I miss the midwest, I really do. I miss seeing different seasons, I miss the family we have there, and yes I even miss the culture (minus most of the politics). But you know, days like yesterday remind me why San Diego is pretty friggin’ nice, too. It’s the second week in November and I took Sam for a walk wearing just jeans and a tee-shirt. Clear skies and 74 degrees. In November. And it’s not like his is abnormal –it’s pretty much like this year round. It’s why real estate is so expensive, but sometimes I think it’s worth it.
My neighborhood has sidewalks and trails everywhere, linking tons of awesome “pocket parks.” These are small parks with a playground, a pavilion or two, and a field, and they’re all new and nicely maintained. If you start walking in any direction, you’ll hit one about every quarter mile. Below are some pics I snapped while out yesterday, and they serve me as a pretty good reminder of why we pay all those taxes and mella roos.
If you’re friends or family, this is also a good reminder of why you should come out and visit us.
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Looks beautiful, you have a nice neighborhood! You should move to Houston though, November brings cool mornings where you can run your fire place instead of the heat but sunny 70-75 degree afternoons (just finished gardening in t-shirt and shorts). You could buy a heck of a house for what you pay out there and no state income tax. Can’t help you with the politics however, Houston is more liberal than most of the state. Oh yeah, there is family here too.
P.S. Oklahoma is not the midwest. My friend and I argue about this all the time! 🙂
I certainly consider Oklahoma to be in the Midwest. It’s much closer to that culturally than it is to the South. Heck, I consider just about any place west of the Missisippi River to be the Midwest until you hit California, Oregon, or Washington. Plus Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. And the Great Lake states. So yeah, it’s very broad.
And yeah, if (when) we move back to someplace like St. Louis we’ll be able to buy a heck of a house with the equity we’ve built up here.
I still say OK is in the southwest. Most geographical descriptions list it this way. Midwest to me starts with Ohio, stops with Kansas. This includes everything above Kansas. It really does not matter too much though because my experience has shown me most people on either coast do not even know where OK is. I usually have to tell them it is on top of Texas.
Where are the Sam photos???
Meh. I’m for the simplification of geographical locations. There’s the Northeast, the South, the Midwest, and the Pacific Coast. Ignore Alaska and Hawaii.
Or if you want to get really simple, there’s “New York,” “California,” and “Miscellaneous.”
Sam’s photos are coming later, but probably not until after we put her to bed.
So New Mexico and Arizona are in the south or midwest? 🙂
“Other.”
I will have to punch you (Jamie) if you lump in anything west of Mississippi and north of Tennesee in The South. It’s OK for them to be in the South or the south, but not The South.
Got it, Yankee?
No, that would be the Central Southmidwestern Seaboard.
I tend to think of the Midwest as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Oklahoma would be with Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest.
I tend to think of the Midwest as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Oklahoma would be with Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest.