I have a very strong sense of "home". While I've traveled a great deal around the US, I've lived on a permanent basis within a dozen miles of where I was born. I have deep roots here and would not idly consider cutting them. This in no way implies a parochial viewpoint...my area does have flaws (some quite signifigant), but its merits still have great worth to me.
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"What is the thing we crave most in life? The sense that someone somewhere remembers and loves us.
Even better if we love them in return. Anything can be endured if that idea holds fast." -- Martin Cruz Smith, RED SQUARE
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