Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 28, 2024

Very interesting!

She was a Sweet Sixteen, popular with the Elite Eight, trying to make it with the Final Four.

Heads up, Janis turned 16 years before Arlo ever set eyes oh her. Of course his interest is piqued.

Arlo met Janis in college.

Janis, you’re still popular with the boys. Especially Arlo.

Arlo is catching on now, YOUR WIFE WANTS ATTENTION!

Shut up, Janis. There are certain things no man wants to hear or know.

Arlo is a senior so you’ve still “got it”!

So the tallest she could be is 5’ 4” at that time and be healthy, shortest is 4’9”

“Glory days, yeah they’ll pass you by

Glory days, in the wink of a young girl’s eye

Glory days, glory days. . ." – Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen

Wasn’t she gonna stop dying her hair!!

Don’t go there Arlo……it’s deep dark hole to nowhere.

This is a new story to Arlo?

You could have wavy, auburn hair below your shoulders again Janis. Arlo might like that.

I wonder what got into her all of a sudden.

Don’t inquire too deeply into her romantic past. You might learn something that you don’t want to know. Besides, she’s with you now.

I remember commenting at one of my high school reunions, “Dang, we have some really good-looking women in our class.” I eagerly awaited our next reunion; but, when it came, I had to ask, “What the heck happened?”

Better than sports!

Sixteen, late sophomore year and early junior year (probably), I would think popular with any boy 14 to 18 (leaving pedophiles out of this), but the younger ones may not be sure why.

The mysteries that yet remain in vintage marriages.

Years ago, while sitting in the food court at the mall I overheard a skinny teen girl make a snide comment to her friends about a young woman’s weight who was nearby. Well, the woman also heard it and turned to them saying “I may not be your ideal, but I am exactly your dad’s type.”. The young woman was quite beautiful and only slightly voluptuous. I very nearly snorted my coffee in laughter.

Janis’ recalling her young days suddenly has caught Arlo’s attention….guy interested in her………..oh yeah!

This could go wrong very quickly…

I thought Janis was going to let her grey grow out.

Yes it is……

Don’t you remember things you liked about being sixteen that weren’t about boys and how you looked?

You used to be attractive?

(We think you still are.)

In what way?

Plus his team was eliminated in the first round

Yep, I remember those Senior Boys. Tell them anything and leave them!

Got his Attention….LOL

ha ha….how popular were you?

When I was in high school I weighed about 10 lbs more than I do now (found old school records when we cleared out mom’s house about 20 years ago when she went to assisted living) – not that I am anywhere near thin now.

I was not the kind of girl boys went crazy over – not only heavy but also too smart in schoolwork. I had a boyfriend my senior year – we had been friends for a couple of years and were in the same classes. (At my husband pushing me to do so, I recently contacted my old boyfriend on Facebook for the first time – eh.)

I met my husband in college. Again, we were friends first. I knew him from a writing class, but met him when his girlfriend brought him to the yearbook office. I think he had maybe another couple of dates with her and I went out once with another guy.

We are still best friends even over being lovers and spouses. Only been married coming up on 45 years – but add on a 2 year engagement, 4 years dating before that and a year and a half we knew each before same – and that is a long time for 2 people who on paper do not belong together to be together.