Old Time Friends....

Russ came down from Northern Cali to visit this weekend and introduced me to his new un-official fiance. Basically, he plans to get engaged but he is in no rush. Good man. Why buy the cow when you can get it for free?! Congratulations on the pre-engagement!! Way to keep is asian!! If aren't born asian, you can at least join the club by marrying asian. (Brentt is the exception, he is white on the outside but asian inside. He knows the way of the asian culture).

When Russ and I were talking I realized that I met Russ when I about 10 years old. I also met Brentt at the same time in 5ht grade. (Brentt couldn't make it because he got suckered into some PTA meeting).

It kind of got me thinking about how much easier it was to make friend when I was younger. Back when you are 10 you can just hang out with the guys and it was cool. You can laugh, joke around, play sports and just be a guy. When you get older it is harder to make friends because as a guy you don't want to go up to some other guy and say, 'You wanna hang out?" Gay.

I guess the other thing is that I probably have a lot of 'friends' but I don't have really have a lot of 'friends' in my inner circle. I think that happens for several reasons:

• One, I got married. Not that Aya doesn't let me hang out...just she is my best friend, so I would rather hang out with her over anyone else.
• Second, time. It takes time to maintain friendships. As you get older, now with kids, you don't have as much time to waste. The free time that you do have you want to spend it with people you like.
• Third, change. Change always happens. Life is always moving. Choices are being made. With that in mind, I think sometimes friends grow apart. Maybe the friend you once had isn't someone you care to associate with because they are gamblers, drug users or one-up'ers who want to turn life into some competition. I don't know.

I guess that makes me come back to my original statement of friends were easier to make when I was younger. Even though I might not see Russ or Brentt everyday I know I can always count on them to be there for me and vice versa. Maybe I just have a keen eye for good people. Luckily for me, both of them have stayed down to earth and it is always a pleasure seeing them.