"Summer time and the living is easy"--must be the concept for most of us. I know because correspondence useful to this column has dried up as though it was experiencing the same drought that has hit most of the Central States. I have received only a very few change-of-address cards, which must also be a growing indication that most of us have stabilized our lives to the point where we are not moving around much. Also I have run out of the biographic material that I had; so, I'll send out more re­quests. Get with it you guys and send me a few lines, or I'll have to revert to telling tall tales.

I did get a card on GJC FRIES, who moves from Korea to Honolulu and into retirement. I have no idea what secrets he has found to make that possible, but I am envious. Also, Phil MEINHARDT shuttled from La­Jolla, CA to Topeka, KS, which tells me that there is such a thing as too much of a good deal. They have weather phenomena there that are unheard of in The Land of the Forever Sun. Again, I haven't a clue why Phil made the move. We will have to wait for the fall issue of the Register to find out.

Remember last issue I spoke about Jerry MASON haunting the Dallas/Ft. Worth area? Well I ran into him and Bobbi down there and learned that they are in the process of building the family homestead; so, they are planning on being there for a while. He mentioned that he had bumped into Ed NOGAR who also pushes aircraft through the skies for American Airlines. Of course the agreed-upon get-together for a beer has not happened yet; so, when it does, I have Jerry's word that more info will be forthcoming.

Do you feel as though you've been around a few years? If you do, there may be reason. Greg GUILLOT and Mike PEEBLES received their class rings this May as members of the Class of '89, and Cindy HANEY (Den­ny and Liz's second daughter and graduate) and Richard HALLER (Norm and Liz's) graduated with the Class of '88. The list of second generation Zoomies attributed to our class is expanding rapidly. Do we dare consider starting a pool for the first graduate to have a third ­generation cadet? Never!

I know that the time moves faster than we care to think, and it seems impossible that our 25-year reunion was three years ago, but it is time to think about a 30-year event. According to a recent Academy decision, support for future class reunions will be geared to accommodate the 10- and 20-year reunions in the fall, and all others in the early spring (April). If we want to hold a reunion and expect to need Academy sup­port, then we must plan to hold it in April 1990, a mere 18 months away. That does not preclude a class decision to hold it at any time, but it does determine how much help we will receive. Put on your opinion caps and let Jim GLAZA or me know your thoughts. Whatever we decide to do, we need to get started, and we will need some commitment from some of you to pull it off. Some issues we must address include: the desirability of key­ing a reunion around some event; what that event might be; where should we hold it, at the Academy, in the local area, or at some other locale; do we need a theme, or just congregate to enjoy each other?

Any ideas that you have, don't keep to yourself, but let Jim or me know. I'll talk to Jim and see if we can come up with some sort of a survey early in the fall to begin to nail down class opinion and determine what direction we should proceed. If you are really stuck, you might reread RL PENN's column in the Spring '88 issue. The Class of '59 is in­itiating their planning for their 30-year reunion effort and going through the drill now.

This is a short column, but since length depends on having something to write about, it is about right. Sit down, take a minute, and drop me a line or two so I am not in the same boat for the next issue.