Now.....

So I was in Dallas today for a meeting that lasted way too long and was boring but necessary because I learned a lot of things I needed to know for my job.

I arrived home around 7:00. Came here, sat down to the computer, went through the ritual. Email, check blog, check message boards, cnn.com, repeat.

Have meandered around the house for the past couple of hours. Watched more "Friends" type stuff. Oprah interview. Tonight Show. Watched several of the high points of the show.

As I walked back to the computer I decided to take a slower stride. I noticed how quiet it was in the house.

Quiet. On a Friday night.

Last night there was laughter and tears. Hugs. Friends, real and made up. All the great stuff of life.

Sometime in the future, perhaps tonight, perhaps at a later date, there will be more laughter. More tears. More friends.

But right now. Silence. The sound of keys. Computer keys.

A car driving by that needs more sound control.

But in the midst of that, silence.

Friday nights and Saturday nights and when you're in college, Thursday nights, are nights generally set aside to be with people. The world leaves it's dwelling to be "other places."

But sometimes, every once and a while, it's a great feeling to be alone on those nights.

Knowing that your friends are with their friends and laughing and crying and doing whatever is necessary to hold on to each other tight, in their own way. And knowing that eventually they will be where you are trying to hold on tight to you..... but that at this moment you're alone with your thoughts and your God and the..... silence.

That's a good thing.