Many thanks to those who responded to the first installment of the Fieg family survey. Here are the results, with the correct answer italicized in bold type:
1. Marsha Adams' favorite food:
a. spaghetti and meatballs 44.4%
b. Cheerios 0.0%
c. shrimp lo mein 11.1%
d. sharp cheddar cheese w/wheat crackers 44.4%
2. Maxine Whiteside's favorite movie:
a. The Great Escape 33.3%
b. Billy Eliot 55.6%
c. Notorious 11.1%
d. Horton Hears a Who 0.0%
3. Judy Kestner's favorite vacation spot:
a. Cancun 44.4%
b. Maine 33.3%
c. New Orleans 22.2%
d. Nashville 0.0%
4. Sue Williams' favorite book:
a. any dictionary 11.1%
b. any Danielle Steele book 66.7%
c. any "how-to" book 22.2%
d. any Mad magazine 0.0%
5. Whose favorite vacation spot is Oahu?
a. the Will Bookhout family 33.3%
b. the Corkery family 33.3%
c. Anne and Kevin Still 33.3%
d. Bob and Carol Ramagosa 0.0%
6. "Jane Eyre" is whose favorite book?
a. Dorothy Roman 22.2%
b. Lisa Fieg 55.6%
c. Doris Holm 22.2%
d. Cindy Williams 0.0%
7. Greg Fieg's favorite movie is:
a. Ben Hur 11.1%
b. Butterfield 8 22.2%
c. The General 11.1%
d. Citizen Kane 55.6%
8. Sushi is the favorite food of:
a. John Boggs 77.8%
b. Richard Fieg 0.0%
c. Max Fieg 0.0%
d. Robert Whiteside Sr. 22.2%
9. Cod au gratin is the favorite food of:
a. Anne Roman 22.2%
b. Annie Bookhout 33.3%
c. Phyllis Ann Fieg 33.3%
d. Anna Dangca 11.1%
10. Jean Fieg's favorite vacation spot is:
a. Germany 11.1%
b. The Bahamas 11.1%
c. Lake Eaton, NY 11.1%
d. her own backyard 66.7%
How did you do??? Anyone get 100% (besides me of course!)? Let me know, and keep an eye out for the next installment on SurveyMonkey.com.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Can You Feature That? Word Paintings from April, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
In Remembrance of an Excursion to Yankee Stadium
By Greg Fieg
It was eight years ago or so, so far back now that certain details do not immediately come to memory. Still a very special day: it remains emblazoned in the mind.
It was in Old Yankee Stadium, the "House That Ruth Built." Ed Fieg Sr. and his sister Lisa Fieg and Lisa's neighbor and longtime friend Louis DiIulio were watching the game from high above the field behind home plate. An interleague contest between the Yankees and the Braves, the game raced toward its conclusion.
To recall the exact score is not so important, but one thing is certain: the home team was winning but the visitors were threatening. The game was definitely on the line.
Ed remembers that at the top of the ninth inning, the din of the crowd suddenly intensified to a deafening roar and everyone rose to his feet. Ed looked around, trying to figure out why all the commotion. Had Bruce Springsteen suddenly appeared to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame?" Was Yankees owner George Steinbrenner passing out $100 bills?
Ed turned to Louis, a long-time New Yorker and veteran of many Yankee Stadium games and, yelling at the top of his voice, asked him why everybody was so excited. Louis, screaming back but knowing he probably couldn't be heard, spoke slowly, enunciating carefully so that Ed might be able to read his lips.
Pointing to a solitary figure trotting toward the mound from the bullpen, Louis said: "Mariano Rivera!"
The young Panamanian pitcher, then at the very pinnacle of his prowess and well on the way to enshrinement in Cooperstown, toed the rubber and began to throw: one, two, three; one, two, three; one, two, three. The ninth inning and, of course, the game had just come to an abrupt conclusion. Rivera, notching the save, struck out the side on nine pitches.
Fast forward to the present.
Last Sunday night as the Yankees hosted the first place Texas Rangers, with Rivera once again readying to come in to put the game away, ESPN, which was broadcasting the game nationally, took time during a station break to show a 30-second historical vignette in honor of the Yankees' storied past and hallowed environs.
