That's good to hear, Michelle and Alan. I guess it shouldn't be surprising if friendships can survive an absence of many years. Two of my closest friends in high school are people I enjoy now much more than when we saw each other every day. Back in high school, our common interests were baseball, music and Bob and Ray (Anybody else remember the Bob and Ray radio program, if you are a Statesider?). I still follow baseball (Go Pirates!) but in my communication with my two friends, the topic has never come up. Music is still a good part of our conversations, but not on the "remember when" level. And now, faith has become an important part of our connection, which wasn't the case for any of us in high school. I the case of these two friends, the basic foundation for the friendships hasn't diminished, even though our lives have been very different. If anything, it has deepened.

I've had the reverse happen, too, and I think the reason why is that the old friendships were based on interests of the moment, and nothing deeper. Talking about the "good" old days wears thin quickly, and then there's no common ground.

This weekend, my wife and I are seeing jimmyt and his wife in Georgia.
That's another kind of reunion... meeting people who seem like old friends, for the first time..

Jerry