Super Friends

I am attracted to eccentric people in friendship, life and love. All of my friends have a superpower of note.
Evan catches all discontinuity when watching movies or television. I know he doesn't actively search for mistakes. It's creepy and fascinating at the same time. He claims that he enjoys movies, but I don't understand how that is possible.

Edward can build anything mechanical. You could disassemble 3 different mechanical devices, put it all in a box and shake it up. Then dump it out in front of him and he will be able to identify all the devices to perfection. He of course, can sort and assemble everything without error.

Sheri can identify all grammatical and spelling errors on a page within seconds. Needless to say she doesn't get to read this blog. (-;

These are simple examples that make me smile. I have many more friends that I will mention at other times. I don't want to bore everyone too much, so I have limited the exposure. Of course my friends are more complicated and unique than my simple ramblings...

The I - 5 Corridor

My health problems didn't allow for a 2.5 hours car trip, so I haven't left Portland in 2 years. Normally I visit Seattle a few times a year and stay with friends and my recent trip was long overdue. The warm welcome I received took me by surprise. After all, it's not as if I haven't spent time with them. They have driven south to see me the last 2 years. But I think there was a confirmation of my improved health in their minds with my visit. I have been taken aback by the outpouring of love and care I have received from ALL of my friends during my many health catastrophes. I hope I don't get the chance to pay them back in kind.
During my visit to Seattle I watched the documentary "Capturing the Friedmans". That was two days ago and the events of the film are still fresh in my mind. A family obsessed with video taping themselves, even in a legal crisis. I couldn't ask for a more riveting documentary to watch. I love to watch, learn and correlate data about people. The Friedman family disintegrated under the stress of criminal accusations. I wonder how many family units can withstand that level of strain. I know my own "family" unit would crumple in half-a-heartbeat if subjected to 1/100th of the Friedman Family's troubles. I have always had the sense that the safety and support that blood family is supposed to provide is a myth. This film didn't dissuade those feelings, it just reinforced them. I suppose that is an example of "the chicken or the egg". However, I will admit that the brothers in this film were heart achingly connected to each others souls. But the parents had long ago chosen their favorites and in the end those choices became gravitational forces that ripped apart the family. I do have family that I care a great deal. I have many friends that have been in my life from childhood. If I can grow old with them I will be happy. If I can watch my best friend Evan go from a 7 year old ADD-Spaz to a cantankerous old man I will die happy. Few of us ever get to watch the same sun, rise, shine and then set. I smile to the gift.

Seattle Times

I am sittin' at an outdoor cafe enjoying an unusually warm Seattle night. Ahhh....heaven. I am came out of the closet to a couple of good friends last night. Everything went very well. I really wasnt worried about either one of them turning against me, I just hate ruining a good evening. I didnt.