I was doing some yard work, which isn’t saying much since my front year is about the size of two bowling lanes. But I do what I can to beautify what’s there on $30 a month. I have no idea what I’m doing, since I’ve always lived in apartments, and growing up in ritzy Central New Jersey, we had landscapers. Anyway, a minivan with a middle-aged couple pulled up just to compliment me on my landscaping work. It turns out that they own and rent out the house two lots away, and they’re happy to see someone caring about how the neighborhood looks.

Is this really a Durham-specific post? No, I suppose not, although I suspect that in the Raleigh and Cary sprawling subdivisions, $30 a month in mulch and clearance-sale plants from Home Depot won’t win you any praise. You had better spruce up your place, or else your neighbors will talk sh*t about you behind your back. Maybe this happens in other parts of Durham. Maybe I shouldn’t call this “Why I Like Durham”. I’ll call it something else…

[I actually haven't blogged anything positive that I can find. I'll need to start doing that a little more].

[And I have bought stuff from Stone Bros, so it's not like I don't support my local businesses].