[December 2000 journal entry]
From the beginning of my simultaneous educational and existential reconstruction in the early 1970s until the present, I have considered it essential to speak consistently in the increasingly diverse relationships and conversations in which I participate rather than attempt to keep these relationships and conversations separate/compartmentalized. Along the way, I have had to prioritize these relationships and conversations (e.g., the central and non-negotiable status of my friendship with Dr. Korones).