Eli Loots was my freshman year roommate. The others in the dorm took bets on who would kill the other first. I think we both came a little closer to center during our time together. Brent Ragar lived in my dorm at Arkansas during my senior year. I felt a sense of kinship with him since he was also a White House Presidential Scholar.
Brent just picks stuff up amazingly quickly.
He taught himself Perl in a couple of weeks. I always enjoyed my time with Brent. Ben Winnick was a sophomore at Arkansas when I was a senior there. Ben's artistic flair and self-deprecating humor were always a joy to behold. I don't think I'll be able to write about enough of my friends to make this anywhere near complete.