Ballard High School
"Class of 1966"
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Welcome to the Greetings page of your Ballard High School’s Class of 1966 website,
We do hope you are enjoying you summer and taking very good care of yourselves. We are just a few days away from our Class of 1966 60th reunion get-together. It’s going to be a sociable, friendly gathering with good food, good music and many precious memories to be shared with each other. I remember the fun we had 30 years ago at this same location on the shores of Shilshole Bay. It seems like just yesterday.
Classmates will be coming from many distant locations around the country. Some have saved their reappearance for this singular event. It will defiantly be a joy to see this many classmates together under one roof again. “No matter how many years pass, the bond we share remains timeless like a favorite song that never fades from memory.”
Be sure to stop by the Details of Events page and find further information about our 60th reunion celebration. Click on the Menu button the top right corner of this page.
Here is something to ponder. Sometimes moving air is wind; sometimes moving air is sound. Wind can generate goose bumps from the outside, but music can produce goose bumps from within.
In politics; Paying attention to someone else’s decision-making process helps you spot errors in their reasoning, which then improves yours. I am just saying.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Someone asked my husband and me what the secret was to our 54-year marriage. Before I could respond about loving and honoring each other. My beloved significant other replied, “Neither of us has died.”
Wikipedia turned 25 this year and celebrated with 70 million of its closest friends. That’s how many people visit it each year. And as it keeps growing every month, they estimate it would take 38 years to read everything within its pages.
My wallet is like an onion. Opening it makes me cry.
I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.
I came, I saw, I forgot why I walked in here.
I’m trying to be patient, but I’d like results immediately.
If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I’d have… wait, what?
I told my suitcase there will be no vacation this year. Now I’m dealing with emotional baggage.
My favorite exercise is chewing.
I don’t rise and shine. I caffeinate and hope.
I’m not behind schedule. The schedule is ahead of me.
A Forest Ranger was talking to a group of people who were getting ready to hike up some of the trails through this particular dense forest. He mentioned some of the rules and regulations including staying on the trail and not to litter. Then he mentioned that this forest is lived in by Black Bears and also by Grizzley Bears, so he offered each hiker a couple of little bells to attach to their backpacks for additional noise that might scare the bears away. Then the Ranger mentions to them that a good way to tell if bears are in the area is to look for bear droppings on the trail surface. If you see Black Bear droppings just be alert and if you see Grizzley Bear droppings turn around and get out of there as fast as you can. At that time one of the hikers asked the ranger how do you tell the difference between Black Bear droppings and Grizzley Bear droppings. The ranger says it’s very simple, Grizzley Bear droppings have pieces of little bells in them.
Of all your children, the only one who won’t grow up and move away is your husband.
“I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart!”
This elderly couples wife took her husband to his doctor’s office for a check-up, and the doctor mentions to his wife that we need a urine and stool sample from your husband. Her husband says, “What did he say?” And his wife turns around and tells him, “They want your underpants!”
Three men were visiting a nudist beach, and it wasn’t long before they were engaged in conversation. Two of the men looked very happy to be there, whilst the other man looked a little glum. Naturally, their conversation quickly gravitated to a discussion about their respective jobs.
“I work on Wall Street,” said the first man, smiling. “It’s well-paid work, but the dress code is very formal, and I have to wear a suit with a collar and tie daily. So this is a perfect vacation for me. I have the freedom to relax, feeling completely unrestrained.”
The second man smiled and said, “I’m with you there, buddy. I’m a deep-sea diver, and I’m usually weighed down with a diver’s suit, lead boots, and a brass helmet. Being here on this beach is real freedom for me.”
The two men then looked at their unhappy companion and asked what he did for a living.
“I’m a pickpocket,” said the man, “and my therapist said I’d benefit from a holiday where I won’t have the opportunity to steal from people.”
A gorilla walks into a very trendy, hip bar in Manhattan.
“So, buddy, what can I get you?” asks the bartender
“Give me a large bottle of Oud Beersel Bzart Lambiek please,” the gorilla responds.
“Sure,” says the bartender, “That’ll be $125, please.”
The gorilla pays with his Visa card, and he then settles down at the counter to enjoy his very expensive drink.
After a few moments, the bartender says, “You know, buddy, we don’t get many gorillas drinking in here.”
The gorilla smiles and then says, “At these prices, I’m not surprised.”
How do you catch a squirrel? Climb a tree and act like a nut!
Why was the belt arrested? Because it was holding up a pair of pants!
Jane arrived home, having just taken her driving test for the ninth time. Naturally, her husband, Bill, was keen to know how she’d gotten on this time. “So, honey, how did it go this time?” Bill asked.
“Not good,” Jane responded. “They failed me again.”
“Really?” said Bill, sounding disappointed for her. “What did they pull you up on this time?”
“A rope,” Jane responded, sheepishly.
“A rope?” Bill inquired, looking slightly puzzled.
“Yes, that’s how they got me out,” Jane responded. “The car’s still in the river.”
It was a Sunday morning, and the pastor noticed little Johnny standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with a list of names and bearing symbols in the form of American flags in each corner.
The seven-year-old had been staring at this plaque for some time when the pastor walked up and said, “Hello, Johnny.”
“Good morning, Reverend,” Johnny responded. “Can you tell what this is meant to be?”
“Well, son,” said the pastor, “that’s a memorial to those young men and women who died in service.”
“Really?” said Johnny. “Which service, the 8 o’clock or the 10.30?”
Someone stole my mood ring. I don’t know how I feel about that.
I went to the doctor this morning wearing creased clothes. He says I have an iron deficiency.
It’s my wife’s birthday next week, and she’s been leaving jewelry catalogues all over the house. I hope she likes the magazine rack I bought her.
An old man was visiting his daughter and infant grandson.
During the visit, the little boy says, “Hey, Grandpa, can I ask you a question?” “Sure!” the old man responds
“Can you make a noise like a frog?” the boy asks.
“Well, I think so,” the old man responds. And with that, he starts making croaking ribbit sounds.
The little boy is delighted and immediately runs out of the living room before returning a few minutes later, dragging a suitcase behind him.
“Why do you need the suitcase?” the old man asks the little boy. “Because Mom says we can go to Disneyland the day you croak,” the little boy replied.
I told my boss three companies were after me and I need a raise…
He asked which ones? I said the gas company, the electric company, and the phone company!
What runs around the yard without actually moving?
A fence.
“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
“If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?”
“Here’s all you have to know about men and women: Women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.”
Which rock group has four guys who can’t sing or play instruments? Mount Rushmore.
I hope that we will restore the faith in what used to be known as public service: that is, elected representatives serving all the people. Not self-service, not for personal financial gain or power. For the benefit of the people.
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.