More responses from the newspaper. I'm really surprised at how many people that I knew years ago still remember me and are glad read about me in the paper, seeing that I'm still up to my old tricks... I ran into a parent that I knew when I was in 8th grade, more than seven years ago. Priests that I knew when I was an altar server in 3rd grade (12 years ago) have contacted me. Even some of my best friends at my High School have contacted me.

I never thought that I even knew this many people. ;) Let alone do something that would make them remember me so many years after I had left their lives...

The best and most heartfelt emails I have received have been from two of my friends that were faculty at my high school back when I was a student there... I don't really want to post their names (because I'm all against that here)... What I will say is that they were both my mentors and best friends throughout all my four years at SJCI. Here is some of the stuff that they have said about me...

"Students come and go and become an amalgam: one image of many. But rare
is the student who will forever be etched in the teacher's mind as a
terrific person, a guy truly a pleasure to have known for that short
time spam of high school. You are that student."

"We've never been able to replace you here Andy. You are indeed one of a kind!"

God I miss have relationships like that. I've never been able to "gel" with ANY faculty here at college like I did with my teachers at High School... I guess it is one of the side affects of going to a huge public college. Anyway, it was great to hear from them. Really good warm feeling. I'm glad I made a difference even if I couldn't see it myself... ::warm smile::