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How Do You Know You Live in a Small Town?
on Jan 7, 2008 in small town living Living in a small town sometimes means I get lucky. For example, I left my post office box key in the lock at the post office and came back the next day and it was still there. Along with all my mail I might add. I got 2 DVDs in there and nobody took...
Direct TV or Cable?
on Jan 22, 2008 in small town living about me Since Darlene brought is up in the last post...My mom had Direct TV but it seemed like every time it rained, channels would fuzz out. Plus she didn't have an important local channel because of her location. She upgraded to the new cable that came to...
Adult Peer Pressure - Lawn Mowing
on Jun 10, 2008 in small town living Do teenagers really think they are the only ones who deal with peer pressure? Just wait until they grow up and and get a lawn.Since I am semi-green minded (please note - not all country folks are that way) I have forgone mowing my super long ditch al...
Chips off the old block
on Jun 18, 2008 in small town living exploration My wife and I were driving a babysitter home not long after we'd moved up to this town from the other town to the south, and as we passed the country club where I'd married a beautiful, intelligent, progressive and funny woman one time, I saw a white...
Moving the Goats
on Jul 14, 2008 in small town living smart growth box of soap exploration flora and fauna food The bait: BBQ at our friends' house. The switch: "Can you help us move the goats?" I've mentioned these friends before. They live in a large house a couple of towns away, the sort of voluminous newly-built home on a grand scale that has frequently...