A lot has happened in 30 years

In a holding pattern while I wait for the big event to start in a bit. We're meeting old friends for dinner before heading to a room full of even more old friends and former acquaintances at my 30th high school reunion. The problem I'm anticipating is trying to determine who's who in a dark room with loud music. So far I've deduced that people either look just like they did when we graduated only with added wrinkles and maybe added pounds, or they are completely unrecognizable.

My only hope is that everyone is provided with a name tag designed for the visually impaired. Or maybe that's vision impaired. There will probably be many, many people in the room who are visually impaired, with an extra chin here or a beer belly there. In fact, I expect most of us to be impaired in some way. You don't get to 48 without some signs of aging. At least that's my story (excuse?) and I'm sticking to it.

Along with the problem of trying to recognize people, there's the fear that I've forgotten everyone. I'm not good at looking all casual and self-assured when I have no freaking idea who you are. Were we best buds in 7th grade home room? Did we eat lunch together every day in the cafeteria? Surely I will remember those folks. If not, I just hope I'm a better actor than I think I am.

I so wish I had been able to hunt down at least one yearbook so I could cram for this exam.

What goes around comes around

Recently I was going through some old letters. Mark and I were apart one summer during college and we wrote pretty much daily. I have all those letters stashed away. It's not like the reading is all that exciting. Mostly just sharing our daily lives in the days before the internet and cheap long distance phone service. One entry talked about how my Dad had yelled at me because the house was a mess with my stuff strewn all around. Hmmm. I guess there's really nothing new under the sun.

Well, anyway. Here is my usual weekend installment of things to check out if you have a lot of time on your hands.

Thought this was fun. For all I know Bush had a blog, but here is the link to Obama's blog. Some interesting history stuff and of course, an attempt at government transparency.

Check out these Oklahoma blogs. You can't vote unless you are an Oklahoma blogger, but you can find some interesting reading. If you ARE eligible to vote, then vote for Extreme Gardner in the "Unusual Blog" category. That's my sister's blog and it's a great blog, of course.

Angela is here and we're having this deep conversation about how Communism was finally defeated in Eastern Europe. She just read Michener's book "Bridge at Andau". So I gotta go. This is the sort of conversation I love!!!