Starting over.... again, and again.
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if you think it is hot and humid NOW, wait until July andAugust....a mosquito got in the house last night, i whipped it to death with a dish towel after a 20 minute chase...as for repellant...
the Bounce dryer sheets (or the store brand) work well when you have to go out in the evening....and it smells better than Listerine.
the Bounce dryer sheets (or the store brand) work well when you have to go out in the evening....and it smells better than Listerine.
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I got thinking about a couple of things
and wanted to pas them on to you -
one -
bread molds like ... overnight in humid places.
so keep the bread in the fridge.
it won't stop it molding but it'll slow it down.
chips become soft and chewy if left open.
(I truthfully did not know they would stay crispy until I moved west)
there are WAAAYYYY more bugs on the east coast.
negative - skeeters and roaches
positive - luna moths and lightningbugs.
jus' sayin'.
wet soap put into the soap tray
without something to lift it off the flat part
will turn into some kind of unholy GOO
overnight.
I used to get HUGE cokes
and put a piece of ice
under my wristbands
when I was teaching riding lessons
it really helped to stay cool.
well.
cool....ER.
oh and your hair will go permanently flat.
and probably change color.
"soft' water on the east coast.
When I moved out west
(Bozeman and Butte are 'mountain desert')
my very fine but THICK hair
went RADIOACTIVE huge
and turned red in the hard sulfur water here.
Just a couple of things I thought about
watching the dogs today.
and wanted to pas them on to you -
one -
bread molds like ... overnight in humid places.
so keep the bread in the fridge.
it won't stop it molding but it'll slow it down.
chips become soft and chewy if left open.
(I truthfully did not know they would stay crispy until I moved west)
there are WAAAYYYY more bugs on the east coast.
negative - skeeters and roaches
positive - luna moths and lightningbugs.
jus' sayin'.
wet soap put into the soap tray
without something to lift it off the flat part
will turn into some kind of unholy GOO
overnight.
I used to get HUGE cokes
and put a piece of ice
under my wristbands
when I was teaching riding lessons
it really helped to stay cool.
well.
cool....ER.
oh and your hair will go permanently flat.
and probably change color.
"soft' water on the east coast.
When I moved out west
(Bozeman and Butte are 'mountain desert')
my very fine but THICK hair
went RADIOACTIVE huge
and turned red in the hard sulfur water here.
Just a couple of things I thought about
watching the dogs today.
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Originally Posted by Fandy 
.... if you think it is hot and humid NOW, wait until July andAugust ....
Originally Posted by Fandy
....a mosquito got in the house last night, i whipped it to death with a dish towel after a 20 minute chase ....
Originally Posted by Fandy
....the Bounce dryer sheets (or the store brand) work well when you have to go out in the evening....and it smells better than Listerine ....
* makes note; load shotgun with Listerine soaked Bounce sheets *
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Originally Posted by barb dwyer
....bread molds like ... overnight in humid places. ....
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
....so keep the bread in the fridge. ....
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
....chips become soft and chewy if left open. ....
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
.... there are WAAAYYYY more bugs on the east coast.....
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
.... wet soap put into the soap tray
without something to lift it off the flat part
will turn into some kind of unholy GOO....
without something to lift it off the flat part
will turn into some kind of unholy GOO....
.......
.......
.......
....... maybe I'll just put _me_ in the fridge, seems like the only safe place around here !!!
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
....I used to get HUGE cokes and put a piece of ice under my wristbands ....
* maybe I should move to the North Pole *
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
.... oh and your hair will go permanently flat.....
Originally Posted by barb dwyer
....my very fine but THICK hair went RADIOACTIVE huge and turned red in the hard sulfur water here. ....
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thank for the tips, I gotta lot of learning to do
Mike
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Mike,
sorry about getting your hopes up about mountains. I was thinking of West Va.
If you get one of those great big outside oscillating fans, it will blow the mosquito's away from you, if you wanna sit outside. And if you spray yourself with some water as you are doing that, it will feel really good and cool you off. I hate to see you have to stay indoors all summer...
hugs
chicory
sorry about getting your hopes up about mountains. I was thinking of West Va.
If you get one of those great big outside oscillating fans, it will blow the mosquito's away from you, if you wanna sit outside. And if you spray yourself with some water as you are doing that, it will feel really good and cool you off. I hate to see you have to stay indoors all summer...
hugs
chicory
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Originally Posted by laurie6781
For Mosquitoes, get a big bottle of Listerine mouth wash, put some in a spray bottle and when you are going to sit out spray the area around where you will sit and if going walking spray yourself. They hate it and will leave you alone.