With documentary footage of the late Marilyn Monroe -- an immortal icon of a different sort -- it was recalled that it was in 1954 that the greatest motion picture actress of the day travelled to Japan on her honeymoon, then took time to fly to South Korea for an afternoon to entertain American troops there.
When she took the stage she wore hoop earrings the size of silver dollars, four-inch high heels and a glittering, relatively voluminous size 16, sequin-studded, royal blue evening dress in which her considerable bosom, hips and derriere were not all that easily contained. The soldiers, who perhaps had not seen a woman in weeks and certainly had never seen a woman such as this, went wild, absolutely wild.
Joe DiMaggio looked back at her and replied: "Yes, I have."
It was eight years ago or so, so far back now that certain details do not immediately come to memory. Still a very special day: it remains emblazoned in the mind.
It was in Old Yankee Stadium, the "House That Ruth Built." Ed Fieg Sr. and his sister Lisa Fieg and Lisa's neighbor and longtime friend Louis DiIulio were watching the game from high above the field behind home plate. An interleague contest between the Yankees and the Braves, the game raced toward its conclusion.
To recall the exact score is not so important, but one thing is certain: the home team was winning but the visitors were threatening. The game was definitely on the line.
Ed remembers that at the top of the ninth inning, the din of the crowd suddenly intensified to a deafening roar and everyone rose to his feet. Ed looked around, trying to figure out why all the commotion. Had Bruce Springsteen suddenly appeared to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame?" Was Yankees owner George Steinbrenner passing out $100 bills?
Ed turned to Louis, a long-time New Yorker and veteran of many Yankee Stadium games and, yelling at the top of his voice, asked him why everybody was so excited. Louis, screaming back but knowing he probably couldn't be heard, spoke slowly, enunciating carefully so that Ed might be able to read his lips.
Pointing to a solitary figure trotting toward the mound from the bullpen, Louis said: "Mariano Rivera!"
The young Panamanian pitcher, then at the very pinnacle of his prowess and well on the way to enshrinement in Cooperstown, toed the rubber and began to throw: one, two, three; one, two, three; one, two, three. The ninth inning and, of course, the game had just come to an abrupt conclusion. Rivera, notching the save, struck out the side on nine pitches.
Fast forward to the present.
Last Sunday night as the Yankees hosted the first place Texas Rangers, with Rivera once again readying to come in to put the game away, ESPN, which was broadcasting the game nationally, took time during a station break to show a 30-second historical vignette in honor of the Yankees' storied past and hallowed environs.
With documentary footage of the late Marilyn Monroe -- an immortal icon of a different sort -- it was recalled that it was in 1954 that the greatest motion picture actress of the day travelled to Japan on her honeymoon, then took time to fly to South Korea for an afternoon to entertain American troops there.
When she took the stage she wore hoop earrings the size of silver dollars, four-inch high heels and a glittering, relatively voluminous size 16, sequin-studded, royal blue evening dress in which her considerable bosom, hips and derriere were not all that easily contained. The soldiers, who perhaps had not seen a woman in weeks and certainly had never seen a woman such as this, went wild, absolutely wild.Later that day, when she returned to Japan to rejoin her new husband on their honeymoon, Marilyn, recounting the day, said to him: "You have never heard such cheering."
Joe DiMaggio looked back at her and replied: "Yes, I have."
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Diana Fieg Monaco Unmasks Hudson Valley Cat Burglar
Something was wrong. Very wrong.
Diana Fieg Monaco checked the cat food and checked it again. This had been going on for days. Or was it weeks? Either the food was disappearing or her cat, Puppy Kitty Doyle, was eating her out of house and home.
Now wait a minute. How much food could Doyle eat anyhow? For that matter, how much food could any one cat eat? He wasn't any fatter and, of course, it was pointless to check his pockets. And yet, Diana's purse was plainly thinner. What's going on? The food is vanishing! Well, isn't it?
Unexpectedly, the answer was suddently upon her.
