Oh, stop it! You're too cute!

From this month's Ann Arbor Observer:

"Green roofs may be a quintessential Ann Arbor phenomenon. Like hybrid cars, they combine environmentalism with cool technology. Plus, they're a little bit on the fringe."

I hate this place.

I should elaborate. I dislike it when places are full of themselves. Places that are often full of themselves include, in no particular order:

The SF Bay Area
Washington, D.C.
Russia
Ann Arbor

I really think Ann Arbor has the least going for it.

It would be fun to collect examples of civic smugness. I'm not sure how to distinguish it from baseless pride and self-confidence. Maybe I'm being a bit of a grinch.

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Bernie
[das ist gut]
Hmmm, seeing as I've lived in two of those four places I can't really disagree. But seriously, the SF Bay Area totally deserves to be full of itself. Is there a more perfect place on earth? gorgeous weather, environmentally and socially conscious people, culture, materialism AND spiritual enlightenment all in one small area. I suppose I'm biased :)

I would also add Seattle, Washington to that list. They out-do the SF Bay Area on the crunchy factor. One also has to take into account the vast disparity between the extremely liberal city and the deeply conservative rest of the state.
cjkarr
[this is good]
"Is there a more perfect place on earth?"

Chicago.

Where else could I go out for a walk along a gorgeous lake, pick up the three variant covers for X-Men #200, and order the best baked spaghetti on Earth?

As for the green roofs, the Apple Store as one, as do a few other buildings, but the adoption is lagging. :-(
Bernie
ahhh, but chicago is so cold in the winter. brrrr.
snunez
Typical Bay Area resident: So where are you from?
Somewhere from anywhere else: I'm from ______
Typical Bay Area resident: Oh I'm so sorry.

Grrrrrrrr. :-)
Bernie
that's because we know how lucky we are in relation to the rest of the country; with the possible exception of La Jolla.

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