Hello, VardoFriends.   A pleasant good morning to you and yours.  Now that we have that phoniness out of the way, let’s review the following important message from our friend Mike Clayton:

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Clayton [mailto:m.clayton@mchsi.com]
Sent: 11/30/2007 6:53 AM
To: Kecia Goodman; Mike Clayton
Subject: Fw: The December Frozen Foot Run is This Saturday!

Hi runner fiends, me again with a reminder that tonight’s group run starts at the North Grand Mall (JC Penneys WEST side entrance) at 5:30 PM with an optional detour to Valentino’s after you have finished your homework.

Messer’s and Madame's Vardeux:

1. A little bird (Species: goodmanae / Genus: the)  has informed me that there is another Vardo birthday this weekend. Our friend Jenn (the other Jennifer) has a birthday on Sunday.
   
   
2. Were you aware that the Annual Awards Banquet is the SAME DAY as Jan Schmitt’s birthday?  Well, chocolate bar and there you are.
   
   
3. A fine birthday invite from Brother Mullins follows / attaches:
   
   

-----Original Message-----
From: m m [mailto:michaelamullins@hotmail.com]
Sent: 11/27/2007 11:18 AM
To: klotzbach@msn.com
Subject: I am throwing myself a party

Hi there George,

I have decided to throw a party on Saturday.  The theme of the party will be

"me".  Could you please pass along the following message?

Thank you,

Mx2

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Big XII Championship Football / Mike’s 30th Birthday Barbeque Bowl Bash

Hi all, sorry for the late notice, but I haven’t exactly been looking

forward to this day.  Nonetheless, here it is.  I turn 30 on Saturday.  Who

decided that?  It’s preposterous.

Like planets coming into alignment, it just so happens that Mizzou is going

to be playing in the Big XII Championship game that very evening.  They are

currently ranked #1 in the nation – that hasn’t happened since Pocahontas

stormed the Bastille, I think.  If they win, they get to go to the national

championship in January.  Talk about once in a blue moon…

Anyway, in honor of the day’s events I am going to throw a:

little party at Chez Mike, 2408 Hayes Avenue

Saturday, December 1, 7pm – close

I will grill up some meat and kebabs, supply lots of beer and pop and cake,

and holler obscenities at the tee-vee.  Ping pong will be available in the

garage and drums are in the basement.  You will be entertained, or my name

isn’t Harry Crabtree.

Grill lights at 6:30pm, kickoff is at 7pm.  Plan on around 7:30pm for main

course grill items, but certainly appetizers will be ready prior to that. 

Cake and ice cream at halftime.

If you’d like to swing by, please let me know soon so I can plan for

numbers.  No need to bring anything – we’ll have plenty of food.  Everyone

is welcome.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Hope to see you there!

mm

PS: Wear nice socks, because my house is a “no-shoes” zone.  This stems from

my childhood in Missouri, where nobody owned shoes.  The dirt floors made it

easy on the feet though.

PPS: More Vardos in the news:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=D2&Date=20071117&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=1117002&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=9#top

It was the pants that gave him strength.

You are cordially invited to join the Team Vardo Social Committee for lunch this Wednesday at 11:30 AM at Hickory Park to finalize the menu and whatnot for the annual Awards Banquet. 

A reminder also that we will need your reservation ASAP for the Banquet to be held at 5:30 PM at the Somerset Clubhouse on December 6th. Please plan on a modest charge (eight nine ten bucks?) per attendee.

Thanking you and me,

The Team Vardo Social Committee

Team Vardo Annual Awards Banquet – A Request From Professor Schultz

“I would ask that anyone who has photos they want to share from the last year, please get them to me (T.Q. Schultz) by the end of next week at the latest, to make sure they get included in the slideshow.  Also, if anyone has good quotes from the last year, please send them to me (again, Thomas Q. Schultz) as well, and I will incorporate some of them into the show.”


Speaking of The Annual Awards Banquet

Would you please e-mail me klotzbach@msn.com if you (and your spouse, significant other, insignificant other, friend, friend of a friend, friend of the court, Friend of Iowa Public Television, etc.) are planning to attend the gala at 5:30 PM on Thursday, December 6^th at the Somerset Clubhouse. We need to get a body count for the Hickory Park meat-o-rama / catering planning / logistics.  More details forthcoming.


Good News!  Good News!  Good News!

Hey, VardoFriends – lookee here at the following e-mail I received yesterday!!!!!  AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I’M GOING TO SHARE!!!!!

MORE GOOD NEWS – In anticipation of receiving the cash prize I PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE VardoBago!!!! (see attached picture)

The Camelot Group
Operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD

Dear Mr. Kotzenbaugher:

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £891,934.00 pounds held on the 15th of November, 2007 in London UK.The selection process was carried out through random selection in Our computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email Addresses drawn from which you were selected.