She was in her home office as usual, running her travel business. Doyle, faithfully employed as guard cat for a number of years, was at her side, lying on his side with his head upright, lightly dozing, arms neatly folded before him and totally oblivious, as was she, to the fact that -- an intruder was in the house!
Some guard cat.
Suddenly there was a movement in the corner of Diana's eye. She turned.! She looked. She gasped! A stranger had just poked her head into the room! A cat! A cat! A cat she had never seen before!
Shamelessly, Doyle couldn't care less. He didn't even bother to hide it. Obviously, he knows her. Of course, Doyle comes and goes as he pleases, through his own little cat door to the cellar, and out another cat door at the cellar window, which leads outside.
That two-timing little sneak. Doyle evidently had been plying his new -- uh, friend -- with Diana's food, or at least showing the way to get inside and find the goodies. The newcomer had made herself right at home.
Now what can Diana do? Seal off Puppy Kitty Doyle's cat doors? Lock him out? Fire him as guard cat? Would excommunication be too much?
No, no, it looks from here, if it isn't plain to Diana already, that Doyle now has a cat of his own. Oh, the shame! The scandal! The duplicity and betrayal! Why do so many women put up with this sort of thing? Fear? The need for security?
It's a sad commentary, but as anyone who knows feline types can tell you: Nobody, but nobody, owns a cat. Totally self-absorbed, they're loyal to no one. What you've heard about dogs simply does not apply. A cat is his own best friend.
Ed. note: Diana tells me the new cat's name is The Moocher, called Mooch for short.
Diana Fieg Monaco checked the cat food and checked it again. This had been going on for days. Or was it weeks? Either the food was disappearing or her cat, Puppy Kitty Doyle, was eating her out of house and home.
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| Puppy Kitty Doyle Up a Tree |
Now wait a minute. How much food could Doyle eat anyhow? For that matter, how much food could any one cat eat? He wasn't any fatter and, of course, it was pointless to check his pockets. And yet, Diana's purse was plainly thinner. What's going on? The food is vanishing! Well, isn't it?
Unexpectedly, the answer was suddently upon her.
She was in her home office as usual, running her travel business. Doyle, faithfully employed as guard cat for a number of years, was at her side, lying on his side with his head upright, lightly dozing, arms neatly folded before him and totally oblivious, as was she, to the fact that -- an intruder was in the house!
Some guard cat.
Suddenly there was a movement in the corner of Diana's eye. She turned.! She looked. She gasped! A stranger had just poked her head into the room! A cat! A cat! A cat she had never seen before!
Shamelessly, Doyle couldn't care less. He didn't even bother to hide it. Obviously, he knows her. Of course, Doyle comes and goes as he pleases, through his own little cat door to the cellar, and out another cat door at the cellar window, which leads outside.
That two-timing little sneak. Doyle evidently had been plying his new -- uh, friend -- with Diana's food, or at least showing the way to get inside and find the goodies. The newcomer had made herself right at home.
Now what can Diana do? Seal off Puppy Kitty Doyle's cat doors? Lock him out? Fire him as guard cat? Would excommunication be too much?
No, no, it looks from here, if it isn't plain to Diana already, that Doyle now has a cat of his own. Oh, the shame! The scandal! The duplicity and betrayal! Why do so many women put up with this sort of thing? Fear? The need for security?
It's a sad commentary, but as anyone who knows feline types can tell you: Nobody, but nobody, owns a cat. Totally self-absorbed, they're loyal to no one. What you've heard about dogs simply does not apply. A cat is his own best friend.
Ed. note: Diana tells me the new cat's name is The Moocher, called Mooch for short.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
A Message Received At the Century Mark
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best, knows the triumphs of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place will never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
April, 1911
Theodore Roosevelt
April, 1911
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Real Snapshot from Fifty Years Ago
Kathy Boggs Clancy sent this charming photo of her parents, Dave and Liz Bookhout Boggs, on their wedding day in March 1961. I just had to share it.
Math Whiz Provides Four-letter Formula
By Judy Kestner
In reply to a recent post, Doug Fieg has provided the formula to determine the number of four-letter combinations there are in the English language.
