Symphonic Monkey: Let the wine of friendship never run dry

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Symphonic Monkey: Let the wine of friendship never run dry - Victor Hugo

Let the wine of friendship never run dry - Victor Hugo

I love meeting new people. Maybe it has something to do with being a Gemini, or maybe it's because of the almost gypsy-like periods in my childhood, but I get a little restless when I haven't met anyone new for a while. New ideas, new points of view, new music recommendations, new connections, new information...I love it all!

I even relish the conversations with people I hope to never see again, like the rabid (and I do mean rabid) Republican woman I met in D.C. As I waited for my food to arrive at an airport restaurant, she struck up a conversation. Sarah Palin had given her two disastrous interviews already, so when the TV monitor silently beamed her image over those of us seated at the bar, I was stunned to hear this woman wax poetic about someone over whom I would leave the country. However, it was incredibly enlightening to hear how the "other side" was thinking. Having said that, this woman was an ex-pat and hadn't lived in the States for more than 20 years, so maybe she wasn't all that representative.

Even more than people with diametrically opposed views, I enjoy people with whom there's some sort of resonating connection...or who are unique or unusual in some way. Usually it's just a blip-in-time conversation, but sometimes a more durable friendship develops. I like to think we're both richer for it. Some of the colorful friendships I've enjoyed over my lifetime are with: