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Writing was not his forte, according to Jim. He says this in various ways: concerning the paper that he co-wrote with a colleague, who ended up writing most of it, and retelling the story of his ill-fated Crimson comp: “I’m a crappy writer...
...years since his college days, Jim seems to have become more comfortable with his words. Every five years, for each reunion, the Class Report Office at the Harvard Alumni Association compiles anniversary reports made up of biographical entries written by class members. In Jim’s 25th reunion report, he’s forced pleasantly into the medium: “[My] daughters—who each weave their magic as artists, athletes, poets, entertainers, and sprites that dance in the summer night—have enriched my life beyond my wildest expectations.” He writes with...
Reunions are things that Jim feels very strongly about, especially the 25th, the crowning anniversary of them all. “For 25 years I’ve had people tell me that the best week of their lives was their 25th reunion. I thought, well, you know, I guess I’m going to be let down.” Jim is exuberant and he starts talking quickly. “It was like going to Disney World...
...Harvard Alumni Association keeps copies of the Class Reports—the books with the pictures and stories of Jody, Jim and the rest—at its office on Mt. Auburn Street. There’s a doorman who nods when you walk by. Inside, the ceiling is high, an indoor arboretum, a huge open space with sleek windows letting you see into rooms on upper floors...
...Jim had said about “The Red Books,” as the Class Reports are called, “If you ever look through them, it’s like they’re the Book of Life. They tell all these anecdotes. I’m always exhausted staying up all night reading them.” It’s true: the books hold everything in them about the alumni experience. What it means to find the world. What it feels like to be mediocre, or not. Above all, the process of growing distant...