What are you doing NOW?

[sheam]

I so enjoy reading the posts on this site. Reminiscing about the good times never fails to bring a smile. Thanks, Bernie, for creating this page. Yes, JP68, we boomers were a close-knit group of kids- even those not personally connected knew of one another -With nearly 500 of us in each class year in high school, we had the opportunity to make friends from all over the city. I'm sure we're following so many different life paths and would welcome news of friends and acquaintances from our hometown. Where are you living, what are you doing, raising kids, dogs, flowers? What cards has life dealt you?
I'm fortunate to have parents still living in the Totowa section- they keep me filled in on town politics, (Is Veradene Ames- a classmate of mine JFK "66 - still a council member?- YOU GO VERA! ) and goings on around town-what's being built/torn down, & who's mother or which of my old friends they ran into at the Foodtown- used to be The ACME. I'm living and teaching in Bergen County, could retire in another year (how time flies!-I'm waaay too young engaged to be married (second time around) to a terrific man; this marriage will make me a grandmother (I'm waaay too young! -although my knees tell me otherwise- veterans, they are, of a few marathons and a RAGBRAI or two. Only regrets about our H.S. years are the limited opportunities for girls' sports participation. Unless you had Emily Ross for P.E. exercise meant walking between Central H.S.'s main building and the annex or racing back to class from lunch at Picone's. Glad that's changed.
I hope to read news about any/all of you posters and readers- THANKS!

[JP68]

work for a Medical Imaging company as a technical support specialist its nice and i get to go home nights
I use to travel in the field as a service engineer
Id cover the US and youd be surprised at the people I ran into across the country from Paterson or the surrounding area
I live in upstate NY and spend my time working on and around the house
Being from Paterson I would never had thought Id have to mow more than a couple of feet around the house but now I have to do over 7 acres
I have a big old John Deere tractor
and I sometimes laugh to myself as I ride it around the property wondering what my friends would say if they could see me now.
My mom sold her house in Paterson but still lives close by so I to hear all the lastest from her as well my sister still works with the Paterson Board of Ed I think shes still a floating principal she sees aalot of people that became teachers and work in the Paterson system.

[Bernard]

Married to same woman for over 30 years.
Two grown daughters.
Three grandchildren.
Worked as a printing pressman over 30 years.
Pay and benefits were good but the company closed.

Via unemployment, I went to college for a year, maintaining a 4.0 GPA and getting a Certificate in Interactive Design. ;D

I'm currently working at a lesser job in a retail store but am looking for work in graphic design, web site development and maybe get back into printing.

I live in northern NJ near the NY border and enjoy watercolor painting, computer graphics and animation and dabbling in sleight of hand magic.
My grandkids live very close and I have a ball with them every chance I get.

Life is a roller coaster ride.
I'm holdin' on and takin' each dip and curve with a smile.