Ever since I got back to Canada, I've had people from my past running across my website and contacting me. My old university roommate. An ex-girlfriend. The best man at my wedding. Some of these revived friendships have worked out, some haven't. I think part of the success of rekindlement may have to do with the reasons we parted company in the first place. If we parted on good terms, or else our relationship was a victim of geography, things seem to work out just fine. If we parted because, honestly, we shouldn't have been together in the first place, then things seem to run downhill soon after the initial "hello, do you remember me?"

The reason I bring this up now is that I've had three of these experiences this week. The first, a cousin I haven't heard from in years. The second, a man I used to work with many years ago. The third, an old friend from my days as a shovelbum, doing archaeology in Ontario. We'll see where these renewed contacts lead. Fingers crossed.