Michael. (Mike) Markham

Dan, you pass with flying colors 

Jim Olsen

Stephen Matern

Then others may say, the real problem with political jokers, they more often than not, are stupid.  So please keep religious and political comments off this site.

Jim McCormick

So I was at lunch the other day with my wife and one of her girl friends who had recently recenty retired from teaching. About midway through the lunch tables were rearranged and a family of about twenty started wandering in. The youngsters were seated at the end of the table closest to us. Grandma and Grandpa were smart enought to claim the seats at the far end.

Shortley, they children rose up and began circling their table at a high rate of speed like they were racing on a dirt track. One came particularly close to my wife while executing a corner. Her friend rose up using her teacher voice and said 'Do I need to teach your parents a lesson?" 

OMG! She looked just like Kate!

The rest of the lunch was very pleasant.

Teri Lambourne (Arnold)

You go KatyGirl.  I like your style!  

Vernon Fragnito

Great response Kate! Even though us boomers are "getting closer to the cliff" its our duty to put forth opinions (to make people think) about the issues that our country (and society) needs to confront. Give criticism were needed and praise where due...

Ron Poulton

Kate, now that you mention it, I didn’t give you the time of day in high school, yet I did not live the student life of a groovy-jock either, so being too full of oneself probably spread all the way down to the woodshop under the gym where I busied myself making breadboards for a few years.

I don’t pretend to speak for any other members of the not-groovy-jock cliques (or the groovy-jock clicks, if you are referring to coach Martin’s after-school beatnik poetry readings), but I am comforted by the fact that you feel sorry for me—there’s just not enough disdainful pity in the world to go around.

However, I think there is a difference between allowing an opinion, accepting an opinion, agreeing with one or being enlightened by one.  I would allow your opinions, reserving to myself matters of accepting, agreeing and being enlightened. 

I would go so far to say I look forward to you opinions.  It’s not easy finding someone able to tackle the mundane and the metaphysical with aplomb in a single post.  No executive chicanery escapes your steady eye, no senatorial bull dust goes unnoticed, yet with equal fervency you bear solemn witness of a compassionate redeemer who loves and holds out hope for all his children except incumbents.  It’s refreshing, keep up the good work.

P.S.  I am writing this to you at 5:59 p.m. MT, Monday, March 9, 2020.

Dan Brown

I can't say anything. I'm still on probation.

Anne Hansen (Brasher)

Life, love and the internet.  I just ate a whole box of thank you shortbread from a patron as I left the temple discovering were not taking 4 grandsons to GC and playing with other grandkids and meeting our newest grand grand daughter only to get to the car and find out one of my CA buddies has stage 3 colon cancer   Life happens   And it's good for perspective  

Pam Wootton

Probation AGAIN Dan Brown?  So sad. 

Michael. (Mike) Markham

Note to Jim Olson, how are you doing?

Susan Schiff (McKendrick)

Wish there was a LIKE button. Just sayin'

Anne Hansen (Brasher)

I too am a cancer survivor.  

Elizabeth /Betsy Baker

I too am a cancer survivor...27 years and counting :-)  Life is GOOD

Betsy Baker

Sid Kimball

Sorry I missed the reunion last fall. I've been following the posts and this is an interesting bunch of people. I hope you're all managing well through state- or self-imposed sheltering. It's kind of amazing stepping out on the balcony on a Monday morning during what was rush hour and being able to hear the migrating spring birds instead of traffic. The gym may be closed, but the home bar is well stocked. There's a shortage of foie gras in Seattle, but fish is abundant. I think I'll be able to manage through it.

Take care,

Sid, from High Atop Lakeview Place

Holly Williams (Schelin)

Sid...we missed you-or at least I did!   Glad all is well.  Stay healthy and safe!

Willy Revada Allen

Were All Equal Now.

Michael. (Mike) Markham

My wife was not a cancer survivor 

Verdo Thomas

We're holding (holing) up OK @ our house. There's no pressing need to go out other than for groceries & other necessities as we're both retired. With the scant traffic, things are looking kinda scary. Just hope the situation starts to take a turn for the better soon. Hope all of you are doing well given the climate.

Teri Lambourne (Arnold)

Katy, Hope you are getting better and better every day. Sending love your way.

 You are right about journaling about these times that we are here for.... being part of the transition from separateness/oneness into wholeness/we are all one.  Interesting that we are coming into wholeness by being separated  Witness all of the unique ways people are coming together.. truly there are no borders. We are one planet one people.  What affects one affects all.  We are going through the pains of labor, being part of the new birth that i am sure will take much time/decades. A change in our politics, our corporations, our banking, what we imagine are borders between countries  ........well, there i go, on and on!    

For me, in quarantine in our little cabn in Seward, I was treated to virtual birthday party by each of my two grandchildren. 6 yr old Granddaughter lives on an island in southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, facetimed with me to sing happy birthday and my prestent was her reading to me 4  beginning reading books - her reading assignment for the day - with a few cartwheels in between each book. 😃 

Almost 4 yr old Grandson, who lives 140 miles away in Anchorage. Spent the day with his mom and dad baking me a cake - it was blue - his favorite color and making me a new cutting board.  They facetimed me from around their table with beautiful cake 🎂 , glowing with candles lit .  Picture this - Elliott has a slight lisp, he was holding the cake high into the camera and exclaimed "Grammy, ith your birthday! Want me to sing to you? He sang and then he blew the candles out for me.  He excitedly said he made me something in the present and did I want him to use his tool to open it.  He had his plastic pliers from his tool kit in hand and opened to proudly show me the cutting board he had made that day w Dad . " Grammy, now I will cut the cake!"  The best part for him!  Blue frosting-faced Grandson - Joy!  And the only little sadness?  You can't get a warm virtual hug. 💗

Thanks for the sharing!  Be well, be happy, be not afraid  

Debi Carver (Brooks)

Katy, I Sure as Hell Hope and Pray You Don't have the Virus You are Always in my Prayers and Thoughts.

I'm OK still working and I have decided that the Panic people are CRAZY. 

Many of us have had ancestors that have Survived Famines the Plague, Wars and the 1918 Flu and have Family member Pass Away too. 

All  I Wish You Good Health Strength to See this Pandemic Done and Gone

Deb

Holly Williams (Schelin)

didn't know if anyone follows East High Alumni website but apparently Coach Milne passed away last weekend.  Haven't seen an obituary yet, but was sure there were team members who knew him better than I did.  He was my Drivers Ed teacher and I remember him as funny but not so kind to the girls in the class, which makes sense I guess- once a coach, always a coach.  RIP Coach

Larry Grobstein

I came up with a plan that our country should adopt to conserve this precious commodity

Brian Brown

 This is an EXCELLENT suggestion, GROBE! Did you think of this because of your half POSTERIOR? ;o) BB

Pam Wootton

Good one Bri! Sorry Larry, that was good!!  Hope you guys and your families are doing well! Sidenote: I never really got grounded in my teen years, so I am completely unprepared for what's going on. Instead of grounding, we would be given really crumby jobs to do. Once done, out the door. In the last three weeks,  I've now done a zillion crumby jobs!! May I go now??? :(