I had lunch yesterday with an old aquaintance from high school, whom I had not seen since graduation (class of '73). He should have been valedictorian of our class, (he would have been the first AA valedictorian) but the district waived the rules so a white girl would get the honor (she only took one class for one semester her senior year). Both were Naitonal Merit Scholars. He is now professor emeritus at UW- Tacoma. We had a great time catching up on old times (and the intervening years)!