This and That

Endearing:  Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

I had a nice freewheeling conversation with Little Westside Johnny today about religion and spirituality.  I continue to maintain that one of the great strengths of our Fellowship is that we are all mixed together, all of us, with all of our opinions and passions and beliefs.  Rarely is something clearly right or clearly wrong.  There's nuance in our living.

"We realize we know only a little.  God will constantly reveal more to you and to us."

Keep those ears open and that mind flexible.

I did mention that I was going to be in a position in the next week or so where I'm going to have to tell a little white lie.  Trust me - this is a good white lie, and I say this with full knowledge that there aren't many lies that fall in that category.

"That's not going to be a problem for me," I remarked.  "As you know - I'm quite talented in the lying department."

"Yeah, in fact it might be one of your most endearing qualities," he said.  

Can't beat that - my ability to spin untruths and disinformation invokes great affection in others.  Whenever he sees me writing anything down he mumbles something about "The Book of Lies."

This is why I give my buddies a ton of shit.  So they're comfortable giving it back and this keeps me on my toes.

At the start of our conversation I mentioned that I was doing well, just grousing about the aches and pains that are accumulating with age.

"Yeah, you're the only one going through that," he snapped.

With friends like these who needs enemies?