> One expects California to have a lot of people in it. But early on, when there were fewer Rinkies, and Rinkies thought to be far removed (Mousie, Brunnen-G) turned out to have very close ties with Ohio, it was quite striking.

Can't say that this is necessarily a close tie, but my dad got his first job working at an NCR plant in Cambridge, OH. My parents lived there for a few years, typically coming back each weekend to see parents, before moving back to Pittsburgh and having yours truly. We drove past Cambridge on our way to and from Cincinnati.

Oh, and, uh, I've been to Ohio a lot. And can get some Ohio TV stations (well, at least one, out of Stuebenville) on the ol' bunny ears if I mess about with them enough.

TOM