Mike Diffenderffer

Outside of every day, the same year we got America back, we got America's team back....Cowboys!
Also hole in one!

Having as much fun as I have had in the past five years!

Windows.

Ron Rucker followed by Jody Holden. Mr. Rucker assigned me a white mouse (biology class) and I was to keep it at home and see that it contracted malnutrition. He allowed me to name it Damnit. I fed it chocolate and water only. It did die but not of malnutrition, but TB, damnit.

Missing the team bus to a basketball game. I know the damn coach told me the wrong time. His name was Leslie Snowden and was the worst coach in America. Lot worse than Herb. Best coach was Pottenger!

The Chirping Crickets, Maybe Baby, That'll be The Day. I still play their album sometimes as I work out, great work out music!

1956 chevy, blue and I sprayed the front end with black primer, cool. My favorite spot was a cul-de-sac in Southern Hills where I took dates to tell them about my philosophy of life. I did not have artwork.

I changed for a while and became dedicated to my career, my family, my investments, the way my house looked, I set goals, worked on leadership skills, motivation both self and others, set standards etc. I did that for 41 years. Now I am back to normal like I was at Parkview. I really don't give a shit about all of that (except family) and have, once again, become totally worthless and irresponsible.

Currently, I am trying to become an alcoholic except that I fall asleep before I get drunk.
My career started with the Springfield C of C out of college. Then Sears, 10 years in Dallas. Club Corporation of America, four years. PGA TOUR for 21 years all in Marketing and Sales in Ponte Vedra Fla. While with the TOUR I helped expand the Tournament Players Clubs from six to 26 clubs throughout the country. These clubs now number only 15. I have noticed that the companies I work for fall apart after I leave.

Shortly after I retired I was able to attend the World Series in St. Louis where the Cardinals won in 2006. I was right behind home plate and the celebration was awesome. 54,000 Cardinal fans going nuts for what seemed like forever. I have been a Cardinal fan for 60 plus years and I am now headed to the playoffs and hopefully the WS for 2009.

I have five grandchildren from age 6 to 12! As of 2017.
I also play golf. (not dull golf). Judy and I try to take one trip out of the country per year and four or five trips in the US. Actually visiting friends in St. Louis, Springfield, Dallas, Naples, and North Carolina is the most enjoyable thing we do.

Nothing. I have had a great life and now staying healthy and watching my children and grandchildren grow and achieve the same happiness I have found, is about it. Maybe another hole in one.

Judy and I were really disappointed to have missed the reunion. We will make it to the next one.