I saw the following on an Illinois friend’s FaceBook page and couldn’t stop laughing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znaeRtIzijU
These two Midwesterners nailed it–the cold (topping -4 degrees today), the hunting, the strolling through frozen cornfields, the hesitancy to “talk about feelings”–all of it!
I’ve lived in the Southeast for close to 30 years now, yet I am a Midwesterner at heart. I tell my girls that some identities are etched into our souls.
Cancer Hits the Streets 
….nothing like having a few assets – even frozen assets. When winter comes, can spring be far behind!?
Well said, Phil!
We’re experiencing a snow day in Alabama–pretty unusual in these parts and none too impressive compared to the snow storms of my Illinois youth!