So many things are changing in this country so quickly, or seemingly so, or about to. The ongoing protest on Wall Street are hopefully the first step dismantling a broken system, but either way, with Europe ailing, America adrift and the world waiting for something, it seems like a good time to connect with friends.
I know, email, Skype, phones and all that stuff makes us feel like we are right there, but we are not. Human touch, and looking into someone's eyes when they tell you a story or a secret or terrible news or great news, those moments don't transfer digitally.
I am traveling and doing it cheaply. I have been sleeping in guest rooms and couches and reconnecting with friends who have been in my life for decades and it has been glorious. Want to have a great time? Hug people, deeply. Human touch transfers a lot of things, from an emotional bond to a clear sense of trust. I have been hugging everyone, which has been shocking my closest long term friends, because for about 30 years I have avoided all physical contact that did not involve, well, the hooky pooky (to use a medical term).
Oh, travel is cheap too. Plan ahead, planes are cheap, no rental cars, although in Los Angeles I reserved a compact but when one was not available I was instead allowed 4 days of Audi delight of a type one usually only experiences on lost weekends. There seems to be turmoil in the air, it's a perfect time to visit the people you love and be reminded of all the reasons you love them.
Oh, and I have been updating via iPad and the keyboard for a fat fingered Jew is nothing to write home about, which is my excuse for not writing home.
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