Sorry for Scalia's family, sorry he died before he even hit 80, not a bit sorry he's gone from the Supreme Court.

Pacific Northwest is TOTALLY easy to move to! Our winters are mild! Our beers are plentiful! COME TO US!

So, microbreweries are exploding here, for sure. And Northside is where Urban Artifact is, with the wild yeast beers. Obviously I think Northside is the shit, because it's growing a lot (I'm afraid it's hitting the gentrification point, actually), but it's still the most liberal, gayest neighborhood in Cincinnati. There's a very active neighborhood community council, and people really bust their asses to make the neighborhood a better place. The farmers market is very good. And my friend who is in the local beer scene lives near Northside.

Clifton is the next neighborhood over from Northside; it's where University of Cincinnati is, as well as a local community college. I love Clifton, too. I lived there for 7 years until I moved in with Tim. And there's been a lot of development there lately, too. No breweries AFAIK, but I am uncool and can't remember.

That bungalow is nice! It's close-ish to us but across the main road that runs through Northside.

Winter is tolerable. It's by no means like a New England winter.

In summary OH MY GOD MOVE HERE NOW DO IT DO IT DO IT

Cincinnati winters are not as bad as Boston winters. But they are certainly colder than New Orleans winters. (It is fucking freezing today.)

I can certainly see you guys in Northside, or OTR, or Covington. Not only do we have beer, we have brewing murals! (Edit - I live in Clifton.)

We were grocery shopping for Tim's dad when we saw the news about Scalia (on a TV in the Starbucks). My first reaction was t excited happy tone "Oh my god, Obama gets to appoint another justice!!!"

Tim: "Yeah, WAY too soon on that reaction."
Me: [glower]

We got back to his dad's and told him the news, and his Dad's exact reaction was t complete Eeyore tone "Oh my God, Obama gets to appoint another justice."

Tim did not tell his dad it was way too soon on that reaction, for which he received serious sideeye from me.

I can certainly see you guys in Northside, or OTR, or Covington. Not only do we have beer, we have brewing murals! (Edit - I live in Clifton.)

OTR (which stands for Over the Rhine) for sure, though it's all urban (it's the north edge of downtown Cincinnati). So no rental houses, but lots of cool-ass apartments. And OTR has been going through a huge resurgence. If I were in my 20s, I'd want to live there.

I wish I didn't think the chances of President Obama getting a nomination through were next to nothing, even though the NYTimes tells me he is planning on trying.

I'm glad I haven't seen the Clinton or Sanders camps crowing about the opportunity to appoint a Left Wing judge as yet. Cruz not having the common decency to count to five before demanding that the appointment be left to the next President surprises exactly no one, but I think it reflects really poorly on McConnell.

“The American people‎ should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president,”

Newsflash: The American people have already had a voice in the selection process, when they elected Obama as President. Twice.

Apparently, according to @SenateMajLdr we only elect Black Presidents to 3/5th of a term.

One of my musico buddies is trying to rent out part of his Nashville condo, so if y'all know someone look, hit me up.

I actually think you guys might like Cincinnati a good bit.