Increasingly Problematic

The once and retired "captains and captainettes of industry" (as we called ourselves).

Having missed the earlier reunion events, I went to the brunch at the Knight Management Center.

Although it was a Sunday morning, students were working intensely at the computers on the ground floor; yes, I had that kind of energy once.

I took the elevator to the 4th-floor dining room, which was light-years removed from the spartan cafeteria in the basement of our old building.

105 members of our class (out of 300+) had registered, a record percentage for a 40th reunion at the Graduate School of Business.

One sad tradition is the roll call of those who have died. It was cheering that there were "only" 17 names on the list, especially since most of us are in our mid-60's.

The organizers asked us to attend the 45th. Of course, everyone's pointing toward the 50th reunion in 2025, but at this stage in our lives a 10-year plan is increasingly problematic.