Arizona is awesome! Umm ... except for:
1. Illegal immigrants everywhere;
2. Old people from out-of-state everywhere (AKA "snowbirds");
3. Rattlesnakes everywhere;
4. Dust everywhere;
5. Yearly Smog Nazi inspections ... soon to be everywhere;
6. 120+* temps forecast to happen sometime this year;
7. Crappy ethanol-blend gas for 6 months of the year, and even crappier and cancer-causing MTBE gas for the other 6 months of the year;
8. Fireworks are banned everywhere;
9. Crazy fundamentalist Mormons on bicycles everywhere;
10. Friggin' Walgreens and Circle K stores on EVERY DAMNED CORNER ... EVERYWHERE!
In light of the above, I would be tempted to move back to the Midwest, if it weren't for:
1. Tornadoes;
2. Suburban rednecks;
3. Killer crackheaded gangsta thugs (and wannabes) in KC and St. Louis;
4. Scraping frost off my window EVERY FRIGGIN' MORNING for 6 months of every year;
5. Freezing rain, ice storms, sleet, hail, dumpings of snow ... basically any weather that involves water below 32*F;
6. Never seeing temperatures above 32*F for a few weeks at a time, and temps so cold that it HURTS just to BREATHE;
7. One word: HUMIDITY;
8. Another word: MOSQUITOES;
9. Missouri has the absolute WORST roads out of all 50 States, with potholes that can swallow a Geo Metro;
10. Two last words: ROAD SALT.
So ... yeah. Guess I'll just stay here for now. At least my lot rent is cheap.