I have lived in the same house for 21 years. Through the years, new houses were built, homes were renovated, old neighbors moved out to be replaced by new ones. I don’t much socialize with them, except for a nod or a smile in greeting, his and hellos; but none of those intimate conversations. Most are “okay” (as in normal) people, but one family really pisses me off.

They live right beside our house. They have about 6 children, and man do they look like gorillas. I don’t criticize, I’m just being an honest person. Not only do they look like primates, they also act like uncivilized human beings. When the world is about to sleep and rest, the teenagers are practicing their horrible music. I for one appreciate Electronica, Punk and some underground music; but not the heavy metal AC/DC music that they just love playing. Some nights, they even give us a treat (sarcasm intended). I can smell marijuana coming from their backyard and the smell reaches my son’s room. The oldest daughter of the family turns on her microphone to sing to abhorrent karaoke hits; the mother joins her once in a while. I wonder if they know they’re tone deaf?

The smaller kids can be heard fighting all the time, sometimes with their older siblings. Once it was over a show that they wanted to watch. Yes, the voices came loud and clear as though they were using megaphones to announce that they wanted to watch stupid noontime shows. I mean it’s perfectly normal to fight, but when the parents get into it; with their booming voices reaching across the small expanse between our house and theirs; it’s like announcing to the world how jologs they are.

Even before they reach their house, they honk their horns like they want the whole neighborhood to open the gate for them, even in the wee hours of the morning! Talk about inconsiderate and jologs. They have a security guard, and I sometimes wonder if they can afford to pay a guy 8k or 10k a month to open their door, why can’t they install automated gates.

They seem to be pretty well off, but I’ve had calls from a collection agency asking for information about the parents. It seems they owe a lot of money and they don’t intend to pay. Well neighbors, thanks for unleashing the hounds on me by not paying your debt! These people continually call me even though I’ve said that I don’t have any information that can help them. One thing I hate more than telemarketers is having people call me to ask about someone I am not acquainted with.

I see their kids walking around at night to go to the store to buy beer. They honestly look like gorillas – fat, bulky and dark skinned. Thank heavens their parents have money so they have a chance of getting married. Really, I’m not exaggerating about their physical appearance.

They also have a habit of burning dried leaves. Yes, so it helps fend off the mosquitoes, but they’re helping the Earth die a slow death. They love splashing water about, as though it’s going to lessen the dust on the streets. They tried planting some vegetable crops on a vacant lot, but that didn’t work out well; they just got stolen right before they were ready to be harvested.

If I didn’t know any better, I would say they were jologs posing as rich kids – from the way they act, speak and dress.