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Dave Thomas (no relation to the Wendy’s guy) was my 7th and 8th grade science and algebra teacher.  He taught me a lot.  He was smart, funny and really just a nice guy. He had flaming red hair in a long ponytail and a beard to match.   He was in his late twenties or early thirties when I went to Cascade or as he said since he was born on leap day he was looking forward to his 8th birthday.  He loved Mr. Natural (an R Crumb character) and if you did really well he had a stamp he would use on your paper.

He was already suffering pretty badly from Parkinson’s (I believe) and the deterioration was noticeable even during the two years I was there.  He played basketball everday at lunch, but moved very slowly.  He had a smooth shot though and could beat just about anybody at H-O-R-S-E.

So Happy Birthday and “Stop that Crap!” (inside joke).

Well, at least I got one good hike in this summer. During my visit to Washington, Wesley and my Mom and I went hiking up Sauk Mt. Such a nice day. The Valley was totally socked in (pun unintended, though appreciated), but the mountain was totally clear, warm, and perfectly still. The swallows were going crazy at the top catching bugs along the rock face. Wesley had a good time and slept on the way down. All in all a perfect morning.