I Saw You

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Wake Up Call in the Valley A: We keep looking at each other?! If it's more than professional friendliness, you need to make the first move... for obvious reasons :).

STA Bus Barn Bench Sitter You make my evening when I see you sitting, reading your book. As I go by and you look up, makes me smile. You are a very handsome, intriguing man. Just thought I'd let you know that you brighten someone's day, every time we met eyes. Enjoy your books!

Is my distant friend back again? :) Do you ever get the feeling like some one you knew from your past, is watching you? Then you think you've seen them? If you have, then you know what I'm talking about. When I was at school when I was younger, an older guy liked me. He was about four years older than me but yet he always spied on me. We never really talked to each other but some how, we both knew what we were both thinking. We just had this connection. And for about five years, we played the like game at school. To this day, I still feel like he can see me. May be I'm crazy. Maybe he still likes me and I have seen him around lately. The last time I saw him was on December 13, 2011. It was during my winter concert at school. I just don't know what to think. I just want to be able to see him again and this time to talk to him. We had some misunderstandings and a few bad days, but life does go on. Do you know who I am spying, buddy? Did you ever love me? Are you back in my life for real this time? Talk to me on Facebook, but first accept my friend request.

To the caring, kind, loving, supportive, compassionate woman Who took the initiative to send out emails of hope and encouragement to different organizations and individuals within the LGBTQ community after the Orlando tragedy; to let them know that all of them mattered to her; that she cared. I cried when I read the sweetest, most sentimental email ever sent to me. Then I asked if she had sent similar emails to others and if so, if there was a response. She sent a lot of emails but wasn't yet finished sending them all out. Yes, she had gotten a few responses, but that's not why they were sent and she never expected any responses at all. "If there's ever been a time the LGBTQ community needs allies, it's now more than ever." That's why she sent out those emails. So I thank you for being there for us. You have a very beautiful heart. You are truly a diamond in the rough.

Thanks Firefighters! Thanks to the Spokane firefighters who responded so quickly when my pickup engine caught "fire" on Friday evening. I appreciated your calm demeanor and kindness as I was panicking over what turned out to be a not-so-serious problem. I followed your suggestions and was able to get my beloved pickup home safely and quickly. Thank you all!

Chef Tyler at 1889 Public House Chef Tyler is an amazing chef! Everything at 1898 Public House is excellent! He not only creates the best dishes, he also brings it out to you! How many chefs do that? I love coming out there to eat! Great Chef, great view, and great service!

Cheers to Rosauers, Jeers to "service dogs" Rosauers, locally owned, is my 'go to' store: local, great customer service, good quality and prices! Cheers! I went to pay for my groceries, found I'd put my wallet down, told the clerk, who after looking in lost and found without success, said she'd hold the groceries for me at checkout, and we could work out something. Returning to checkout empty handed, she gave me my wallet, with her bright smile and no judgement. Cheers! Thanks to the customer, who turned it in intact. Cheers! I'd left it in the banana bin. There's no small irony in that. Jeers on me! ... and Jeers! to the customer walking her dog through the store a week earlier. The dog had nothing to identify it as a service animal. I asked two staff about it, and they said all Rosauers can do by regulation is post signs at the doors of the store. Staff are not allowed to ask customers for verification, it's considered a potential violation of rights. Meantime staff clean up after dogs and their owners. Jeers! Disability stickers are required for folks to park in handicapped spots. Cheers! All customers can be asked for verification of ID in all sorts of situations and places. Cheers! For the good of all, let's put in place reasonable guidelines for verifying the status of a service dog. Cheers! How about a coalition of disabled folks and advocates, grocery stores and their associations and public health to resolve this issue. Cheers! Thanks Rosauers, strong community members.

Keep texting I bought a cheap car that I don't care about. By all means continue texting while swerving all over your lane. I will no longer try to avoid you. I will let you hit me. I am old and have cheap insurance! Have fun!