Donald Charuba:  

i reckon this whole exercise of classmates is for city folk like you who are trying to make some sense of thier lives and are trying to feel good about themselves. i am tryin to stay out of the bloody heat , here in the outback. I'm sittin on the verandah ,in the outback of Australia, typing this. "rainy days go by........ How did I get Here?"" I must add that, Here,. is the place to be and unfortunately the US ,which was once great,has turned into a place where celebrity,health ,and beauty has become more important than common sense, citizenship, and workin on a handshake,.the country is a bloodydisgrace. you still havent fixed up Katrina.Anyhow. thats for you to work out. wake up! chtna owns you. I have dove and spearfished ""the great barrier reef '' for 20 years with a mate named Pete. I've been lucky enough to have lived in Europe,Indonesia,Phillipines,Canada,And ""the Lucky Country"" Like most of you I continue to get more and more things that I can't take with me when I die. If any of you have had children , think back to when you were born, you came in bare assed and you are bloody leavin this place bare assed.. I've learned about food and wine and have had a couple of good restaurants in Aussie and presently have a good deli. The best glass of wine I've had is ........ in my glass right now,THAT MEANS I AM NOT WORKING I don't like hearing my self talk like all people on TV so I don't watch much TV. I'm still a world class Basketball player in my age group a...Expand for more