Commenting on the post titled "World Wide Web Deems 'Fieg' a Four-letter Word," Doug wrote, "Not only can a Fieg (this Fieg) compute the number of four-letter web sites, the original author practically had the answer already worked out! The number of four-letter websites is easily computed as:
26 x 26 x 26 x 26 = 456,976
In other words, "26 possibilities at every turn." The only thing is, it doesn't really turn out to be millions and millions. In fact, it isn't really even one million.
There ya go. Let your breath no longer be bated."
Thanks, Mr. Wizard!
In reply to a recent post, Doug Fieg has provided the formula to determine the number of four-letter combinations there are in the English language.
Commenting on the post titled "World Wide Web Deems 'Fieg' a Four-letter Word," Doug wrote, "Not only can a Fieg (this Fieg) compute the number of four-letter web sites, the original author practically had the answer already worked out! The number of four-letter websites is easily computed as:
26 x 26 x 26 x 26 = 456,976
In other words, "26 possibilities at every turn." The only thing is, it doesn't really turn out to be millions and millions. In fact, it isn't really even one million.
There ya go. Let your breath no longer be bated."
Thanks, Mr. Wizard!
Eddie Fieg Jr. Seeks Advanced Degree
By Greg Fieg
Lisa Fieg reports that her nephew, Eddie Fieg Jr., this fall will enroll as a full-time student at Columbia University in Chicago where he will seed a baccalaureate degree in computer graphics design.
Eddie, 26, the son of Col. Edward Lothar Fieg Sr. of Fairfield, CA, has worked for several years as a free-lance graphic designer in the Chicago area. He resides in the Wicker Park section of the city and is a graduate of Des Moines Area Community College where he earned an associate degree in graphic design.
Among Eddie's projects since he began working comercially more than five years ago is the design, layout and publishing of "Letters From War," a book about the WWII experiences of his maternal grandfather, the late Robert White, long-time superintendent of schools in Oneonta, NY. He collaborated on this personal project with his mother, Karen White Fieg of Des Moines.
Among his clients are Financial Managers Society, Iowa Telecommunications Association, Graphic Authority and his alma mater DMACC.
You can see what else Eddie has been up to at
Shields Reunion Slated for July 10, 2011
The following was received from Midge McClenon. The geneology to which she refers is reproduced below the story. The information I received does not include progeny for David, Charles or Joseph Shields, children of John and Elizabeth Kenraid Shields.
The 76th Annual Shields Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Nathaniel Cole Park, Harpursville, NY. Luch will be at 12:30 pm.
Please bring your own table service and beverage, and a dish to pass. Charcoal will be provided for those who wish to grill.
The genealogy is as up-to-date as possible from the information that has been received. Hopefully, it is attached to this e-mail. Please check it for errors and additions. If there are any errors or additions, please send notification of errors and all additions to midgemcclenon@lycos.com or petecollier@btinternet.com. Peter is actually the genealogist who has put this together for us from my notes.
Please, DO NOT send us corrected copies of the original or additions in the original (can you imagine how long it would take to go through each one???) Just send the necessary information and we will get it where it goes - I hope!
If you have any questions or need directions to Nathaniel Cole Park contact midgemcclenon@lycos.com or 607-441-0475.
