Strange Social Circles

I want, for some unknown reason, to explain my social circles that I travelled in back in my high school days, since they weren’t your typical run of the mill. First off, while I had friends in High School, I never participated in a single extracurricular activity with the school. Outside of school I didn’t spend much time with other Hastings High School students except for a few select friends (mentioned below).

I say my social circles were unusual because most of my friends lived in other towns, sometimes other states. This was because of 3 independent social circles that I travelled in;, YRUU (“Young ‘Religious’ Unitarian Universalist”) youth conferences, Quaker youth conferences at Powell House and… TBC.
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Captive Audience

This morning I put on my first public guitar performance in years. Ok, so the public was my two sleepy black dogs and my 5 1/2 month old son Owen, but hey, it counts! And they all seemed relatively interested and didn’t leave (and it’s beside the fact that Owen isn’t mobile yet and one dog was trapped in the room with me by where I was sitting. ) Hey, I had fun, that’s what counts right? Small steps. Next step… the local UU Church Coffee House (don’t hold your breath)