My 40th high school reunion was a hoot

My 40th high school reunion was a hoot

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I’m glad I went to my 40th high school reunion last weekend. The weekend kicked off Saturday morning with pleasurable round of golf with seven high school buddies.  It ended Sunday with a clambake, during which I grabbed a guitar and teamed up with three other...
Are high school reunions worth attending?

Are high school reunions worth attending?

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Should I stay home or should I go to my high school reunion? For some it’s a certainty. You go and reconnect with old friends with whom you shared unique and often life-changing experiences. For others, high school and the teenage years were filled with nothing but...

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Myself, Katie and Alex late last year share a happy moment in Montreal. A month later, Katie headed out to...

The ‘boogieman’ of middle age guys

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What’s the greatest fear of your average middle age guy?Is it getting into a traffic accident and becoming paralyzed for life from your neck down? Is it losing your wife and all your children in a house fire? Or is it an aggressive cancer unexpectedly striking you...
Disconnecting completely from work while on vacation

Disconnecting completely from work while on vacation

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For the record, I’m writing this column on the first day back from a week-long vacation. I went on a camping trip with my wife and another couple on a lake in the Adirondacks. During that time, I didn’t turn on a computer or check (or respond to) to any emails. In...