Larry Boer:  

I’ve always said I’m going to go to the 50th in Gahanna and can’t wait. AND, on the same road trip to attend MOPAR National at National Trail Raceway. What an incredible place that was. Five and a half years of retired. It is still fantastic. I am not a person who needs to work, thank you very much. Still a avid book reader. Laugh at this all you want but one of my current projects has been setting up a Windows 98 computer with a Pentium 4 and an SSD. It is very fast. All so I can run old Flight Simulators (95-98-etc.) on it. Spent nearly a week getting an old joystick to work on it. Speaking of flying, I can hardly remember doing it (and not in a senility way!) I think of all the times I heard “All you do is push buttons.” Or “Do you hope to one day fly commercially? (Most of my career was flying cargo rather than passengers.) My Dad was a flight engineer and he used to say “I wish I made as much money as my kids think I do, had as much time off as my neighbors think I do and had as many girlfriends as my wife thinks I do.” Fantastic career and so grateful I got to do it, particularly when it was still fun. Wish I could be at Interlake’s reunion but I wasn't even there the complete year of 9th grade (‘67’68?) Did I read somewhere they’re contemplating razing it? Wow, that’s how I know it’s been a half decade! 07/29/2021 Louisville,KY Added 10/16/2020 I wish I remembered so many more of the people I knew from my short stay in Bellevue at Highland Jr. High and Interlake High (Jan.'67-apr.'68). That was when Bellevue was just a really nice little city! What I remember most strongly is how incredibly nice everyone was to me. Oklahoma City Air Force Base to Bellevue was quite a change! And the Pacific Northwest was almost as leading edge counter-culture as northern CA! I remember news coverage in OK. City of crowds burning Beatles records after one of them said "We're more popular than Jesus Christ." I have my class 8-8 (Mr. Rayner's homeroom) yearbook with a myriads of inscriptions from classmates. It is a treasured possession because of the multitude of gracious things people I barely knew wrote of me. To all of you, thank you so much for that! Some have incorrectly inferred I did not like my job and aviation. Quite the contrary. I every day give thanx that I got to do it at the level I retired from. But anyone who has been in aviation for a long time knows well how it has changed since the '70s, '80s and on. And not for the better. Those who were there, remember crew parties and laughing and teasing each other? in a very loving fun way? I used to say I would work at my job when I was flying pax out of JFK in the early '80s for free. Going to work was a vacation. OK, I'm crossing ovor into Unintentionally Deep territory so I'd better quit! LSB PS I had made major plans to be at my Gahanna Lincoln (Columus,OH) 50th reunion next year. That's probably not going to happen. After an untoward incident (I was a VICTIM!) involving a liquored up participant (unnamed! I'll probably pass so as to avoid getting b-slapped by her again. And remember, I WAS A VICTIM!!! Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln...? Hey, that's pretty funny! Classmates wont' let me type "B-SLAPPED"! Let me get my thesaurus. SO enjoyed seeing so many old friends Fri (07/15/16) at Gatsby's. Everyone looked great! I'll put the 50th on my calendar now as there's no way I'd miss it! Louisville will always be home as all four kids and the grandkids live here. Officially retired from aviation after 30 years at UPS, the last 23 as a 757/767 Captain. I still get asked a lot if I miss flying but the truth is not even a little bit. It is so remarkable to not have to be anywhere or do anything at any time! Highly recommend it! Biggest amount of time is us watching our almost 3 year old grandson as his mom and dad work. Absolutely greatest joy in life! Really excited to be in Gahanna on Fri&Sat with my two best friends from Lincoln, Bert DuVernay and Pete Biscus. See you all there! Flew my last flight in Feb. and I don't care how much one enjoys their job: NOT working is WAY better! People keep asking if I miss flying and it is surprising even to me but, not one iota. It feels like I've empt...Expand for more