Cookies

I was in NYC over the weekend and came across the cutest cookie bakery called Eleni's. We got there just in time for the half-price sale (AKA: getting rid of the old stuff). Still good, but next time I'll stop in first thing in the morning for the fresh baked goodies...

Rustbelt Sway

Apparently Hillary has paid her dues in the Rustbelt over the past week. Speaking to a large union audience in Youngstown, OH, she said something to the extent of "Some people may think of this as the Rustbelt, but I see it as an area of opportunity".

It made me stop and think that my Rustbelt Rambler post name may conjure up images of despair and neglect. For clarification, I would like to say that I hope this is not the case and I would like to use it rather as a term of endearment and use this forum to highlight the positive aspects of this area. So, political beliefs aside, thank you Hillary for paying a tribute to the iron oxide region. Now Obama better get over here to do the same!!

Rustbelt Defined

Ever wondered what "officially" defines the rustbelt? Well here's a visual for you straight from Wikipedia:
(It kind of looks like one of those maps of your body where the problem areas are in red. Hmm, I wonder what that means...)

I recently found out that the Rustbelt starts "west of the Bosnywash corridor and running west to eastern Wisconsin". What is this Bosnywash??? Just a fancy word for the Northeast megalopolis. I propose that a similiar term is coined for the Rustbelt. How about Paohmiil? Or just Pail for short. Or maybe Ohpa. Or Chicmich. I think I'll have to work on this.

Obama/Clinton Debate in Cleveland

Finally, they're focusing their efforts on the Midwest! It's about time...

I'm leaning toward the change agent. Oh wait, which one was that again?