I Saw You

I SAW YOU

MOZZ RUN: ...for Bruschetta. - T.- I haven't received your post card from Italy... As you stated: "The mail takes quite a while." I'll consider that Spring '23 card, not in transit. I do hope you got the October birthday card, and the graduation card/gift, also in "the mail." I know you've been wandering, but it should be at base camp. (Also delivered, 2023.) If you have ?s, your brother has m'number. Stay free!! That's a priceless reality. Happy Birthday, again!!

CORN-FUSED: Like a maze, isn't it? You think it's true that everyone else is to blame, as you've been told. Have you seen the light? Look up. Navigate out. He doesn't "love" you; you just have a better schedule, and you don't question him with your concerns. Trust your intuition. Especially when you don't have "proof." The gaslighter's game is for gaslighters. Have you discovered the cheatin' yet? (You greatly resemble the hook-ups "on the road." Hotel hotties, baby!!) That was necessary for the game to work. You're a number. A roll of the dice. The house always wins. Always. It's designed that way. Be smarter. He thinks he's a fox.

RE: TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE: I'm still hoping and waiting for you. Heart full of love and wanting to be in your arms. TB

FOR A ROSE: Roses don't bloom forever. their petals fall off one by one and they can be stripped down to twigs by the wind. But it's sometimes even necessary to clip them down to stubs. But spring does come, and after the cold winter passes they can bloom more beautiful and brighter than they were before. They are resilient, strong, and they move at their own pace. You have lost parts of you that you will never get back, but it's not like losing a leg. Be patient with yourself, spring is coming. - your Black Room Boy

NEW VAPE SHOP IN TOWN? The local Subway down the street closed down and the building space became a vape shop. That is the most Spokane thing ever.

MIRAGE AT OASIS?? Saturday afternoon, Oasis on Indiana. Me picking up my daughter from blowout for her senior pictures. You at the check-in desk and on the phone. Dark hair, glasses, beautiful! Met eyes a couple times or was that just me? I'd like to learn more!

THE FORCES BETWEEN US: I miss you like the sun misses the moon. In the same orbit yet can never see each other. A year-and-a-half later and I see you everywhere. Little reminders of the time my soul danced with yours through the torment of this cruel world. White space ships and big bang theory remind me of how stellar my world was with you.

YOU SAW ME

IN THE COLD: Alla! Thank you for your kindness. You saw me freezing and warmed me before I knew how cold I really was. It was Wednesday morning and I've been thinking of your sweet gesture all day. I loved it. I wish I could express how nice it felt to be touched without any expectations of returning the favor... how invited it was and how astonished I was at how I welcomed your touch. Thank you again. It was so nice to meet you. I will always remember your kindness.

CHEERS

WONDERING WANDERER: "Where was she?" you, Willy, mused at Willie. Backstage! Guesting 10 shows, no surprise. You know her "work" isn't work. Noted as some of the loveliest in that storied career of his, and hers. She'll carry that torch, and a true rhythm. Solidified, and she doesn't even care to be anywhere but the shade. It's MUCH cooler...and cooler, there. Keep searching; you may discover the mystery. It's not a diminished 7th.

PUG WAVE: To the pug who was wildly waving hello to me from the backseat of an SUV at an intersection on Maxwell: Hello! You made my day and I died laughing. I know a human was helping, but it is your deal. So puggin' awesome!

THANKS! A few days ago I left my cellphone on a slot machine at a local casino. I was quite distressed when I realized I didn't have it and headed to the Lost and Found. Some wonderful person had found it and turned it in. A BIG cheer to that kind person! Thank you so much.

ANNIVERSARY PAID FORWARD? HayJs in the Valley, 10/24 ... You apparently heard waitresses saying it was our anniversary, paid our tab and left. Wow! We thank you 54 times ... (Will you be there next year? :) )

DIFFERENCES IN FOUNDING DOCUMENTS: The Constitution is a technical document, like a user's manual for self-governance, while the Declaration of Independence is a philosophical document for human rights. Ancient Greek philosophy influenced much of Western culture with the belief that self-discipline is a basic requirement to self-rule and from that comes individual freedom, (political and economic). To extend individual freedom to self-governance requires sovereignty. Sovereignty is hierarchy or a "chain of command" and it has power over any territory or state. Since anarchism is a stateless society, then social transformation takes place during cultural assimilation.

YOU ARE NOT AN AMERICAN IDIOT: The oligarchs are trying to trick you. Are you going to fall for that? You are not an American Idiot. Your vote belongs to you, do not let the troll farms and plutocrats buy it.

CIVILITY: Thank you to John Hagney for his column "The Road Back to Civility." As a child I was taught that name-calling is mean, disrespectful, and shows a lack of class. Yet here we are, having a presidential candidate being called a "ho" by supposed adults on bumper stickers, flags, and yard signs. Almost daily I see a sign saying F* Biden or F* Inslee. While I am grateful for our rights as Americans to say what we want, do we need to reduce ourselves to publicly displaying such vulgarity? Some people are trying to raise children to be kind and well mannered. Such name calling does not lend itself to a society where people treat one another with a basic level of respect and decency.

JEERS

CAMPAIGN COVERAGE: When I heard Lester Holt report election news on the Monday night, 10/21/24 newscast, I really couldn't believe what I was hearing. Now I ask how can any America-loving citizen support a repulsive, unstable & inhumane creature as is Trump. His lewd & insulting remarks about Arnold Palmer, a revered American & one of the world's best golfers was sickening. Yes you say "it's the economy" & that is selfishly why you support him. I want all of you to know, that no matter who is in office, the economy will not be decided by "them." But how our wonderful nation & its values are looked upon by other nations in the world is of the utmost importance. Don't keep "your head in the sand." Don't act ignorantly. "He" doesn't care about you. Trump's outlandish lies & extreme accusations are meant to draw you in because he thinks you are ignorant & will applaud him.

RE: NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR WASTE OF MONEY: Never fear! The North-South corridor will definitely be beneficial to Spokane: As soon as the construction fences are down, its bridges will be pulling double-duty as some of the city's most affordable housing.

"MAKING ABORTION ACCESSIBLE AGAIN..." I will never understand the left's obsession with abortion as an election-year appeal to women. It's not a commodity to be marketed or an outcome to be celebrated; after all, as Mother Teresa said, "Abortion is profoundly anti-women. Three-quarters of its victims are women: Half the babies and all the mothers." Let's be honest, by far most abortions done by Planned Parenthood (and not just in Spokane), whether medically performed or drug-induced, are elective in nature. And there are thousands of childless couples who would gladly adopt these precious babies if they were given the chance to live. Compassion dictates that the options should not be limited to an absolute ban without lifesaving exceptions vs. on-demand with no restrictions right up to birth; yet that is what some political candidates would have you believe. But no one walks away from a terminated pregnancy unaffected, maybe not immediately, but irrevocably changed for life. Don't believe the lies. It is not an easy "choice."

EWU: More than 6,400 racial covenants discovered on properties in Spokane, well done, Eastern, for stoking the flames of racial division over a non-issue that's been illegal for 60+ years. I had no idea the U.S. had a history of racial discrimination until you published this groundbreaking research/journalism. Truly a productive use of time and resources. Meanwhile, people are busy drafting legislation that will require biological females to share locker rooms and compete in sports against biological males. ♦