I read an article in the newspaper that said that people today have fewer close friends that people in the past. Close friends being described as those who you would feel comfortable sharing your deepest feelings with. It got me to thinking about my own life and who my 'close' friends are. Deepest feelings? I guess that means the joyous as well as the sad feelings. Currently I have only minor frustrations. I do have some concerns or fears about my financial future, especially now that I am no longer, as of last month, getting a paycheck. My only income now is from Social Security and from investments. It will be an adjustment to get set up on a sustainable budget that we can live within. But, have I talked about this with anyone other than Ann?   No. Our family is geared more to sharing successes than it is to sharing problems or dilemmas. In the past, when I was having personal problems I did have people that I could talk to about them but for a long time now I haven't had problems that I felt a need to talk about with a close friend. Enough rambling for now.