tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post6230264817463829207..comments2024-01-19T17:19:30.290-06:00Comments on a few clowns short: 40Th high school reunionBill Lislemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-63297093760272309832011-07-03T17:42:09.514-05:002011-07-03T17:42:09.514-05:00Turns out, the roles we had in high school aren...Turns out, the roles we had in high school aren't all that important after all, huh?secret agent womanhttp://profiles.google.com/asecretagentwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-63237120416407789112011-07-02T13:42:49.615-05:002011-07-02T13:42:49.615-05:00Everyone's situation is different but I didn&#...Everyone's situation is different but I didn't feel as if I needed courage to go. It would have been great if an old girlfriend had been there. I think my wife finds them interesting but what do I know. I have not seen her since the 20th I think? One lady that my wife enjoyed talking with confessed that she had a crush on me back in 8th grade. As I said, what do I know. thanks lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-68713668173711412752011-07-02T13:34:30.409-05:002011-07-02T13:34:30.409-05:00Interesting post as I have been out of college for...Interesting post as I have been out of college for 20 years. That sounds so old to me! Nothing has been done to celebrate my class reunion but this year one of our theatre Directors retired. I did not go, mainly bc I am too ill, but also bc in the mid 90s my boyfriend and I broke up, and in the late 90s I ended a 20 year friendship. Even now, both situations are too painful and still too raw to subject myself to them. Perhaps I will be ready in another 10 years?<br /><br />Good for you having the courage to go!Catdelouisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-2485072901393052632011-06-30T11:04:26.981-05:002011-06-30T11:04:26.981-05:00thanks for the book suggestion. The whole geek d...thanks for the book suggestion. The whole geek definition has changed over the years because of technology. Also, you know that the definition has many shades of gray as does most things about people. Does the book suggest that people should try to learn more about the underlying working of things instead of what a Jersey Shore player did in the last show? <br />Not that I have any evidence, but I wonder if teenage life might be a little easier if society didn't glorify it so much. Striving to be the hippest, coolest or whatever the word-for-that-needed-teen-quality is puts pressure on teens.<br />thanks - you are good at getting-me-thinking commentslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-80365587952422673842011-06-30T10:49:27.326-05:002011-06-30T10:49:27.326-05:00thanks - FB is a great organizing tool for reunion...thanks - FB is a great organizing tool for reunions but for reunions of 40 and above there are too many people not on FB. I actually still got the notice via old snail mail. Of course, keeping up on addresses either electronic or physical is the biggest problem.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-19009376824750877712011-06-30T10:45:36.958-05:002011-06-30T10:45:36.958-05:00Thanks for the link-up. I've been out and off...Thanks for the link-up. I've been out and off line a bit this week so I need to do some blog catch-up over the next few days.<br />Hey you could blow their minds by showing up in that "groovy dress" you got for Halloween. <br />thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-68193574876064066942011-06-30T07:02:32.920-05:002011-06-30T07:02:32.920-05:00"The biggest difference is a maturity that in..."The biggest difference is a maturity that includes the knowledge that most of what was big stuff in high school is of no importance now."<br /><br />I regularly wish that I had known this, then, and I wish that I could find a way to impress it upon my son when he's a teenager, but I know that he won't listen to me, the same way I didn't listen to my parents when they tried to tell me. I guess it's one of those things you just have to learn the hard way.<br /><br />I just read a fascinating new book called "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth" - about the kids who don't have regular seats in the lunchroom, the "fringe society" of high school - and there are a few common themes with your post.Jenehttp://theoriginalbean.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-73502015698363765472011-06-30T00:56:09.078-05:002011-06-30T00:56:09.078-05:00This is really great, Lisleman. I'm linking it...This is really great, Lisleman. I'm linking it up on Saturday.<br /><br />My 30th is this year, and I have no interest in going to the dinner at all, but my curiosity will have me attending the "mixer" the night before. Guess I'd better hurry up and drop 10 pounds! Thanks for the reminder!hahaMrs4444http://www.halfpastkissintime.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-15856592468402885632011-06-28T23:26:17.251-05:002011-06-28T23:26:17.251-05:00I organized my 25th class reunion by using Faceboo...I organized my 25th class reunion by using Facebook. The reunion was in MI and I did most of the organizing from FL. We had a really great turnout and discovered the things that you found at your 40th. We have grown up so much :) and had a great time chatting with people we didn't really know in HS.