10. The only time you have to shovel your driveway is when your neighbor forgets to clean up after his dog.
9. One of the few cities in the world where you can put chiles in absolutely everything (including ice cream) and no one questions your sanity.
8. Positively no chance of being wiped out by a volcano (the closest thing to molten lava you'll encounter is when you over-nuke a microwave bean burrito).
7. Easy-to-spot, user-friendly landmarks ("Do you live on the side of town with the giant Paul Bunyon or near the life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex?")
6. Chimichangas the size of a 1949 Buick Roadmaster.
5. Nature's spectacular sound and light display during our summer storm season. It's the perfect excuse to put Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on the stereo and crank it up.
4. A sure-fire, all-natural cure for the blues: spending some quality time in the hummingbird aviary at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (be warned, however--it is habit forming).
3. The historic downtown arts district. One of the few places in the civilized world where you can grab a latte, listen to the rock stars of tomorrow, buy an old Gretsch guitar, and get a body piercing all on the same street!
2. The mountains, the mountains, and the mountains (when someone tells you to take a hike, it's actually a good thing).
1. The U of A Wildcat Basketball Team (need we say more?)