One of the host of Toledo-area bloggers, you can find Jeffrey Smith at his blog Just A Comment where he takes a look at life in Toledo, and anything else that strikes his fancy. He was nice enough to take the time to answer the Ohio 5.

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1. You and your town: a marriage of love, convenience, or necessity?

All of the above. I came here to visit a friend for a week and liked the place so much I decided to stay. Job and relationship issues had me wanting a new environment, so love, convenience, and necessity all came together in Toledo.

2) A mysterious benefactor gives you $75, with the condition that you must do nothing productive. Where in town do you go, and what do you do?

I'd head straight for the Superior Antique Mall and drop the lot in about ten minutes.

3) You are your town's tour guide, on a tight schedule. What is the one place you show visitors? OK -- two places.

My first thought would be the Toledo Museum of Art, which is world class. However, I would have trouble getting out of there in less than a few hours. There's too much to see. If time were really short, I'd go to the plaza next to One Seagate. It gives a good introduction to the beauty of the place. Good buildings to look at, impressive view of the Maumee, a fantastic fountain to lower the blood pressure, easy walking distance to other places if time permits. It's the best place to start falling in love with Toledo.

4) The mysterious benefactor is back, this time with $500, three days off, and the condition that you must not leave the state. What's your plan?

Right over to the antique mall. But $500.00 might take half an hour.

5) You're an Ohioan. What about that makes you proudest? The flip side of pride is shame; go there too if you want.

I'm proud of the fact that Ohio has plenty to offer visitors and residents, no matter what their interests happen to be. History, the arts, nature. Ohio has it all. I'm ashamed of the fact that too many Ohioans just can't seem to accept the truth of that.