As my trip to Alabama for a high school reunion neared, I was assured: “Your 50th class reunion is much more fun than the 10th, 15th or 25th.” I looked skeptically, and then heard this explanation: “At the early reunions, everybody is trying to prove how successful they are, impress you with how much money they’ve made, or drive the best car.
“By the 50th reunion, they’re just glad to be alive.” As…