Ballard High School
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June 2025
We hope you are well and making the best of all situations you may be facing in your lives.
We have, once again, made it to June and summer is with-in sight.
It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes
And pleasant scents the noses.
Soft winds play through the trees,
Dancing with summer's ease.
June brings warmth in its wake,
Life stirs in each breath we take.
Leaves flutter in silent cheer,
Whispers of joy we hear.
Sunlight gleams, skies are bright,
Early summer feels just right.
Here is a report on what we may be expecting this summer.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a hot and dry summer for a large percent of the U.S. in 2025, with record-breaking heat in regions like Texas and the Deep South. In few areas, including the Pacific Northwest and parts of Florida, they may see cooler or wetter conditions, with average to below-average rainfall overall. I can live with that.
Three years ago, I measured 109 degrees in our backyard which is too hot for us. Shortly after that day I discovered that the city of Kent was offering free portable air conditioning units to members of our city. So, I applied, and we qualified. We have been using the air conditioner during June, July and August and it has become essential to our summer lives. We are so grateful for the city of Kent’s kindness. Life is good.
Humor and laughter have several healing benefits, we hope these help.
An old man warned people that the Titanic would sink. No one listened, but he kept on warning and warning them! Nonetheless, they got sick of him. And kicked him out of the movie theater.
Every morning, I tell my family that I am going jogging and then I do not go. It is a running joke.
Do you ever talk to yourself?
My apologies, I was not talking to you.
What did the sand say as the tide came in?
“Hey! Long time no sea.”
What do you call a moose without a name?
Anonymoose.
I have an ant farm with just nine ants. If I get one more, I will have to start charging rent.
A Navy man walks into a bar, gives the bartender a conspiratorial wink and said, “Quick, pour me a drink, before the trouble starts.” The bartender pours him a drink and watches as the Sailor downs it in one gulp. The Sailor slams the glass down on the bar and says, “Quick, give me another one before the trouble starts.” The bartender pours him another glass, and the Sailor drinks it as quickly as he had the first. The Sailor pauses, lets out a belch, and demands a third drink ‘before the trouble starts.’ After several rounds of this, the bartender says, “Look Sailor, you have been talking about trouble for ten minutes. Just when is this trouble going to start?”
The Sailor looks at the bartender and grins. “The trouble starts just as soon as you figure out that I don’t have any money.”
What do they call a bald chair? A “c”
If there is a bee in my hand, what is in my eye?
Beauty, because beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder.
What is the main use for leather in the world?
To hold cows together.
What was the tallest mountain in the world until Mt. Everest was discovered? Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain in the world, but it wasn’t discovered yet.
A man yells at his girlfriend, “If you continual stealing my cooking utensils, I’ll move out!”
She just laughs and says, “That is a whisk I am willing to take.
What do you call an attic with a lot of issues?
Problematic.
Gravity is one of the most fundamental forces in the universe.
But if you remove it, you get gravy.
A young man robbed a bank wearing a suit made of many mirrors, but he turned himself in after taking some time to reflect. Luckily, the judge was lenient as he saw a lot of himself in the man.
Why did the Milligan’s get a terrier/dachshund mix?
Because they wanted to get a long little doggie.
“Your elderly Dad needs to go home,” said the young husband to his wife. “He’s been here long enough, and I can’t handle him being around anymore,” he continues.
“He has claimed the best seat beside the fireplace, drank our coffee, eaten our food, taken command of our TV, and puffs on his pipe whenever he fancies. And whenever I hint that it is time for him to leave, he just sinks deeper into the recliner and pretends he cannot hear.” “I have endured this for three months now, and I am at my breaking point. He must go.”
His wife looks shocked. “What do you mean ‘my dad?” she exclaimed. “I thought he was yours!”
A traveling salesperson hit a rabbit while driving.
He stopped and pulled over, along with some other people.
The traveling salesperson went to his trunk, pulled out a bottle, walked to the rabbit, and poured the bottle on the rabbit.
The rabbit popped up, hopped about ten feet, turned around, and waved. It hopped another ten feet, turned around, and waved. It kept doing this until they could not see it anymore.
The other people said “That was amazing. We have never seen anything like it. What did you give the rabbit?”
The salesperson answered, “Just some hair restorer with a permanent wave.”
What is white, cold, and can kill you if fell from the sky?
A fridge.
What did Ace Ventura say when he ran out of coffee?
“Alright tea then!”
What is the most terrifying word in Nuclear Physics?
Oops.
What is the longest word in the English language?
Smiles. The first and last letters are a mile apart.
A squirrel lives in a tree. One day he feels it shaking, looks down and sees an elephant climbing the tree.
The squirrel asks: “What are you doing climbing my tree?”
“Well, I’m coming up here to eat some pears,” says the elephant.
“You idiot, this is a pine tree, there are no pears.”
“I brought my own.”
A grasshopper walks into a bar and hops up on a stool.
The bartender, astonished, says, “We have a drink named after you!”
The grasshopper, wide-eyed and smiling, says, “You have a drink named Steve?!?!”
I had better stop here. Oh, do you agree too?
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today. You make the world a better place just by being in it.
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.