R.I.P. Dom DeLuise

First Bea Arthur and now Dom … very sad.  2 hysterically funny people gone.  My tribute to Dom … “The French Mistake” from “Blazing Saddles” … one of the funniest movies ever.

“High School Seemed Like Such a Blur … “-Mike Ness

Sooo … here’s the topic upon which I have spent much too much thought today:  do I or do I not go to my high school reunion?  (Obviously, I need more hobbies or perhaps more interesting work.)

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I don’t have the greatest fondness for: Horizon High School and/or Scottsdale, Arizona.  I wasn’t a complete loser in high school or anything but I just never really felt like I fit in with people.  Nor did I really want to fit in with the vast majority.  They appeared to be a bunch of non-thinking, bible-banging followers, for the most part.  O.K., maybe that’s a bit harsh but … hmmm … no, I guess I have to stick with that.  Oh, and super right-wing.  Did I leave that out? 

Anyway, my 20 (gulp!) year reunion is coming up in October.  I did attend my 10 year and had a fun (and very drunken) time.  There are definitely some people I’d like to reconnect with but … for the most part, I feel totally uninterested in reliving that portion of my life.  I guess I’m still emotionally scarred from being told that I was “going to Hell” because I was Jewish or perhaps from being shown hideous pro-Life videos in class.  Or both.  Plus, I’m not sure I could coerce Navy Boy into this shindig nor do I really want him to attend.  I’m thinking it’s a “no.”  I’m over it.  I do have some great friends from h.s. but I talk to those people on a regular basis.  And, like I said, there’s some people I didn’t know that well that I’ve had a chance to get to know better.  But, for the most part, I could give a good goddamn about the rest of my h.s. class.  I don’t have any ill will, just complete apathy.  What do you think?  Suck it up and go or bail?  I may have to give this some more thought but I’m definitely leaning towards “no way, Jose.”