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Where Everyone Knows Your Name
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As my wife, Donna, and I were dating and
were trying to learn more about each other, we
talked about what we desired from life. Our
differences quickly became apparent. She grew
up in Los Angeles, and I grew up in the middle
of nowhere.
When I asked her where she wanted to live,
she said, “Tahiti would be nice.”
This was because she had come to Idaho for
college and had endured one of our winters.
However, she said she would settle for
anywhere a few degrees south of freezing to
death.
“What about the size of the town?” I asked.
That, to me, was the most important thing.
“What difference does that make?” she
replied.
“What differences does that make?” I
repeated in surprise. “Why, that makes all the
difference in the world!”
When I was growing up, our nearest
neighbor was almost a mile away. I knew every
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