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-Holden feels pure happiness and genuine freedom from his depression watching Phoebe play of the carousel. "I felt so damn happy all of a sudden, the way old Phoebe kept going around and around. I was damn near bawling." (Salinger, Chapter 25, Page 213). Holden gets over his depression and just enjoys the moment with his sister.

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-Holden feels lonely and misses phoebe, he sneaks into his house and talks to her. They get in a fight about why he didn't try in school. ""Oh why did you do it?" She meant why did I get the ax again. It made me sort of sad" (Salinger, Chapter 22, Page 166). Phoebe is one of the only people that Holden cares what she thinks about him. She makes him realize that he is still depressed and nostalgic of his past , making him know what he wants to do.

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6) Holden has a meltdown on his date with Sally

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6) Holden has a meltdown on his date with Sally

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-Holden starts with saying that he hates everything and then he realizes his dream is to leave New York and move to a nature filled area and have a wife and kids. ""Here's my idea. How would you like to get the hell out of here?" (Salinger, Chapter 17, Page 132). He invites Sally because he's tired of being alone and bored with his life, even though he doesn't even like Sally that much. He realizes what he really wants in life.

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In 1968 the state of Vermont passed a landmark anti-billboard law and the landscape has been billboard-free ever since. The law was the result of the extraordinary efforts of one man, Ted Riehle (1924 - 2007), who was determined to preserve the natural beauty of Vermont.

According to John Kessler, chair of the Travel Information Council, the law's original goals remain the same today:

"We need to provide information to the traveler, but do not want to compromise our natural scenery. Tourism is the number one industry in the state. And the lack of advertising is one of the most commonly reported things that visitors appreciate about Vermont." [ source]

Nathaniel Gibson continues:

"Businesses may display an on-premise sign up to 150 square feet... Off-premise signs - the official name for billboards - are not allowed, unless TIC grants an exemption. Exemptions are typically granted for reasons of public safety and convenience." [ source]

Below you will find 15 compelling reasons why Vermont (along with Alaska, Hawaii and Maine) banned billboards.

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In 1968 Vermont Banned Billboards. Here's Why

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In 1968 the state of Vermont passed a landmark anti-billboard law and the landscape has been billboard-free ever since. The law was the end-result of the extraordinary efforts of one man, Ted Riehle (1924 - 2007), who was determined to preserve the natural beauty of his home state.

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-Maurice comes to his hotel room to collect the money from Sunny's job the night before, Holden says that Maurice was liar because he said five dollars and now they are asking for ten. Maurice fights him for the money. "All of a sudden I started to cry. I'd give anything if I hadn't, but I did." (Salinger, Chapter 14, Page 103). Holden was ashamed and hated himself for being scared, but didn't know how to handle the situation.

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This article is about the human shedding of tears. For other uses, see Crying (disambiguation).

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4) Holden orders a prostitute and then changes his mind.

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4) Holden orders a prostitute and then changes his mind.

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-Holden pays for a prostitute to come to his room at the hotel, then he gets nervous and decides he just wants to talk. "I'll pay you and all, but do you mind very much if we don't do it?"..."The trouble was, I just didn't want to do it. I felt more depressed than sexy" (Salinger, Chapter 13, Page 96). Holden was lonely and just wanted some attention. He kept to his morals and realizes he is indecisive.

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You try to be proactive and make decisions. You really do. But whether it's what movie to watch or what to eat, the choices in your life are often too hard to make. Your perpetual indecision haunts you in every little choice of your day.

1. "I don't care!" is your go-to response during decision-making.

2. Your friends often lament your inability to make decisions.

3. They have to slowly pull decisions out of you.

4. Picking out an outfit could take days.

5. Making dinner plans is like pulling teeth.

6. And choosing what to order at a restaurant is a pressure filled situation.

7. You spend more time searching for a movie on Netflix than actually watching one.

8. Navigating your feelings towards a potential love interest is borderline impossible.

9. Your inability to choose often leaves you alone and inactive.

10. You have tried every technique in the book to help you make a choice.

11. Yet you often have to relinquish any hope that you will ever be anything but indecisive.

12. However, there are always some choices that are easy.

Your indecisiveness may affect various aspects of your daily life. But, luckily you have people around you who will help you make decisions on issues that really matter, like choosing a career or picking toppings on your pizza.

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12 Realities Of The Perpetually Indecisive

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You try to be proactive and make decisions. You really do. But whether it's what movie to watch or what to eat, the choices in your life are often too hard to make. Your perpetual indecision haunts you in every little choice of your day. Your indecisiveness may affect various aspects of your daily life.

