From Marcia G

So, all you newspaper route guys.......my brother had one - the good old San Mateo Times. I can't tell you how many times he was "late," and I had to help fold those papers. Not to mention, that I occasionally got stuck helping him collect his fees. That, I did not like (I still don't like having to call slacking customers and ask them just when they might be planning to remember to pay). I'm not sure what caused that, since I don't remember getting paid anything - probably my mother decreeing that help was needed in keeping it all together. I didn't suffer. I always thought there was a certain symmetry and artistry to the folding of the papers. Today's papers rolled into plastic bags are so boring!

John (St. Peter) - I did not know Susan Cohn. The talented Cohn behind us that I knew was my brother Steve.....who despite being perceived by me in my teen years as a crummy little brother, has turned out to be one hell of a creative, successful and nice guy. In other words, he's a good brother! It's good when stuff like that happens! He might have known Susan.
And you were not alone in your absence from the Junior Prom. My consolation prize was that my parents - who were really smart about this
- said nothing about it, but just "happened," like it was the most ordinary thing in the world, to have tickets to a musical in San Francisco that night. How smart was that? Took me a little while to figure it out. I tried to remember stuff like that when the boys were growing up!

John (Evans) - you must have come on one of those goofy Congregational Church youth group trips to the snow - or maybe just to Camp Cazadero.
Ginny and I were laughing about the latter not too long ago, especially after getting a long and funny email remembrance from Greg Edison (3 years behind us - my brother's age) about some goofy trip involving illegal use of the stereo system to blast music over the whole camp. Hmmmmm It was very interesting to read Greg's remembrances of all our class as a group. We apparently had some positive impact of which we can, as a group, be proud - hi-jinks not withstanding!

We must all be suffering winter blahs - but keep the amusement coming!

Best, Marcia