I do not want to use the cloud, but I need to sync my notes with my mac pro. How do I do this?

Prior to iOS 6, I was happily syncing my iPads and iPhone with my Mac Pro.

This process included syncing my Notes between all of these systems.

Now I am told that I need to use iCloud to sync my Notes. 8(

Is there a way to sync Notes without being forced to use iCloud (this feels like a distenctly Microsoft type of change not a Steve Jobs type of Apple upgrade)