Class Note 1984
Issue
May-June 2022
I regret to inform everyone that we are all turning 60 this year. As one member of the two-person class secretary team (because it takes two of us to deliver these amazing notes), I will try to offer up some tips on how to handle this inevitable aging process as I just turned the big 6-0.
Tip No. 1: Try to become a grandparent! I recently became a grandma, or as the kids say, “Glamma.” On the one hand you might feel old because you’re getting called “Granny” or “Gramps,” on the other hand you will have a tiny little human to care for and you can pretend it is your own child so everyone will assume that you might be say…40. Remember when 40 sounded old?
Tip No. 2: Pretend you’re still in your 50s. The day after I turned 60, Julie Levenson had a birthday. She had the audacity to turn 59! At least that’s the story that she’s sticking with. Okay, she just faxed me her birth certificate. (Note: If you are still using a fax machine, you are showing your age.) Looks like she’s telling the truth. I think she’s the official baby of the class. Heck, she just put away her training wheels.
Tip No. 3: Climb mountains and show off the photos to all your friends, far and wide. Take Dave Loevinger, who recently downsized to a smaller home, which we all know means he’s one step away from the retirement home. He claims to be an avid hiker. His holiday card showed him climbing Mitchell Peak in Sequoia National Park. Maybe he’s not so old. Then again, it was probably photoshopped. It’s more likely that Dave was at home drinking a beer with some of those Big Green buddies: Eric Grubman, Michael Caplan, Derek Goldberg to name a few.
Tip No. 4: Catch up with old friends. Elisabeth Jaffe can teach a master class in this subject. She recently met up with Peter Ellis, who was visiting from L.A., and then a week later with David Stinson, who was about to ride his bike from San Francisco to L.A. Of course, it helps to live in a beautiful location and be an amazing gardener so that you can feed your guests beautiful meals.
Tip No. 5: Hold onto your good looks. David Cumberbatch—now there’s a guy who’s always got it together, including great style. I’m going to chalk that up to his ownership of Paris Soul & Beyond. Turns out visiting Paris a lot can keep you young.
Tip No. 6: Here’s my best tip. Be kind! Recently when I became a grandmother—did I mention that I just became a glamma?!—our own Lisa Foy mailed me the perfect gift: a book for me to read to my grandbaby!
I hope these tips help you to ease into the big 6-0. And email me if you are a grandparent so we can get together for some play dates with our “kids.”
—Juliet Aires Giglio, 47 Chestnut St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963; julietgiglio@gmail.com; Eric Grubman, 2 Fox Den Way, Woodbridge, CT 06525; (203) 710-7933; grubman@sbcglobal.net
Tip No. 1: Try to become a grandparent! I recently became a grandma, or as the kids say, “Glamma.” On the one hand you might feel old because you’re getting called “Granny” or “Gramps,” on the other hand you will have a tiny little human to care for and you can pretend it is your own child so everyone will assume that you might be say…40. Remember when 40 sounded old?
Tip No. 2: Pretend you’re still in your 50s. The day after I turned 60, Julie Levenson had a birthday. She had the audacity to turn 59! At least that’s the story that she’s sticking with. Okay, she just faxed me her birth certificate. (Note: If you are still using a fax machine, you are showing your age.) Looks like she’s telling the truth. I think she’s the official baby of the class. Heck, she just put away her training wheels.
Tip No. 3: Climb mountains and show off the photos to all your friends, far and wide. Take Dave Loevinger, who recently downsized to a smaller home, which we all know means he’s one step away from the retirement home. He claims to be an avid hiker. His holiday card showed him climbing Mitchell Peak in Sequoia National Park. Maybe he’s not so old. Then again, it was probably photoshopped. It’s more likely that Dave was at home drinking a beer with some of those Big Green buddies: Eric Grubman, Michael Caplan, Derek Goldberg to name a few.
Tip No. 4: Catch up with old friends. Elisabeth Jaffe can teach a master class in this subject. She recently met up with Peter Ellis, who was visiting from L.A., and then a week later with David Stinson, who was about to ride his bike from San Francisco to L.A. Of course, it helps to live in a beautiful location and be an amazing gardener so that you can feed your guests beautiful meals.
Tip No. 5: Hold onto your good looks. David Cumberbatch—now there’s a guy who’s always got it together, including great style. I’m going to chalk that up to his ownership of Paris Soul & Beyond. Turns out visiting Paris a lot can keep you young.
Tip No. 6: Here’s my best tip. Be kind! Recently when I became a grandmother—did I mention that I just became a glamma?!—our own Lisa Foy mailed me the perfect gift: a book for me to read to my grandbaby!
I hope these tips help you to ease into the big 6-0. And email me if you are a grandparent so we can get together for some play dates with our “kids.”
—Juliet Aires Giglio, 47 Chestnut St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963; julietgiglio@gmail.com; Eric Grubman, 2 Fox Den Way, Woodbridge, CT 06525; (203) 710-7933; grubman@sbcglobal.net