He takes another pull at his bottle of beer.
It’s cold and crisp, just about every bottle of beer he’s had since he started drinking regularly at the age of 20.
From all over, I have received various forms of assistance — unfortunately, none of them financial — but most of them unexpected. (Good enough.)
And to them, my benefactors, I dedicate this blog entry.
Meanwhile, friends who have decided to risk their reputations by sticking with me through thick and thin all these years (i.e., long-term friends, [...]
