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PORTLAND, Ore. —\u00a0<\/strong>Thank goodness for name tags.<\/p>\n

They saved my backside while my wife and I attended my 50-year high school reunion. I had feared walking into a roomful of individuals I hadn’t seen in a few decades. I was prepared to deal with the consequences that time has brought to human beings over a 50-year span of time.<\/p>\n

I did discover a couple of things about my classmates. One is that a surprising number of them remain quite recognizable. Another is that they — and I, for that matter — are pretty good at shooting quick-hit glances at name tags before greeting each other.<\/p>\n

I found myself relying somewhat<\/em> on name tags — which contained pictures from our 1967 Parkrose High School yearbook.<\/p>\n

The event was far more enjoyable than I expected, which demonstrated the wisdom of setting the bar low and then being pleasantly surprised at the positive result.<\/p>\n

I made up a throwaway line for those who wondered where I live these days. “I live in Amarillo, Texas,” I would say, “but my wife and I came all the way here for this reunion — and just to see you.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Here, though, is my major takeaway from the 50-year reunion. It is that I am giving some preliminary thought to attending the 60-year event when it rolls around.<\/p>\n

One of the women of my class, Karen is her name, mentioned attending No. 60, presuming she’s still alive. Indeed, time has that way of reminding us of our mortality.<\/p>\n

If I am still on this side of the grass in 2027 and am in reasonably good health — and still have my wits — I’ll likely be there.<\/p>\n

It is weird in the extreme to have these thoughts after how I felt coming out of the previous reunion two decades ago.<\/p>\n

I’ll have to remind the event planners, however, to be sure to print the name tags. We’ll need ’em even more the next time.<\/p>\n\n

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