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3) Holden talks to the women on the train

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3) Holden talks to the women on the train

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-Holden makes a character for himself and lies to the women on the train, Ernest Morrow's mother, about her son. Holden says ""Old Ernie," I said. "He's one of the most popular boys at Pencey." while he was thinking "Her son was doubtless the biggest bastard that ever went to Pencey" (Salinger, Chapter 8, Page 54). Holden felt the need to tell her his name was Rudolf and lie to her about her son to make her happy. Holden isn't comfortable being himself, but he still wants to make others happy to keep her attention on him, he didn't want to be neglected.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." That is what Forest Gump claims. He apparently never met someone with Gastroparesis. When a GPer is handed a box of chocolates, you know exactly what you are going to get. You're going to get.....sick. We have been handed the chocolate that is full of all the disgusting jellies and nuts that manufacturers ruin chocolates with. This is why I like to use a different analogy for the life of someone with Gastroparesis: life is like a train. (This is actually applicable to anyone, but seems to be particularly true for GPers.)

You are probably asking yourself: how exactly is life like a train? If you're a GPer, you're probably thinking "Yes, hit by a train". However, I'm not talking about life being like getting hit by a train. I'm talking about life being like sitting in that train car and just puttering along like anyone else.

This whole concept of life being like a train started years and years ago for me. Someone (much wiser than me at the time) told me this analogy and I didn't pay much attention to it. For some reason, it stuck with me and the older I have gotten the more I have found it to be true. Here is what was told to me all those years ago. Life is like a train. People will ride with you for different periods of time and people will steadily enter/exit the train car. People will also get up and move around within the train.

Hopefully, you are now on board with the train analogy. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun!) The key point to the train analogy is that people are headed in different directions and moving along different paths and at different rates. As people's lives changes they enter/exit your train car. At any given point in time, the people in your train car are the people that are moving in the same direction as you, have similar goals/interests, and are moving at the same rate. As life changes, someone may exit your train car for no other reason than they are headed to a different place or at a different speed. You might someday see them again, but for the present moment in time the train car isn't going to the same place.

You might also have people in your train car that move to another area of the train for awhile. You might not see them for awhile, but when they come back you have a lot to talk about. These are typically your childhood friends and family. In real life, you might not see each other often, but it is like no time has passed since you last spoke.

This analogy has helped me tremendously since my Gastroparesis has become worse. It is very easy to feel like you are all alone in that train car and the outside world is flying past you at an alarming rate. You may feel like there was a mass exodus from the train car so that they can escape the GP car that is about to go over the cliff into a severe wreckage. This is when it is important to look around and see who is still on the train with you. These are the people that are in it for the long haul. These are the people who will get creative with supporting your Gastroparesis fight. Yes, your car may have less people on it. I would argue that you now have more quality on your train and who wouldn't rather have quality over quantity.

It is extremely important to remember that it is okay if people leave your train car. Yes, it hurts and is sad but it is a basic fact of life. People would enter/exit your train car regardless of Gastroparesis. Yes, more people may leave because of GP than otherwise would have, but the people who stayed on the train are in it for the long haul. They will be there for you no matter what.

So remember, people may move in and out of your life but that is okay. It is okay to let people go because you are headed different directions. Appreciate the time that you had with them, but prepare yourself to say hello to the new people entering the car. There may be more of them than you think. You might not have seen them enter while you were saying goodbye or while you were sick from the bumpy ride.

~Millie

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Life is Like a Train (Not a Box of Chocolates)

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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." That is what Forest Gump claims. He apparently never met someone with Gastroparesis. When a GPer is handed a box of chocolates, you know exactly what you are going to get. You're going to get.....sick.

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-Holden gets jealous of Stadlater going on a date with Jane and starts a fist fight with him. "I tried to sock him, with all my might, right smack in the toothbrush, so it would split his goddam throat open." (Salinger, Chapter 5, Page 43). Holden liked Jane and wanted her to be respected because she was a good friend from his childhood. Holden is obsessed with admiring and wanting to protect kids from the stresses and phonies of adulthood. He still thinks of Jane as the same girl that he used to know and is upset that he can't save her or himself from becoming an adult.

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Holden is kicked out of Pencey for not applying himself. 

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Holden is kicked out of Pencey for not applying himself. 

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1) -"They kicked me out. I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation, on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all." (Salinger, Chapter 1, page 4). Holden doesn't try in school because he doesn't like the idea of ending up like an average adult, which is what he knows will happen to him if he goes to college. Holden is also depressed so he doesn't feel the need or motivation to be successful or competitive

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