Bump-bump-ba-da-da-Dummmm....
That Pretenders song has been stuck in my head for days, because I went back to Ohio, and my city (Cincinnati, Queen City of the West) was...well, not really gone, but definitely in trouble. Though I had a fantastic time at my high school reunion, I stayed downtown and found it kind of depressing. Empty storefronts, they tore down the skywalk, and freakin' Fountain Square had no fountain. Went to Great American Ballpark and the Underground Railroad Freedom Center, both of which are top-notch tourist attractions, but they are strategically cut off from downtown. Apparently the knuckleheads who run the city think that spending millions of dollars to rip up Fountain Square will bring people back downtown. Because, of course, crime doesn't happen when there's nice landscaping. The other knuckleheaded plan is to build a casino. Because with the addition of a casino, Cincinnati might join the ranks of great cities like Uncasville, Connecticut and Aurora Indiana!
