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Date: 29 April 2006 14:56:34
We've been having a good relaxing day so far.
Last night's Real Ale Night with Best Man was very good. We went to one of the local pubs that specialises in good beer, especially Ale & Cider - the real stuff. It was very busy as they do both food and drink and most people are there for food. We had a very enjoyable night catching up on news and discovering more about each other than we knew before.
Its amazing that, after 30 years of knowing someone, there is so much to learn. Things that you take for granted others strugggle with or do so much differently.
Its looks like that these evenings could become rarer as Best Man is hoping to secure a job in London or Cheltenham. It has been good to get to see him so much over the best 2 months.
Its also been a good week as I've been able to get back in contact with another old and valued friend. We lose touch for a while and then get back in touch again. I miss having contact with her as she's another of my oldest and dearest friends. She also knows a few things that others don't, so I need to be careful with what she says to FW. Hopefully we'll be able to get together near the end of May to catch up.
One of the things that FW has noticed is that I have fewer friends than she does but finds that I'm very loyal and caring with the ones I have and that they mean that much more to me because of this.
I suppose its because I tended to move a lot with work and tending to make transitory friendships with people. I've always felt like Robert de Niro in HEAT. "If have to be able to leave your life behind in 30 seconds." Its not always a great way to live but served me well for a while.
Now I find that having good friends helps to bring more happiness to your life. People still have enormous mountains to climb to prove their friendship to me but I'm not quite as demaning now.