The Best Things About Living in San Diego

There is no shortage of articles that address this topic.  A quick Google search of the title of this blog post will uncover lists aplenty about the great things that San Diego has to offer. The allure of this acclaimed vacation-destination city is easily confirmed by my first-hand experience. I came to San Diego in 2010 after not-so-begrudgingly accepting orders to relocate to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. After four and a half years, the city is still delivering on its promise of endless delights.

First, let’s just address the 800 pound gorilla:

Does anything look strange about this picture? At first glance, I thought the powers that be were tampering with the evidence. It would appear that in June there was a malfunction in the weather station’s instrumentation because the high temperature varied by less than six degrees and hovered around a perfect 72 degrees. Six months later, in the cold season, the temperature looked eerily similar.

//Side-tangent. I just finished walking the dog, wearing a tank top, shorts and flip-flops in the dead heat of winter, and it was a little warm outside – close to 80 degrees. The pup needed some shade to cool off. It should be noted that San Diego is a top destination for pets. Canines love it – it was ranked as the top dog-friendly city in the U.S. by Rent.com. //End side-tangent

People outside of San Diego must get tired of hearing how great the weather is here, but strangely enough, even though we live in it every day, we talk about it endlessly. We relish in our complaints of “adverse weather” – two straight days of light rain – and the stand-still freeway phenomenon that occurs with the introduction of 0.5 inches of rain. We cower in the face of weather adversity – and we love it.