Charles Kimmel:
CLASS OF 1980
Memorial High SchoolClass of 1980
Newark, CA
Newark Memorial High SchoolClass of 1980
Newark, CA
M.D. Silva Junior High SchoolClass of 1976
Newark, CA
Lincoln Elementary SchoolClass of 1974
Newark, CA
Charles's Story
It is an old story, but I am keeping it.
There I was, facing an army of five strong, with nothing but a knife I fashioned out of beer cans and a crude fortification created from squashed cardboard boxes containing stale pizza.
It was the pizza they were after, and I am not so certain that I could'nt have vanquished them by just letting them eat. As it was, my pride (and the beer) got the better of me and soon I was overrun by the uncaring and ravenous horde (of five). Sadly, the pizza (fort and all) was consumed and I was left to clean up.
Repeat this often enough, with altered endings, throw in a bit of gratuitous female participation (and sometimes contrivance) and yo...Expand for more
u have the gist of my early twenties. Now, there was a bit of hard work and seriousness every so often during my younger days - money to be made, bills to pay, beer to buy, places to see, friends to hang out with, console, and keep.
Then I got married to an awesome woman named Betsy! She has stuck by me these 25+ years. We have two wonderful, grown daughters. We live modestly, as two teachers must, in the wet state of Washington. It is odd to think that more than 30 years have passed since high school. All that drama, and not too few life lessons, done and gone three decades ago!
You all have a special place in my heart, no matter how fleeting our pause between passing.
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