<br /><br />So glad you went and had a good time!Kristin_The_Goathttp://www.ttelroc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-14338156226293442262011-06-28T19:10:42.381-05:002011-06-28T19:10:42.381-05:00This is so true - our high school class has gotten...This is so true - our high school class has gotten closer and closer the last few years, and we're all kicking ourselves for not getting to know each other this well back then. I just spent a weekend with a group of women I've 'known' since even before high school but most of us never even ran around together back then. Life is funny! And pretty cool, sometimes.Barbarahttp://barbarashallue.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-39495508781584229122011-06-28T00:17:15.351-05:002011-06-28T00:17:15.351-05:00I'm glad you went. I'm glad you are wiser....I'm glad you went. I'm glad you are wiser.unknownmamihttp://www.unknownmami.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-52032136434749072852011-06-27T18:43:31.675-05:002011-06-27T18:43:31.675-05:00that is wonderful that you had good time at a reun...that is wonderful that you had good time at a reunion! I doubt I'll ever go to mine since I didn't even move to the town I went to high school in until I was in 10th grade and never made many friends. I never even went to a prom!Jillsy Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-50139982165261096972011-06-27T09:07:39.748-05:002011-06-27T09:07:39.748-05:00I guess I'm still somewhat bitter because her ...I guess I'm still somewhat bitter because her reminder that she was prom queen would have been a total turn-off for me, and I probably wouldn't have kept on talking.<br /><br />Good for you though!blueviolethttp://www.anutinanutshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-26240261540342932292011-06-27T08:58:29.941-05:002011-06-27T08:58:29.941-05:00I would not make that claim but I agree with your ...I would not make that claim but I agree with your point. Changes happen and time is an equalizer. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-80355583722072173602011-06-27T08:57:06.745-05:002011-06-27T08:57:06.745-05:00Confidence combined with realizing I'm not try...Confidence combined with realizing I'm not trying to impress any one. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-32571343860438583222011-06-27T08:53:11.818-05:002011-06-27T08:53:11.818-05:00"only running ... is running up a bill" ..."only running ... is running up a bill" - I like that one and will try to remember it. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-35630144977341050842011-06-27T08:52:09.606-05:002011-06-27T08:52:09.606-05:00Maybe you and those friends should just organize o...Maybe you and those friends should just organize one. From the yearbook you'll have the list of names of which the males rarely change. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-2562909274314562032011-06-27T07:55:56.717-05:002011-06-27T07:55:56.717-05:00I take solace in the fact that I am in better shap...I take solace in the fact that I am in better shape than 3/4 of the football <br />team and look better than the king and queen of the prom.Bearmancartoonshttp://beartoons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-91592829793838141712011-06-27T07:43:31.592-05:002011-06-27T07:43:31.592-05:00I am so glad you enjoyed the reunion. And finding ...I am so glad you enjoyed the reunion. And finding out you all have things in common all these years later. It sounds like you have matured since high school and your self confidence sustains you in what used to be nervous moments. TechnoBabe .http://profiles.google.com/ciciwinninghamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-62969013073184156582011-06-27T03:23:34.427-05:002011-06-27T03:23:34.427-05:00Makes me want to reunite with some old friends... ...Makes me want to reunite with some old friends... and some not so much!Sexdrugsandbaconsandwicheshttp://sexdrugsandbaconsandwiches.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-30703370829180275962011-06-27T02:57:47.885-05:002011-06-27T02:57:47.885-05:00I detest the Prom Queens.I detest the Prom Queens.A Daft Scots Lassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-55861532833942884892011-06-27T00:33:08.978-05:002011-06-27T00:33:08.978-05:00I agree with everything you said but I still don&#...I agree with everything you said but I still don't miss reunions. I am growing old and know I have more experience than young people but not so sure about the wisdom thing?? All I know is I can't see as well and the only running I am good at anymore is running up a bill. I wish I could have all the experience but some of the spoils of physical youth too!! W.C.C.W.C. Camphttp://www.pjmonolog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-11497439396514496592011-06-26T23:51:03.851-05:002011-06-26T23:51:03.851-05:00I haven't been to a class reunion since my 5th...I haven't been to a class reunion since my 5th (way back in 1978). Simply because I never heard of any more. I do, however, get together occasionally with a few high school friends from time to time, thanks to Facebook. joaniemacknoreply@blogger.com