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And Then There Were Two
Once, there was a first. And then there was an only.
The following is a personal recollection.
Brooklyn College. I loved Brooklyn College. The time of my life, until I met my wife. I’ll set the scene further…
The year is 1982. I was 18, and living with my parents. I was painfully shy in high school, did not attend my prom, and had no friends. I received great report cards, made Honor Roll every semester, but I was not a social kind of guy. I neither watched nor played any sports. I spent my well-earned leisure time reading monster magazines and comic books, and watching old movies.
In other words, I was a party.
My first date referenced above was my very first date proper.
I attended Brooklyn College as a freshman with no idea as to a major. I knew I wanted to write for a living, but I realized early on that my success would be based more on who I knew, or met along the way, than what I knew. Making it as a writer would be an entrepreneurial effort. Knowledge without the contacts wouldn’t work.
I knew I wanted to major in a “fall back” profession for security purposes; what exactly, I hadn’t a clue.
Brooklyn College in 1982 had instituted their Core Curriculum. My first year in; lucky me…
