Eep! So many stories! I honestly couldn't pick one, because so much to choose from overwhelms me. If you have a couple that you really like, I could try to do one of those?

I love blanket permission. I give blanket permission too, and some neat things have happened because of it :)

I know what you mean on the accent! I grew up in Texas and Arkansas but somehow dodged the accent (other than a few vowel sounds) through being a weird kid, haha. But my sister actually managed to get on Wheel of Fortune, and when she got home and watched the recording, she was like Ohhh my god, I didn't know I had that much of an accent! Funny thing about talking to her on the phone is, when we hang up, I can do a southern accent for a while. Nothing wrong with them--soooo many people have them! And one of the podficcers I really like (can't remember her name right now) has a pretty obvious accent, too. But I do get not wanting people to hear you and judge you on it. It sucks that southerners get such a bad rap!