Old friend

The other day I received an email from my buddy Dave Burrus, a grade school/high school chum of mine that was a member of the exclusive "Gamma Geeks". While our little group formed in 5th grade (1982) we weren't officially dubbed with the name until 1984, when Mrs. Mende allowed us to play RPGs like Gamma World (hence the name) during our study hall time. Dave joined us in 1983 when he moved to the area. Somehow, Dave was always the one picked on more than me. His means were meager, but he always had a smile on his face. Even when Rick Guehne relentlessly tormented his textbooks with pickles in high school, Dave was smiling and laughing along with us.

When we all graduated in '89, a majority of the "Geeks" went off to college. Wagoner, headed to New Mexico Tech to study Physics. Stough stayed in the area attending ECC then on to U of Missouri at Rolla for Engineering. I went off to Blackburn to pursue History/Pre-law. Dave saw his opportunity serving our country and shipped out with the US Navy. He's somehow involved in nuclear technology and is in Hawaii now. The best part about friends like Dave is the ability to -- after so many years -- just pick up where we left off.

He's playing WoW as well (a lot more than me). I started a toon on the server he's playing on, so we can play together. The time difference will make it difficult during the week (he's 5 hours behind me), but we'll have a chance on the weekends to hook up.