Thanks

I joke that all my friends are dead, and I do it often.  Not because I am callous, but out of respect.  I have not changed that much over the years.  My friends know me as a sharp tongued smart ass, of infinite proportions.  Living or dead, I'm going to make fun.  They would have it no other way.

Last night I reflected on the friends that I have lost.  The good times that we had and the harsh reality that the are gone forever.  What saddens me is that this could have been avoided. Alcohol related liver failure, Heroin overdose, working yourself to the grave and suicide.  None of this needed to happen.

I have formed new friendships over the years, but saw my old  friendships as a security blanket.  "friends will help you move, best friends will help you move a dead body".  That has been my philosophy.  

I don't like to waste my time reflecting on things that I cannot change.  I prefer to keep focus on the future.  This Thanksgiving I give thanks to all the things that I have, not what I don't.  My wife and kids are everything to me and I am very thankful.  God has been very good to me.

It is time to let go of the security blanket.  Enjoy the new friendships that are being forged.  It is time to make a new list of people that will help me move a dead body.

Prequel?????

I know I am wrong for saying this.  I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.
But...

Is this the Prequel to Brokeback Mountain?