Some of you may already know Valerie Allen passed away over the weekend.
Val was in the class behind ours and a lot of us got to know here and her little sister Tracy by being in band and working on the newspaper staff together.
Val spent a lot of the last several years ill and was working in the city schools as a teacher's assistant.
Something to think about the next time you hug your kids or get ticked off because the kid at Starbucks put two soy shots in and you clearly told him three.
At least you can do those things.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Come as you are
Folks,
There has been some email discussion about people being apprehensive about coming to the reunion.
In a phrase: don't be.
No one has escaped the last 20 years without drama. If they have, they are boring as hell.
We have all gained weight, lost hair, gained gray hair and had relationships go south.
Remember -- these are people who have known you since high school and before. It's not about the drama. We want to know what you've been doing and if you chose not to tell us, that's cool too.
Jeez -- go rent Grosse Pointe Blank and realize your life could suck as bad as John Cusack's character does. The man's a professional assassin and is facing his 10 year reunion and is trying to figure out what he is going to tell people who ask what he does for a living. A couple of my personal favorites are below:Martin sits at a desk, staring at the reunion card. He tosses it aside, gets up, and moves in front of a mirror. He wears a crisp black suit and practices his greeting smile...
MARTIN
(trying on smile)
Yes, I'm a pet psychiatrist. I sell couch insurance. I test-market positive thinking. I lead a weekend men's group, actually. We specialize in ritual killings. I'm hungry, are you hungry, I'm hungry, oooh, ooh.
(sarcastic)
Hi, I'm Martin Blank, remember me? I'm not married, I have no kids and I'd blow your brains out if someone paid me enough... So how've you been? Where do you stand on The Issues? Are you Left? Right? Up, down, proud, shamed, blahblahblahblah--
There has been some email discussion about people being apprehensive about coming to the reunion.
In a phrase: don't be.
No one has escaped the last 20 years without drama. If they have, they are boring as hell.
We have all gained weight, lost hair, gained gray hair and had relationships go south.
Remember -- these are people who have known you since high school and before. It's not about the drama. We want to know what you've been doing and if you chose not to tell us, that's cool too.
Jeez -- go rent Grosse Pointe Blank and realize your life could suck as bad as John Cusack's character does. The man's a professional assassin and is facing his 10 year reunion and is trying to figure out what he is going to tell people who ask what he does for a living. A couple of my personal favorites are below:Martin sits at a desk, staring at the reunion card. He tosses it aside, gets up, and moves in front of a mirror. He wears a crisp black suit and practices his greeting smile...
MARTIN
(trying on smile)
Yes, I'm a pet psychiatrist. I sell couch insurance. I test-market positive thinking. I lead a weekend men's group, actually. We specialize in ritual killings. I'm hungry, are you hungry, I'm hungry, oooh, ooh.
(sarcastic)
Hi, I'm Martin Blank, remember me? I'm not married, I have no kids and I'd blow your brains out if someone paid me enough... So how've you been? Where do you stand on The Issues? Are you Left? Right? Up, down, proud, shamed, blahblahblahblah--
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Gallup over to the poll! ;>
Hey folks!
Jennie asked me to put up a poll to help pick dates. Please vote and help move planning along.
Best/Gregg
Jennie asked me to put up a poll to help pick dates. Please vote and help move planning along.
Best/Gregg
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