Gnomes know a lot more about what goes on behind closed doors than we think. They're listening to the movies we watch. They're reading the papers tossed towards front steps. They're studying your body language as you pledge allegiance to the flag hung by the mail box. They know that paradise is exclusive. They know that the tree of knowledge will drop leaves to be raked soon. They know that the grass is always greener on the other side. They know what happened outside the burbs. They know who really butters the bread, and who really makes the money.