Chris Hays:  

Life Life is good. I have had my share of up and downs, but I will say my life has improved with age. I moved away from Seattle in 1987 and have not moved back. I pass through Seattle once a month on business and to see my Siblings and that is about it. I have 5 great kids, Nicole, Adam, Michael, Janessa & Emily, two of which are in Pre-Med at MSU and another who just joined the Air Force and hopes to work in the Space Command. I have a great wife. Who knew I would have to find a Swedish woman in California when I grew up in Ballard??? I am content but there is so much more to do... School I started Kindergarten in Brentwood, California. I stayed at the same school through the 5th Grade. Then my parents divorced and I was ripped out of the school of my youth, leaving my earliest friends behind. Todd Gordon, Susan Anderson and Kimberly, where are you my friends??? Then my Mom places me into St. ALs in Ballard. I was thrown into a single room class with a bunch of kids that grew up with each other. I was always the outsider. I had a few genuine friends but I never fit in there. The only highlight was the constant beatings with a yardstick by the Nuns and trying to understand the alcoholic priest. That is probably why I like watching Penguin movies so much. I found the hypocrisy of going to a Catholic school when your parents have been banned from the Sacraments for being divorced hilarious. A shout out to James, Eric and Tony. M.Z. was a punk. I had a crush on TR and was completely taken aback by you, TV Girl. So then I was on to James Monroe and I must say, life was getting better. Monroe was fresh ground made up of elementary schools within Ballard so it was a good mix. Despite the fact I was given the nick name Greaser, I was getting along fine. I had many friends and was crazy about SC, which lasted through High School. Rick Jones, where are you my friend? Oh yea, I forgot to mention, I had a major learning disability,...Expand for more