fajrdrako | Something amazing happened today...

I won't mention his name, because I know he wouldn't like it. I've known him since the 1970s: he's brilliant, irascible, and extremely eccentric.

A few monts ago he was asked to leave - no, make that 'forced to leave' - a group I'm in, because of his rudeness. He has been in this group for a very long time.

Within the group, there was controversy over his ejection. Legal action was threatened, without a leg to stand on. Feathers were ruffled.

For years, every time this group meets, I get a phone call the next Monday, without fail, from our friend, to discuss it.

Since his ejection, silence. I let sleeping dogs lie.

Then to my surprise, I got a "Happy Solstice" phone call from him today. I shouldn't be so surprised - he always calls me on solstices. But I really thought he'd ignore me this year.

I guess not.