Alan Neuman:  

High school..... what a nightmare. I remember a bit about Buena. Besides the bullies always trying to start fights with me, principal jackass Ariaga always tried to blame me for it, I eventually was transferred to Ventura High for my last semester. But that's all water under the bridge. I take satisfaction in knowing that the dick who always picked on me ended up in prison. He robbed me when I was working at a gas station. I don't even know if he knew it was me. I was in Choir and computer programming classes. and one semester I had what I would call the greatest math teacher but I can't remember his name. This sure is a radical change from running computer programs from a teletype punch tape and a 300 baud modem. My 9 " tablet probably has more computing power than that bis assed mainframe at the college back then. I'm turning 49 this month. I have lived a full life thus far. Some really good times, some not so much. when all is said, I think I have retained...Expand for more