If they were an important part of my life before Union College, I can’t remember. But it seems to me that nearly as important as academics at college (attending classes, studying & the like) were the countless informal discussions we engaged in.
You know… bull sessions.
Sometimes it happened at Hale House over dinner, or at the Rathskellar… and more typically in our dorm rooms. It’s wherever we were. Ask Jock & Will… they were there, too.
There was plenty to discuss… it was an exhilarating time… A time of protest, a time of violence, a time of deep social unrest… even at Union College, tucked away in Schenectady, NY these forces did not go un-noticed.
The War in Viet Nam raged, the Democratic Party imploded in Chicago, National Guardsmen killed students in Ohio and tanks rolled on the streets of Newark. And we talked and debated and argued… positions carefully thought, clearly prepared and articulated… or shot from the hip… on and on.
OK… let’s turn back the hands on the clock… put it to 1969 or so… Jock was there… Art, Trueblood and Roy, too. And one evening we talked and shot the shit into the wee hours as we examined the crucial question… “Who is stronger… Mighty Mouse or Superman?“
Go ahead… talk amongst yourselves…
Hmm… that’s a tough one, Winston. It sounds like a trick question, so my vote is for the mouse.
I admit…I was having difficulty connecting the dots to Superman and Mickey…but I have trouble with dots anyway! That said, my vote is with Rachel…the mouse!
*ach*… yes, yes I admit it… I made a small error… my original posting referred to Mickey Mouse & not Mighty Mouse as I had intended… and I can see that I am responsible for leading both Rachel and Teri astray… two very decent human beings, who have had to suffer anxiety because of my carelessness… please forgive me. It won’t happen again! I promise!
Oh, you silly boy! Ese Moose and Squirrel!