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I have a friend that I was close with in high school. We were drinking buddies in our 20's, but went different ways in our 30's. By the time we reached our 40's, we settled into a social media relationship, text twice a year, and maybe get together for a beer once every three years if he's passing through town kinda thing.

He's got a couple of kids. The oldest is 18 and about to graduate high school. I think I've met the kid twice, the last time being when he was about 10, and I doubt he even remembers me. The other kid is 6 or 7 and we've never met.

I received a Facebook invite from my old friend, to a graduation party next month for his oldest. I was going to play it off in a "sorry, I'

I miss the beers of Nodding Head, the Belgian fries of Eulogy, the subterranean vibe of Sugar Mom, and the live shows at North Star and the Troc (movie Monday too).

What about you?

Ok, after over 30 years and 3000 books, I've realized that my collection has become vaguely organized at best. My two most recent longboxes are basically chronological at this point. I buy 'em, read 'em and stick 'em in the back of the box.

But I want to stop this.

I used to file them in the basic "comic store back issue style" of alphabetical and then numerical. However, over time I've expanded into the past and I have many silver and bronze issues alongside copper and modern books. It doesn't make sense to me to keep keys mixed in with beaten up readers just to keep things alphabetized.

I know someone who groups story arcs and crossovers together. I have a friend who organizes according