Contact our fiduciary agent for claims with:

Name: MR.Maxwell Johnson
Tel:+44 704 570 6460
Fax:+44 707 502 0834
Email:ukpayoffice07@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,
Sincerely,
Mrs. Dianne Thompson

Group Runs / Activities This Week

Tuesday:       5:30 PM Group Run – Vardaman Center for the Performing Arts
Wednesday:   The Bradshaws join the Information Age, and change their name to the e-Bradshaws
Thursday:      On this day in 1629, Juliet Squantaman (The Squanto) won the Plymouth, MA Turkey Trot
Saturday:       8:00 AM Group Run – Ada Vardaman Heritage Barilla Memorial Wildlife Refuge Park      

Team Vardo has now been added to the Ames Community Resources section of the Ames Public Library!  Here’s our description:

“TEAM VARDO UNITES RUNNERS OF ALL LEVELS IN THE PURSUIT OF LONGER DISTANCES (BUT NOT AS FAR AS TIM WANTS TO GO) AND FASTER TIMES (BUT NOT TOO FAST). HELPS RUNNERS OF ALL ABILITIES TO GAIN THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO CHALLENGE THEIR BODIES AND MINDS, AND TO HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME. THE GROUP RUNS, LAUGHS AND RACES TOGETHER. SEE THE WEBSITE OR CALL/E-MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION.”

Thanks Uncle George!

Clue: Chef Mary, In The Kitchen, With The Ergonomic Butcher Knife Hello, Fellow Vardos!

Want some hot food post-run on Saturday? And coffee?

What: Pampered Chef Brunch

When: Saturday November 10 post-run @ 10:30 AM

Where: 809 16th Street *Ames* (Just around the corner and down the street from Kori and Craig's) COME AS YOU ARE!

Do not feel obligated to buy anything! Just email me (meschrunk @q.com) and let me know if you are coming. I need to know how many Vardos to cook for. If you can't come to my show but would like to look at the catalog on-line or place an order, go to www.pamperedchef.biz/suannchef. In the bottom left hand of the page is "order products." After clicking on that, it will ask you if you would like to place your order with a show and you just need to type in Mary Schrunk. You can contact myself or my consultant, Suann Evans (at suannchef@aol.com) if you have questions. Mary 232-5758

And Now For Something Completely Different: A Fine Short Film From Noted Comedienne/Marathoner Danielle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-hCuYjvw2I A Message From Noted RCC Run in the Woods Runner Danielle “We did the RCC Run the Woods 4 mile trail race on Saturday. Mike came in first in his age group and brought home some more bling (it must get old placing in so many races!). I just came in muddy. Mike also came in first getting in line for the post-race beef stew (I was on his heels at a close second). The race was sponsored by the Iowa Cattlemen's Association or something like that - there were poems about beef along the course. Beef! It's what's for runners!” -Danielle A Team Vardo Guide to Today’s City Council Election Ward 2 Candidates: Larson

Analysis: Larson is supposedly unopposed. Unless you suppose you’re not opposed to the smell of a black Sharpie writing in “Mike Mullins”. Prediction: Mullins, in a fartlek. Ward 4 Candidates: Bock, Mahayni Analysis: Good lord, this sounds like dinner at the West Town Pub: “I’ll have the grilled mahayni, with a Bock Lite.” Prediction: Saucy Southerner, baked beans, and a Diet Coke. At-Large Candidates: Brown, Goodman Analysis: Good gravy. I mean, gyro. Sharpen the Sharpie again and write in the Other Goodman. As in “Kecia The Goodman”. Prediction: Goodman (The) Mayor Candidates: None Analysis: I guess Mayor ain’t up for grabs this year.

Solution: Make a little box on the ballot, and write “Mayor” next to it. Put a check mark in the box, and write “John Moran” next to the box. Logic: Would not John Moran make a fine mayor for Ames? Answer: Yes, he would. “Mayor Moran” fits that cat like a glove. Caution: Do not write “John Moran – Story City” for obvious reasons. Prediction: Breaker Moran Group Runs / Activities This Week Tuesday: 5:30 PM Group Run – Vardaman Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday: Friends, today is William Q. Schmitt’s birthday (This would be Bill, not The Other Bill) Wednesday: Pampered Czech party @ Father Fencl’s. Menu: Cabbage rolls, kolaches, Rolaids.

Thursday: 5:30 PM Group Run – Ada Z. Vardaman / Martin Q. Jischke Heritage Memorial Wildlife Refuge Park Friday: Another birthday – Mr. Christopher Q. Delaney. Birthday Party: El Azteca, 5 PM Saturday: Your RouteMaster: The Duke of Ferndale, Sir Craig Walter