Got family back home so I still hear about all the local issues - often in more detail than I really care to! What I miss though is the ability to skim the headlines, decide what interests me enough to read further and what doesn't...
I also miss the grocery store ads.

Would love to phone Mom and discuss what's on sale where this week, what to stock up on.
(We've tried talking about what's on sale here vs. there, looking for some seasonal commonality - unfortunately even the "on sale" prices from CH are enough to give her a heart attack - and the normal "not-on-sale" prices back home already sound like bargains to me.

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