Comments on: Appreciating Difference at My Reunion

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By: Chase

Chase — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:23:59 +0000

That is frightening! I mean, there were strangers to me in my high school graduating class even, lol.

Granted, there weren’t a whole lot. For even at around 600 students, I knew just about everyone in one capacity or another.

But I remember a few people having their name called at graduation and thinking “who’s that?” lol.

We haven’t had a reunion yet.

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:16:08 +0000

James, mine was #20 –and I hope they keep getting better for you like have for me/us. I agree with the folks who say “You can never go home” because our perceptions and vantage changes with time. But you sure can have a blast “just visiting” for a night, though.

By: James

James — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:02:41 +0000

I organized my 10-year reunion last summer. Amazing how much things change between graduation and joining the real world.

That reunion was one of the best nights of my life in years.

By: monty

monty — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:52:36 +0000

Oh Brother.

What a bunch of “ankle biters”.

Sorry Dan.

monty

By: GayPatriotWest

GayPatriotWest — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:29:27 +0000

just me (#7), when I graduated, 13 of us had been together since kindergarten of whom 3 showed up at reunion.

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:20:47 +0000

Calarato, Peter H nailed down monty as another reincarnation of the defunked raj/Ian/blah moniker… only “in drag”.

monty was pissed and that reaction says it all… you could almost feel the spittle coming from the little outed sockpuppet.

Sockpuppet Bingo claims another phoney –albeit an intellectually dishonest, stupid phoney like monty.

By: Calarato

Calarato — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:17:04 +0000

#14 – monty, you’ve already messed it up. Come on! LOL Face up to your behavior. It’s yours!

You opened (#1) by attacking the entire blog except Dan as soulless. Now (#14), you’re doing your name-flinging shtick. Own it, dude! Really – Have more courage of your convictions.

Bye now and peace out! -c

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:27:05 +0000

Dan, I’m smiling at the use of ShowTunes to bring some meaning or perspective to your experience and appreciation of classmates.

I graduated from a small, Catholic school and we had our reunion this Fall. For most the part, people were still warm, caring, compassionate, civil and very much engaged in their communities. With each conversation, I came to greatly appreciated the fine work of the nuns and brothers in crafting decent, socially just, well intentioned people… many of whom contribute mightily to the betterment of their neighborhoods, churches, towns and cities.

I was surprised at the number of classmates who had divorced –1 out of 121; 119 were married and some to fellow classmates. Out of the 137 graduates, 121 attended and about 80% came from out-of-state. No felons. No scandals. The number 1 volunteer activity? Coaching.

The 121 attendees are parents to 218 children.

I looked around the room and thought that this is the face of mainstream America –they are living the dream of a value-centered, morally responsible life. As a gay conservative, I was proud of my classmates and the lives we are intent on living.

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:18:28 +0000

monty-old-boi, I think you are slipping off the meds. Time to get back on schedule and take those anti-dementia meds.

By: monty

monty — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:52:03 +0000

Wow.

Mish-Mashes’ post disappears and Castrato’s post appears in its place. Neat trick. hmmmm!!

Why don’t you guys take it “outside” and not mess up Dan’s pleasant/poignant post?!

I’ll come out to play, presently.

monty

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:35:29 +0000

“It helped me see my own misfortunes not as a curse, but as part and parcel of a human life” A good life is not one without adversity, it is how one deals with the curve balls that always come your way.
A good positive aditude, that is one of the secrets to a good life.
I hated my highschool years, always on the periphery of the in-crowd. I was amazed to learn that my husband loved his high school years, my sons as well. Each of them found their own unique crowd to hang out with. Going to a large public High School in Los Angeles may have something to do with it, they are so diverse in so many ways, there really is no one in-crowd.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:11:52 +0000

Great post GPW. I also had a small class (80). Like you, my high school (since 2002) has moved to the city across the river. The original site was just left to go to seed & had structural damage as a result. I visited the site last March & it’s now nothing but a pile of busted & blasted white brick (sob!). My 25th reunion (aaargh!) will be taking place in 2007.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:48:38 +0000

As my mother always used to say, “No one’s life is ever as perfect as you think it is from the outside.” which always drew the typical teen-aged eye roll and heavy sigh.

Sadly, it took me a few years of adulthood to fully realize the wisdom of that nugget.

Congrats on coming into your own. My 20th reunion is coming up in 2007. Eeeek!

By: ndtovent

ndtovent — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:26:33 +0000

Good post, Dan. Brought back memories of my high school days, both good and bad. My high school no longer exists, either. It closed as a high school in 1982 because of rezoning, 2 years after I graduated, and although the building still exists, it is now an empty shell, and the campus grounds are all closed off by a security fence with barbed wire around the top. The neighborhood has deteriorated quite a bit in the last 20 years or so. I drove by it when I went home for the holidays last year. Pretty sad. It was a good school at one time.

By: Calarato

Calarato — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:16:01 +0000

#1 – yeah monty, and shouldn’t you wish you had one? LOL Learn from Dan!!!

By: bird dog

bird dog — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:45:58 +0000

A favorite Peter de Vries quote: “Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.”

By: just me

just me — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:29:12 +0000

So did you go to school with roughly the same 67 people from kindergarten? I graduated in a class of 58, and the majority of those I attended school with since K. I can’t imagine what it would be like to go back and have a totally different building-that is a change that would feel really odd.

I do think it is interesting how our perceptions of our fellow classmates while we are in high school often isn’t the reality, once we become adults and far removed from high school.

I am glad you had a good time.