from a letter to Jann S. Wenner

what happens to anybody who gets into any kind of forced/regular writing is that he is bound to make a useless fool of himself now and then.
—Hunter S. Thompson.

the Mayor of West Farms redux

memories of Papi in June 2001's wedding weekend:

•making friends during Gay Pride

•leaning against a car to chat, as done in NYC

•making do with an ill-fitting tux

a friendmate, indeed

a roommate shares a room, a teammate a team, and a friendmate a friend—as in:
friendmate /frĕnd māt/ n. a person who is a friend by association; a mutual friend.