Lake Lanier has 700 miles of coastline and it’s about 45 minutes outside Atlanta. It accounts for millions of dollars of recreation revenue to the state of Georgia – and it’s a reservoir! Since boats are allowed on the lake, they have a large water treatment facility (many likely) near the lake that treats the water for public consumption.Lanier Harbor houses approximately 400+ boats that can be pulled from dry-dock, put in the water, and be gassed and ready to go with a phone call. Sounds pretty good to me.
Howie has been my AA sponsor for eighteen years this month! Prior to this he was living for two years at Easton Mountain, a gay men’s retreat center in upstate New York State. Take a look at his MySpace profile for more on Mr. G.
We had a great time in Buford and Atlanta. Overall we just caught up. It’s always great to see Howie. He’s one of the people on the planet that knows me best. It’s always great to have a friend like that. Someone that you can’t hide from. Someone who knows your soul.
Howie, in the eighteen years I’ve known him, has lived in Boston, Haiti, Hawaii, France, DC, Rochester, Easton and now Atlanta. No matter where he goes we’re in contact. During his one-year stay in Haiti in the early nineties we sent a weekly letter to each other. I still keep those letters to this day. I was a young twentysomething kid just starting to learn about this world and my place in it. I’ve often said that I’ve learned more from this man than from my own parents. Howie just passed the big 5-0, and as I close in (on December 15th) on my own milestone birthday I know our friendship will last thru this next decade and beyond. I love you Howie. Thanks for being in my life.
P.S. For those who can't figure it out, Howie and I are exactly 10 years apart.
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