The friends I make are not for the faint of heart. Currently to be my friend you have to be a friend. I accept applications all the time for my friend, but I don't make the qualms.

I can tell you how to be my friend, but I would rather you be honest with yourself, if you have to be my friend, why? Can we let that grow naturally? Organic relations obviously are always the best. I have been driven to make friends before in my past and it wasn't the greatest. Trying to be someone else is not a way to be my friend, or for me to be your friend. I put emphasis on INTEGRITY, LOYALTY, RESPECT, and SELFLESS-SERVICE as a high priority to be my friend. My friends are my friends because there is genuine respect for one another. I love making new friends. However, if doing it as a status - well, I've seen it because I have friends that are "ce-web-rities". It's unfortunate that happens, but it does. I have worked very hard to weed those people out of my life.

My friends have to have somewhat of a "morbid" sense of humor in some realm. Why? Because that is who I am. I spent twelve years in the Army, and it just seeps out of me. If we didn't we would have been way different. My friends also do not have to give up their time to be my friend because I realize that life is hard sometimes and it is just best sometimes to be friends from a distance. Friendly speaking is one thing, but that does not mean that I am your friend or that you are my friend. You may just be an acquaintance. We all have them and it's okay. We don't all have to be in the inner circle with one another.

When people become my friend it is because of the aforementioned. Consequently, we always have those that go off the rails and do high school nonsense about "not being friends anymore", but those are rare. If we are friends, it will feel like we haven't missed a beat if we haven't seen each other in six months, a year, or even ten years.

My friends are from all backgrounds. I am an equal opportunity hater! I don't care about any of the things that the media would like to make it seem. Caring about you as a friend is where friendships lay. Friends are made because of shared interests or goals. Sometimes friends are the same ideology, while others are not.

Finally, this is the reason for this blog. Calling you a brother, or sis, is a good indicator that I care for you. Otherwise, I will call you by your given name. There is so much trust that I give to people they think that there is more to it than what they are, but trust me, my inner circle is small. I don't want to be taken advantage of. I want to serve people and their passions. People, I don't want to "Win Friends and Influence People", I am not in sales. I want to be a servant. I want trust AND I want a good evening with you and your family. And beer!

Throughout this blog, it shows that what my friends are, but it doesn't respond to the reason for writing it. I want my friends and family to understand that even though I am busy, my friends are right behind my family, and will drop anything at a minute's notice to help. Sometimes that gets overlooked. Do NOT hesitate to call me whether or not you feel that I am busy. Leave me a message here, email me, call me, text me. Be that person. I WILL get back to you. PROMISE!