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Weekend Wild Card — 10.1-2.16

I visited with a cousin of mine whom I hadn't seen in at least 50 years, last night at my sister's house in the greater Athol area. He's 6 years younger. So I was 15-16 and he was 9-10 the last time I saw him. We swapped stories and caught up on family news for three hours. The time flew by. I was amazed that he knew so many of my high school classmates, many of whom still live in my former hometown a half of a century later. I have wondered what it would be like if I'd lived here my whole life instead of the last 32 years. I suppose many of you would have known the goofy things I did as a kid. I can hear it now: Remember the time Dave ... Mebbe it's better that I didn't move here until age 34. All those who know the secrets of my formative years are either dead or live 800 miles away. Do you think it's better to live in one town all your life? Or to move to a town after you've become an adult? You can answer that question or start your own thread with this Weekend Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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