Framed in post-WWII suburban blight

The past couple of evenings have provided some spectacular sunsets here in San Diego courtesy the mid-late summer monsoon flow up from the Gulf of Mexico… we refer to it as “the Grapefruit Express”.

The Sun actually burned off some pretty oppressive humidity earlier today. These pictures are from Sunday and Monday evening.

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For reals.

Honest. This time, they promise, its gonna happen. April 14th is the date that the long-awaited under-grounding of power, telephone and cable lines will begin in anger in our ‘hood. The Big Dig, Rolando Beach style.

By our accounting they are approximately 3 years behind schedule. Yeah…. not too shabby.

But when we recall those clean and tidy but completely sterile and non-descript neighborhoods of Poway, Rancho Bernardo and East Lake, you’ll have to forgive us a bit of nostalgia. We’re children of Suburbia and our choice of “artwork” suggests we’ll always have a soft spot in our heart for this unique form of Southern California blight… in a totally Institute of Official Cheer sort of way.