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Its interesting the terms you use.  KR is family, which means one thing.  I have two families, the one I was born into and the one I have acquired over the decades.  Whereas I am close to several of my biological relatives, I am close to all my chosen family.  Favors are different from famil,. in that they are not by definition done for friends.  Most the favors I do are for those with whom I am well acquainted.  that I chose to extend a familial relationship with someone does not make them a friend.

As you know, favors differ in complexity, with the most difficult ones to grant being those that take time.  "Ask of me anything you want save more time."  Napoleon  Those that merely require an introduction or the use of some item not currently needed are simple, even though due to the components they may seem hard.  I find as I age that time is the most precious commodity.  A wonderful book with an excellent screen adaptation which provides a fine illustration of this is Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes."

Calling people friends is a common thing, yet I ask you (all) to define what earns the sobriquet. 
Do you know what makes me laugh?  What makes me cry?  What emotionally upsets me?  If not, how can you call yourself my friend.  these are not absolutes, but they are part of what is important to me.  Will I extend myself for those who are not my friends?  Absolutely yes, no doubt whatsoever.  Ask around   That I would extend myself for someone in no way means I necessarily consider that someone a friend.
I try not to be snobbish in such matters, because the word gets overused.  Probably best is that those with whom I consider myself well acquainted are those whom many others would call friends. 

IG, I try very hard to have my secondary character conform to the common usage of friend. 

Your slant is perfect for Paul Y.  It is just different from that which I have.  Yet, outside the fact that I desire to sell a few books IG (they will be at the Market Faire, if they are not considered anachronistic IG, a question I have already asked in private), we are not that far apart in practice.

Paul is my friend.

Word up.

Although I am glad for you what is the significance of that to me, Joe?

None Charlie.  I was trying to let Paul know he wasnt off the mark when it comes to his friends at KR. 

Thank you Joe for those words.  They mean a lot to me.

Charles, I pm'd you the address to send those books.

I PMed back that UPS does not deliver to PO Boxes and they weigh too much to mail.  Could you take a few boxes at the next Event, say 100 pounds, mixed softbound and hardback from a variety of genres?