You know how a song just pops into your head? I just had one pop into mine but I'm not sure what I was thinking about before it did. I was looking for a link between myself and another person on Facebook. The site said we had one shared friend. I still haven't figured out who it is- it wasn't who I thought it would be. This other person has over 400 people in the friend list. Wow! I don't claim to have anywhere near that many. Truthfully, can you call that many people friend? I mean aren't they just acquaintances?

Long Run
As sung by the Eagles

I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot,
I used to stay out till the break of the day.
Oh that didn't get it, it was high time, I quit it --
I just couldn't carry on that way.
Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true --
Didn't know I was so lonely till I found you.

Who can go the distance?
We'll find out in the long run.
(In the long run.)
We can handle some resistance
If our love is a strong one.
(Is a strong one )

People talkin' about us, they got nothin' else to do.
When it all comes down we will still come through
In the long run.
Ooh I want to tell you it's a long run.

You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do.
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.
Did you do it for love, did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite, did you think you had to, honey?

Who is gonna make it?
We'll find out in the long run.
(In the long run )
I know we can take it
If our love is a strong one.
(Is a strong one )

Well we're scared but we ain't shakin',
Kinda bent but we ain't breakin'
In the long run.
Ooh I want to tell you it's a long run.


Now that I look at the lyrics, I remembered what I was thinking about. The whole Facebook thing kinda brought back a thought to my head that I've had before and shaken off. It was about an old acquaintanceship (is that even a word?) that I had and had wanted to develop into something else at one time. Fear. Fear keeps me from pursuing a lot of the things I'd like to have for myself. But earlier today I had thought about e-mailing my old acquaintance because I wanted someone to tell me what was wrong with me. Like he could tell me that. It was a thought I dismissed because it would have been a futile conversation. I cared too much and shut down before I could get hurt. In doing so, I probably sent out the wrong message. It's water under the bridge. Why open that dam back up?