This past weekend we visited John’s oldest brother Michael and his adorable family. They recently moved from Florida into a huge new home outside Dallas. It’s so far outside Dallas that it’s technically part of Frisco, which appears to be made up entirely of shiny new suburbs. I’m sure it’s a real town with a real center somewhere, but the only bits we saw were miles and miles of chain restaurants, Targets, and generically-named neighborhoods.

Their house is lovely, and it’s close to Michael’s work, and they have two playgrounds and their kids’ future elementary school within walking distance, so I can’t fault them for living there. Still, the neighborhood densely packed with nearly-identical luxury houses creeped me out a little. There aren’t any trees! There aren’t tons of trees in that area to begin with, but there are more than NONE.

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