Best Friends....

Sometimes, I feel as if I'm all adrift in the world.
Some would wonder what would make me feel that way, and I can sum it up one phrase, "Best friends help keep you grounded and raise your spirits when the world comes crashing down."
Or as another phrase put it, "A good friend will bail you out of jail, while your best friend will be in there with you laughing and saying, 'Let's do that again.'"

I lost my best friend six years ago, when he died after surgery.  Don't get me wrong, I have a beautiful wife, and a great family that loves me, and a great group of friends that share my interests, but there is just something about having a best friend that knows what it takes to make you laugh, or gives you words of encouragement, and always listens to what you say.

My best friends was Dana Edward Frame, and I met him when I went to college.  We shared an interest in D&D, and writing, and science fiction movies.  I was there when he got married, he was there when my sister got married, but he missed my wedding, when I got married 3 years ago.  I would have loved to have him there as my best man.

I remember that he was the only person that ever made me mad enough to hit him, and he was the one that told me that I helped him find his lost faith.

I know he's passed beyond the veil, and know he's either looking down, wishing he could be here, or he's sitting at the feet of the master.  Either way, I miss you Dana, and wish you were still here.

As my favorite line from a movie goes, "I always have been, and always will be your friend."

So, those of you who have best friends, treat them like they are gold and keep them close, because once they are gone, they are gone, and they can't be replaced.