Tag: Middlesex
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David Sheldon
My high school was a small boarding school in New England. David Sheldon was the headmaster during my years there. He recently passed away but I wanted to share this scrap I unearthed from an old notebook. I think it’s a snippet from a letter sent out when he was announcing his retirement. I was…
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Decadence
My high school roommate, Andy Hoffman, dropped me an email to ask if I wanted to join him and his skipper John as “rail meat” on his boat for an Friday evening sail to kick off the 4th of July weekend. His boat, Luna, is an Antrim 27, built for speed with high performance rigging,…
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Class of ’84 Update
Dear Middlesex Class of 1984, It’s that time of year again – the lazy days of Summer are upon us. What better time than to take stock of your lives and share your accomplishments with your classmates. Comments are due back to Fundraising Headquarters by July 31st so if you can click on “Comments” below…
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Middlesex Class of 1985
Vicky Peet passed on a note from Devin Hill (’85) and suggested that I post it online to coordinate what looks to be a "gathering storm" in Boston in mid-May. Those wanting to party with the Class of 85, read on and leave your comments down below for others. As Devin says, pass it on,…
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Class of ’84 Update
Dear Middlesex School Class of ’84, Last time around, a fair amount of people wrote in but only a few took advantage of the “comment” link below this post to put their updates online. According to a recent report out by the folks over at Pew, some 12% of Americans have posted comments on weblogs…
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Request for Response
I’ve been asked to pull together news and updates from my classmates at my high school and am going to try a little experiment – I’ll post the note here and have them respond via Comments. They can each see what the others write and build upon that to make something that will hopefully be…
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Middlesex 20th Reunion
Last weekend we drove up to Concord, MA for my 20th high school reunion. Middlesex School is an independent boarding school that was founded in 1901 where I lived and learned from age 14 – 18. The campus was designed by Olmstead, the same fellow that laid out Central Park, and is just as beautiful…
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Jamie and Heather get married
One of my high school friends was getting married on a farm in Vermont. It was a mini-reunion of sorts. The weather was spectacular, blue skies, great friends new & old, good grub and drink, and a funky local band set the stage for a perfect afternoon. The kids had a blast.