Rant #3,777: The Time It Is Today

Well, once today is over, Saturday is the big day, as I venture off to my 50th high school reunion in the evening.

I am absolutely not looking forward to it.

As I described to you numerous times, I was the "new kid on the block" im high school, moving to Massapequa just prior to the beginning of high school from Queens.

I really never fit in from the get go, pretty much never did for those horrible four years, and having to go through it all again, even for just a few hours, is nothing to look forward to.

I looked down the list of the alumni who will attend--around 100 out of 500 actual 1975 graduates--and maybe one or two names sparked even the scantest of memories.

Otherwise, I didn't know these people 50 years ago, so why should I want to meet up with them now?

As you know, i am going to this thing not to meet up with people again, but to meet up with the RIGHT people--

For my son.

This fellow graduate of Massapequa High School.has had zero luck in finding a job, and I figure it is time to venture "outside the box" as he pursues his job search.

I willnl be bringing his resume to the event, and I figure that if I can meet up with just one or two people that might be able to help him, it will be time--and money--well spent.

If not, well, I can eat and run.

No one will miss me anyway.

Heck, it is worth a try.

By doing this, at least we can say we have done everything we could do in his job pursuit, less standing butt naked in the middle of the Long island  Expressway holding up a placard stating "Hire My Son."

It has been a very, very long eight months of this craziness, and if we have to do something crazy like this to secure him something, why not?

Maybe one of my few alumni who I didn't say a word to 50 years ago can say the right words to me this time.

Wish me luck.

Have a great weekend, and I will tell you how it went on Monday.

(And I will also have a little surprise for you --stay tuned!)