neighbors

Competition (MM #4566)

Has decorating for Halloween become a competition? When I was growing up, most people just craved a jack-o-lantern and perhaps stuck a candle inside. If you had kids, you might tape a few cardboard ghosts, pumpkins, or black cats to your doors and windows. Today that isn’t even really decorating for most people. This year,…

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Noisy Neighbors (MM #4362)

Like many people, I’ve spent my time living in apartments. And it doesn’t matter if it’s big or small or how fancy the complex is; there’s one thing they all have; noisy neighbors. It could be loud music, late-night parties, or lots of yelling and screaming; in some ways, all apartments are the same. I…

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Your Neighbors (MM #3949)

You have many choices in life. You can choose who you marry, what you do for a living, and even where you live. But you can’t always choose your neighbors. Sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you don’t. And with so many people moving these days, you can have great neighbors one day and lose…

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Another New Neighbor (MM #2964)

It looks like we got another new neighbor. I think someone just moved in next door, but in all honesty I’m not sure. New neighbors can be a good thing, or a bad thing. We just have to wait and see…

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My Neighbors (MM #2915)

I’m not very happy with many of my neighbors right now. In fact, I actually feel a bit stronger than that. Many of my neighbors are making me look bad. It isn’t even spring and they’ve already mowed their lawns…

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New Neighbors (MM #2161)

We’ve got new neighbors, and it looks like one of them is a drummer. I used to deal with noise issues when I lived in an apartment. But I never thought I’d deal with these kind of noise issues living in a house…

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Safe And Secure (MM #254)

In the world we live in today, sometimes we have to reflect on the basics.  I’m not talking food and shelter, I’m talking safety and security.  My neighbor reminded me of that the other day…

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