I have lived all over the word thanks to my military career and wouldn’t have changed anything. I went back to California for a high school reunion and felt sorry for classmates who stayed right where they were all their lives. Unbelievably boring. Ever American needs to get out and see the world. On an additional note, isn’t it fascinating that both O’Reilly and Limbaugh were draft-dodgers? I find it difficult to believe that anyone who considers themselves a conservative would avoid their duty to their country.
There’s a country song called “The House That Built Me” and I was telling a friend that it made me sad to know that I didn’t have such a place because of moving all the time. She laughed and said that she’d always been envious of me because I’d gotten to see so much of the world and she’d spent most of her life here in Alabama. I had to agree - wonder if some country singer couldn’t sing something about the base housing that built them. PS: And speaking of going back for your HS reunion in CA - I went to two of mine - Atwater HS, Class of 68.