Friendships start when someone says "Hey, I didn't know you liked that." "I thought I was the only one." And it escalates from there. Doesn't mean you have to agree on everything, or kiss butt. You just have to have a common interest, and time to invest in a friendship.

I have over 10,000 acquaintances that I know nothing about really. Except that they like tattoos, and I give tattoos. And for 30 minutes or so, we have something in common that we can talk about. Even though I've heard all the questions they ask 100 times before.

If you have something in common with someone else, and talk to each other, you may find you have a few other things in common. If not, what have you really lost?

Friends? I have only a handful. I know them and they know me. What's mine is theirs and vice versa. Those people, I call Bros. And we're always there for each other. Even if we disagree, we're there.

And that my friend, took years to cultivate.