Community Analyst Gifts

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

#Whyneighborsdon'tknowtheirneighbors

"This town ain't big enough for the proposed outlet shopping mall at Millet Creek Pass."

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

"Look, Martha—you contribute, I contribute, we all contribute to the pulse of the city."

'My problem is that I am an informed citizen.'

'She's the worst gossip I've ever come across.'

are you so alienated from any real form of community that you can no longer distinguish between belonging and conforming?

Progress.

"Bob, you've been warned before. You can't come to prayer just to gather gossip material."

'Stock Market re-entry now safe. . . City analysts say.'

'Right...so that's pages 1-6 on 'teenage thus run rampage', 7-9 on 'man sued £25,000 for cleaning neighbours path', the middle spread on...'

Well, yes, it's a free library, but...

'And I bet the same resolution principles would work in your neighborhood conflicts.'

"This neighborhood has a strong sense of community that borders on siege mentality."

"I'm starting to miss the summer people. It's been weeks since I glowered."

'Who did you vote against in the last election?'

"Our state made the list for being on the most lists."

The Neighborhood at a Glance

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

"Cautious and considerate? Door on the left, one mask each. Selfish and ignorant? Door on the right, do as you please."

Garage sale.

'Does that mean things are getting better or worse?'

'Sorry, I don't have anything smaller.'

"Once upon a time there was a thing called social security..."

'Hey! Roll a mile in my shoes!'

'Yes...our chief analyst is recommending further investments in the new year.'

Empty shops.

The American school