tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90084712394828590912012-02-16T14:11:42.520-05:00Established November 24, 1994Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-11978503559908114312008-05-12T15:38:00.003-04:002008-05-14T15:58:24.743-04:00

Members of the Cousin Club,You are invited to the tenth annual Cousin Club Fun Week, to be held August 4-9, 2008 at Jim and Carolyn's house!We know that many of you have other activities scheduled for this busy time of the summer, and so we ask you to let us know which days you can be with us so that we can effectively plan our activities. We would also like to know what people would like to do

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-91448935682353581802008-01-03T00:40:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:43:53.343-05:00

Have you checked out the new CC Bank online system? Check your balance instantly with continually compounded interest in real-time. Make electronic transfers to your friends. And do it all in lentil beans!Note: If you haven't set a password yet, you'll need to do so before accessing your accounts. Email Tim and a temporary password will be set up for you.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-66097893019022748982007-12-29T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:30:24.465-05:00

Jesse's Floridian friend, David Eric Escobar, was inducted as an honorary member of the Cousin Club in an informal ceremony on Saturday, December 29, 2007. We should have a picture here, but alas, we don't.David was given honorary status by a 9-0 vote of the membership (with 2 abstentions) at the annual Christmas gathering, and becomes the 14th member of the club. He was given Ł 1,341 as a

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-11942846730365912522007-11-02T01:44:00.000-04:002007-11-02T01:44:29.396-04:00

It's November, and the last of our twelve monthly template designs is now up. Thanks again to all those who helped out in the Icon Contests!November also means that Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away. Post your plans for the holiday weekend here!And of course, the bank has shelled out interest for October... enjoy your earnings.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-49727091830552272272007-10-01T21:36:00.000-04:002007-10-01T21:37:29.163-04:00

The Cousin Club blog is a little bit spookier for its October theme. Bank totals and birthdays have been updated. Enjoy.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-78635563910468796512007-09-03T16:31:00.000-04:002008-01-03T00:34:45.687-05:00

Technically speaking, Craig Lawrie's honorary membership status was confirmed, but he has not yet been officially inducted. That's what the ceremony is for.Right now, the only real things (minor in my opinion) differentiating him from regular members are:He doesn't yet have a vote at official meetings. Such official votes, though, generally don't include deciding on activities, so he can still

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-90363271982696120772007-09-01T22:20:00.000-04:002008-01-03T00:34:45.687-05:00

As many of the members are already aware, we have a knew member to the Cousin Club. Craig Ian Lawrie was inducted into the Cousin Club, as an honorary member. He was inducted on August 4th by a unanimous vote of all those present. We are very pleased to have Craig as an honorary member of our club. An official ceremony may be held at the closest possible convenience. Until then...

Laurelnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-75068912311821622702007-09-01T02:17:00.000-04:002007-09-01T02:17:35.197-04:00

I just got back from a Pitt Trumpet party and figured that since I was awake, I could take the necessary ten minutes to do the monthly update to this website, which is now complete.You know the drill... you know what's changed. Enjoy.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-6249150616209511672007-08-03T17:05:00.000-04:002007-08-03T17:07:14.575-04:00

The template has been updated for August, and bank interest for July has been added.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-45678260730907153422007-08-03T16:39:00.000-04:002007-08-03T17:14:27.150-04:00

Scores from mini golf at Castle Mini Golf today:010203040506070809Front101112131415161718BackTotalPar222223322202233232322242Jim223334422+5223233223E+5Marilyn353232232+5312434223+2+7Carolyn423242622+7234252232+3+10Helen322323333+4334244243+7+11Jesse233323442+6323344423+6+12David323323522+5623343233+7+12Ruth223223435+6523635233+10+16Tim223325664+13422633532+8+21Congratulations to Marilyn for her

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-46462479638522463982007-07-29T23:26:00.000-04:002007-11-02T01:45:34.728-04:00

Nobody was participating in the icon contests, and I was finally able to access Photoshop, so we came up with our own icons for the rest of the undecided months. Here they are:JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberWe'll be keeping the July layout for the first few days in August, since July's almost over. Then we'll move on. See everyone at the Fun Week!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-16356370487984029812007-07-27T23:26:00.000-04:002007-07-27T23:27:44.929-04:00

