A good friend will always be a friend, even through long periods of time. With my oldest and best friend I’ve gone as much as 20 years or more between any kind of communication. But we always come back to the same place. For instance, after my first wife and I divorced and I threw myself into both my new career and a new relationship with a woman who would become my second wife, we didn’t see each other for more than 20 years. When we hooked up again, it seemed as if we’d seen each other just last week. We now see each other about once a month when he stops by to visit and we will sit on my front porch, listening to the Grateful Dead and smoking some weed product while he tells me of his latest adventures, most of which involve his grandchildren. Life is still good.