There are some others too who are still around but I see them even less.  And several of my close friends moved far enough away that I may never see them again.  So, I would have to make new ones and I am also not sure on the feasibility of that.  I will keep tabs as I have kind of made new friends this year albeit in a very narrow context.  This is a good experiment for me as the slightly more extroverted version of DS and MD.