MOST VALUABLE ANTIQUES

August, 2012.    “Remember, the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.”  -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

What could be smarter than to go to Modesto in August?  It cools off to the 90’s around midnight, after all.  Shorts, tropical shirt, and sandals and you’re packed.  Of course, it helps to be there with old friends from high school.  We used to do this every 4 or 5 years, but Father Time is giving us more motivation and it’s becoming an annual get-together.  Bob and Consuela again were the best of hosts and I can’t imagine a better venue than their back porch and yard.  Who knew JB could grill?

Stan Wilson, our English teacher for two years who gave us all valuable tools we used throughout our lives, was able to make it at age 89.  Sadly, as I write this in 2013, his health is failing.  We hope to see him again this summer.  If not, we know he appreciated the late-life affection we poured on him after “rediscovering” him in 2011.

The food keeps getting better and better each year, but this one will be hard to top.  What’s with the yellow lenses, Lee?  The better to see the grub?

Getting a group picture is always a challenge with point-and-shoot cameras, even with a decent one like my S-95.  With just a single flash, it’s impossible to get the right exposure on the near and far faces.  Good onya, gang.  Hope we’re all back this year!

  Oh, yeah.  Don’t worry P-B.

  What happens in Motown, stays in Motown.

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