Reading Time: 3 minutesMy neighborhood is outside of a major population center, although not too far. We have green lawns, a pond, and multiple playgrounds scattered throughout. What used to be cornfields has become a planned community with cul-de-sacs and dog friendly walking paths. We have a sign at the entrance to the neighborhood and yearly community garage sales. Overall, it is a nice place to live. There is one thing that bothers me though; all the houses look exactly the same. One of the only ways to tell the difference is through the signs on the front porch. You know the ones, “Live, Laugh, Love” and other quaint or seasonal drivel. It’s bad enough that people are installing permanent Christmas lights and calling them “accent lighting.” As much as my neighbors like to think it’s a new way to decorate their homes, when I lived in the trailer park, we kept our Christmas lights up year-round years ago.              If you take the time to look around, this “sameness” is occurring at an alarming rate. Most cars look the same, cell phones