Originally Posted by DesertEyes
yup. 'course, the locals are having their own culture shock now that _I_ am here. I keep asking questions that I think are perfectly normal, but they get the weirdest look on their face. Like "where's a good place to get a massage? and do they serve decent sushi with it?"
Hi, Mike - I'd seen your posts in the little-bit-over-a-month since I (gratefully and happily) found SR. Just read this thread today and feel like I've entered a wonderful party full of happy people where I can feel welcome, too. I love your sense of humor, appreciate how you've done what you needed to do to start again and again and again...and I pray that you find a healing balm for your aching bones VERY very soon!
thanks for being here and for passing on all the useful stuff you've learned. (Small words, big on gratitude.)
My own experience from moving from the high and dry (Colorado/31 yrs, New Mexico/4 yrs) to Nearby You in VA, and Also Humid, Asheville NC for 10 months in 1999/2000 (also due, like you, to needing work):
My somewhat wavy hair went Shirley Temple CURLY.
I learned from coworkers that, where I was used to starting the car in advance to let it heat up in the winter, the new habit would be to start the car in advance to get the A/C to cool it down in the summer
When you have to be outside in the summer, walk slow and breathe slow
Take lukewarm showers with the door open and a fan in the doorway blowing the air conditioning toward the tub so you can actually feel dry for five minutes after toweling off, before you feel moist again
In the winter, that thar humi-diditty turns the roads to ice, quickly, and the locals don't even seem to notice - just be aware
Last but CERTAINLY not least - - - I was only there 10 months before something opened up to send me out West again - I hugged the first Safeway and Walgreens I found
I hope the best for you!
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Re: Basements in Las Vegas
You know Mike that some of the 'older' homes in the original Las Vegas do have basements.
I owned one in North Las Vegas, roflmao
That thought had flitted through my head this morning and i wanted to tell you that, lol
Love and hugs,
I owned one in North Las Vegas, roflmao
That thought had flitted through my head this morning and i wanted to tell you that, lol
Love and hugs,
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Well, I'd like to say it's better up here near the Canada border, but it's 75F right now, at midnight. Extremely humid too, there are supposed to be thunder storms anytime now. Haven't installed an air conditioner yet(yep, that's right, no central air, only window AC units) so just dealing with it the best I can.
The 2 1/2 years I spent in the south? I was constantly miserable, and thank goodness for the central air I had then, because I really don't think I would've survived.
I do miss Sonic though..we're supposed to get one next year.
The 2 1/2 years I spent in the south? I was constantly miserable, and thank goodness for the central air I had then, because I really don't think I would've survived.
I do miss Sonic though..we're supposed to get one next year.
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Haha, I'm FROM Virginia, so I know how tough it must be for you, getting acclimated.
Virginians are pretty nice people when you get down to it, though. There's a lot of hospitality there. THat's why they say "Virginia is for lovers." But yeah..I'm in California now and MUCH prefer it.
If you ever have any questions about that weird state you moved to , or just need general advice, don't hesitate to hit me up!
Virginians are pretty nice people when you get down to it, though. There's a lot of hospitality there. THat's why they say "Virginia is for lovers." But yeah..I'm in California now and MUCH prefer it.
If you ever have any questions about that weird state you moved to , or just need general advice, don't hesitate to hit me up!
Originally Posted by DesertEyes
Starting over.... again, and again.
I've heard in meetings that the fastest way to make the HP laugh is to tell Him your plans. Well, my HP must think I'm a comedian headlining at a Vegas casino the way my plans keep falling apart.
First, I had planned to live happily ever after with my lovely wife. We had three small companies moving along nicely, a beautiful little house and a perfect life. Then she got very ill, got addicted to pain pills, the economy went south along with the companies and it all fell apart. Twenty years of marriage ended, and that hurt.
I moved to Las Vegas, got divorced, and started over. Got a new career going, made tons of new friends, met a fantastic young lady and we set up house in a charming little condo. I was all settled in and back on track for that happily ever after deal.
Well.... young lady is recovering from a nasty eating disorder, except that she wasn't all that recovering. Turns out it was more like some times recovering sometimes not. Economy kept going downhill and there went the company I was working for. By now I had learned a mountain of recovery skills from al-anon and this wonderful forum, so I set some boundaries and stuck to them. Young lady decided she'd rather get high on not eating, along with ocassional explosions of violent temper, etc., etc. I don't have to explain to you guys what it's like living with an addict. That lasted only 6 years, so I'm getting better at this.
