Classmates

I recently sent a note to one of my high school classmates. It's nice to reconnect with folks from (boy I hate to say it!) 40 years ago!

When you're in high school the whole world revolves around your friends, the activities you're in, who's saying what about whom, who likes who, who hates who. The actual classroom stuff is secondary. For me I had the added focus of basketball. Ol' Coach Pennington saw to it that very little else got in the way. (I guess that's why we had such a powerhouse team.) But then, after high school, as life starts moving along, those days seem so far away and almost meaningless.

But anyway, it was nice to hear from some classmates after all these years. I recently exchanged emails with Ed Babcock, one of my best friends in Jr. High and then into High School. He mentioned how after all these years he's developed some nostalgic interest in his classmates and I guess the same goes for me. There's a 40th Reunion next summer and I hope to attend.