Today's (lack of) progress

First of all, let me say this about the piece I posted yesterday;

damn, that's bad.

Looks like again I will not get any significant writing done today.
I'm running out of time at work.
I suppose I should learn how to do it at home....heh...

This Saturday is my 20th high school reunion. Oddly, I am excited about going. I was shy (you'd never guess....) in high school, and had few friends. Those that I made I still talk to, at least periodically. I will be seeing people I have not seen in 20 years! TWENTY YEARS!! That's, like, before personal computes! I did my first college papers on a commodore 64 !

It is also the anniversary of the opening of The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Pistons and site of 3 memorable concerts for myself (Rush twice and Metallica, early in the Black Album tour (thanks for the tix, Brent!))

Let's see what else I can dig up from 20 years ago....(I'm a wiki-wizard!)

Perestroika. In a long ago D&D campaign, I once noted a peaceful orc as being Gorbachev-like.
The ELCA was formed in 1988. Interesting...(my wife and I left a church governed by them)
The Iran-Contra affair. Olie-Olie-Oxen-Free!
These two straight from wiki:
The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes a naval mine in the Persian Gulf, while deployed on Operation Earnest Will during the Tanker War phase of the Iran-Iraq War.
April 18 - United States Navy retaliates for the Roberts mining with Operation Praying Mantis, in a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels.
Germaine!
Lloyd Bentson excoriates Dan Quayle; "Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy. I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Kirk Gibson's dramatic World Series homer for the Dodgers. Most forget that it was only game 1 of the series, and Gibson's only at bat of the series!
George Bush defeats Michael Dukakis.
An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed at the Palestinian National Council meeting in Algiers, by a vote of 253 to 46.
clear as mud....
The B-2 bomber prototype is first revealed.
Earthquake in Armenia kills 25,000. Yes, 25 THOUSAND.
December 21 - Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up by Libyan terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people.
This is perhaps the first significant act of terrorism that had a world-wide significance.

Maybe I'll post some pics at the reunion. I'll see at least 3 of my loyal readers there, I hope!