Nobody Asked Us, But ... CHS grad going to French cooking school

For those of you who belong to Mensa: "What kind of frog can jump higher than a telephone pole?" (Answer comes later.)

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Every now and then, something great happens to one of our CHS grads. Tracy Morris, a graduate of Penny Reynold's Culinary Arts Program at CHS, is currently attending Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., and has been accepted to go to France next spring for Alain Ducasse's cooking school (one of his restaurants is in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas). Quite an honor, and well deserved. Bon Voyage next year, Tracy. We expect a French dinner when you get back!

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Another neat story is the completion of the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. There will be a steam-up May 8 and 9, and the restored McKeen car will be out and running on that Sunday. Check with the museum (687-8323) to see if any tickets still are available. If not, it still will be good to watch. The restoration staff did a bang-up job.

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Answer to the frog question: "Any kind of frog. Telephone poles can't jump." Awwwwww.

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Happy birthday to Vicky Ellis and Tracy Larkin Thomason ... may it be a year of fun and frivolity. Also, our sympathies go out to the family of Ann Suter, who passed away recently. She was a lovely lady.

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There are things coming up you need to know about. The Mammovan will be at the FISH parking lot from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. May 12. Walk-ins are welcome, but they would prefer you make an appointment by calling 882-3474. On May 8, the Carson City postal carriers will be collecting food for FISH and Advocates to End Domestic Violence. Leave non-perishable and non-expired food products by your mailbox (nothing breakable, please), and your carrier will pick them up. Lastly, (but not leastly) Big Brothers Big Sisters need slightly used clothing and household items. You can call them at 826-2122, or drop them off at their new place at 1208 N. Carson St. All of these groups are thankful for your help.

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A reminder to all of you who use Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or blogs ... do not put anything on them you would not want to see on the front page of the newspaper ... anything you enter on those places will be there forever ... so your "love pictures" or "intimate thoughts" may go out to everyone ... your school, your boss, your relatives, you name it. Fifteen minutes of fame will last a lifetime. Think about it.

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Ian Airlie sent us this one off the Internet (abridged for length): "The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from 'miffed' to 'peeved.' The Scots have gone from 'p----- off' to 'Let's get the bastards.' The Germans have gone from 'disdainful arrogance' to 'dress in uniform and sing marching songs.' Belgians are on holiday and are only worried that NATO will pull out of Brussels. The Spanish are all excited about their new submarines with glass bottoms, so that they can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy. New Zealand has gone from 'baaa' to 'BAAA,' and America is busy carrying out pre-emptive strikes on all their allies ... just in case.'" (If we have left out your favorite country, we apologize, but we also don't care to hear about it).

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We're rooting for spring to make another appearance. Yahoo.

• Carolyn Tate and Maizie Harris Jesse are longtime Carson City residents. They can be reached at editor@nevadaappeal.com.