The invitations are snowballing—“20-Year College Reunion.” The reply-to-all email addresses are growing exponentially. Without naming names, the list is quite impressive: Former Oakland University Student President turned successful surgeon; Social Worker/Musician who once had a gig on the Conan O’Brien Show; two former college soccer players – a successful engineer married into the Briggs family, the other (last I heard) putting his business degree to good use as a goat farmer in Mexico.Who else? Another former O.U. Student President turned minister. More engineers (Delphi, Ford …) some jobless, ready for networking. A former pharmaceutical sales representative turned lawyer and perhaps lobbyist. Teachers, yeah, lots of them—those who “can’t” – teach. A marketing manager, his son, a participant in the Joey Travolta annual children’s movie making project. Trivial, I know, yet, I keep in touch.
More emails. More addresses. The excitement, the eagerness. Everyone wants to get together. The emails are growing out of control.
“How many reunion emails can we expect?” my wife asks before walking away from the computer, before leaving the house.
I type my response: “My parole officer said I could attend. See you there.” I click reply-to-all.
Just like that—no more emails cluttering up the inbox. Problem solved.
Wife comes home. I tell her what I did. She thinks I’m crazy. “People will talk. You’ll be the topic of discussion.”
“Yeah, I suppose I will. I hope it makes for interesting conversation.”
“Are we going?” she asks.
“I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” And I mean it.
10 comments:
I hate reunions and have never attended one. Maybe this was because I was the fat,pimply faced girl who sat in the back and never spoke a word.
Hey, go for it and have fun!!
re Those who can't, teach.
...Those who can't teach--administrate.
Good one, indeed.
Those who are sick of teaching go on sabbatical.
p.s. The new 007 has a nifty quip about "teachers on sabbatical" when Bond upgrades his lodgings in Bolivia.
Oh to be fly on the wall. Hilarious.
You have a great sense of humour.
;-)
After one day, the "reply-to-all" emails have started back up. Probably because no-one is willing to scroll down the messages far enough to see the alledged ex-felon's comment.
*LOLOLOL @ your parole officer!* Have a great time. Personally if I ever went to my school reunions, I'd probably end up in your class...
LOL@ you so have to go now :)
x
"My parole officer said I could attend?" I love this. Laughed so hard I almost lost my coffee.
Knock 'em dead, jr. And keep those self important peeps guessin'!
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