| Days Until Graduation |
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| Class of 2026 |
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| Class of 2027 |
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| Class of 2028 |
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| Class of 2029 |
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| Days Since Graduation |
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| Class of 1975 |
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| Days Since 5 July 1971 |
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A River in Egypt: The call that went out for inputs for this edition of Checkpoints covered the timeframe of the 50th anniversary of our graduation, which meant it also covered the 50th anniversary of numerous weddings that took place shortly after graduation. Needless to say, I expected my inbox to be inundated with proclamations from classmates describing in vivid and grandiose details the happy celebrations of 50 years of wedded bliss. Uhhh, only five guys fessed up that they were in one way or another even involved in a golden wedding anniversary. My son is a clinical psychologist, so I took this poser to him and asked for his professional opinion on the matter. Without batting an eye, he said, “Denial.” “Look,” I said, “I know these guys and what they’ve been through, and there’s no way they’re in a state of denial.” “I wasn’t talking about them,” he responded, and then it suddenly became clear. I imagine the conversations that occurred after the call for inputs went something like this:
Hubby: “Hey hon, I got another request for a Checkpoints input from that pesky scribe who tends to create incredulous stories for seemingly no reason. I normally don’t have anything for him, but this quarter I can smother him with glorious details of our 50th wedding anniversary celebration.”
Wife: “Oh babe, uh, that might not be a good idea. You remember the guy in med school, the one I dropped when you came along and swept me off my feet? You know, the one that came up with a cure for halitosis and now has houses on four continents, a private jet, and a yacht?"
Hubby: “Yeah, I remember him. What a loser. I never could figure out what you saw in that guy.”
Wife: “Well, the thing is, I kind of forgot to tell my folks and my sisters that I married you instead of him, and I’d hate for them to read it in Checkpoints before I get a chance to clear up that oversight in person. Okay, sweetie?”
Hubby: “Wow, hon, that’s pretty hard to believe. Your family actually reads Checkpoints?”
Wife: “I know! Right?”
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