Sherry Balow:  

My story is about being. I continue to be. 7/7/09 Thanks Bill, for this San Diego moment -- :-) "YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SAN DIEGO WHEN . . ." 1. You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penesquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamul, and El Cajon,and know where they are. 2. There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, almost Summer, and oh, Hey look its summer again. 3. Your high school had a surf team. 4. Chula-juana is a real town, as well as San Yskidrow, Spun Alley, and Nasty City . 5. Your house is worth more than some small countries. 6. You know what MB, OB, and PB stand for. 7. Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this. 8. You can determine the accuracy of someone's "I'm ghetto" claim by knowing their high school. for example: El Camino High School, or Crawford High. 9. You see weather forecasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren't remotely surprised. 10. You've gone to Mt. Helix in July and know you still need a jacket. 11. You remember going to "The Cross" on Mt. Helix for Easter services. 60 degrees is COLD! 12. You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium. 13. You know that "charge!" doesn't refer to a credit card. 14. You remember going downtown via Federal Blvd. before Hwy 94 was built. 15. You remember when Hwy 94 was 2 lanes in each direction. 16. You've been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Rueben H. Fleet Space Center. 17. You still call it the Del Mar Fair. 18. You say "I'm going to the track" and people know what you¿re talking about. 19. You say "I'm going to the park" and people know what you mean. 20. You remember when 'Lemon Grove', ' La Mesa ', and ' Spring Valley...Expand for more