Jim Ridley:
CLASS OF 1966
Santana High SchoolClass of 1966
Santee, CA
Jim's Story
By this time I'm just a geezer like everyone else but it's been a sometimes wild and basically fun ride to get here. Did the college thing, spent lots of years as a carpenter and the last thirty years trying to help improve the lives of others working mostly in the non-profit world on housing and community development projects.How I actually managed to use a degree in Sociology and my construction background together is still somewhat of a mystery but so be it. Mostly though I spent a lot of time camping. hiking and traveling in the west to beautiful and tranquil places to find some peace in this otherwise crazy world. I've had a pretty full life with normal ups and downs, some special people to...Expand for more
share it with and have met a lot of good people on my journey. In a lot of ways I guess I'm still kind of "stuck in the 60's" as some would say but I'm pretty satisfied with that. Why grow up if you don't have to? I've basically had San Diego as my home base since high school and for the last 15 years have lived in Santee with my my best friend and life partner Pauline enjoying our little piece of the rock with our friends of many years and our canine buds. We are both retired now and have time to enjoy the simple pleasures and be thankful for our good fortune. Not a bad gig. I wish everyone some peaceful moments as we move forward in what inevitably will be some interesting and difficult times.
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