Douglas MacArthur High School Class of 1969
San Antonio, Texas
Brahma Tales
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Kathy Killebrew Poehl
 Joined: 04/10/09 Posts: 18 View Profile |
Top 10 Reasons for NOT coming to the Reunion Posted Sunday, April 26, 2009 07:30 PM
TOP 10 EXCUSES FOR NOT ATTENDING REUNION
( not all of this is original material….. )
10.) I am not rich yet or my job is not high-powered enough.
Gee, like everybody’s 401(K) hasn’t tanked! Life is too short to miss a chance to reconnect. Check your ego at the door and attend our reunion anyway.
9.) I'm 58 and not married, or married YET AGAIN, or have kids/grandkids, have bought a house, haven't written a book or sold my screenplay or traveled the world . . . (fill in your favorite personal disappointment here)
Honestly, we don’t really care. We just want to see YOU!
8.) I'm too fat/going bald/wrinkled.
You aren't alone. None of these are good excuses. Pull on your Spanx, comb it over, slather on the Eucerin, and forget about it.
7.) I hated everyone from high school.
Everyone? Not one single person you can remember with fondness? You should come to see if even one of them has improved at all.
6.) I wasn’t popular in high school and I haven't kept in touch in 40 years, so if they didn't like me then, they won’t like me now.
Everyone changes, and we aren’t who we were at 18 - WHEW!
5.) I can't remember anyone's name.
That's why God invented websites with photos, name tags (and bifocals) and an open bar.
4.) I'm afraid to see the one who broke my heart/whose heart I broke. Or, I'm afraid I won't see them.
Suck it up; they probably don't remember you anyway.
3.) I don't want my spouse to know what a loser I was in high school.
Your spouse already knows and loves you anyway.
2.) I hate OLDIES music. I refuse to go anywhere where I might be trapped in a room listening to The Archies.
Our reunion committee hasn't hired a sadistic DJ and if you give us some notice (see the "Music you want to hear at the reunion" discussion), we'll include your song requests in our play list.
1.) I can't go because I am raising grandchildren, live more than 3,000 miles away, just declared bankruptcy, don't have permission from my probation officer to cross state lines...
OK, in those very special cases, you get a free get-out-of-going-to-the-reunion card, and we wish you well, but that does not excuse you from visiting the website and letting us know where you are and how you are doing
Seriously, there is something to celebrate about where we came from and how far we've come, even if some of you are afraid it's not far enough. We hope to see you at our 40th high school reunion because once a Brahma, always a Brahma and our MacArthur reunion won't be the same without you there!
Kathy |
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Barbara Marullo
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RE: Top 10 Reasons for NOT coming to the Reunion Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2009 11:54 AM Great list, Kath. The only thing I'd like to add is that, if you're broke, we're organizing people who might "lodge" you. And, if you show up at the door with your pocket liners hanging out, we might still let you in. But, you will have to schmooze the gate keeper, so think of something clever ... or very pathetic. |
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Gary McCaffrey
 Joined: 04/17/09 Posts: 26 View Profile |
RE: Top 10 Reasons for NOT coming to the Reunion Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2009 03:32 PM Jeanne and I can lodge two couples, or two singles, or as many good friends as want to stay in two rooms together in San Marcos-not too far from SA...It's still a long way until Oct. and with a baby grand on the way, who knows what will happen, but at least for now I can say this....gm |
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Bren Sidereas
 Joined: 04/10/09 Posts: 19 View Profile |
RE: Top 10 Reasons for NOT coming to the Reunion Posted Thursday, August 6, 2009 06:24 AM #10 - #2 Blah, blah, blah #1 It's too damn hot - oops, can't use that one - reunion wisely moved to cooler October - good move reunion committee!
Bren Sidereas |
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