Madison Wisconsin is a neat town-- I almost moved there. Winters are a bit cold. I'm digging Seattle quite a bit... It's a big soggy in the winter but downri

Madison Wisconsin is a neat town-- I almost moved there. Winters are a bit cold. I'm digging Seattle quite a bit... It's a big soggy in the winter but downright glorious in the summer. Winters aren't much wetter than the Bay Area, near as I can tell. Great access to outdoorsy stuff and a fairly lively startup community. Skiing 45 minutes east. Dry wine country 2 hours east. If you want to live in the sticks, there are some cool towns that people commute from on ferries. How cool is that? Austin is cool. Decidedly un-Texan and charming.