I fell asleep before the 11:00 news. 

Were there couch fires near the OSU campus?

Were there dumpster fires in Columbus overnight? 

Did you read Forbes 10 Smartest Cities List that came out  yesterday?   Hint Columbus is not on it but Ann Arbor Michigan is....

Slide show in the link... turn down your speakers, the ads and pop ups on Forbes.com are enough to keep you from looking at the slide show of cities.  Congratulations to Boulder Colorado and the the others, including Ann Arbor.  

No guarantee that the Forbes link will work:

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U of M cyber gremlins? Dissing the Forbes.com ads....  Thanks to Ann Cumming's in New Hampshire (too small to make the list... Portsmouth New Hampshire, not Ann) for mentioning the Forbes.com list on her blog.  Maybe her links aren't awry.

c. 2006 Columbus Best Blog

AmericanStyle Magazine ranked Columbus a best US city for art!

Columbus ranked ninth best city for arts - Business First of Columbus 

Top 25 Big Cites 

"We Love N.Y." 

written by Christine Kloostra

"Category 1: Big Cities
(Populations of 500,000 and over)

1. New York, N.Y.
2. Chicago, Ill.
3. Washington, D.C.
4. San Francisco, Calif.
5. Boston, Mass.
6. Seattle, Wash.
7. Baltimore, Md.
8. Philadelphia, Pa.
9. Columbus, Ohio
10. Portland, Ore.
11. Austin, Texas
12. Los Angeles, Calif.
13. Milwaukee, Wis.
14. Denver, Colo.
15. Phoenix, Ariz.
16. San Diego, Calif.
17. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
18. San Antonio, Texas
19. Houston, Texas
20. Nashville, Tenn.
21. Indianapolis, Ind.
22. Detroit, Mich.
23. Memphis, Tenn.
24. Jacksonville, Fla.
25. San Jose, Calif."

AmericanStyle magazine:

"AmericanStyle magazine features craft art made in America by artists who create the world's finest art glass, pottery, ceramic sculpture, designer jewelry, studio furniture, fine gifts and wearable art."

In the ninth year of AmericanStyle Magazine ranking what American cities are best for art, Columbus ranked ninth!

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

What American City are YOU?

I am for some strange reason ...Boston.

Blogthings tells me:

"Both modern and old school, you never forget your roots.
Well educated and a little snobby, you demand the best.
And quite frankly, you think you are the best."

I think it is fixed....not that I have anything against Boston but I don't think I could have been a

midwestern city on the quiz if I tried. 

To Chicagoland REALTOR® / blogger Gene Molloy I am Columbus. 

I think Columbus is the best.

I like Boston, I have visited Boston a couple of times. I think I am more Columbus OH, Dayton OH, Akron OH, Green Bay WI, Madison WI, or Milwaukee WI than Boston. 

Heck I am probably more Chicago than Boston.

Take the quiz and  tell me what American City YOU are.

This entry brought to you in  the Georgia font for your reading pleasure.  Know where the name Georgia came from?   

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