Reunion '08

I've been a bit busy, but meaning to post some thoughts and pics from our reunion. I'm hoping other attendees will also write in. My thoughts/notes in no particular order.

1. About 45 classmates showed up at one event or another.

2. It was simply awesome. Many people who had not appeared in years and some old-timers.

3. Several classmates who had been nervous about attending found their nervousness unfounded. There's something about a group this group of people that is a little less judgemental and not in need of being impressed or trying to impress than any other group I'm associated with. Maybe that is why I like going to these.

4. If you are in our class for one year, you are a class member. It was great to see folks who were only around until 5th or 6th or 10th or whatever. Remarkably, most of us are so old that we cannot remember that you left. Plus some of us saw you again in college, life, etc.

5. It is not politically correct, but I have concluded that generally speaking women age more gracefully than men.

6. Our classmates are involved in pretty cool things, theater/opera, medicine, art, politics, community development, raising cool kids, skiing, traveling, mountain climbing. It remains quite a group.

7. We need to go to a quieter place for dinner next time, we are too old to hang with young people.

8. Never show up without your twin sister. Right Jess? Thanks for coming to dinner Judy.

9. We are doing it again in five years and want everyone to show!

10. Thanks to Ann V., Andy N., Chuck Webb for a great CD of 1978 songs, (e-mail Andy if you want one), Miguel and Chuck for playing at the great Jazz Brunch, Steve B. for the pics, and many others.

Pictures are courtesy of Steve B. Standing in for class photographer, Frank Williams ;-)