Like, you said, southeastern Ohio is basically west-West Virginia.  That's Appalachian, not Southern.

So at what point did the large number of Germans settle into the Midwest?  Late seventeenth and early nineteenth century, I would think, right?

So at what point did the large number of Germans settle into the Midwest?  Late seventeenth and early nineteenth century, I would think, right?

I'd say that rural northern Ohio and rural southern Ohio are very similar.

I'd say that rural northern Ohio and rural southern Ohio are very similar.

@avclub-c156902f5b20b572848be18c11634dfb:disqus Yeah, Kansas at night is pretty creepy.  Some friends and I were driving back east from a road trip to the Southwest when we stopped at some motel in the middle of nowhere around 2am so we could crash for a few hours and sleep.  Nothing out of the ordinary happened, but…

@avclub-c156902f5b20b572848be18c11634dfb:disqus Yeah, Kansas at night is pretty creepy.  Some friends and I were driving back east from a road trip to the Southwest when we stopped at some motel in the middle of nowhere around 2am so we could crash for a few hours and sleep.  Nothing out of the ordinary happened, but…

Miller's style is good, but the nearly endless misogyny and antisemitism by nearly all of the characters gets pretty grating.  None of the characters come across as likable, and honestly I have a hard time differentiating any of the narrator's friends from one another.

Miller's style is good, but the nearly endless misogyny and antisemitism by nearly all of the characters gets pretty grating.  None of the characters come across as likable, and honestly I have a hard time differentiating any of the narrator's friends from one another.

Last Thursday I saw The Black Angels live, which was a great show.

Last Thursday I saw The Black Angels live, which was a great show.

I'm about 2/3rds of the way through Lawrence Lessig's Republic, Lost.  So far the book has been Lessig detailing the myriad of ways our government is screwed up, so it's been easy to agree with him.  I will repeat my criticism that I feel like he lets some of the politicians, lobbyists, and corporate execs off the…

I'm about 2/3rds of the way through Lawrence Lessig's Republic, Lost.  So far the book has been Lessig detailing the myriad of ways our government is screwed up, so it's been easy to agree with him.  I will repeat my criticism that I feel like he lets some of the politicians, lobbyists, and corporate execs off the…

@avclub-3eaaa7595f2420e94a301261b78c0d6c:disqus Canadian players gave zero credit to the Americans, so they were hardly a beacon of good sportsmanship.  Can't really blame any of the Americans for retorting when disrespected.  And, you know, the whole head-stomp thing isn't going to endear the Canadians to any of the…

@avclub-3eaaa7595f2420e94a301261b78c0d6c:disqus Canadian players gave zero credit to the Americans, so they were hardly a beacon of good sportsmanship.  Can't really blame any of the Americans for retorting when disrespected.  And, you know, the whole head-stomp thing isn't going to endear the Canadians to any of the…

You think?  There are times when they cut to a close-up shot of the player with the ball, but normally it's from the same wide-angle shot of the pitch that I've seen anywhere.  I didn't notice any difference when watching the Euro Cup when I was in Rome this summer, nor when I see Premier League games broadcast on…

You think?  There are times when they cut to a close-up shot of the player with the ball, but normally it's from the same wide-angle shot of the pitch that I've seen anywhere.  I didn't notice any difference when watching the Euro Cup when I was in Rome this summer, nor when I see Premier League games broadcast on…

I'll be looking forward to the announcement of this 10-game tour the team will be embarking on soon.  Hopefully some of those will be televised (or if one was in my area, even better!).  I agree, this group is just so much fun to watch.

I'll be looking forward to the announcement of this 10-game tour the team will be embarking on soon.  Hopefully some of those will be televised (or if one was in my area, even better!).  I agree, this group is just so much fun to watch.

I can understand that to a degree, but NBC's solution to this was to banish the matches to some obscure cable affiliate like MSNBCSSCSN or whatever it was.  I know they are out to make money, but as a spectator and fan and customer, that's not my primary concern (and really this brings us back to that FOC article from…