Since we're on the topic of accents, I was born in Boston (actually near Boston to be exact) and started out there for a few years. However, I mostly grew up in Houston, TX, and so my early formative accent eventually got weeded out. I still remember getting made fun of because I couldn't say "cool" correctly! Anyway, now I don't think of myself as having a Texas accent. This notion was destroyed when I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon and people would ask, "So, where in Texas are you from?" before I even mentioned where I lived. When I hear myself speak on tapes and whatnot I still don't think I have an accent; perhaps it's just my use of the word "ya'll"?