why does it bother you what others think...my life my rules

Ignore them - they would whine about anywhere they lived. Is is hot in the summer, of course.. but name one place in the US that is not? Would you trade here for the neat and asphalt of NYC on an August day?
Love bug vs mosquitoes - LB's win it hands down with me. They are pesky, but don't bite.
The rest is about the ability to do just about anything you want to do year round. That would be here!
If you don't believe us, just rent The kind of house you think you'd want to live in for a whole year and then make your decision....

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Sorry, rocky, but I can easily name one place -- San Francisco. You usually need layers in June, July, August and beginning of September (and I still think it's the greatest city in the world!).

OK Rocky: Average high in Newport Beach in July and August is about 72 degrees F. Humidity is low, very few bugs of any sort. This is probably pretty much the situation from Santa Barbara down to San Diego as long as one stays near the beach. Inland it gets hot although usually humidity remains low which helps a lot.

Every place has its ying and yang. San Diego or San Fran - great weather..lousy earthquakes. New York...high culture, the current Rome, but the beast demands feeding and everything costs up the wazoo. Chicago - winter, corruption and killings...underneath the Geary auditorium. NoLA - Katrina.

Life is easy here. Catch the wave while it's still catchable. Old Florida...Gatorland Zoo...crocs in the garage...the mouse...and kind folks.