Something interesting has happened lately. My first girlfriend (let's call her D, which I will only change if she says I can) has gotten in touch with me again, all of a sudden. We broke up about 15 years ago, and have had very little contact since then, maybe talked about 3 times since 1993 or so. In the last month or two, I've had enough conversations on the phone with her that I stopped counting.

Part of me can't help but wonder what's going on. Not in a suspicious way, just wondering what's going on in your life, D, that makes you reach out to me in a comparatively massive way after such a long time. Don't get me wrong, it's delightful to talk with you on the phone in such a friendly way, and it's very healing for me.