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I grew up 30 miles north of Fort Drum (spent 23 years there). Summer was nice.........of course summer was the 4th of July 23 years! Now that IS a good reason to live in Florida Every time we went home for Christmas and I had to shovel snow, I said, "I sure am glad I live in Florida". Dad used to to tell me that shovelling snow, among a great number of things, is character building My dad used to say the same thing to me
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But when Territories are acquired in regions where there are differences in language, customs, and laws then great good fortune and much hard work are required to hold them. -Machiavelli, Il Principe, Book III-
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