I SAW YOU
POETS: Certainly. She left you for the reasons Rita left Kris. Sorry for your loss...and your loss. Literal.
CUTE MORNING COMMUTE: It was the head full of bountiful swirls and blonde tip curls. It was the tattoo journal mystery, that has me curious about your history. I'm intrigued & may be batting out of my league.... but here goes, a lil ebb& flow
UA PLACE FOR EMPLOYMENT: I gave my friend a ride to the u.a. place for a job she got, and we talked in the waiting room about what was on the TV for a brief moment and your smile lit up my world. Would love to take you on a date sometime. The girl that was there to u.a. for a job is just my friend. If you respond to this tell me what was on the TV
RE: IN MY DREAMS AGAIN: Whoever the person in your dreams is must mean a lot to you. Because it sounds like the relationship in your dreams is the kind of relationship you want to have now. Good luck sad person
TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE: If you only knew how quickly I'd answer your call, how fast I'd run into your arms and forget it all. If you said, "Let's try again," I would try until the end of time. But I know you won't call and don't feel the way I feel. My loving and losing you is the wound that will never heal.
HOLA FROM ATILANOS: Hola cute boy from Atilanos, I wanted to talk to you more but was too much of a chicken in the moment to see what you were doing later or ask for your number. By the way I have a Suzuki sidekick also, coincidence? I think not. Might be a long shot, but burrito date next Sunday? 11 pm?
LIKE THAT: Will, like Pitt missed Ani'.. we know you miss "her." Did you think it wouldn't be forced and awkward, now? You've always known best; just ask you. Now you lament. Tell it to the moon.
CHEERS
THANK ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: Thank everyone who helped with the neighborhood cleanup in Peaceful Valley.THANK YOU CLEANERS: Cheers to all the folks who helped pick up garbage on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Peaceful Valley, you ROCK!
D'.. ANDY: Seems you're "doin' it"! How's the new live-in gig actually goin'? Have you done all the alls? Birthdays. Theirs. Family gatherings. Theirs. The hatchlings. Theirs. The garden. Hers. The house-holding..in her house. The reunions. His. Long overdue with the fellas askin' mucho questions. "What up, Brother Falco'...?" You didn't really see what you were "walkin'" into, didja, what with all the smoke and mirrors, the love-bombing, the g-lights? You're not foolish or confused, you're being deceived. You are supply. Climb out and run. Hope you have something to run to. You left a lot on the table. It was ALL the good stuff. Ah, the charm of the snake. Really? Photos like that are sophomoric.
FULL POCKETS: Come on Spokane, we can't let the jeers outnumber the cheers. I know you're out there seeing the good in people. But you're not saying anything. These I saw you/cheers and jeers are so easy to do. We are prone to complain, Stop that cycle. Give someone a compliment. I leave my house everyday with my pockets full of compliments and hope that I feel as though I have empty pockets when I return home. Though it never works out that way. When I return home I find that my pockets are still full. It feels like a superpower. Make someone's day, step up Spokane, it's who you are.
MILITARY NEIGHBORS WE SEE YOU! Cheers to our military neighbors. We see you in the skies coming home, we see you shopping at Walmart in Airway Heights, we see you mowing your lawn to feel normal, we see you at school pickup looking tired but happy after a long day overseas. Thank you for keeping us safe.
"BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER:" Big "Cheers" to all the wonderful people that work at "Mail Box etc." in Spokane Valley. They truly know the meaning of "Customer Service." A couple of weeks ago I had the saddening chore of making a flyer for my father-in-law's funeral. Being the master of not knowing how to operate my phone or pretty much anything else electronic, I'm not sure why I was given this task. Thanks to "Mail Box etc." and their beautiful employee "Kaleena" I was successful! With just a handwritten example of what I wanted, Kaleena took the time and personally went through every line with me, rewording, adding words, taking out words, making sure fonts were larger or smaller where they needed to be, even putting a nice little border around it to make it complete. Together we spent at least a half hour making it perfect. Kaleena never made me feel like the "Technophobe" that I am. On the contrary, she was very compassionate and understanding (as I was very emotional through the entire process). Even though it was a simple flyer for a funeral, she could tell that it was very important to me and I just wanted to say "Thank You" to "Kaleena"and "Mail Box etc." for helping me achieve my heartfelt mission. For such a small project It was "The Best Customer Service" I could have asked for. R.I.P. Cap Davis! You and my experience at "Mail Box etc." will never be forgotten!
INCIDENTAL BIKE SAFETY: All summer the construction downtown has trundled along. I commute through downtown daily, and the reduced lanes on Washington and Stevens have been great. No joke, having only two (or even one) lane has made driving much easier and walking across the roads safer. The real added bonus has been seeing cyclists riding behind the construction cones. Incidentally due to construction, they have their lane, and I have mine. It's been so much safer for everyone involved. If the city could just leave the cones up after the construction is done, I'd be 100% on board.
THE (SPOOKY) STOOP: Shout-out to the handful of folks in Browne's who decorate for Halloween! We might not go hard like they do on the North side/South Hill, but it makes me smile to see my neighbors show up for my favorite holiday!
CHEER THE FLAT EARTHERS: Do stop wasting your breath screaming at others ignorance and delusions. Celebrate that everyone's entitled to their own beliefs in a democracy (for now). You can't teach a pig to sing, it won't work and only annoys the pig. It requires a degree of intelligence and willingness. Cheer the journeys of the Flat Earthers! They will fall off the edges of their limited vision or someday discover the full circle.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I've been waiting a whole year for the timing to be perfect to submit this! You deserve the world, and I'm so thankful for your friendship. You are witty, intelligent, compassionate, authentic, and supportive (plus many many more)! You sure put the 'G' in graham cracker ;) Thank you for being an amazing friend and all around great person. Cheers to another year around the sun!
JEERS
RE: IDEALOGUES: In any other profession, including the military, when a person doesn't do their job THEY are held responsible and don't get to shrug off blame to anyone else. Since your complaint is that we have individuals refusing to do the jobs they have full capability to do, maybe the solution is to replace the person not doing their job, just like every other profession would. You conflated two completely unrelated things and offered absolutely no evidence linking the two which, ironically for you, is exactly how an idealogue thinks. Citing no-context statistics about traffic issues doesn't support your claim when what you're upset about hasn't been demonstrated in any measurable capacity. You need to cite something falsifiable that backs your claim up or you're just flat out lying.RE: PLANNED PARENTHOOD BILLBOARDS: Oh, ye of little understanding...Not so fast. Pull back to see the bigger picture beyond your personal prejudice of scope. There is no fig leaf cover, no tacit lying or scare-mongering implication in these billboards you see. It can be reasoned that its message "making abortion accessible again" is directed to those traveling here to our progressive-minded state from conservative states, where the procedure is now illegal or inaccessible to them, to have said procedure done because it is, as you explained, still legal.
HOMELESS SITUATION: Spokane...please wake up! The mayor nor the powers to be will never solve the homeless situation because too many people who claim to help will lose money and benefits from their involvement. Tax breaks, state and federal grants, donations, apartment owners downtown who are subsidizes for renting to the homeless and the list goes on. Why hasn't our spokane administrators taken advantage of what Houston has achieved by reducing homeless by 64%? Or centralizing all services? Why kill the goose that lays the golden egg? Mark my word, when the Trent shelter closes, downtown will pay the price. Give the people who really need it a place to live that is clean and safe. Have you ever heard of tiny homes? They work.♦
