I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some pretty good friends over the years. Recently, I’ve been trying to get back in touch with most of them as I have lost contact over the years, and the countries. As I’ve been working on contact, I’ve discovered (or rediscovered) just how talented they all are.

Take for example Alek Gembinski. My fondest memory of Alek is sneaking out of my house at around 2:00am to paint murals on a building overlooking one of the freeways in Portland. To be fair, I didn’t do much painting but it was quite a wondrous experience just watching Alek do it. Of course Alek has refined all of his talents and is currently working in Seattle. Man, I hope to see him again sometime.

Then there is Jacob Gorny. This guy was not only a master artist, but a pretty damn good musician as well. Jacob went to college up in Walla Walla, Washington (which I always found amusing) and is currently working in Portland, Oregon. After I get done posting this, I think I’m going send him an email.

And of course there was Andrea Grant. One of the smartest people I knew in high school. The thing about Andrea was, she didn’t let that stuff go to her head. She is the only person I know who has been to the South Pole.

There are countless other friends who don’t reside on the Web. I hope to get reacquainted with them all. I am finding that the older I get, the more I miss their company.