Amongst my recent soul searching and existence questioning (of sorts) I have come to this conclusion. Eccentric people don’t come from the suburbs. The extremes of society don’t grow up in middle class white suburbia, with married parents, a nice house, a sibling and a dog. Go to a good school and get a good education, they tell us. Don’t follow the crowd, but don’t push the envelope too much, they...

Adventures in the Suburbs Okay, you all know how much I mock/hate the ‘burbs right? Well, last night I ventured waaaaay outside my comfort zone and hung around Maple Grove – the suburbiest suburb in Minnesota. Since I am being honest here I may as well admit that I had an enjoyable time in the suburbs last night. They had me at Byerly’s Grocery Store. I have never seen such a fancy grocery store...

...very few nearby non-Starbucks coffee houses, Prairie Criossant Cafe (a play on the Prairie Crossing development) is closing its doors after this weekend. It was a shame because it was a nice island of crunchy enviro-friendliness in the boring suburbs, with a touch of French gourmet food. Alas, the timing wasn't right and their business model just won't work in the current economy. What a shame.

For hugthecub or anybody else that might be interested. From crosscut.com: 'The future of nowhere' Urban planners love to hate the suburbs, but what's going to become of them? Will Bellevue eventually become a post-carbon ghost town or a new urban hybrid? Some reflections on the urban/suburban debate.

What is it that makes Outback's chicken on the barbie so good? Is it the salty chicken rub, or the spicy barbecue sauce, or both? I think it's the MSG rub. Yum.

...read between the lines. I apologize if I've offended anyone on my friends lists who has no taste in music and actually likes this crap.  Every once in a while I actually wish for a house in the suburbs just so I wouldn’t have to deal with neighbors in such close proximity: bathtubs that overflow in the apartment above me sending a cascade of water through my ceiling (twice), music in the next...

About me.       I am a middle-aged housewife, who lives in the leafy suburbs of Boston, with two boys, two dogs, and a husband.  In fact, I have lived in  green, leafy suburbs of four major cities since moving to Maryland after college, these many moons ago.  We lived between Baltimore and Washington DC for twelve years, where I worked for the Dept. of Defense, as a linguist, analyst, writer and editor...

...  I actually have nothing to say, I just felt obligated to post something since I haven't for a long long time.  My parents are f'sho moving us away from here.  Staying in the TC hopefully.  I hate the suburbs, not the houses, just the location.  Out there you can get a house three times the size of mine for about half the price, which is awesome.  But, really, I would like to stay in the TC.  TC, by...

...some Booster Juice(not really it was like it though) and looked around a bit. Then we went adventuring and found Rideau Street. Now walking along there was an adventure too...I mean living in the suburbs we don't really have hobos and sketch people...but downtown there are alot of them. So us three...all being not used to downtown were sketched out by the sketchy people and hobos so we walked fairly...

...with David “American Idol” Cook. David Cook Laces Up Shoe Deal with Sketchers  …and queue gratuitous picture   One Soul For Sale Last night I drove to the suburbs *gasp* and went to Olive Garden *double-gasp* to meet up with friends for dinner. The toughest part is that the dinner I ordered was really good! Yes, you heard me correctly…I sold out for Call...