Friendship

I did two entries for today, this one and then the one below it, about Giving Blood. The one below is more traditional Goulash tomfoolery.

Now for something completely unrelated, but definitely important. I remain very close to my circle of friends from high school. Originally, we banded together because we were dorks who liked to drink; the situation hasn't changed in the nearly ten years since so we've really got no reason to stop hanging out.

In spite of that, that social circle is beginning to fall apart. The core group of guys are all still good friends, but it seems to me that other folks are trying to get in the way of that. Through a bunch of petty, juvenile, mean-spirited nonsense, some are trying to regulate who can and cannot be parts of the group, how and when the members of the group should interact, and so forth. It's ridiculous, particularly when you consider that this group is, at its core, the lamest group of guys in the world.

To anyone who is interested, here is my stance on the issue. My friends are my friends, and no one convinces me otherwise. How many best friends does an individual have throughout his life? Not many, I think, and I'm not going to allow mine to be treated poorly. I say that not just because I think it's important to treat them well, but because, at the very least, I owe it to them. They've been there for me and I'll be there for them, regardless of how anyone feels about the issue. Well, I'll be there until I owe of them some money.