My company closed up the shop and laid off all 200 employees. I did some verbal arm-twisting and threatening cuz they wanted us all out of the building and gone in 3 days. No severance, no transfers, no nothing. ( I learned a lot about manipulation and verbal games from living with _two_ addicts over the years, so there are _some_ benefits to being a codie )
The economy in Las Vegas has been going from terrible to worse, and I have always kept an eye on the job market. There's just _nothing_. I know guys my age who are lucky to work graveyard as limo drivers, and have to get 3 or 4 roomates and still have trouble paying the rent. With all my health problems, that was not an option for me. So I managed a transfer within the same company, out of Las Vegas and alllllllll the way over to Virginia.
They gave me 3 days to move, or else. I called their bluff and managed to get out here in 3 weeks. Bounced around from one hotel to another chasing discounts untill I got an apartment and finally got internet access again.
This is a whole different world from where I come from. I am having major culture shock. For one thing, they have these major downpours every few days ( they call them "drizzle" ) and then the lights go out ( they call it a "blackout" ). I learned how to operate an "umbrella" and that people go to work on a "metro". They don't even have parking lots downtown !!!! It's like these people just don't know how to live with a car.
They talk funny too
So hear I am. Starting a new life.... again. Have met some interesting people here and there. Will make friends in time. The meetings are much smaller, but it's the same program and the same feeling of acceptance. I am going to stay away from "happily ever after" and all that stuff for awhile. I really suck at it and it hurts like ****** when it blows up in my face.
On the other hand, the good times have been fantastic and I wouldn't trade that for anything. My life has been better than I ever could have imagined, all things considered. I still have tons of boxes to unpack, a new job to get used to, a whole new bunch of doctors to find, a looooooong commute to work and all kinds of new things to learn.
Like this thing in the air they call "humidity". It's the weirdest thing, like you're walking around in a sauna all day !!!
Mike
I've heard in meetings that the fastest way to make the HP laugh is to tell Him your plans. Well, my HP must think I'm a comedian headlining at a Vegas casino the way my plans keep falling apart.
First, I had planned to live happily ever after with my lovely wife. We had three small companies moving along nicely, a beautiful little house and a perfect life. Then she got very ill, got addicted to pain pills, the economy went south along with the companies and it all fell apart. Twenty years of marriage ended, and that hurt.
I moved to Las Vegas, got divorced, and started over. Got a new career going, made tons of new friends, met a fantastic young lady and we set up house in a charming little condo. I was all settled in and back on track for that happily ever after deal.
Well.... young lady is recovering from a nasty eating disorder, except that she wasn't all that recovering. Turns out it was more like some times recovering sometimes not. Economy kept going downhill and there went the company I was working for. By now I had learned a mountain of recovery skills from al-anon and this wonderful forum, so I set some boundaries and stuck to them. Young lady decided she'd rather get high on not eating, along with ocassional explosions of violent temper, etc., etc. I don't have to explain to you guys what it's like living with an addict. That lasted only 6 years, so I'm getting better at this.
My company closed up the shop and laid off all 200 employees. I did some verbal arm-twisting and threatening cuz they wanted us all out of the building and gone in 3 days. No severance, no transfers, no nothing. ( I learned a lot about manipulation and verbal games from living with _two_ addicts over the years, so there are _some_ benefits to being a codie
)The economy in Las Vegas has been going from terrible to worse, and I have always kept an eye on the job market. There's just _nothing_. I know guys my age who are lucky to work graveyard as limo drivers, and have to get 3 or 4 roomates and still have trouble paying the rent. With all my health problems, that was not an option for me. So I managed a transfer within the same company, out of Las Vegas and alllllllll the way over to Virginia.
They gave me 3 days to move, or else. I called their bluff and managed to get out here in 3 weeks. Bounced around from one hotel to another chasing discounts untill I got an apartment and finally got internet access again.
This is a whole different world from where I come from. I am having major culture shock. For one thing, they have these major downpours every few days ( they call them "drizzle" ) and then the lights go out ( they call it a "blackout" ). I learned how to operate an "umbrella" and that people go to work on a "metro". They don't even have parking lots downtown !!!! It's like these people just don't know how to live with a car.
They talk funny too
So hear I am. Starting a new life.... again. Have met some interesting people here and there. Will make friends in time. The meetings are much smaller, but it's the same program and the same feeling of acceptance. I am going to stay away from "happily ever after" and all that stuff for awhile. I really suck at it and it hurts like ****** when it blows up in my face.
