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Dorgan: When you screw over your friends they go home
by wilbur
Excerpt: Opening paragraph
The announcement of Byron Dorgan’s retirement brought back one of the most searing memories from my childhood – and a lesson that I learn over and over again – when you screw over your friends because you think they have nowhere to go, they go home.  I grew up in a suburb of New York.  There was this rivalry between our neighborhood and one a block down.  We always seemed to be at war with each other.  The first snow often brought a massive snowball fight, and for the last couple of years our neighborhood had suffered humiliating retreats.  I was younger and a soldier in these snowball fights.  But this year I was growing taller and stronger and more athletic and more sure of myself and I was rising through the ranks.  By my side was my best friend Michael.  Even has a pre-teen he was a solid guy, very quiet, but also determined and exceptionally loyal.  He was always there with me and took my side in every dispute.  We hung out together quite a bit.  It was good having him around, knowing Michael would always have my back.
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As always,
BB