I called an old friend today.  A former housemate.  One I hadn't spoken with in some twenty years.  Odd. Because I truly loved him as a friend.  We'd exchanged postcards from time to time.  When I called, his wife answered and gave me some precursory third-degree...which I understood.  I am a woman calling her husband, after all.  Then, after she ascertained that I was not a threat, just wanting to return some personal property and that I was, truly, just a friend, she gave me some really interesting news about my old friend who had just left for the Boundary Waters. 

I really don't want to reveal the very interesting news, but, after discussing it for a time, she invited me for cocktails and appetizers to surprise him on his return.  He will be returning on Saturday.  We will meet on Sunday.  He is one of the most interesting, entertaining and enchanting persons I have ever had the pleasure of spending time with.  And, I feel so honored to have been invited to surprise him. 

The moral of the story is:  call your old friends, you might be surprised at how their lives have changed.  And, you might find some new friends and guidance in the process!!!!