A minor "oops" from payroll and I had to get a real check instead of direct deposit, which meant a trip to the bank. Sure, I could have deposited the funds via ATM, but I needed a little more cash than the machine would have let me withdraw. No biggie… more »

Back from the reunion. We didn't stay to the end, so who knows how the festivities exploded. It was a fair time, and I'm glad I went. I have that recollection of believing I knew, or at least recognized, everyone in our school while I was there. Over… more »

Tonight is the Robbinsdale Armstrong High School class of 1985 20-year class reunion. I failed at my attempt to contribute to the "memory book," but only because I couldn't remember anything I figured anyone else would care about. I'm going hoping… more »

As part of my twenty-year reunion reflection, I happened to Google some of my gang to see if they're out there. One, Jon, as mentioned before, is apparently currently in a band called Carreers In Modelling. Thought I'd share that. more »

So in re-reading my middle-of-the-night post of last, it seems like I glossed over some of my high school relationships, in particular, the gang of five game-playing-nerds, the girlfriend, and the buddies I still see. Certainly not my intent. Quite th… more »

After rearranging the home office, I sat down to download some upgrades. Foolishly thinking it might be a short while before it finishes, I sit and stare at the monitor as the downloading bytes tick by. I've been trying to think of things to put in th… more »

Got the invitation in the mail, with a request to generate a "member update" page for inclusion in a memory book. I went to my 5- and 10-year reunions. I heard about them through friends, not by receiving invitations. Hadn't heard if anyone gathered a… more »