i have so much love for midwesterners. sales recruiters and people in television will tell you that most people are with me on this. midwestern accents have been shown in all sorts of studies to evoke impressions that a person is hardworking, family-oriented, honest, sensible, and unpretentious. i’m sure that growing up there accounts for a large portion of my bias, but i think my heart will always be in the midwest.
i rarely talk about politics on this blog, not because i don’t have strong feelings about the subject, but because i don’t want to upset anyone i care about. tod
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