What I would have said....
Last week, we said goodbye to a man who has been part of my life since I was 13. We met in 7th grade, during a cross class discussion in Social Studies at Johnson Junior High. It was in June as we finished our 7th grade year up. Of course, if you are a teacher, work in a school, or remember your own school days, you know about June in school. Nearly impossible to keep kids learning once the warm weather hits, teachers will do just about anything to keep those kids busy. So our Social Studies teachers paired up kids from each class, and set topics for discussion. No, of course I don't remember the topic! I do, thought, remember that we argued for the better part of 30 minutes. It set up our relationship for the rest of his life. It also taught me that one can argue with people and still be friends. We argued about the weather. Was it going to rain? What was the pollen count? Tree or grass? He had wicked bad allergies...