Don't worry, friend

Friends, friends, friends. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

John Mullaney, the comedian, tells a G-rated joke about Jesus.

I’ll paraphrase, but he says Jesus had an under-appreciated miracle: He was a grown man, in his 30s, and he actually had 12 best friends—and not only that, but none of them were simply the husbands of his wife’s friends!

We laugh because it’s funny, and we laugh because it’s true. I’m a fortunate guy. I have some very good friends, going way back. I’ll get to see two of the guys I’m thinking about next week, in fact.

(I like that they’ll read about these plans in a newsletter going to thousands of people, instead of me just replying to their texts like a normal person.)

But, like most of us, there are times when I have self-doubt. Heck, I was talking with an old work friend who happens to be in recovery. He told me about the camaraderie and friendships he’s found in Alcoholics Anonymous.

Ask 10 old friends for help moving, as he put it, and maybe one would show up. But, mention he needed a hand at AA, and he’d quickly have f…