The Distinguished Alumnae Award and the Sounds of Silence
I got a notice in the mail (either snail mail or email, I forget which now) from my high school recently. I usually give all materials, written or electronic, a quick glance here and there. Besides the items that are obviously junk mail or spam, I usually pitch them out. When I get one from my high school, I usually take it upstairs to my apartment and then give it a longer looksee. Typically these small books are about 20 pages long, filled with updates of the goings on of those currently attending my high school. I follow a few of them on Facebook and Instagram, maybe a few other miscellaneous social networks whose fire died down a few years ago. Over dinner I might give a few things a longer read if they peak my interest. This one particular one was of note because a gal who I went to high school with was being awarded the Distinguished Alumnae Award. She was in my class as a matter ...