John Hille:  

Update as at August 2018 Who would have ever thought that one day we would be saying "It's nearly fifty years...five decades! HALF A CENTURY!!, since since those great days in high school?? Here we are, and as youthful as we still feel, think, and act, we are all now in our mid to early 60's! We have all 'run our race'! Life is good. Every day(yes, EVERY day) I walk between four to six miles, along the pristine shores of the Indian Ocean, on my beloved Tarcoola Beach, which is virtually at my back door. And, every day, as the waters of the Indian Ocean caress my feet, and I watch the waves roll in, and listen to the soothing, almost hypnotic sounds of surf breaking, I continuously ask myself "where else in the world, John, where else in the world"? Yes, life is good!! I am still very, very hooked on American politics, and spend around three to four hours each day, on my laptop, looking at various U. S. political sites, as well as reading the multitude of U. S. political email alerts that I subscribe to. I would love to hear from anyone that remembers me from any of the schools that I went to! Below are my original comments, from when I first joined Classmates in around 2005. Life I was probably best known at South for debating; being politically active and outspoken(a real right wing fire brand, in those days!); and for leaving Eugene and moving to Perth, Australia with my parents. I'll try and jog some memories: In the Autumn of 1964, at Roosevelt Jr High, I was always plastered with red Goldwater-Miller/Goldwater '64 buttons. At South, in the Autumn of 1966, I always wore the huge black "Elect Dellenback To Congress" buttons. I was fairly chubby in school, but became a lean and mean 'fitness fanatic' in early adult hood, which included jogging and swimming, every day, on the idyllic West Australian beaches. In the 1980’s I also did daily aerobics and regular 25 to 40 mile bicycle rides. I just can't get enough of Mother Nature's beaches, and live for 'body surfing'; boogie boarding(I still have the very first model of Boogie Board ever made, which I bought in October 1980) ; and snorkeling, as well as beach jogging/walking. Where I live(Geraldton, Western Australia) just has to have the world's best climate, and the world's best beaches! I've always been very 'committed to the cause', be it my work, or politics, and was never really concerned about marrying or finding a partner, although it has been nice 'brightening a life', occasionally, for short periods of time. As for a career, I did 'bits and pieces'(including owning two small businesses), for about three y...Expand for more