Mon, Jul 26, 2004
Dayton Redux
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Just completed my adventures in the Midwest and South. Will post my
notes from my trip over the next few days. -EEK (1Y4)
Some interesting facts about Dayton and Cincinnati, courtesy of
PaulVisscher and JasonCook: (1Y5)
- The Wright brothers are from Dayton. (1Y6)
- So are the Sheen's and the Lowe's. (1Y7)
- So is EdwinMoses. (1Y8)
- The aluminum can pop top was invented in Dayton. (1Y9)
- JerrySpringer? was mayor of Cincinnati, by all accounts a pretty
good one, until he was caught giving a check to a prostitute. The
check bounced. (1YA)
- There are no strip clubs in Cincinnati. Where do folks go for
adult entertainment? Dayton, of course. (1YB)
- The weather in Dayton is fairly moderate, as Midwestern towns go.
Apparently, even the bad weather avoids Dayton. (1YC)
I talked to many Midwesterners throughout the trip. None of them
raved about the area -- many complained about the people, the
politics, the lack of decent restaurants, etc. -- but few of them
had any desire to leave. I think a big part of that is family. (1YD)
I chatted with someone on my trip who suggested that folks on the West
Coast have adventurers' genes. After all, our history is one of
exploring the frontier and of immigration. (1YE)
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Posted at 3:54pm
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