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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Our son went to college (track scholarship) in Nebraska.
When he told people he was from Idaho, they thought he had a speech impediment
and said "Iowa" or "Ohio". Then they finally got it, and began asking him about
the racist enclaves and how bad it is here for people of color....on the other
hand, he introduced them to ham and jam sandwiches and how to really do
both baked potatoes and lentils. Since all these folks were athletes, they much
appreciated cheap bulk food---tasty just made it better. His
apartment became the place for student athletes from midddle school through
college to gather for weekend meals, and they quickly learned that Idahoans
aren't the racist nut cases we look like in the evening news. Food and teachable
moments---what's better than that?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Debi Robinson-Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(Proud mom of Tony Smith, of T. Smith
Cycles---producing made-to-order quality bikes)</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=idahovandal1@live.com href="mailto:idahovandal1@live.com">Carl
Westberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2010 12:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Is there an
Idaho?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This has nothing to do with anything, but I had to call Social
Security this morning. In dealing with the very nice, pleasant robot
lady on the phone, I was asked what state I was born in. I replied very
clearly with "Idaho". To which she pleasantly, if robotically,
said, "I believe you said Puerto Rico. Is that correct?" I said
no, and she again asked me which state I was born in. "I-D-A-H-O", I
repeated clearly. Pause. "I'm sorry, I can't understand you.
We'll just skip this part." I'm not sure we exist. <BR><BR>
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