Preparing for Reunion Can Be Maddening, Writer Lost Neither Weight nor Wrinkles but Was Invited to Speak Again

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How men prepare for their high-school reunions, I cannot say. They probably shower, shave, and don their suits. Then, each alumnus combs his hair or swipes a washcloth across a baldhead. I know how women prepare. They go mad, mad, mad.

Previously, when I received a reunion invitation, I tossed it, thinking I should wait until I was thinner and prettier. As time passed, I traveled in the opposite direction. When my 40th reunion arrived, I placed my vanity under layers of makeup and covered my graying hair with a color that in the sun shimmered with pinkish- purple highlights.

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Preparing for Reunion Can Be Maddening, Writer Lost Neither Weight nor Wrinkles but Was Invited to Speak Again

Under dim lights at the reunion, my fellow graduates made the typical remarks, which we do not fully comprehend until we'r...

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