http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/22284 I just finished folding laundry and much to my dismay, I am adding one more&nbsp;sock to the lost sock club on top of the dryer.&nbsp; The club now has 6 members.&nbsp; I have an analogy:&nbsp; Lost socks are like lost friendships.&nbsp; They are there one day and gone another.&nbsp; You can search all over for that lost friend/sock and sometimes, they show up in the oddest places; however, most of the time they are gone forever.&nbsp; I miss those socks and I miss some old friends, but some of the socks/friendships had holes in them&nbsp;and no matter how many times I&nbsp;mended&nbsp;them, the holes would&nbsp;inevitably get bigger.&nbsp; I have purchased new socks and have found new friendships, but I truly miss&nbsp;my favorite pair of comfy&nbsp; pink slipper socks that always&nbsp;kept my feet warm, just like I&nbsp;miss some friends that always kept my&nbsp;heart warm.&nbsp; Maybe they will&nbsp;show up some day, or not.&nbsp; Either way, I will continue folding laundry and smile while doing so.&nbsp; I just finished folding laundry and much to my dismay, I am adding one more&nbsp;sock to the lost sock club on top of the dryer.&nbsp; The club now has 6 members.&nbsp; I have an analogy:&nbsp; Lost socks are like lost friendships.&nbsp; They are there one day and gone another.&nbsp; You can search all over for that lost friend/sock and sometimes, they show up in the oddest places; however, most of the time they are gone forever.&nbsp; I miss those socks and I miss some old friends, but some of the socks/friendships had holes in them&nbsp;and no matter how many times I&nbsp;mended&nbsp;them, the holes would&nbsp;inevitably get bigger.&nbsp; I have purchased new socks and have found new friendships, but I truly miss&nbsp;my favorite pair of comfy&nbsp; pink slipper socks that always&nbsp;kept my feet warm, just like I&nbsp;miss some friends that always kept my&nbsp;heart warm.&nbsp; Maybe they will&nbsp;show up some day, or not.&nbsp; Either way, I will continue folding laundry and smile while doing so.&nbsp; en-us Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:19:29 PST <p>Yes!!!!!!!!!!  That was an awesome post!!  Excellent writing and what a great analogy: socks to friends.  Bravo!! The whole time, I was thinking... yep, I hear ya.  :)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/22284/#c_203690 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/22284/#c_203690 <p>Yes!!!!!!!!!!  That was an awesome post!!  Excellent writing and what a great analogy: socks to friends.  Bravo!! The whole time, I was thinking... yep, I hear ya.  :)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>