I've called several places home other than my forever sweet home - Alabama! New Orleans - a home that still draws me in ways that I don't understand. SW Virginia - where the people are good as gold, the land rich in history and beholden to the future. Georgia - my 2nd home and where much of life has unfolded and continues to do so.
And tonight I once again realize... I'm "from" all these places. I'm "of" these places - a product of them.
I read al.com everyday (Everything Alabama) to keep up with all that's going on at "home". I watch Hurricane Katrina videos on youtube.com and I ache for my n'awlins the way it was. I go to bristolnews.com , not CNN.com to mourn for the loss at Va Tech, just up the road. And tonight in Georgia, I'm taken aback in sadness and shock for the loss of life, the tragedy of unwarranted, needless death.
First Katrina, then the Bluffton bus accident here in Atlanta and now the shootings at Va Tech. It's just plain sad. And it hits home.
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I cried "Please, sir, may I have some more?" and, alas, the cupboard was not bare. Having feasted on your words once again, I am sated. Don't forget, e2, you also have a "home" with us. "My other brother" is how I describe you to friends. We've all been touched by you, you are incredibly important to us, and you are part of our hearts forever. Love you! Deb
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