Tom and Jerry

Not really a couple of cartoon characters but maybe a little.  This guy and I have known each other since our college days in the 70's.  Periodically we sit down to coffee to catch up with our lives.  He has a new grandson (lots of photos).  I went to Carrabelle.  We both have family histories when we can remember them.  The specific details of things to discuss sometimes don't come forward as soon as we like.  Tom is a talker.  There is rarely a lag in the conversation.  We get into deep topics like our religious histories and issues of morality in the modern world.  He and I are probably closer than in our previous lives.  We both have our share of shortcomings,  me, a lack of balance (he is a sailor) and both of us having short term memory issues.  We rely on the info on google to capture some details.  

Both he and I share a former romantic relationship with the same girl from our past.  Romance has migrated into friendship for both of us and her.  She is enduring chemotherapy currently.  We had the guy at the coffee shop take this picture of us an sent it to her to let her know we were thinking about her.  It is truly a blessing to move from one design of a relationship to another.  Now we care about each other as humans sometimes in need. 

Kids tomorrow, so I have to stock up on provisions,  mainly the cheater chocolate chip cookies in the cooler section of the store.  Break off a  piece, put it on parchment paper in the oven and in 14 min you have cookies without muss or fuss.  

Rupert pays a settlement and all goes back to normal.  It's really  just the cost of doing business for him.  No one is held to account and none of his stable of talkers will be damaged.  He lost but he  actually won. Nothing changes.

all for now

stay safe