The family reunion and Cousin Club Fun Week are almost upon us!I can't wait to see everyone!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-91229142034230786422007-06-30T22:22:00.000-04:002007-06-30T22:22:52.193-04:00

A few weeks ago at my house, we installed a new hard drive on our family computer and got it running Windows XP. But Photoshop is on the old hard drive, and the two don't recognize each other.To make a long story short, for the time being, the Cousin Club blog will stay with the June template. I mean, it's still summer; we can still have a smiling sun in the corner, can't we?On totally unrelated

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-77283035198588727372007-05-29T18:28:00.000-04:002007-05-29T18:27:57.310-04:00

Members of the Cousin Club,You are invited to the ninth annual Cousin Club Fun Week, to be held from August 1-8, 2007 at Jim and Carolyn's house!Just so you're aware, Dan Rice Days will be held in downtown Girard all day on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4. The Fun Week will also coincide with the annual J. W. Whitehill reunion at Waldameer Park and Water World on Sunday, August 5! A

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-24931459071166484892007-04-02T22:36:00.000-04:002007-05-09T22:40:26.168-04:00

First of all, happy April to everyone! The bank balances have been updated, and the template is much more "springy." What are your Easter plans? Make sure people know!Anyway, the winning icons for the May/June icon contest have been selected, and they are shown to the left and right of this message. Thanks to everyone who submitted icons!And now it's time to announce the July/August icon contest:

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-67129867175782244232007-03-25T19:11:00.001-04:002007-03-25T19:13:51.444-04:00

Easter is now only two weeks away! What are everybody's plans? Post them as comments here!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-71292445341372123072007-03-07T01:18:00.001-05:002007-03-07T01:18:23.230-05:00

Due to a low number of submissions received, the deadline for the May/June Icon Contest has been extended to Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 11:59pm ET. It will not be extended further.Good luck!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-53477217055164998032007-03-01T01:47:00.000-05:002007-03-01T01:47:49.402-05:00

Happy March, and luck 'o the Irish to all! Thanks to an Excel spreadsheet I made last month, bank interest for February has quite easily been added to the balances, and meanwhile, the template has taken on a more "green" look.Remember, you can submit icons to appear in the place of the pot of gold for May and June! The deadline for the May/June Icon Contest is 11:59pm ET on this Tuesday, March 6,

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-75640468439502197152007-02-17T20:41:00.000-05:002007-02-17T20:41:31.706-05:00

The winning icons for the March/April icon contest have been selected, and they are shown to the left and right of this message. Thanks to everyone who submitted icons!And now it's time to announce the May/June icon contest: The deadline will be 11:59pm ET on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. If we don't receive enough entries by then to make the contest worthwhile, we'll simply choose our own icons for

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-44352629822303341282007-02-06T23:41:00.001-05:002007-02-06T23:41:50.205-05:00

We currently have two submissions each for March and April in the March/April Icon Contest, and time is running out to have yours considered! Remember, the deadline to enter the contest is this Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:59pm ET. See the post for details and requirements.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-45347111126759777752007-02-01T00:03:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:16:57.345-05:00

Happy February!The template has been updated, and the interest for January has been added to the bank balances. Remember that the deadline for the March/April Icon Contest is Monday, February 12, 2007 at 11:59pm ET. Read the post for more details.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-11534987917431818862007-01-22T22:09:00.000-05:002007-03-01T01:41:56.660-05:00

To amend Laurel's post about the monthly icon ideas, since she told everyone to send emails to me, and ultimately I have to deal with things, I should set the deadlines to fit my schedule.The deadline for the March/April icon contest, as outlined in Laurel's post will be 11:59pm ET on Monday, February 12, 2007. If I don't receive any entries by then, I'll simply choose my own icons for March and

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-60116173531107550052007-01-22T17:04:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:05:56.937-05:00

This is actually Aunt Beverly, on behalf of Scott and Daniel, signing them up.

