A title, expressing by the originally personal notion of friendship, a proximity or confidence...

I've gone and done a periodic cleansing of my friends list.  Mostly a thinning of the herd, people who haven't posted in months or others who I skimmed, that sort of thing.  If you want back, let me know.  And hell, if you've friended me and I haven't friended you back and would like me to, speak up and maybe we can give it a whirl.