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ever notice how each military town has its quirks?

the things that make it uniquely what it is...

and when your friends announce their next duty station,

you can name all of its distinguishing traits.

por ejemplo...

if you ever visit jacksonville, nc....

proud home of a Marine base,

and a quiet small town,

you’ll probably notice an abundance

of three kinds of places:

i. auto shops

ii. furniture stores

iii. strip joints

soooooo.

given how prevalent these places are

surely, a person could be forgiven

for thinking that an establishment called “Driftwood”

falls into category two.

and that person would be wrong.

because it belongs

to category three.

(or, as my teammate explained it,

sure, that place sells furniture!

like tall metal poles. and "pillows".)

[oohhhhhhh.]

luckily, i got educated before i went in to look for a new ottoman.

close call.