Ronald Reep:  

While these questions are somewhat entertaining, they fall way short of who I am or, I'm sure, anyone is. These are, obviously, generic in nature and designed to fit all graduating classes. Those of us fortunate to graduate & survive the 60's & those less fortunate to graduate in the 90's. It seems they don't have the opportunity to relax, dream, and think about their future endeavors. They are forced to adapt quickly to change. It seems, to me anyway, there's no time for dreaming. I research & study employment trends & by 2012 these trends will undergo drastic changes. The Silicon Valley is now the India Valley, with the majority of IT's working from ships in The Dead Sea or maybe the Mediteranean. Who knows anymore? All I know is time is Zooming by and I, for one, wish it would slow down a little. I'm so tired of commercialism, advertising, & buy buy buy!!! We're older & have seen many, slower, changes in our lives. Now, especially with the onslaught of technology, the slowness is gone. There is no Mayberry and Orwell's "1984" is long past. The rapid fire of change is bothersome to me and worries me, for the young peolple growing up in this time. Global warming was just a thought. Now it's a reality and a very real concern. Where have all the Polar Bears gone? Social Security running out. Maybe not a worry for us but what about our children & our children's children? I suppose I could continue my diatribe but, I'm sure, I'm not saying anything my old high school chums haven't been thinking on. Save the children!!! On a less serious note, I'm a very fortunate person. The things I was unable to speak of, in the Q&A, were my love for Photography, playing Drums/Guitar, and worshiping my twin grand-daughters. I'm a self taught musician, of sorts, but only for personal satisfaction. Yes "I can get no satisfaction". Jagger was wrong. I've been working with developmentally disabled individuals, for over 20 years. I've learned so much from these wonderful people and am envious of how simple their lives are & how totally honest they are. Whether it's mental or physical, they accept their lot in life and lead relatively fulfilling lives. I've made many friends, over these years, and plan to continue enhancing their quality of life as long as I'm able. I'm also blessed to have a wonderful daughter. She married a wonderful man in 2000 (Panama Beach Fla.), graduated MSSU in 2001, & presented me with the loves of my life in 2003. They would be Macey and Makenna. My first grand-children & they are grand. They filled a void, I didn't realize I was missing, when I gave my daughter to Mat to care for the rest of her life. My mother (Their great-grandmother) is still among us & the joy she receives from these two little ones is indescribeable. I didn't change much out of high school. I've led a pretty wild & crazy life but enjoyed it. Now, I'm pretty well settled in my ways and concentrating on being a good mentor for the girls. Before they arrived, I was looking forward to someday walking hand in hand in a park with a grand-child. Little did I know, I would have double the pleasure. I still work full time and my job keeps me very busy. Sometimes more busy than I like but I enjoy what I'm doing. Haven't decided, when I'll retire but plan to do some volunteer work when that time comes. If anyone reads this, I hope I didn't bore you with my rantings. In fact, I forgot to mention how badly our health care system needs overhauled. Never mind! I won't belabor this subject but it does suck!!! I doubt I'll be attending our next reunion in October. I'm not much up for reunions. There are a couple of people I would like to hear from. Robe...Expand for more