This past weekend, I went to a small party held by an old friend and attended by several other friends from a long time ago. That circle was born of our employment at Grumman Aerospace in the late 80s and early 90s. While I have kept up with one of that group, life's happenings separated me from the rest, but for a couple chance interactions with the party's host at a couple concerts in subsequent years. In other words, I got to catch up with several old friends (and a couple house-mates) whom I hadn't seen in 28 years.
With this column on Friendships, you've awakened me to an unintended error. Rather than share my thoughts about your series on drugs here with you, I've unthinkingly done that on National Review's Facebook page. I regret that. I suppose it hadn't occurred to me to think of myself as your friend (not imagining I would rise to that height). But now I can see how my trust in and admiration for your words in fact make me exactly that.
I'm just unfamiliar enough to be unable to "point" you in any direction. Suffice to say mine were polite, I hope, disagreements with your positions in a couple of instances based mostly on concern for resulting perceptions of a country absent a moral compass. While I agree the war on drugs is an abject failure and has caused more problems than it has solved, I cannot get all the way to legalization as an appropriate option. Something that offers sustained efforts to 1} remove the drugs and 2) correct their effects, combined with a continued statement of disapproval, I guess.
I had no idea that you were a BOTW fan of Taranto, aka the king of puns. I was sad to see him turn over his column but still enjoy his witty tweets. I subscribed to the BOTW Facebook group but I abandoned Facebook entirely after the 2016 elections due to the vitriol. I always thought Facebook was the place to just share photos and jokes and other life experiences, but not a political battleground. I jumped ship because I just don't need that negativity in my life.
Skaal, Peter. (clink)
thank you, i enjoy a good story
well told about life and the world.
This was definitely that.!
With this column on Friendships, you've awakened me to an unintended error. Rather than share my thoughts about your series on drugs here with you, I've unthinkingly done that on National Review's Facebook page. I regret that. I suppose it hadn't occurred to me to think of myself as your friend (not imagining I would rise to that height). But now I can see how my trust in and admiration for your words in fact make me exactly that.
I'm just unfamiliar enough to be unable to "point" you in any direction. Suffice to say mine were polite, I hope, disagreements with your positions in a couple of instances based mostly on concern for resulting perceptions of a country absent a moral compass. While I agree the war on drugs is an abject failure and has caused more problems than it has solved, I cannot get all the way to legalization as an appropriate option. Something that offers sustained efforts to 1} remove the drugs and 2) correct their effects, combined with a continued statement of disapproval, I guess.
I had no idea that you were a BOTW fan of Taranto, aka the king of puns. I was sad to see him turn over his column but still enjoy his witty tweets. I subscribed to the BOTW Facebook group but I abandoned Facebook entirely after the 2016 elections due to the vitriol. I always thought Facebook was the place to just share photos and jokes and other life experiences, but not a political battleground. I jumped ship because I just don't need that negativity in my life.