November 2024
November is the time of the year when all of those beautiful golden leaves fall to the ground and out come the lawn rakes. I have a fence around my yard so my leaves, along with some of my neighbor’s leaves, wait patiently for me and my rake, all stacked up right against the fence.
Anyway, we hope you are doing well and have started saving for our formal August 2026, 60th class reunion. I’m thinking it may take as much as .85 cents per week of savings per person starting now to be able to buy a ticket to our 60th class reunion.
We will be having a number of committee meetings between now and then and will definitely be concerned about the price. Many of the local venues have raised their prices considerably since our 50th reunion and the reunion is still just under 2 years away. Hopefully the prices will drop down some.
Voter turnout in Washington State so far is lagging compaired to 2020. This isn’t good: In one county, hundreds of ballots never showed up. The two presidential candidates have made their “closing statements,” and they couldn’t have been more different. “Please Vote.”
Take care of yourselves and we will talk again.
Breaking news: Scientists confirm that laughter is contagious.
Proceed with caution in crowded areas.
Friends are the fruitcake of our lives. Some are nutty, some are soaked in alcohol, some are firm, some are sweet, but altogether, they are great to have in our lives.
I’m still waiting patiently for the wisdom that supposably comes with age.
What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
I don’t know, and I don’t care.
You’ve heard of Murphys law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But do you know Coles law? Really? It’s just thinly sliced cabbage with dressing.
Which side of a chicken has more feathers? The outside.
Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom? Because it has a silent pee.
Why don’t seagulls live by the bay? Because then they would be bagels.
What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator.
What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese!
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Hutch. Hutch who? Bless you!
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.”
“So be wise, because the world needs more wisdom, and if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.”
In Seattle, you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running.
A customer walks into a coffee shop and asks the barista for the Wi-Fi password. “You need to buy coffee first,” the barista says.
“Okay, I’ll have an espresso,” the customer says.
After paying, the customer asks, “Can I have the password now?” The barista replies, “Of course! It’s ‘youneedtobuycoffeefirst’. All lowercase, no spaces.”
A doctor was examining his newest patient.
As testing went on, the doctor said, "I'm not quite certain what's wrong with you yet, but I think it may be the result of heavy drinking." So the patient said, "That's OK, Doc- I'll just come back when you're sober!"
An American in Ireland goes to a local pub. After having a pint, he decides to have a little fun. “I’ll pay $500 to whoever drinks 10 pints of Guinness in 5 minutes.” Nobody takes him up on his offer but one guy quickly runs out of the pub. 5 minutes later he comes back and says, “I’ll do it,” and proceeds to down 10 pints in 5 minutes. Impressed, the American pays him the money and asks, “Where did you go right after I made the offer?” “Oh, I just ran to the pub next door to see if I could actually do it.”
I did a little mechanical work today…
I put a rear end in a recliner.
What do you call a woman who sets fire to all her bills? Bernadette
What do you call a book club that’s been stuck on one book for years?
Church.
Why did the coffee file a police report?
Because it got mugged!
After the iceberg collision, the captain of the Titanic gathers the crew and tells them "I have bad news and good news."
"The bad news is that our ship has begun to sink.
The good news is that we shall win eleven Academy Awards."
I heard on the news that there is a guy stealing tires from police cars. I understand the police are working tirelessly to solve the crime.
Doctor- “I’ve got good news and bad news...
“Take one of these pills every day for the rest of your life and all your symptoms will disappear.”
Man- “That’s great! But I see there are only three pills in this bottle.”
Doctor- “Yeah, well... I was getting to the bad news.”
I got fired from my job at the bank today. I mean, it was an easy mistake... An elderly woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her and she fell down.
Breaking news: Internet outage causes worldwide productivity to skyrocket as people suddenly remember they have lives outside of the computer screen.
I handed my purchase to the clerk at the thrift store and said, “I just turned 68 and would like to receive a senior discount, but I don’t have any proof of age on me.” Before the clerk could object, the woman in line behind me came to my defense: “She is buying a CD of John Denver’s Greatest Hits. what more proof do you need?”
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
Live life for today.
Look for a single moment of joy each day.
Pray for tomorrow.
Cherish your blessings.
And visit with your precious memories often.
Thank you for visiting.
Your Ballard High School Class of 1966 Reunion Committee.