On the other hand, the good times have been fantastic and I wouldn't trade that for anything. My life has been better than I ever could have imagined, all things considered. I still have tons of boxes to unpack, a new job to get used to, a whole new bunch of doctors to find, a looooooong commute to work and all kinds of new things to learn.
Like this thing in the air they call "humidity". It's the weirdest thing, like you're walking around in a sauna all day !!!
Mike
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Hi Mike! Lovely to have you back.
Those awful Mozzies deserve a barrel or 2. Listening to the whine as 1 flies about taking aim at part of my anatomy, drives me insane. Before shooting, apply repellant.
Those awful Mozzies deserve a barrel or 2. Listening to the whine as 1 flies about taking aim at part of my anatomy, drives me insane. Before shooting, apply repellant.
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Very inspiring story. The real test of a person seems to be how well they handle the bad times and curve balls that life likes to throw at us. Your living proof of that old saying, "You can't keep a good man down"!!
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Originally Posted by chicory
... sorry about getting your hopes up about mountains. I was thinking of West Va. ....
Originally Posted by chicory
... I hate to see you have to stay indoors all summer...
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Originally Posted by MeredithD1
... Just read this thread today and feel like I've entered a wonderful party full of happy people where I can feel welcome, too....
and thank you for the lovely compliments, you're a doll.
Originally Posted by MeredithD1
... to start the car in advance to get the A/C to cool it down in the summer..
Originally Posted by MeredithD1
... Take lukewarm showers with the door open and a fan in the doorway blowing ...
Originally Posted by MeredithD1
...walk slow and breathe slow ...
Originally Posted by MeredithD1
...that thar humi-diditty turns the roads to ice ...
Originally Posted by MeredithD1
...I was only there 10 months before something opened up to send me out West again ...
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Originally Posted by laurie6781
You know Mike that some of the 'older' homes in the original Las Vegas do have basements..... I owned one in North Las Vegas, roflmao
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Originally Posted by pixilation
.... Well, I'd like to say it's better up here near the Canada border, but it's 75F right now, at midnight. Extremely humid too, there are supposed to be thunder storms anytime now....
* passing cool, dry air thru the internet to pixie *
Originally Posted by pixilation
....Haven't installed an air conditioner yet(yep, that's right, no central air, only window AC units) so just dealing with it the best I can.....
Aluminum foil on the windows to keep out the sun (works better if you duck tape it to the _outside_ rather than the inside ) lots of little fans cuz we couldn't afford the big ceiling ones. Yeah, it can be rough, but those window A/C units are a life saver.
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Originally Posted by sandrawg
.... Virginians are pretty nice people when you get down to it, though. There's a lot of hospitality there .....
Originally Posted by sandrawg
.... THat's why they say "Virginia is for lovers." .....
I think I'm going to back off that whole relationship thing for awhile. Last two _really_ blew up in my face so I think I'll just stay out of that whole playing field for a year or three.
Originally Posted by sandrawg
.... I'm in California now and MUCH prefer it. .....
but then I'm already here, and I hear there's a wonderful Art Museum downtown, and there's a zillion birds in the trees ( if I could only find my big lenses for my cameras !!!! ) so maybe I'll wait a year or three before I try to move out. Maybe I'll just make Virginia my "romance rehabilitation" vacation.
Originally Posted by sandrawg
.... If you ever have any questions about that weird state you moved to , or just need general advice, don't hesitate to hit me up! .....
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Originally Posted by Jadmack25
Hi Mike! Lovely to have you back.
Those awful Mozzies deserve .....
Those awful Mozzies deserve .....
OMG I almost fell outta my chair. I'm going to have to print that.
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Originally Posted by BackToSquareOne
Very inspiring story. The real test of a person seems to be ....
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thanx to all of you for cheering me on and helping me laugh at my foolishness and remember to enjoy the good there is around here. No wonder I love SR so much, it's got the most wonderful alanoids in the world.
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There's plenty of mountains in VA too, Mike. Just 75 miles from DC is Shenandoah National Park...No need to hike...the beautiful Skyline Drive (Over a hundred miles through the Blue Ridge Mountains) has lots of wonderful places to stop and take amazing pictures...Last time I drove that way came across a mama bear and her cubs not 20 yards off the roadway...very cool.
There's plenty of love that doesn't have to be about romantic love; so I hope you find it in each smile you receive as your welcome to Virginia, Mike
.... THat's why they say "Virginia is for lovers."
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Originally Posted by greeteachday
There's plenty of mountains in VA too, Mike. Just 75 miles from DC ....
