Do you have a lot of long-distance relationships in your life? Do you sometimes tend to feel very sad about that, and feel a deep yearning for them? In the technological dark ages of my youth, when the phone would ring, Dad would pick it up.
And then I’d hear, “Hey Bet, quick. Get on the phone. It’s so and so calling long distance.” And Mother would come flying. Not only did a long-distance call cost a lot of money, but the message must be very special for a loved one to phone in. Hopefully, the news was happy.
But sometimes it was because whoever was on the other end of the line needed comfort or quick information. So being there was paramount. After all, it was “long-distance.” Now when you think of long-distance, it has nothing to do
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