I really like doing these podcast.

I don't know if y'all knew that or not, but it's one of my favorite things in the world

to do.

Let's put together a podcast and upload.

I love it.

This one's a little bit longer than normal.

I think I've got six stories in this one.

I'll explain what's going on as we move along.

But I really want you to enjoy it.

So let's get moving.

All right.

Here we go.

Here is a story from the State of Maine.

The writer says I can use his first name, but he actually works for a government agency.

So I'm going to play it safe and not even mention his first name, but he'll know.

I'm reading a story when he hears it, if he hears it.

Here's what he writes.

I grew up enjoying the outdoors, hunting and fishing as much as I could.

Probably at the expense of my high school GPA at times.

When I left high school, I went into the United States Army as an airborne light infantryman.

In two different units, I was in the battalion scout platoon, which in a light battalion is

something you have to be selected for.

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