A friend of mine flew in from New York. We were classmates in college and like others we started reminiscing about our college days.
After doing all that, he goes, “So How’s Ferris Bueller?” Then I got reminded that I used to be called Ferris Bueller, like the character in the movie Ferris Bueller’s day off, because of all the shenanigans I used to do as a young man. I think at that time each one of my friends had a nickname similar to the movies famous during the 80’s. There was even a friend we called Lane Meyer, after the character of John Cusack in Better Off Dead.
This question definitely brought back a lot of memories and revivified some adventurous persona within me. But then… after awhile it settled down and I answered “He got old.” All the adventures of youth are great to remember. There will always be a part of me that will be Ferris Bueller but there comes a time we all have to grow up.
