This last weekend was fun. Taking the opportunity to get together with my guy friends for the weekend was a nice change of pace. By other peoples standards we'd be considered a strange group of guys. There are five of us in all, but one of our troupe is missing. He's been working back East for the last few years and so we don't get to see him as much as we'd like. Each of us are very different and yet somehow we come together and have so much fun just hanging out.

With these guys, we don't have to do much of anything special to have a good time. Watching a movie, playing online chess, talking sports or about our daily lives, just the simple things, can bring about interesting times. Sarcastic. Rude. Testosterone enhanced conversations. We are part of a different breed of men. Clearly, not the men of my fathers generation. For Gods sake, we play video games.

Still, I'm glad to be back in Oregon where I can see these guys and enjoy the mundane things life can offer in the company of good friends. If you are lucky enough to have friends like I have, don't take them for granted, pick up the phone and go have a drink. It'll make your life that much more richer.   ¶ 1:15 AM