Facebook is an amazing site. You can catch up on old school friends, former friends from military days and so forth. In fact, I came across a guy from my days in the U.S. Navy I had not seen or heard from in almost forty years. To say the least, he has changed. Well, I suppose I have changed also...maybe a little. ;-) But, this guy was one of those know it alls that you just cringe when you would come across him. He is totally different now. In fact, I hated the guy when we were in the Navy together. We have been catching up on old times.

I also met a former High School friend on Facebook. Steve was a big, strong, tough guy that no one wanted to mess with back in the day. I was a skinny, scared and shy kid. For whatever reason, Steve took a liking to me. We became the best of friends. He even taught me how to defend myself. Like I said, he was a good friend. I wouldn't say he was my best friend. But, he was a good friend I could always count on in High School. Imagine my shock when he sent me a message on Facebook! He lives up in Oregon now, I live in Alabama. He is a retired cop, of all things. I never would have dreamed that in a million years. He is insisting I come up there for vacation this year. I might just do that. I know one thing, I still owe him for almost destroying my Honda motorcycle (he paid for the damages though). Steve is still a pretty big guy. So, maybe I'll just let him buy me a couple of beers instead!