50th high school reunion

[Rough Edge racing]

A couple of the folks I most wanted to see sent word that they wouldn't come because they were unhappy in high school.

This just in: Everyone is unhappy in high school. The nature of adolescence is insecurity, anxiety, peer pressure, casual cruelty, parental pressure, unrequited lust, jealousy, zits, longing to be anywhere else, disastrous encounters with authority, fear, loathing and social gaffes. The best way to view it in retrospect: We suffered hell together and survived.

 Other than zits and parental pressure I still suffer from all the above...Especially the lust   

[Orange Guzzi]

"The rest became lawyers, or productive members of society."

     

I guess I was not the only one that noticed that comment. 

[Orange Guzzi]

The biggest surprise to me after graduation from H.S. was how fast everyone disappeared out of my life.  Even though I live very close to my H.S. and have a Daughter that attends the same school, I very rarely see anyone I attended school with. 

Funny thing about H.S., everyone counted Me and my 4 brothers that attend the school as least likely to succeed.  We are all retired/semi retired and under 60.  Owning several large business in Our area and employing many of the past alumni.  It is humbling.  We have given back to the school in many ways and continue to do so. 

The most amazing thing I see in the school is the quality of the education is much better and the behavior of the students is much better.  We smoke, drank, dragged race, fought, vandalized and were out of control right along with the teachers.  Lucky to be alive. 

[LaMojo]

We had a graduation class of 52 and maybe 12 have passed away. Our fiftieth reunion is next month.  Been to every one (every 10 years) and have enjoyed them all.