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So here we go again. There seems to be too much time today, and I have had too much coffee. I will ramble on some more here, as if one entry that has almost no coherent point a day was not enough.

I just finished reading Still Life With Woodpecker again and I am contemplating one of the main themes of the book. It address the age old question of How do you make love stay? In the context of the book, the question is in regards to romantic loves, but I have been thinking about the platonic love that we have for our friends. Well I guess that isnt entirely true, but Ill address a bit later. Actually Ill address that now. Whereas I am not currently in love, or even dating anyone regularly, I am quite content being single for the first time in quite a while. But my concerns now rest with the relationships of my friends. What is it about pre-winter that drives everyone out of the arms of their lovers, and into the world? Inability to think of a good Christmas present, cant face another cold night wrapped up with the perceived wrong person? I ask because with in the last 3 days, 4 sets of my friends that have been together for a collective 18 years have ended. Divorce, breakups and walk-aways seems to be the stuff of early December. I know the logical reasons, and I know that these situations are years in coming, but why do they always come to a head this month?

I just realized it is too sunny outside for these dreary thoughts, so Ill move away from this and pose another, slightly related question. Actually I think I have to go outside and play before mother nature realized she has blessed us with sun and remembers that we are in Seattle.