Ack! Forty-five years??? Yes, 45 – come next year. It was 1966 just yesterday. I just know it was.

When they announced the 40th Class Reunion, I started thinking about being past middle age. Now. it is for sure. And so I repeat, ACK.

At the end of the email about next year’s reunion, there was mention of 33 classmates who had passed away, and the note that 10 of them had been in the last 10 years. ( Five in 2009 and one in 2010 – so far.) My younger son called about something and I was telling him I was somewhat pre-occupied because I was looking at obituaries of people my age. I don’t think I said it just that way; I think I talked about looking on the Internet at “dead people” who could be me.

I remember looking at a picture and asking, “Who is that old man?” and then realizing it is Joe (I guarantee it) Namath. Hey, I remember when “Get Smart” was on TV with Don Adams – and the guy that sat next to me in English was going to have his brother record it because there was some school function going on. HA! Record? He meant to record the audio – VCR’s were a long time away.

Oh, well, I guess I’ll go get my bunny slippers and put on my Maxine robe.