Advice from a small town girl

I am given to making sweeping general statements about myself, which upon examination turn out to be less than true.

For example, I frequently tell others that I am not a “people person.”

While it’s true that I usually prefer the company of animals to that of people, I hardly think I can be classified as a misanthrope.

I’m not comfortable in crowds. I don’t go to concerts. I prefer to wait to see a movie until I don’t have to sit next to strangers. I actually like it when we can’t find anyone to go to WSU basketball games with us, because it means I’ll have more room (although that may just be...