California Evolving Map

8 Responses to California Evolving Map

1. Ryan Mount says:

   September 5, 2013 at 11:23 am

   brilliant.

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2. George Boardman says:

   September 5, 2013 at 12:32 pm

   I have to quibble with some details of your map.

   While it’s accurate to say I lived most of my life in Ecotopia and toiled in $iliconia, I’m not convinced I now live in the Purple Mountains. I think we’re more pink than purple or red.

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   • Ryan Mount says:

     September 5, 2013 at 1:04 pm

     I thought of this a mix between what people think they are (like, Purple Mountains, which is a jab) and what they actually are (Potsylvania, which is hilariously accurate).

     My personal favorites are Southern Oregon and San Comicon.

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   • Brad Croul says:

     September 5, 2013 at 3:54 pm

     If you are in the Nevada City area, you are “mauvelous”.

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3. Steve Frisch says:

   September 5, 2013 at 2:05 pm

   I agree, it’s brilliant. My only comment is that “Undocumentia” is actually a much larger area of interest and most affected by your ‘subject to changing demographics’.

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4. rl crabb says:

   September 5, 2013 at 5:38 pm

   I’m not saying the regional borders are exact. There tend to be pockets of different groups in all the areas described in my crude map. Like purple doesn’t really describe Lake Deep Pockets, which the locals would like to “keep Tahoe blue”. And it will be, since most of the rich red people are headed to the far shores, according to the following article by my ex-editor John Seelmeyer…
   http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/newsletter/7868831-113/california-says-tax-nevada

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5. LTodd says:

   September 9, 2013 at 10:10 am

   Here’s a link to a blog I hadn’t seen before. Check it out. -RL

   LINK! http://ancestralyuba.com/2013/09/08/california-evolving-map-rlcrabb/

   Thanks Bob.

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   • LTodd says:

     September 14, 2013 at 4:32 pm

     My goodness, Crabman, (do we still use that?) you certainly drive the blog hits! Many thanks!

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