When the 5th Reunion invite arrived I immediately discarded it. Likewise with the 10th. I wasn’t ready. The scars were still fresh and sore to the touch. When I opened my mailbox to see the invitation to the 15th, I decided I would go. I arrived, with my wife of three years on my arm … Continue reading “The Reunion”
I had dinner with my wonderful oldest daughter last night. She seemed very preoccupied so I prodded her a bit to see what was wrong. She was very upset over a dinner she had recently had with her bestie from HS, Nicole. Nicole and my daughter have been best friends since they were 8 years … Continue reading “People change”
At what point do you go from being fair to being a sucker? I have always considered myself a fair man. Actually, let me back up a bit. Not always. I can not claim that I have always been the way I am today. In fact, until too late in life I was a very … Continue reading “Fairness”
I posted recently about my 35th High School Reunion. It was a honest piece in which I spoke directly to the healing that I have experienced in the years since I graduated. I spent a lot of years blaming others for my own lack of visibility and satisfaction. Consequently, I developed an aversion to all … Continue reading “Missed opportunities”
Have you ever heard this song? Because I can’t get it out of my head. Went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends A chance to share old memories and play our songs again When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name No one recognized me, I didn’t … Continue reading “I went to a Garden Party”
I was chatting with a friend on messenger last night. She is yet another addition to the growing list of people I have reconnected with from High School via FB. She is also on a shorter list; people who I have become close friends with that I thought didn’t know I existed in HS. Nancy … Continue reading “#What if…installment 2. If I could do High School over again?”
