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    “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” ― C.S. Lewis

The bond that cements these friendships is that we’re all writers.

The Bonding Moment

Twenty three beautiful women, way past their beauty-queens days, met for lunch and margaritas and fun yesterday here in Tucson. I was blessed to be one of them.

And the bond for these friendships was a wild and crazy two years in Twin Falls, Idaho.

My left table neighbor was a delightful woman who kept interrupting me. I absolutely loved it. Most of my really good friends are people who do the same thing. They get so enthused about an idea that pops into their head that they just can’t wait for a polite interval to express it.

I’m like that. But to be polite and not annoying, I’m always trying to keep my enthusiasm in check, which means I’m the only annoyed person

So to meet a woman who didn’t mind interruptions, and who could continue to carry on a conversation through them, felt great.

And when my new found friend, aware of her propensity for talking a lot and interrupting people, apologized for her behavior, I could only laugh and tell her I felt that I had been doing the same thing.

It was a friendship-making moment.

Blog pick of the day.

Bean Pat: Eye-Dancer http://tinyurl.com/p325wng Revisiting the Wizard of Oz – as a writer.