My favorite Republican.
He's a big shot real estate broker in this town. He has more money than I'll make in a lifetime. He owns 5 different Chevy's (that alone is enough to put him at the top of my list...yep, I'm a Chevy girl) and 2 homes, both worth well over $2 million a piece.
He's my favorite client. Been working with him for 12 years. He's old enough to be my dad, and occasionally acts like he is. He thinks I'm the best graphic artist/marketer he's ever met and over the years has learned to just dump stuff on me without explanation. He knows I'll take care of it. He gives me free advice on buying a home and today...offered to help the husband and me buy the house we're renting...for free.
Yes, he's a Republican, but not a Conservative. We don't really talk politics. He agrees that being in my position in life would probably make him think differently about things. He's constantly harrassing my boss into giving me a raise (I haven't gotten a raise in over 8 years) and better working conditions (the boss is a Libertarian).
But, best of all...I've had a shitty day. He just came in to pick up his job and he made me laugh. He also made me feel good about myself. It's tough to do in this town. People want the world for a buck and then don't appreciate it when you give it to them. I still haven't gotten over the difference in attitude between here (AZ) and Chicago. I keep thinking that when someone asks for a crappy design on a business card and I give them the 4 star version that they'll be grateful. I'd say it happens about one in twenty. This guy is different. He's always amazed at what I come up with and has learned to appreciate it when I rewrite his copy. One of these days, I'll get him to realize that not every sentence needs to end in an exclamation point. 
Anyway...he's my favorite Republican. He may be misguided politically, but he's a gem in this state. I'm in a way better mood, now.
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It's unavoidable in the reddest county in a red state.
There's more to life than politics.
What I get from them is in the vein of the latest Fox News propaganda.
And when i take that apart, they get pissed.
I'd really like to have some more intelligent friends, but that ain't easy in Alabama.
And I'm a native.
How'd I get to be so smart?
