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As a member of the class of ‘XX, my recollections may be as unreliable as a deposition from Rod Blagojevich, but this is my recollection.
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Most of this I am fairly confident I have right as to the essence.
Where I am fuzzy is how it unraveled. My recollection is that part of the deal with
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Where I am most uncertain is how the deal unraveled.
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What I do recall is that some of us were very suspicious/cynical that shortly afterwards
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Now that I have written this all down, I am beginning to suspect my memory, because in 1970 when this would have unraveled
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Anyway, that’s my story, open to revisions of those with clearer memories.
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Interesting the human mind.
So vivid, yet so frail. Perhaps social networking and blogging will allow people to remember better.
Clearly, I’d urge all young people to start a diary and keep a “day book” to document their progress thru life day by day. Then when they reach the end of life’s road, they wouldn’t be struggling to remember.
I can only imagine all the good ideas, acquaintances, and stuff that are lost forever by a failure to remember.
All very sad!
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