Scott or Daniel Cwalinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-49007442871174829182007-01-22T16:01:00.000-05:002007-01-22T16:10:46.014-05:00

As Tim has already mentioned, and as you may have noticed the colors on this site will be changing monthly according to the colors that we found appropriate to represent each month. Also, every month the picture will change. The December, January, and February pictures have already been chosen but we would like your input on the pictures for the other 9 months.To keep it simple we will ask that

Laurelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-10641619523674583152007-01-22T12:40:00.001-05:002007-01-22T17:49:34.791-05:00

We're gradually phasing in the addition of more Bloggers to this blog, so that all the cousins can be better represented. This was ultimately the intent of this blog, although we weren't quite ready for it until now.So this afternoon I sent out a couple invites to Cousin Club members.For those wondering why Laurel hasn't ever posted to this, it's simple: It's the end of the semester for her, and

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-58206286331121987432007-01-20T00:18:00.001-05:002007-01-21T01:56:24.221-05:00

I added this month's birthdays to the sidebar (albeit a little too late to celebrate either). Birthdays will be denoted each month by the birthday cake icon. Enjoy!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-42552936163117039302007-01-18T01:08:00.000-05:002007-01-18T01:08:36.022-05:00

We recently overcame the technical difficulties and have been able to post the bank balances. Interest for December 2006 was added, and the balances posted are thus accurate as of 1/1/07.Also, there is nearly Ł5,000 presently in circulation. Don't forget to deposit your money in the bank at the end of a club event, or you won't be able to earn interest for probably a couple months. It's just that

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-74138459114904894782007-01-18T01:04:00.000-05:002007-01-18T01:07:49.458-05:00

Sorry.I finally got around to updating to the template scheme for January. The problem lied mainly in the fact we didn't have a picture for January yet, like the Christmas tree for December. That, and I don't have Photoshop on my laptop. Now we have the proper picture, and the proper template to match. And I've got one ready for February, too.Please remember that the script to have the template

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-69826664528037759612006-12-30T15:26:00.001-05:002007-01-15T14:06:36.901-05:00

Paper lentil bean currencies were distributed to the membership at the Christmas festivities today. Since we're no longer limited to the number of steel balls to which we have access, the paper bean to steel ball exchange ratio was defined as 113.4 (approx. Ł113 10'3"/ball) and account balances were converted to the paper currency effective 12/30/06 at 2:30pm ET.How to understand the new currency

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-58337277700055398022006-12-28T20:51:00.000-05:002006-12-28T20:52:52.590-05:00

We've designed the color schemes for all 12 months. Now, only three tasks remain:1. Finding cute little pictures for the corner of the January-November templates (à la cute Christmas tree with teddy bear both shown at left and featured for December),2. Resizing them accordingly and making sure they're consistent with the color scheme, and3. Programming a script that will automatically update the

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-70515565212301070462006-12-25T21:19:00.001-05:002006-12-25T21:19:32.180-05:00

Hey... for the next 48 hours or so, this blog will be "in limbo" amongst all 12 of our monthly templates. We've got to create them somehow!So if you come and see a pumpkin picture, do not be alarmed. Simply look at a calendar and remember that it is December... (hey, that rhymes...)Oh, and by the way, have a very Merry Christmas!

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-33693599273569659222006-12-13T22:56:00.001-05:002006-12-13T23:01:57.803-05:00

We're currently in the process of creating our color scheme, so in the meantime, if you come to this site and it looks nothing like it did before, don't be alarmed.Same deal for weird colors that seem out of place here and there.We're thinking something Christmas-y for December. We'll change it in January, I'm sure.

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-2374292534605335992006-12-13T00:17:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:20:13.278-05:00

Current bank balances for the Cousin Club Bank (of Lentil Beans, of course) are posted in the sidebar. Something more secure will be in place eventually. In the meantime, blog admins should note that simply editing the balance shown here does not change your balance. I mean, honestly, there're only, like Ł250 in existence... or at least to which we have access. So if the blog starts saying you

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008471239482859091.post-90532497487362355162006-11-23T17:01:00.001-05:002007-02-01T00:17:14.211-05:00

We'll be getting stuff up here soon...

Tim Parentinoreply@blogger.com2