something I am grateful for today

There have been rare people in my life whom I have considered companions. For me, the word has connotations including things like “welcoming the sight of them every day” and “wanting to hear the mundane quotidian details of their lives” and “always eventually finding a way to resolve differences somehow”. When I was in high school, for example, my friend Cheech was such a companion. Today, although we are separated by thousands of miles and months of silences, I still consider him one of my best friends.

Since I met Sharon, she has been my companion, and all that that implies. She deigned to marry me on this date twenty-eight years ago, and I remain deeply grateful that she did.