The United States according to a Sales Operations Manager

Alabama	See Arkansas. (Roll Tide.)
Alaska	That was uncomfortably easy...
Arizona	Sunshine sounds nice
Arkansas	We don't do business here, do we? Oh we do? How?
California	?!?!?!??!!?!??!?!!?!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Colorado	OK Fine we'll make this exception to our policies for you.
Connecticut	New York Jr.
Delaware	Aren't we incorporated here?
Florida	I have this figured out thanks to Texas and California. I think. Wait, what?
Georgia	Hey guys... uhh... we do a lot of business here? Are we hiring?
Hawaii	I think I need to visit to make sure everything is going right...
Idaho	Reasonable demands, but I don't want to. I should re-establish our tier system...
Illinois	Is that regulation REALLY necessary?
Indiana	Yeah we'll get to that in a sec, but first let's talk football
Iowa	If you build it, they will come
Kansas	Kansas City is not in Kansas. Wait, it is?
Kentucky	How are they paying for this?
Louisiana	We have a conference here next year, right? I've been told to get beignets.
Maine	Why don't we do business here?
Maryland	We have two, like, really big programs running here somehow.
Massachusetts	We don't need to talk - here's an email with what I need from you...
Michigan	Oh yeah, Michigan.  Keep on trucking.
Minnesota	Land of 10,000 small contracts
Mississippi	See Arkansas.
Missouri	Pretty sure Kansas City is here.
Montana	We have a statewide deal with them
Nebraska	"Omahaww! Omahaww!" - Peyton Manning voice
Nevada	I think we can push back our meet time to when the floor opens.
New Hampshire	Not Vermont. See.Maine.
New Jersey	Chicago Regulations, New York speed.
New Mexico	"Let's open up a restaurant in Santa Fe." - Reminder: I pay too much in RENT.
New York	"The Sales team needs you to come here and explain this to them..."
North Carolina	This pace is nice. I think I could live in the South.
North Dakota	It's cold there. I don't think we have any business there.
Ohio	Calm down, Ohio.
Oklahoma	Military, Schools or Hospitals
Oregon	PNW FTW
Pennsylvania	I have not heard of the Poconos until I started this job
Rhode Island	We have some business here randomly.
South Carolina	Our Salesperson promised them WHAT?
South Dakota	SoNoDa.  (South of North Dakota)
Tennessee	Ostensibly this is different than Kentucky.
Texas	Seriously? Did you just try to push that by me?
Utah	Delta makes me stop here on my way to ________.
Vermont	This one is shaped like a V.
Virginia	There are too many lawyers in DC -and in Virginia by proxy.
Washington	Are we considering the PNW?
West Virginia	See Kentucky and Tennessee.
Wisconsin	Badger. Badger. Badger. Badger. Badger.MUSHROOM.
Wyoming	Crickets.

Batter Up

A raincloud of doubt reigns o'er me from above

I wield my instrument as it was designed, swatting at too many ideas

Drops of brilliance and cloudiness shaped by years of unconscious filters

Each year a new rung on the tree of life.

Seeking harmony with the falling rain.