Not Your Average Aunt

San Diego is a big place: 3 million people, 4200 square miles, and nearly 80,000 establishments.  That's a lot of ground to cover, especially when you're drawing maps by hand and your hand is jacked up from a mysterious sewing accident.  Any normal person would think, "You know, it's probably best to just buy a map for $2.99 and save myself the time and stress of reconstructing San Diego's roads and eateries from memory. I could just circle a few noteworthy areas and still have room to highlight the complex racial tensions south of El Cajon Blvd and west of College Ave.  I could even save myself some sleep by NOT waking up at 6am in a fit of hysteria because I nearly forgot to mention S.D. Blenders (a delicious place for an assortment of healthy foods). No, I will just buy a map."  But Aunt Lynne, as we all know, is not a normal person. She is Aunt Lynne: a category unto her own. And this is why we love her...

Lynne is my most trusted tour guide, for good reason it seems.  Her wealth of San Diego trivia is astonishing!  Examples: "See here, this is where the Jews live, it's called Jew Hill" and "The Portuguese have a strong influence in San Diego because the waters are filled with tuna."  I'm never quite sure what she'll say next.  It's like watching a jack in the box toy--you know the damn thing is going to jump out at you when the music stops, but still...IT GETS YOU EVERY TIME!