It takes a lot for me to feel lonely.  More than a month ago, I moved to a new town and started a new job.  A lot of my energy has gone into getting used to my job and to learning (or not learning) the secret of waking up early and arriving at work before sunrise every morning.  I have spoken to people at work and to people at each church I’ve visited, as well as to some family and friends on the phone.  But outside of work, Sunday church, and occasional phone conversations, I have spoken very little to anyone in the past few weeks.  As some may call it, I have been “unsociable and taciturn”, and yet I have barely noticed.

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