 (no name yet, but I will be sure to post a cute Pic with annoucement) to Jesse & Lisa Helvey. There's one thing in life I really really love, besides my husband & Katie, and that's being the Best-est Auntie in the world. I recently saw little Mr. William Miles Grem in Athens. What a beauty! Or should I say, "He is so handsome!". Check out the smiles he gives his Aunt Joy.

Over Memorial Day weekend, Vernon & I went to Lake Norman to visit Mike & Michelle & Megan. Sorry we didn't get to see Zach, but we will be back this summer. I loved hearing Megan, in her sweetest princess voice, "Uncle Bernie, will you .....", "Uncle Bernie, pulllleezz". This child has a way about her, that just wraps your heart & sould around her little finger. Lookout boyz, she's a man-eater! What I mean to say is this: at four years old she can look at you, out from under those hooded white-blonde eyebrows, with steely blue eyes, and you just melt. "What-ever you want" is the only thing coming to mind. I don't see how Mike & Michelle do it. Saying No, that is. I for one could not. I even dove into murky lake water to save a drowned squid, just 'cause she had a tear or two. She is of course a real fairy princess, with all the bling. Keep your tiara polished, darling; wear it often!

Here's a funny email I got a while back. Girls will be Gurlz......

Mat-tel recently announced the release of limited-edition Barbie Dolls for the Metropolitan Charlotte market:

"South Charlotte Barbie" This princess Barbie is sold only at Southpark Mall. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a cookie-cutter house. Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in conjunction with the augmented version.

"Lake Norman Barbie" The modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Windstar Minivan and matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full-time occupation. Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.

"Freedom Drive Barbie" This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small, untraceable bills) ....unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.

"Myers Park Barbie" This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer H2. Included are her own Starbucks cup, credit card and country club membership. Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You won't be able to afford any of them.

"Mooresville Barbie" This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small, a NASCAR t-shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six-pack of Bud light and a Hank Williams Jr. CD set. She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she is drunk. Purchase her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.

"Gastonia Barbie" This tobacco-chewing, brassy-haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased beer-gutted Ken out of Mooresville Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low-rise acid-washed jeans, fake fingernails, and a see-through halter-top. Also available with a mobile home, wheels or fake brick underpin included.

"Dilworth Barbie" This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair, arch-less feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks. She prefers that you call her Willow. She does not want or need a Ken doll, but if you purchase two Dilworth Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get a rainbow flag bumper sticker for free.

"CMS Barbie" This Barbie now comes with a stroller and infant doll. Optional accessories include a GED and bus pass. Gangsta Ken and his 1979 Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition of the infant.

"No Dad Barbie/Ken" This versatile doll can be easily converted from Barbie to Ken by simply adding or subtracting the multiple snap-on parts.

Not sure who came up with it, but THANKS for the CLASSIC!!!

Sorry haven't been able to post much lately....If you want to see what "la Familia" has been up to...check it out on my Brotha's Blog Site...http://brewitup.blogspot.com/

We have a brand new addition to the Grem side of things!

Got to read this from the "bottom up" as they say! Bottoms Up? Yeah it is time for HAPPY HOUR!!!!

Read on ......................and HAV-A-CA-BULA!

Vernon: Your answer is of course correct using base-10 math. However, using base-13 math, the answer would in fact be 42. Yes, when you get into the question of life, the universe and everything, the rabbit hole is deep indeed!


From: Joy Helvey March 07, 2007 1:53 PMTo: Helvey, Vernon; Greg
BTY you white & nerdy boys~"What do you get when you multiply six by nine?" That would be 54!!!!!
The question is ....what do you get when you multiply six times SEVEN....Now I'm the NERD-ette for catching the brainiac's mistakes. OOPs not so fast my pata-wan, you are still learning the true language of SCIENCE

and I WILL be posting this on my blog for viewing....hehehehehehe
Peace Out,
Sista Gurl


"Helvey, Vernon" wrote:
Did you know that the Apostle Paul converted to Christianity in the year 42 AD? Here is some more data for Deep Thought to consider:

The number of generations in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Genealogy of Jesus.
The number of months the Beast will hold dominion over the Earth (Revelation 13:5).
42 is the number with which God creates the Universe in Kabalistic tradition
On page 7-10 of Volume 1 of "The Feynmann Lectures on Physics" is a marginal figure that illustrates the strength ratio of gravitation attraction and electrical repulsion between two electrons as 1/4.17 x 10^42. The denominator is also written out by hand as a long, snaking 4,170,... followed by 39 more zeros. Feymann mentions the unified field theory, the similarity of the inverse square laws, the disparity of the relative strengths, and asks "Where could such a large number come from? ... it involves something deep in nature."
It is featured several times in The X-Files. For instance, Mulder's apartment number is 42.
The moon Io hurtles around its orbit once every 42 hours at a distance of 420,000 kilometers or so from the center of Jupiter.
42° is the critical angle of refraction by water - it is the angle between a rainbow and the antisolar point
The number of teeth wolves and dogs (canines) have.
The eight digits of pi beginning from 242,422 places after the decimal point are 42424242
42 is bracketed by twin primes
and finally:
In one of the subsequent books in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, it is implied that the question, to which 42 is the answer, is "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?" It has been noted that six times nine equals 42 in base 13. Douglas Adams denied that he was aware of this alternate solution when he wrote the book. He stated, "I may be a pretty sad case, but I don't write jokes in base 13!

-----Original Message-----From: Helvey, Gregory Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:21 AMTo: Helvey, Vernon
42
is also the atomic number of Molybdenum. The most useful of metals because it does so much in small amounts. It is used to help other metals resist heat and corrosion. It is also a superior catalyst and is essential in trace amounts for plant growth. It is used in almost every modern device. It is not too much to say that without, our civilization and life itself would be impossible.

All of that and 42 is its number. Coincidence? I think not.


That's because when you divide 42 by 3 you get 14, which is the number of original colonies plus DC. Wait! This is far too silly - RIGHT!
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There is also that bit about the United States. At one time, there were less than 42 states and things weren't too hot. Later on when 42 were reached, things started looking up. Then 42 was passed by and I think you'll agree it's been down hill for the United States ever since.

The mysteries of 42 run deep. Did you know that by taking half of 42 one arrives at the number 21. Well, as even South Carolina graduates know, 21 is the luckiest number there is. Why do you think I would say this? Obviously it is the product of two other VERY lucky numbers: 3 and 7! Three is the number of the Trinity, and is also a very stable number, as anyone who's ever sat on a three legged stool can attest. Seven is also the number of days in a week, which is very lucky indeed, especially the weekendy parts. Both numbers are also primes! How weird is that.

Good points! Unless one counts the number of LARGE craters on the Moon and finds that there are indeed 42 of them. Very clever.

And what about those Romans? They didn't even have a proper number 42. They used those little stick thingies to represent numbers. No wonder their empire fell. They probably would have used digital watches if they had enough sense to even make one of those.

Weird Science Geeks Allowed

Here's something for the blog! More on the subject 42...................
From: Helvey, Vernon Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:16 AM
To: 'Helvey, Gregory

Even more intriguing is the fact that you can DIVIDE the first number by the second to get at the second number. Amazing! And if you transpose them, the result becomes 24. Then in turn divide this number by the original second number, and you arrive at 12, the exact number of lunar cycles about the Earth in a year . NOW, we are getting somewhere! What you ask, might this mean. Well, it's obvious that the designer knew that the Moon would form an essential part of the Magrathean operating matrix. They did bollocks things up a bit by not clearing out those pesky asteroids though. We'll never get all those holes cleared up.

From: Helvey, Gregory
To: Helvey, Vernon

Had me going for a bit though. I started to doubt life, the universe, and everything. Fortunately it's still safely and solidly on 42. A very comforting number that 42.

Just look at it's simple elegance. The first number is even, which is always a good sign. Not only is the second number also even, but it is the result of multiplying the first number by itself. I mean really. What genius. And it stops at two digits. This not only makes it easier to remember, but also highly portable. Nothing like that nasty number pi. You can't take it anywhere with you without getting its tail hung on something.

See if you can think of anymore interesting facts about this incredible number, other than stuff like it's the result of 6 times 7 or something (boring).

Where has the last two months gone?

I had several ideas on what to post last month, BUT never got it done. Yeah that's a big lettered, capital BUT! Anywho, Vernon & friends have been very outspoken on email lately, so I copied (with his permission of course) some political rhetoric. I started this blog so people could post & view their opinionated-selves on line, instead of clogging up my work email box. This never seemed to work. Some people are just too set in their ways. You know who you are. Keep sending them on to Yahoo. It seems to have plenty of space.

Funny how one picture can cause a spark, which leads to an inferno, which in turn becomes a white hot ball of noxious fumes centered on a nexus of intergalactic proportions. Checkee out bouyeees and sista gurls. Weez gots mo' where 'dat come from!

Email Entitled:New Bush Administration Appointees

Vernon: thought they worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign...BTW, did you read how the dems are already eating each other? David Geffen, Hollywood music mogul and former big-time friend and contributor to Bill Clinton, just came out last week saying the Clintons lie so easily that it's frightening. Hillary's campaign is now in full "destroy Geffen's life" mode. But it points out the fact that not even a guy who was invited to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom trusts the Clintons . If he paid them bags of cash and can't trust them, why should anyone do so?!!!!!!
Cajun Man: I heard heilamonster use the term "politics of personal destruction" last week when she was discussing Geffen and the Osama Obama campaign. You can tell she's squirming when she breaks out that old tried and true line.

