FILE: Class Reunion Correspondence
DATE: 2013-09-30
ARCHIVED: 2020-08-11
(c) Copyright Brett Paufler

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At a Class Reunion (perhaps during, what do I know, I did not attend), a friend (a good solid friend, in the top five easily) from High School sent me an email.  As follows is the response I sent.  I never heard back.  Prior to deleting for good, I was thinking of sending another follow up email (like, today).  But the email address I have is from (presumably) their employer, which I will assume is now out of date.

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EMAIL SUBJECT:

Hi
Long Time
[Redacted Location] Last, If I remember Correctly
Week Before [event]

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[Name Redacted]

Yes, remember you well and fondly.
I'm not one for keeping up much, though.
But I'm glad to hear from you.
And thrilled that you contacted me.
 
If you wish to see who I am these days, check out [this website].
That's my homepage with [now eliminated] stuff at top, links to [other] below.
Sort of having problems with the site this morning, but it'll be up and running again before long.
 
I always pictured you as a family man, married, 2.4 kids, that sort of thing.
So, how'd it go?
 
And just, FYI, I don't check emails all that often.
But typically every Monday morning, so here you go...

Brett

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If there's attitude in there, I find it hard to detect.  I never heard back.  At the present moment, I would not know what to do if contacted again.

Friendship is nice.
Correspondence is nice.

But is that what either of us really want?

And if it is, what do we really want out of it?

Still, there is no doubt, I do need a new friend or two.  Perhaps, one of the old would do...