MR.T

I just read an article and the question asked was: 'Who would you give the other half of your best friend necklace to?'

Wow. I had to think about that. My Dad AH used to say that if you could count your friends on one hand then you were lucky.

When I was a kid I had oodles of friends. And like a elastic band holding up my pony tail, I kept them close to me.

Then when I grew older and moved to Jerusalem, I had a solid core of friends. They became my family in lieu of the people I had had to leave behind. We became each other's family, friends, buddies and support system.

Now that I am ahem 'older' my list of close ones has dwindled. But the core has stayed the same.

I am also blessed with very close ties to some of the people living far away. And with the wonders of email, skype, cheap phone rates we just picked up where we left off. You know the conversations that start, 'By the way...'

I started thinking of who I would give the other half of my best friend necklace to. There are five of you across the great water. You know who you are. There are at least that amount here with me in Jerusalem.

So I guess, like Mr. T. I would have to have a bunch of gold chains and half hearts around my neck. The best part my best friends is that I carry you always in my heart.

And I hope when you give out your best friend necklace that there is a place for me in your list too.

Have a great day...stay safe...and thanks for dropping in.