John T. Shields b. 1842 d. April 4, 1896
Elizabeth Kenraid Shields b. May 01, 1840 d. Aug. 1, 1899
Children:
I. William J. Shields b. Aug. 08, 1863 d. Feb. 26, 1926
II. James Shields b. Feb. 22, 1866 d. Mar. 23, 1901
III. Elizabeth A. Shields b. Nov. 30, 1867 d. Apr. 19, 1894
IV. Hugh Shields b. Nov. 20, 1869 d. Feb. 21, 1915
V. John T. Shields b. Oct. 21, 1871 d. July 13, 1925
VI. Robert Shields b. Aug. 29, 1874 d. Jan. 03, 1938
VII. David Shields b. Mar. 30, 1876 d. Oct. 30, 1957
VIII. Charles Shields b. Feb. 17, 1878 d. Sep. 17, 1947
IX. Joseph Shields b. Dec. 15, 1880 d. Mar. 29, 1937
X. Minnie b. Nov. 09, 1882 d. Jan. 06, 1902
XI. Agnes Susan b. Oct. 30, 1864 d. Jan. 30, 1866
Family of I. William J. Shields b. Aug. 08, 1863 d. Feb. 26, 1926
Celestia (Newman) b. May 29, 1868 d. Mar. 22, 1945
Children:
IA. John W. Shields b. Dec. 14, 1887 d. May 20, 1945
IB. Florence Fieg b. Jan 14, 1889 d. Oct. 03, 1964
IC. William D. Shields b. Jun. 15, 1890 d. Oct. 23, 1975
ID. Edith b. July 1891 d. (infant) 1891
IE. Fred Shields b. July 12, 1892 d. Oct. 21, 1970
IF. Marie b. Apr. 20, 1894 d. Oct. 30, 1918
IG. Jane Rowland b. Aug. 08, 1895 d. Jan. 19, 1990
IH. Jessie Stanbro b. Apr. 10, 1897 d. Nov. 30, 1974
II. Charles Shields b. 1898 d. (infant)
IJ. James Edwin Shields b. Dec. 30, 1900 d. Mar. 28, 1982
IK. Nettie Gregory b. June 10, 1905 d. Dec. 21, 1994
IL. Grace Goodnough b. Jan. 14, 1910 d. Sep. 07, 2002
Family of II. James Shields b. Feb. 22, 1866 d. Mar. 21, 1901
Grace (Perry) b. Dec. 19, 1865 d. Feb. 17, 1895
Children:
IIA. Mable Shields b. July 03, 1887 d. 1953
IIB. Ruth Rickard Robinson b. Mar. 17, 1889 d. Dec. 25, 1959
IIC. Ray Shields b. June 25, 1891 d. Jan. 22, 1925
IID. Earle Shields b. Sep. 23, 1893 d. July 24, 1913
Family of III. Elizabeth died at age 25
No children
Family of IV. Hugh Shields b. Nov. 20, 1869 d. Feb. 21, 1915
Mary (Oestrich) b. Feb. 27, 1881 d. Mar. 11, 1959
Children:
IVA. Lawrence Shields b. July 10, 1911 d. Dec. 24, 1975
IVB. Harold Shields b. Aug. 20, 1908 d. Sep. 08, 1995
IVC. Ted Shields b. Oct. 21, 1902 d. Jan. 16, 1959
Family of V. John T. Shields b. Oct. 21, 1871 d. July 13, 1925
Jessie (Richard) b. Jun. 14, 1874 d. 1949
Children:
VA. Grace Bodle
VB. Sherman Shields b. Mar. 10, 1894 d.
VC. Ralph Shields b. 1897 d. 1941
Family of VI. Robert Shields b. Aug. 09, 1874 d. Jan. 03, 1938
Grace (Boggs) b. Aug. 09, 1883 d. Jan. 12, 1969
Children:
VIA. Bernald Shields b. July 15, 1906 d. Apr. 04, 1992
VIB. Fenton Shields b. 1908 d. 1908
VIC. George Shields b. Aug. 20, 1909 d. May 06, 1980
VID. Lyle Shields b. May 15, 1911
VIE. Kenraid Shields b. Mar. 12, 1917 d. Mar. 25, 2003
The 76th Annual Shields Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Nathaniel Cole Park, Harpursville, NY. Luch will be at 12:30 pm.
Please bring your own table service and beverage, and a dish to pass. Charcoal will be provided for those who wish to grill.
The genealogy is as up-to-date as possible from the information that has been received. Hopefully, it is attached to this e-mail. Please check it for errors and additions. If there are any errors or additions, please send notification of errors and all additions to midgemcclenon@lycos.com or petecollier@btinternet.com. Peter is actually the genealogist who has put this together for us from my notes.
Please, DO NOT send us corrected copies of the original or additions in the original (can you imagine how long it would take to go through each one???) Just send the necessary information and we will get it where it goes - I hope!
If you have any questions or need directions to Nathaniel Cole Park contact midgemcclenon@lycos.com or 607-441-0475.
