Living Proof

On the news, I heard the anchorman say that people live longer if they have ten or more friends. I'm assuming it had to do with more social interacting to lead healthier lifestyles. I wonder if they even mentioned a word about some of those ten friends being the toxic types of people we tend to avoid. "They" also used to say that if you can count your friends on one hand, then you were indeed, very lucky - and that it was better to have three good friends than a bunch of acquaintances or friends that were, umm, toxic. So, I guess they never really grasped on what kind of friends we should have, but I'm guessing overall, it's our socializing that makes us more complete - more opportunities - more networking.  And then we have social media where, wow, we have over 5,000 "friends". So, what does "friend" mean to the newscaster reporting this? And what does "friend" mean to you reading this right now? For me, if a friend can make me lau...

Realistically speaking, is it fair to say that all men have this delusion that all women want to be spoken to when they sit at a bar with a friend? I personally think it is very brave of them to approach a woman ‘period’…but what if that woman or ‘both’ of those women have rings on their fingers? Should that man still continue a conversation and drink offerings? What are his motives? It still baffles me to this day that men will openly talk to married women without hesitation. Maybe they’re married themselves! Who knows. Should they sit there and make out to make it known that there may be a possibility that they're a couple? Subject 1: Dapper Dan with his hair dark brown shortly cropped cut and slicked back, Italian decent, about 5’5, muscular build, wearing just a tang top shirt. A large gold crucifix dangling from his neck; nestled in the thick dark curls of his chest hair. Slacks, dark, but has this sheen that illuminates—almost indicating, “Hey I just got done with work, now ...