I received a very funny email from my friend Nige ( who lives 50 miles or so away)
This is part of it
Very Funny
But you know, of course, that you always have someone to call/e-maillol
if you need a chat/rant.
Here's my assessment of your options:
Nuala = stress-free long-distance telephonic love-in
Mike = vicariously heterosexual discourse
Bel = creative firestorm with a touch of gender outrage!
Me = post-apocalyptic glitter, with a fricassee of narcissism
Hey, I think you've got a nice mix there!
This is the once-visiting friend with the smile that looks like trouble, right? I LOVE him. Dia
ReplyDeleteI am sure you are using the term 'friends' lightly, John. Their loss, I'd say! What we say around here is: If they can't take a joke, well, f*&k 'em!
ReplyDeleteJim
no Jim not lightly
ReplyDeleteI am just mourning them just a little as they are no longer ( physically and emotionally present at the moment)
as friends they will always be there... but sometimes you want someone "around the corner" so to speak!!
me just being selfish!
OOPS!
ReplyDeleteI drove by "The Sportsman" at Walkley just last week. It seemed intact but "The Crown" appeared to be in its death throes - as many pubs are these days.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Well, there you go. That would seem to sum up your options pretty well.
ReplyDeleteBut I do understand what you mean about having someone nearby.
Chatting on the internet makes it seem like they're right there, even if they're an ocean away.
Hope tomorrow is a good one for you.
Sounds like a pretty balanced lot to me!
ReplyDeleteWell John, it seems to me that if you really miss them, perhaps YOU should make contact and try to arrange a meeting! They may just be sitting at their computers, right this very moment, and thinking about how much they miss you...
ReplyDeleteI'd say that anyone that you consider a friend is most likely a very lucky person.
I know I shouldn't - but I do love Nigel!
ReplyDeleteNancy ist not that serious believe me... just their lives distancing them a little from "our" norm....
ReplyDeletewhat goes around, comes around
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62 miles away, to be precise.
ReplyDeleteFar enough way to be safe ;-)
Nx