My dear friend David, after being incommunicado for quite some time:
You’re more important to me than my behavior indicates.
I just love that. I want to preemptively say that to everyone I know or will ever know.
Especially those whom I know during difficult times. Of course, you can always try Ken’s approach to dealing with me. I tell him what I’m worried about. “Would you like a glass of wine?” It’s about two in the afternoon and I’m working. “Would you like a beer?”