Class Note 1957
Want a good inexpensive wine? Oenologist Bill Edgerton suggests the J. Lohr Riverstone chardonnay. “It’s available at most stores for between $9 and $12,” Bill said. “If you don’t mind an oaky chardonnay, its rich flavors of tree fruits, butter and nutmeg keep you coming back for more. Anyone you serve it to will be impressed. Our family has consumed at least 100 cases of this wine over the past decade.” Thanks for the tip, Bill, and I hope you have a large family.
Things are going along swimmingly for our 1957 class president, Bruce Bernstein. He’s a member of U.S. Masters swimming, meaning he participates in swim meets for adults. The racers compete by age and sex. Because there aren’t many 75-to-79-year-old male competitors, Bruce is almost always one of the top finishers in his races and brings home a medal or two.
Speaking of our age group, Rod Hinkle suggests that only doctors who meet the particular specifications and characteristics of their specialty should be allowed to practice that specialty. Optometrists should wear glasses, and so forth. Thus our personal physician should be a gerontologist who is at least 75 years old. That way the doctor would know whether that “senior” pain would go away in a few days or if it was something more serious. But Rod doubts whether male physicians who want to be obstetricians would agree with this suggestion. And I wonder, Rod, would you want an 80-year-old doctor with shaky hands to give you a shot?
Lost and Not Found Department: Dave Keith has misplaced his ’57 50th reunion windbreaker and wonders if anyone has an extra one, new or used, that they would sell or give away to keep Dave warm. Contact Dave at focalplane@cfl.rr.com if you can help. Large or extra-large preferred.
Our class slowly grows smaller. I’m sorry to report that the College has learned of the deaths of classmates Peter Serenyi, John “Skip” Bohn and David Gregg.
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—Bruce Sloane, 124 Hull School Road, Sperryville, VA 22740; (540) 987-8859; bsloane@wildblue.net
