Saturday, January 15, 2022

Something about Signatures and Friends

Quite some time ago, before he died,

my uncle Buddy told me that he was

not very popular in high school, and

that he more than likely signed fewer

than ten year books of fellow students.


Huh, I thought to myself at the time,

I was worse off than that, having

dropped out of high school in what

would have been my senior year.

I probably knew fewer than ten

students by their first and last names.


I stormed out of that place in a huff

one day and never returned before

the year books were even handed out.


In my case, no clever sentiment was

needed; I had no friends worth remem-

bering; and no signatures were required.


A few years later in the Army, I had one

good friend at a time, Earl Foster, I recall,

and got a GED instead.


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Chris Hanch 1-15-2022



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