Last night I finished reading American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodward and I’m proud to say Cindy is atypical of what the author claims are the standard attitudes of the region. I think Western North Dakota falls under the Midlander or Far West Nation, I’ll have to check.
Either way, Cindy is a well-educated, thoughtful person and probably, like me, someone who just didn’t fit in with her past surroundings. I think Minneapolis is a better fit but then again, I think everybody from the Dakotas with an IQ over 100 congregates to the Twin Cities because it’s their NYC. She has never been a “big gubmint stay away, don’t touch muh guns and oh yeah, how come my welfare check is late?” (the Far West’s Libertarian mindset).
Enough about the book, more about this nice, clever person.
Ok, a little. Today to kind of celebrate, I’m going to a book signing. The author (Michael Moorcock) isn’t Cindy’s cup of tea (Fantasy/Sci-Fi) yet my friend is nuts over books. I only wish she shared my passion for writing, hint, hint. She has a Master’s degree so I’m confident she could help me fine tune my delivery.
Wish my friend a big congrats! It’s really dark and cold in Minnesota, anything helps.