I’m going to be a little “mushy” today and write a short note about friends.
Normally, I am a pretty self-sufficient person. I don’t usually ask people for much, and I try to wriggle out of sticky situations on my own. Sometimes, it seems people are even a little put off by this, as [...]

Last night I attended a friend’s birthday gathering. He billed it as “a celebration of the anniversary of my exile from the womb”.
It was hot as hell, as summers here tend to be, but I was among friends and sharing good conversation.
But it reminded me of another night when I was hanging with him [...]