SCHS Class of 1989

Members of the Class of '89 (at the picnic which I skipped)

Well, I'm told that it has been 15 years since I graduated from high school. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago; however, a bunch of people showed up for my 15-year high school reunion, so it must be true.

To say that it was interesting would be an understatement. First of all, the happy hour mixer thing was at a dingy pool hall which is frequented by lesbians (not that there is anything wrong with that). So, I constantly found myself wondering if that woman in the flannel muscle shirt was a bar patron or a former classmate (or both).

Plus, my wife and I got there waaay too early. For the first hour or so, I slammed beers and tried to avoid eye contact with the 6 or 7 other classmates whom I didn't recognize.

Eventually, however, more of the people that I was hoping to see showed up. However, due to the vast quantities of beer that I consumed, I can't remember many details other than that the 4th or 5th Strongest Man in the World was there and that I accused our valedictorian of being a CIA assassin (which he IS, damnit!). BTW, he is the 5th one from the left. Notice how he is trying to hide from the camera?

I skipped the whole picnic thing the next day because the only thing more awkward than hanging out with your former high school classmates at a lesbian pool hall is hanging out with your former high school classmates and their children in 80 degree heat at a local park. According to my friend Pat, who snapped these photos, there was a slightly different crowd at the picnic. I'll have to catch up with those people at our 20th, I guess.