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Protected: Yale Alumni Magazine > September / October 2008 Class Notes

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Class Secretary candidacy

A charming old codger stole my ear outside of JE to decry an abundance of puffery under his 50th reunion’s tent: blah blah blah from former bigwigs.

Egads. Fellow ‘99ers, just say no to puffery! Which isn’t to say that classic milestones like marriages, births, and additional letters like M.A.Ph.D.Esq.D.D.S. etc. shouldn’t be celebrated, or that traditional markers of success like election to public office, entrance into the landed gentry, or acquisition of small islands should not be heralted with fanfare. But those of us whose life’s seas have us sailing down lesser-known paths need to be well-heard in our alumni notes as well. Laid off? Rejected by all the top business schools? Rock on! Me too.

Here’s to alumni notes that celebrate all of life’s messy complications alongside its triumphant successes. Let’s make our space truly ours in honor of the old codgers that have come before us.