Recently I have had a chance to be reminded what it is like to spend time with a friend and be able to relax, laugh, and enjoy their company. Once was at Pennsic with an old friend that I had not talked or spent time with for a very long time. The second was tonight with a fairly new friend over dinner. It's nice not to feel walls put up or the ( Read more... )

It's always a good feeling to be greeted open and warmly by people that you have not seen in a while. And it doesn’t hurt when it's people you see on a fairly regular basis also.

I have a friend whom I have not talked to in a long time and lost touch with for a while, ask me a question through email today. Giving them a short answer I qualified it by giving them the choice of writing more later or giving them a call. This evening we ended up talking for over an hour and I think (and hope) I was able to give them an answer ( Read more... )