Go Ahead, Try Drawing an Outline of the Midwest on a Map – Jenny Xie – The Atlantic Cities – Fascinating. My map would have looked like the one drawn by those who’ve lived most of their lives in the Midwest. It’s a pretty meaningless designation outside the US though, as nobody over here understands what it means. I always end up specifying “near Chicago.”
Important Note
This site features content going all the way back to 2000. The posts you’ll read reflect my views and writing style at the time. While I have gone back to clean up a few of them, I think it’s important not to sanitise too much. This site is a record of who I am and how I’ve grown. Any blog post written years ago may not reflect who I am today, nor how I would write about the same topic today.