Vernon: Yep. Makes you wonder what she and Bill must have done to piss off a former donor so much that he would say something like that. I think you'll see more Geffens coming out soon to hammer her. We can only hope and pray. The moonbat fringe already dislikes her, so she'll have to pull hard to the left. When that happens, it's so long Hillary....

Did you guys see the Goracle get his Oscar for best Scifi last night? I read an article by a climate expert last Friday that basically called Gore's movie just that - Scfi. And this was no skeptic either. Basically, Gore's movie said sea level would increase 27 FEET in the next century. No climate expert ANYWHERE has ever made this ascertion! The new UN IPCC report, which ain't your Hoover Institute kind of organization mind you, just said that sea level would rise only 23 INCHES under its worst case scenario! Why isn't the media interested in this sort of thing? Because it doesn't lead, that's why. No one gets nervous about a change of two feet in sea level over 100 years, therefore we have to amp up the panic a bit. And you guys all know that because this is such an important thing for humanity, we can bend the facts a bit in order to get the right attention focused on our issues, right?!

What bothers me most about this climate change crap is the way it treats science. Gore and his ilk are twisting science to do the bidding of their politics. If the facts are inconvenient, well heck, we'll focus on the facts we agree with and politically destroy anyone who points to the stuff we don't like. Everyone knows that the naysayers and doubters are "climate change Holocaust deniers" anyway, right?! This has got to be the biggest load of tripe since the big freeze and Y2K. And the consultants and lobbiests are lining up at the feeding trough to get at our money. Lovely world we find ourselves in where a washed up pol can get this kind of attention for something a second grader could poke holes in.

By the way, I'm certain you guys got a chance to see the big climate change film a couple of years back. You know, the one in which NYC gets frozen so cold that steel itself breaks??? Bet you don't know who wrote that script, which Gore happens to Love, love love. If you guessed, Witney Schriber, you win. And who might that cat be, you might ask? If you guessed that he believes so strongly that he was abducted by aliens to write a movie about it, you win again! And this is the kind of guy Al Gore accepts as an authority on climate change. Oh boy...

All I can say is "Vernie - baby, you got a beautiful mind! "

Stay tuned for more...on the opinion-nation station....

Sista Gurl says Peace Out

Geez. January has BLOWN by; or should I say "January BLOWS". I am on day 34 no smoking. Okay Okay, I had a couple of instances where I smoked, but I'm not counting those days in the official count. Just don't remind me of my downfalls K? Well I start a new job on Monday. Going back to what I used to do as an estimator/project manager 'cepts for another company. Yipee!

Vernon, Greg, Jim, and "guest writer" Cajun Man Phillpot, have been "blogging" on email again. Guys, guys, guys! I'm giving you the forum here...use it! Ok I know it's "too much trouble" as Vernstein reminded me, so I'll post it for you. Last week's topic (sorry I'm a little behind here)

Happy New Year!
Well have we all recovered from the Holidays? Or are you down with the yucky junk like most of my friends with the flu? I got a flu shot this year, on the direction of my ever persistent doctor. I think she was trying to get rid of the storehouse of vaccines she had. Any who, low & behold it worked. Miraculously, I did not get sick over the Christmas and New year week, like I ALWAYS do. Who'd thunk a shot could do all that?
Well I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. I have been 4 whole days without a cigarette. For me, that's AMAZING! Every other time I have tried to quit, I always would start up again. First time I was sick with walking pneumonia, one more day and Doc would have thrown me in the hospital. Took four weeks to clear up, four weeks = one pack. Not bad for starters, but that was in 1997. When I met Vernon & Katie in 2001, I tried to give them up to appease them and set a good example. Problem was that I never did. I was on the patch. And I kept a secret stash! I allowed myself one or two a day, but ONLY if I had been good and NOT smoked that day. ?#$%@?? Reward system ya know. Problem was I was "rewarding" myself with the very thing I was trying to give up. Dumby, no wonder it didn't stick! It's gotta be ALL or NONE for me. I have little to none when it comes to self control, mind over matters, and whatever else Julie (my evil twin sister who resides in my head) is telling me. Oops did that just come out? Well I am a Gemini...You know the Twin thing is really true. If YOU don't have one, then you make one up. Also along those lines....I married a twin, and his brother also married a Gemini if I'm not mistaken. Pretty cool huh?
Well that's my blog today, or should I say my train of thought. More like a freight train running at top speed through the black of night...chuga chuga wooo wooo, I think I can, I think I can.....