Leave your house or die

Everyone talks about how people are lonely because they're missing a "third place." I grew up in a town where the only "third place" was either church or the mall, but lately my town has been making more of an effort to get people to leave their homes. Close to my parents' house they built this little place that has a bunch of restaurants, bars, yoga studios, and coffee shops that surround an AstroTurf-covered lawn filled with lounge chairs and cornhole boards. It's actually very cute, and there's even a large fountain in the back with a bridge going across, which connects to a sidewalk (a rarity in my state) that connects to the closest suburban enclave. So, if you live close by, you can easily just walk there and hang out all day on the lawn, read a book, have a drink, etc. In the summers they even show free outdoor movies. I know all this sounds rather basic, but for my hometown it's actually a huge improvement. A few weeks ago I had to take my mom out for Mother's Day and I took…