The grass is always greener...

He specialized in keeping up with the Joneses. Standing outside he saw the cable man attaching a dish to the roof of his neighbor's house. That's where it began. He had the same setup the next day. When his son came home boasting about the neighbor's television, complete with surround sound, he spent his lunch break the next day walking the aisles of Best Buy and by that night their entertainment center put movie theaters to shame. Next came the pool table in the game room. The sprinkler system. The art deco lawn furniture. The granite countertops. The convertible. The swimming pool. And just when his family thought it could go no farther, when their house had more amenities than a five star Caribbean resort, he hoisted himself up on the slats of the fence, and peered over into the neighbors' yard. "What honey?" his wife asked. "Do they have nicer lawn furniture? A bigger pool? What?" And he answered, "No, our furniture is better by far. And our pool is much bigger. But," he said defeatedly, "Their grass is slightly greener."