At my last HS reunion, there were three or four of the females who, to me, looked about as good as ever - and a couple maybe even better; but out of a class of ~470 the odds were about as expected. It was a little surprising that a greater percentage of the guys might have looked healthier than most of the remaining females, but "standards are lower" for male pulchritude, I'm told; and outward appearances aren't always a good indicator of who's "fit to function."

Another wild celebration coming up in a month or so (five years since the previous one) so it will be interesting to see who can stagger home for it. Only a small remaining fraction of the class is stil "local."

The last one was a "big un" (fiftieth) so attendees will likely be much fewer this time, even disregarding the five years of natural attrition. I didn't get a really accurate count of how many showed up at the last one, but it was definitely >10% of the original class. I'd guess 3% or fewer for the next off-decade one, but won't know 'till it happens.

I've gotten in the habit of checking the local obits every morning while I get my first cuppa - to see if I might be there, but usually by the second cup I might get by without the external assurance. (Sometimes I can't be really sure until about halfway through the third cup.)

I do expect to see a handful of my good friends at the next reunion, and the ones I'm looking forward to, who were my closest associates back then, are gonna look pretty d***d good.

John