John T. Shields b. 1842 d. April 4, 1896
Elizabeth Kenraid Shields b. May 01, 1840 d. Aug. 1, 1899
Children:
I. William J. Shields b. Aug. 08, 1863 d. Feb. 26, 1926
II. James Shields b. Feb. 22, 1866 d. Mar. 23, 1901
III. Elizabeth A. Shields b. Nov. 30, 1867 d. Apr. 19, 1894
IV. Hugh Shields b. Nov. 20, 1869 d. Feb. 21, 1915
V. John T. Shields b. Oct. 21, 1871 d. July 13, 1925
VI. Robert Shields b. Aug. 29, 1874 d. Jan. 03, 1938
VII. David Shields b. Mar. 30, 1876 d. Oct. 30, 1957
VIII. Charles Shields b. Feb. 17, 1878 d. Sep. 17, 1947
IX. Joseph Shields b. Dec. 15, 1880 d. Mar. 29, 1937
X. Minnie b. Nov. 09, 1882 d. Jan. 06, 1902
XI. Agnes Susan b. Oct. 30, 1864 d. Jan. 30, 1866
Family of I. William J. Shields b. Aug. 08, 1863 d. Feb. 26, 1926
Celestia (Newman) b. May 29, 1868 d. Mar. 22, 1945
Children:
IA. John W. Shields b. Dec. 14, 1887 d. May 20, 1945
IB. Florence Fieg b. Jan 14, 1889 d. Oct. 03, 1964
IC. William D. Shields b. Jun. 15, 1890 d. Oct. 23, 1975
ID. Edith b. July 1891 d. (infant) 1891
IE. Fred Shields b. July 12, 1892 d. Oct. 21, 1970
IF. Marie b. Apr. 20, 1894 d. Oct. 30, 1918
IG. Jane Rowland b. Aug. 08, 1895 d. Jan. 19, 1990
IH. Jessie Stanbro b. Apr. 10, 1897 d. Nov. 30, 1974
II. Charles Shields b. 1898 d. (infant)
IJ. James Edwin Shields b. Dec. 30, 1900 d. Mar. 28, 1982
IK. Nettie Gregory b. June 10, 1905 d. Dec. 21, 1994
IL. Grace Goodnough b. Jan. 14, 1910 d. Sep. 07, 2002
Family of II. James Shields b. Feb. 22, 1866 d. Mar. 21, 1901
Grace (Perry) b. Dec. 19, 1865 d. Feb. 17, 1895
Children:
IIA. Mable Shields b. July 03, 1887 d. 1953
IIB. Ruth Rickard Robinson b. Mar. 17, 1889 d. Dec. 25, 1959
IIC. Ray Shields b. June 25, 1891 d. Jan. 22, 1925
IID. Earle Shields b. Sep. 23, 1893 d. July 24, 1913
Family of III. Elizabeth died at age 25
No children
Family of IV. Hugh Shields b. Nov. 20, 1869 d. Feb. 21, 1915
Mary (Oestrich) b. Feb. 27, 1881 d. Mar. 11, 1959
Children:
IVA. Lawrence Shields b. July 10, 1911 d. Dec. 24, 1975
IVB. Harold Shields b. Aug. 20, 1908 d. Sep. 08, 1995
IVC. Ted Shields b. Oct. 21, 1902 d. Jan. 16, 1959
Family of V. John T. Shields b. Oct. 21, 1871 d. July 13, 1925
Jessie (Richard) b. Jun. 14, 1874 d. 1949
Children:
VA. Grace Bodle
VB. Sherman Shields b. Mar. 10, 1894 d.
VC. Ralph Shields b. 1897 d. 1941
Family of VI. Robert Shields b. Aug. 09, 1874 d. Jan. 03, 1938
Grace (Boggs) b. Aug. 09, 1883 d. Jan. 12, 1969
Children:
VIA. Bernald Shields b. July 15, 1906 d. Apr. 04, 1992
VIB. Fenton Shields b. 1908 d. 1908
VIC. George Shields b. Aug. 20, 1909 d. May 06, 1980
VID. Lyle Shields b. May 15, 1911
VIE. Kenraid Shields b. Mar. 12, 1917 d. Mar. 25, 2003
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