<p>^M’sMom: More heavy-handed sarcasm. Sorry.</p>
<p>I actually graduated from a midwestern university, one known for attracting nerds and social misfits, before marrying my smart, more socially adept, and stunningly beautiful midwestern wife of 24 still-getting-better years (Hi sweetie, are you there?!) </p>
<p>I even lived in Northfield, Minnesota for a year. Liked it, too, except for the part about removing the car battery every night in winter and carrying it up the apartment stairs so it would not freeze. Even that has left me a good story to tell. Oh, and one of my S2’s college choices was a little gem of a LAC in Minnesota. In some ways it was my personal favorite among his choices, but he chickened out due to the cold and the too-urban location. </p>
<p>He did not apply to any Ivies, but if he had picked one, it would have been Brown.</p>