Nextdoor.com is a good way to start to get to know your neighbors

Oh, and everyone knows us as the Halloween house, so I got that going... http://www.stonehavenmanor.net/

I can relate to this. In our neighborhood, garages are accessed by an alley behind the house. So you rarely see anyone out front, unless it is to pick up the paper or get the mail.
My suggestion is to have a actual reason to be out front (not just to meet neighbors). That way you don’t feel foolish and will be…

Meh, I just post pictures on Facebook. Everyone I want to share them with is on there anyway.

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Any kind of Gladware disposable containers ( GladWare® Entrée Containers shown). They are sturdy, reusable, and…

Well crap. In Texas, not only is it $10 to put a freeze on my credit report, but it’s 12$ to lift it temporarily!

I’ve donated many books to our library, and have never been told they don’t want them. So I guess it just depends on your local library.

Aaaannnd... cue the ‘frigid’ jokes...

Seriously, it’s just beer. Who’s gonna be able to tell the difference? Most people don’t have the taste buds to notice

Oh god no. My son will beg for this and then want to play the version we have all over again, which will make me cry for humanity.

Oh god no. My son will beg for this and then want to play the version we have all over again, which will make me…

Do spices really lose that much flavor over time, so much that the normal person can really notice? When I go out and buy a new container of a spice, it’s not like I suddenly notice this burst of flavor in the meals I use it in.

You know, you have a fair point. This was totally a knee-jerk reaction of mine. I’ve just never really understood this attachment people have to things that are so tangential to their real purpose. For example, I love to read. But for me, its all about the story. I’m just as happy using a good e-reader as I am…

For those of you who say that you could never, ever do this... I really wish I could find your real name, create a google news alert, and then remind you of your comments here when something like this happens in your family. You know, just to remind you that you’re not the f***ing perfect super-parent you think you…

The people who aren’t growing or learning are the ones who keep doing things the old way because they are more comfortable with the “ritualism and tactile experience”.

there is just something about the ritualism and the tactile experiences

I love Nextdoor. In our neighborhood, our garages are in the back and accessed by alleys. So people are rarely out front and rarely see each other. I’m even one of the few people who mow my own lawn - otherwise I’d never see my neighbors. Next door is a great way to stay at least somewhat connected to your…

I kinda understand the knee-jerk reaction to your apartment comment. We have a similar argument going on in our community. A lot of people don’t want to see more apartments because they see that as undesirable. They think that the only good housing is the standard suburban home. Unfortunately, that is not what is…

I just wanna know what movie that GIF is from

I wonder if this would work for pickled Jalapenos. apparently, Jalapenos are the only plant I cannot kill, so I always have tons of them. There are only so many jalapeno recipes, and jalapeno poppers, and pickled jalapenos one can eat in a few months.

And I absolutely know that our family would buy more concessions if we didn’t have to pay more for tickets