Life's Little Observations

Catching Up Since High School

Our family joined a different pool this year because the pool we used to go to did not reopen. The pool we joined afforded me the opportunity to visit with a lot of people that I hadn't seen for the better part of 30 years. This was an enlightening experience for which I wasn't quite ready.

Seeing my former classmates brought back a flood of memories to my mind. Everyone was happy to see each other and we all began talking at once. After we realized that nobody was listening to each other we decided to take turns talking about old times and catching up on the new times.

Sal had become the chief financial officer of a major regional company. Neil is doing very well in the insurance business. Brian, not yet 50, is in between jobs because of a heart attack that he suffered a year ago.

Jamie, wasn't there but I heard that he opted for a long term commitment to public housing with three meals a day for 15 to 20 years for various indiscretions. Wouldn't you know it, Jamie was voted in high school as "most likely to succeed."

Sue was also at our mini-reunion. She was our high school beauty queen. She was gorgeous. She had long lean, muscular legs and they were prominently featured on the field hockey and softball fields as she was a member of both teams. She had three young children with her and she is no longer married to her fourth husband. She looked like a completely different person than she did in high school. As a matter of fact I didn't even recognize her until she called my name. I recognized her voice and couldn't believe that voice belonged to that person. Even after 30 years, like clockwork, I had to sneak a peek at those memorable legs. I was horrified to see that those legs looked like they could support a Steinway. She mentioned that she had just put a new addition on her house. Her swimsuit revealed that she put on a few additions there also. Suffice it to say that calling her "plus size" would be a huge compliment (pun intended.)

Terry, the senior class president, the guy you would have thought would've set the world on fire, was put in jail for setting his house on fire. Craig had a hobby that he couldn't give up since high school. He's a convicted car thief.

Timmy, who now prefers to be called Tim, achieved rock star status as the varsity football team quarterback. Tim was known as Mr. Atlas because was built just like Charles Atlas that appeared in the advertisements in the old superhero comic books. After 30 years he still looked like another well known celebrity, the Michelin Man.

After an exciting day of reminiscing, I went home to take a good look in the mirror. Mother Nature and Father Time hadn't been so kind to my classmates. Could it be that they weren't so kind to me? I was glad to discover that I was the only one of the group that met that day that hadn't aged, hadn't gained any weight and hadn't lost any hair. Well maybe one thing did change. It seems that I have to make an appointment to have my eyes checked.

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