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I am not ashamed to say that I have never, ever done anything as an alumnus of MIT.

On the other hand, I am not proud of it either.

We became estranged during the 60s and 70s about matters of war and peace.

They didn't close the notorious war machine at Lincoln Labs just because a few of us objected so I bailed.

I have never even paid for my subscription to the bi-monthly magazine although I read it avidly for class news and the deaths.

But recently, I got an email from a woman in the Admissions Department.

They lack what they call an Educational Counsellor in my area.

An EC is really just an adjunct to the admissions process. S/he is someone to talk to when an applicant or even an interested kid wants to know more about the school.

I still remember my interview; Edward Flynn. Pittston, PA. Great guy.

Amazingly, he lived just down the street from the ex-Principal of my school who had moved to Pittston to become an Area Supervisor.

An EC also is available and can even canvass local high school counsellors.

I hemmed and hawed and wrote them an email entitled "hmmmmmm".

I had some doubts and disclosures and wanted them out on the table.

Then I didn't hear anything for awhile.

I figured maybe some of my disclosures or concerns or absolutely desolate record of contact had gotten me out of the possibility file.

Not so.

Today I got a followup and some more information and now I have sent an email saying (not hmmmm) but Yes!

I will conduct some interviews, go to an autumn workshop and, well, who knows.

I thought I might be too old.

It turns out that there is another guy in my area who is already on the job and he is Class of '46!

12 years older than me.

Anything the Class of '46 can do, well, '58 can do as well or better.

We shall see.

It is interesting that, as one ages, some bills come due for payment and the willingness to pay them is suddenly present and urgent!

This is not the first time something like this has happened to me.

It feels very good. The call and the response; both.

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