My entry yesterday was one of friendships from my early years though important are not as important as those that I have present day.  The friendship of 30 yrs to Conrad is one I treasure dearly because he has been by my side through thick and thin in the business world and has never wavered. However my dearest friends are Taj and Kathy. While we lived in LV I met Taj while he and I worked at a Publishing company doing advertising sales, I wasn't very good at it while Taj was and still is a natural. We struck a friendship that soon included the rest of our families. When I went on to do other things in my life while living in LV Taj and I kept in touch and we would get together and BBQ at kathy's House or go to the Casino's to eat, drink (for us non alcoholic) and maybe play a little one armed bandit. It was just plain fun, and Taj and Kathy treated us just like we were part of their family. When we were moving back to TX they stored the items we could not take back with us - for 11 months at NO charge in their rented storage space. They are incredibler how many people would go on their vacation and schedule it so they would bring the boxes to us in TX and spend a couple of days with us to boot just so that we could have our things faster then we otherwise could have had them. They were our rocks while we struggled in LV and they still are from afar while we are rebuilding our lives in TX. There are few people ever in my life that I can say have been in my corner unconditionally, Shawn without question has been these last 7 yrs, Her Aunt ML and Uncle H have been like parents to both of us. Shawn's Grandmother Maw Maw is the best person I know and without her and Shawn's Aunt and Uncle there is no way that we could survived over the last 4 months as they truly have embraced us with comfort and love while we've battled our problems. Conrad always been there for me from a distance and doing what he could, Kathy & Taj without question as long as we've known them  have opened up their hearts to us with love and friendship unconditionally. I look at all these friendships with awe as they are the best any one man could ever hope for. I've always considered myself a good person, someone that cares about my family, respects my neighbors and is a good friend to all. I just hope that I can be as good a friend to those that have been so good to me. My dearest and best friend is my wife Shawn we share a friendship, a connection I've never shared with another human being ever. We are bonded with such a love it's so comforting.  I am so grateful to be given a second chance to see life again for all it has to offer.