Slices of Life

By: Jill Pertler

This column is about friends.

Before writing it, I thought to myself, ‘I wonder if there is an official Friends Day?’ So I did the Google.

Turns out there is an International Friendship Day. It is July 30.

Guess which day I did this particular Google? Yep. July 30. I took it as a sign.

There are no coincidences when it comes to serendipity - or friends. Apparently I’m supposed to write about friendships this week. It’s a lovely topic because I’ve been surrounded by friends of all types throughout my lifetime (so far).

To my old friends who have been around for it all:

You will...