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My neighbor hates leaves and, since she is retired, she has all the time in the world to contemplate this animus. Her hatred extends all the way into my yard, I discovered recently, where she hates my leaves for me. For some reason I am supposed to rake and gather up the leaves in the corner of my property by a specific date - according to her. I don’t know why. The leaves aren’t doing any damage and more will fall soon, but this feels familiar.
In California we have the same thing with grass. Uncut, un-edged, unpolished grass is grounds for lawsuits and divorces. It was the primary topic of conversation back in my neighborhood. Lawn wars raged and if you fell foul of the local volunteer lawn police, woe be unto you. One neighbor took it upon himself to send his gardeners over to cut another’s yard when they were away. This would be seen like a neighborly gesture in a lot of places. Not in California. When they returned the man acted as if the neighbor had ravished his cat.
To make peace with my neighbor, I have called the town and found out that they will pick up leaves on November 5th free of charge (make a note of this all you future Ithacans). On the 4th I promise to get rid of those despicable leaves. Will someone remind me, please?
This week’s bonus!
You would think that a chain like Gimme! Coffee near an ivy league university of all places would get the spelling right on something as simple and permanent as this…
Someone should invent some food or drink thing that makes the mind more alert. Can’t somebody somewhere do that? You will make a lot of money. I promise.

This week’s bonus!
You would think that a chain like Gimme! Coffee near an ivy league university of all places would get the spelling right on something as simple and permanent as this…
Someone should invent some food or drink thing that makes the mind more alert. Can’t somebody somewhere do that? You will make a lot of money. I promise.

My neighbor hates leaves and, since she is retired, she has all the time in the world to contemplate this animus. Her hatred extends all the way into my yard, I discovered recently, where she hates my leaves for me. For some reason I am supposed to rake and gather up the leaves in the corner of my property by a specific date - according to her. I don’t know why. The leaves aren’t doing any damage and more will fall soon, but this feels familiar.
In California we have the same thing with grass. Uncut, un-edged, unpolished grass is grounds for lawsuits and divorces. It was the primary topic of conversation back in my neighborhood. Lawn wars raged and if you fell foul of the local volunteer lawn police, woe be unto you. One neighbor took it upon himself to send his gardeners over to cut another’s yard when they were away. This would be seen like a neighborly gesture in a lot of places. Not in California. When they returned the man acted as if the neighbor had ravished his cat.
To make peace with my neighbor, I have called the town and found out that they will pick up leaves on November 5th free of charge (make a note of this all you future Ithacans). On the 4th I promise to get rid of those despicable leaves. Will someone remind me, please?
This week’s bonus!
You would think that a chain like Gimme! Coffee near an ivy league university of all places would get the spelling right on something as simple and permanent as this…
Someone should invent some food or drink thing that makes the mind more alert. Can’t somebody somewhere do that? You will make a lot of money. I promise.

This week’s bonus!

You would think that a chain like Gimme! Coffee near an ivy league university of all places would get the spelling right on something as simple and permanent as this…

Someone should invent some food or drink thing that makes the mind more alert. Can’t somebody somewhere do that? You will make a lot of money. I promise.