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• Saturday, September 13, 2008 08:58 PM

  @AKA Smith

  Maybe you need a medium sized town. About 50,000 or so. Enough stuff to be sane, far enough out to see the stars at night.

  So many small towns have been devastated by lack of jobs. I've seen towns here that are just destroyed. The lack of jobs, the big boxes, the destruction of downtown... the loss of culture. It's across the board.

  I ran screaming from Slidell...to wind up in a small town. At least in this one, I have some control of my destiny. I also do NOT have neighbors with chickens in the backyard.

  Yes, this election has gone on far too long.

  I am trying to get past some of my anger about the primary, but then there are so many who seem to have some sort of emotional investment in division.

  At the beginning of the primary season there was so much optimism.

  Yes, and I hate that some people just must destroy. They aren't necessarily good at it, but they seem to enjoy causing pain or fighting for the hell of it.

  No fabric store. Good Lord. That is just not civilized. I know what you mean about the "cold" people. They suck the life out of you. The library people are usually ok. The book club or scrapbooking are probably really good ideas.

  I wish you were here. If you get to New Orleans, go to Our Lady of Guadalupe's, the International Shrine of St. Jude on N. Rampart. It's one of the few churches where you see poor and rich, all races, all praying for a miracle. I've seen hookers (in the clothes) next to ladies in fur coats.

  We will get through this. And I will still be your friend in Wisconsin. Just remember that.

  —domini Read domini's other letters
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