[Jeff Higgins]

I wasn't one of the cool kids either. I played what was then a weird sport to even find at the high school level - soccer. I actually lettered all three years, and was the only sophomore starting on the varsity squad. But it wasn't football... Beyond that, I was a nerdy geek, taking all of the "hard" classes - calculus, physics, chemistry, etc. Didn't go to many of the dances or other events. Pretty easy kid to miss in a graduating class of almost 300.

So, I went to my tenth, and no one there knew who I was. Same thing happened at my 20th, except since they didn't know who I was, and unlike many classmates I wasn't yet going bald and getting fat - and I had arrived in a "nice" car - some of the ladies paid a little attention. They were all dressed to the "nines", many trying to stuff themselves into their high school clothes. And they were all divorced... When they found out that I had been happily married for about twelve years they suddenly lost interest. Then I didn't go again until my 40th. Same drill - several ladies who could have sworn they knew me and we must have dated noticed I had arrived in a "Poorsh". Found out I have been happily married for over 30 years, and suddenly couldn't remember having dated me... Kind of a sad spectacle for a lot of those people, really.

I did, however, hook back up with one old friend. One who had not bothered ever going to a reunion until that 40th because, well, he wasn't one of the cool kids either. We now keep in touch and ride motorcycles together. They want to do a 45th and not wait for a 50th. We'll see.