Taking my morning constitutional amidst a development of cookie cutter mcmansions, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow for the owner of one particular house. Though he possessed the requisite horizontal off-white vinyl siding, backyard jungle gym, & large front entryway, he must certainly have been too poor to afford either the frontside brickface or the (I thought) standard 2 small first floor windows on the side of his home. For shame. I can only pray to our great wheeled god that the man will buy the best damn snow blower and riding lawnmowers on the market. You get that John Deere and you slap that magnetic yellow ribbon on the back, guy. Ya heard me?
one additional observation: Why are some NBA arenas playing Dream Theater and Yes songs?! "Owner of the Lonely Heart" is a far cry from Gary Glitter and I can't see the prog music/jock jams connection. Have members of these bands been indicted on child pornography charges as well?
Mar 8, 2006
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We have developments of really expensive houses around here like that, too. They all look sort of alike with huge garages, and siding in off-white, beige or tan. So boring! If I was rich I'd have a unique house, not right up next to ones that all look just the same.
I wouldn't mind having a cookie-cutter mcmansion, as long as I didn't have to stick to a long list of boring rules about what colour the fence has to be and all that.
Don't forget the "Proud parent of an honor student" sticker. Mandatory, I say, mandatory.
try hot milk with cinnamon.
My wife's cousin bought a new home in the sh*tburbs or Rochester. When they showed us the picture, it looked identical to the home my friends own in Lancaster, NY.
Who am I to speak? I own one of those milk carton shaped joints like you see in the opening credits of All in the Family. I guess we can't all live in Frank Lloyd Wrights.
California is very diverse with the luxury homes. Ours at least are built on hillsides (that slide) or in the Hollywood Hills where there is lots of brush...to catch on fire. It's never boring here.
pbs, violet- Yeah, I mean obviously if given a big ol' house I wouldn't refuse, but I'd probably never feel quite right about it either.
katie- Haha! I was gonna mention those too but I figured if I made the post longer any reader would fall asleep.
primo- I may give that a try if I can get over the idea of hot milk.
prego- Those would probably be ok if people ever develop good sound dampening technology. And glasses to block out the sight of fat hairy guys in wife-beaters who might be standing in the windows.
sumo- That is the kind of diversity we need around here!
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