The Under-engagement Phenomenon I live in a region of the country that isn’t quick to engage. As a matter of fact, my engagement efforts usually result in those smiles – you know the ones – that mean the pepper spray is just one more enthusiastic comment away. Don’t get me wrong – my homies here aren’t jumping to engage me via pepper spray, either. Yes, it’s the Midwest. But more than that, it’s the Heartland Midwest. Deep in. And here, the people are pleasant. They smile a lot. They make small talk in exactly the right circumstances. When something irrefutably awkward happens. At the library. During a book reading. When the (non-native) reader says, “Please, talk among yourselves!” Today, I went for a ski…
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