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   Attended my 40th class reunion last night. It was held at the Lazy Dog Sports bar in Kaukauna (shameless plug here). Was pleasantly surprised at the turnout mostly because some of the attendees I haven't seen since graduation. One common factor we all shared was almost instant recognition of each other. Another was our age but I won't dwell on that. It was great looking through the handout and finding out where we were all at in this stage of our lives. Some were closing in on retirement, most weren't. Most have grand kids a few didn't. Some played marriage roulette, most didn't. But everyone was happy to enjoy the time spent together.

    Some of our classmates however have passed on and we remembered them as we last knew them. never really got to know Tom. From the little contact we had he seemed kind of laid back almost to the point of shy. Guess it's my loss. John was a real jovial kind of guy with a rare sense of humor. He was pretty outgoing and great to hang with. Lenny was a bit shy. But he was a damn good fabricator. Ran into him at a bar once a long time ago. He was putting together a chopper at the time. Only wish I could have seen it. It was probably an award winner. The Sharon I knew was quiet in high school. She never really belonged to a group. She had her friends and just went about her business. Maybe someone can shed more light on this dark haired lady. In my mind I can still see them in the halls going to class, stopping to chat or sharing  a part of ourselves quietly  by the lockers.

    I had hoped a couple people from my past would be there but I guess they had other plans. If they read this they'll know who they are. Here's a hint. One is a classy lady and one is a guy I created an embarrassing moment for. 

   About it for now. I guess we'll have to see about a 45th. Till then, God willing, I'll continue to wake up each day and go from there.