Ever been to a reunion ? Most people I know seem to attend at least one of their high school reunions . It's such a transformative time of life that the curiosity about what ever happened to__? Sometimes just a few years can change a person"s appearance, their beliefs, their personality, or even their occupation. The curiosity about how someone is doing or how they "turned out" is not worth the risk of actually going back home to find out. Most folks I know go to one reunion and never feel the need to do it again. Some people live for them rather than avoid them, but as the years go by, the pool of eligible attendees lessens. About 55 years ago, I was a VISTA Volunteer in Houston, Texas. Our project did some interesting things and was mostly composed of recent college graduates from all over the country. We had a 50th reunion that was both fascinating and a tad depressing. People age. Some better than others. ...
Personal observations of one writer. Frequent references to pop culture, blues music and lifetime truths.