Oh yeah. My friend had many flaws, as do I, and he knew it. Hard to get along with for some, easy for others. He was wealthy, extremely smart, arrogant, understanding, generous, a polymath, rejected the ways of his ancient powerful New England family to go do life his way.

I miss him more than anyone I've known. We worked hard on engineering projects, occasionally drank ourselves into a stupor, told stories, cracked jokes. had lots of fun. Best friend ever.