Originally Posted by greeteachday
...Last time I drove that way came across a mama bear and her cubs not 20 yards off the roadway...very cool ....
* starts googling for cheap motels in the area so I can stay a whole weekend *
Originally Posted by greeteachday
.... There's plenty of love that doesn't have to be about romantic love; so I hope you find it in each smile you receive as your welcome to Virginia, Mike ....
Couldn't make any meets today cuz of my health, but there's _3_ on my list tomorow, there's just so much to see and do out here. I'm starting to get a case of "kid in candy store" syndrome * lol *
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yet another reason to buy a shotgun
So I'm confused. Where the heck are you living? In DC? Or commuting to DC? I'm traveling for work to the Capitol this summer, if you're up for it, I can take you out for a cup of coffee or we can hit a protest. How often have you been to jail for protesting?
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Hey, Mike,
I was wondering where you'd been. WB, you'll adjust.
I moved here to NJ from Colorado, and talk about culture shock. I'd never heard of Camden (aka "the most dangerous city in the US" and, I believe, the fourth poorest) when I came out here to go to school--I thought it was a "college town", lol.
I had to learn sea-level cooking, too. Humidity (and mosquitos) I had experienced on family trips to Minnesota, but never lived with it longer than a couple of weeks at a stretch. And the air felt THICK.
Sounds like you are settling in--flexibility is a gift.
Hugs,
I was wondering where you'd been. WB, you'll adjust.
I moved here to NJ from Colorado, and talk about culture shock. I'd never heard of Camden (aka "the most dangerous city in the US" and, I believe, the fourth poorest) when I came out here to go to school--I thought it was a "college town", lol.
I had to learn sea-level cooking, too. Humidity (and mosquitos) I had experienced on family trips to Minnesota, but never lived with it longer than a couple of weeks at a stretch. And the air felt THICK.
Sounds like you are settling in--flexibility is a gift.
Hugs,
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Originally Posted by transformyself
.... So I'm confused. Where the heck are you living?.....
Which is all the geography I ever learned about the world outside of California. There's no people out here, at least not people that eat sushi and wear flip-flops < big silly grin >< silliness off >
I'm about an hour and a half west of D.C., and yes I commute in every day.... and back out every day.... and back in .... and back out.....
commuting sucks big time, no wonder people go crazy here.
Originally Posted by transformyself
.... if you're up for it, I can take you out for a cup of coffee .....
< except it will be a "latte" for me, I refuse to loose my california roots >
Originally Posted by transformyself
.... or we can hit a protest. How often have you been to jail for protesting?.....
I'm from California, and from the 60's. Back then the best way to score a date was to go to a protest on friday after school and spend the night in jail. Lots of time to chat and get to know people and sing songs and maybe meet a celebrity or two.
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Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... I was wondering where you'd been. WB ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... you'll adjust. ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... I moved here to NJ from Colorado, and talk about culture shock. ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... I'd never heard of Camden (aka "the most dangerous city in the US" and, I believe, the fourth poorest) when I came out here to go to school--I thought it was a "college town" ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... I had to learn sea-level cooking, too. ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... Humidity (and mosquitos) I had experienced on family trips to Minnesota, but never lived with it longer than a couple of weeks at a stretch. ....
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... And the air felt THICK. ....
* lol *
Originally Posted by LexieCat
.... Sounds like you are settling in--flexibility is a gift. ....
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Hey there Daisy
Could be, we should take half of your subconscious and half of my subconscious and we could come up with one healthy subconscious
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All kinds of peeps live out here. I've gotten a bunch of PM's from folks wanna get together for coffee.
Ya know, Montana is not all _that_ far
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Mike
Originally Posted by LuvInDaisy
I'm wondering if somehow at very deep subconsious level...
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Originally Posted by barb dwyer
You know -
I just had a thought, Mike -
you know who lives close to where you are?
The Tazman.......
I just had a thought, Mike -
you know who lives close to where you are?
The Tazman.......
Ya know, Montana is not all _that_ far
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You'll have to come here dude.
I'm not going east again.
Every time I go
it's like this invisible rubber band
yanks me back here.
I've been gone from GA
for twenty years
and haven't missed it ONCE
in all that time
but I can't be gone from MT
for more than a week
and I start getting
crazy homesick.
I'm where I'm supposed to be.
I'm not going east again.
Every time I go
it's like this invisible rubber band
yanks me back here.
I've been gone from GA
for twenty years
and haven't missed it ONCE
in all that time
but I can't be gone from MT
for more than a week
and I start getting
crazy homesick.
I'm where I'm supposed to be.
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