Spoke to Ed Reich, who said his life is going along fine. I then spoke to Irv Sager, who said his life is uneventful but he is enjoying it very much. As for myself, I am getting ready for my marriage to a lady who I have been close to for the six years. Needless to say, this marriage is causing a lot of excitement in this 18,000-person wonderful community of people 55 years and older. My bride-to-be is the official Democratic delegate from this district to the national party convention as well as the state convention. She is, of course, very active in the affairs of the Democratic Party as well as Concerned Citizens and Common Cause. Bob Reich ’68, if you are reading this, come down for my 100 birthday and I promise you a big turnout for any speech you care to make and it will also make us very happy.

I am up in arms about my definition of corruption, which is promising to vote the way large campaign contributors want us to vote. A promise to vote their way will also ensure good jobs when legislators retire from Congress. These are good people who want to do a good job, but they are put in a position that results in them taking what I see as bribes. The situation is not going to last forever in our plutocracy, it’s just going to get worse. Our constitution is being gutted with a U.S. Supreme Court voting along philosophical lines, which it was not set up to do. Please, President Hanlon, give some thought to Dartmouth hosting a constitutional convention.

As my 100th birthday present, please get in touch with me. Lest we forget: Vox clamantis in deserto. Irv Sager, Ed Reich and yours truly look forward to the future.

—Edward Gerson, 2400 Mariposa West 3A, Laguna Woods, CA 92653; (949) 829-8400; ejgerson@webtv.net