I SAW YOU
CHANCE ENCOUNTER AT PARK: The place: Spokane, Browne’s Addition Me: Tall, bespectacled, looks like he sunburns easily. You: An outdoorsy type with boundless energy, a flowing mane, and the rhythm of a dancer! I was enchanted by your tenacity as you bothered the neighborhood squirrels. The way you knocked down that toddler really resonated with me. Next time let’s ditch miss “stop looking at my dog like that” and traumatize some mailmen together. (1/23/25)
CHEERS
CHEERS TO THE LOVAS! Cheers to the lovas of Spokane and beyond — I love you — yes you!! Spread it as best you know how. Love yourself! Even give love to strangers — put it on your sleeve! Be kind, love and love and love, love (1/23/25)
KINDNESS STILL EXISTS! Thank you to the kind and caring person who returned my spouse’s missing wallet to our doorstep! He dropped his wallet during the snowstorm in February, and it went missing under piles of snow! He looked all over the place and could not find it. Two weeks later, we opened our door to find the wallet there, completely soaked but all cash and cards still in it. We wish we could thank you in person, but I hope you see this! (4/3/25)
JUST A NOD: A nod to the Holey Pothole. After 500 years we have perfected the pothole. In the 14th and 15th century potters would recognize clay in the ruts in the road and they would dig out the clay to make pots leaving a large “Pothole.” Today we make potholes everywhere. There are Epic potholes around Spokane. Maybe in your neighborhood. I’ve seen potholes that border on sinkholes. In two states there are potholes that provide incomes to used hubcap dealers. They provide hundreds of jobs and all sorts of ancillary benefits in the form of mechanical engineering (suspensions) and car repairs. Why here in Spokane they are an industry. It’s time to embrace our potholes. Give them their due, recognize their import in the environment and the economy. Can we even learn to…love them? So to the Holey Pothole…a nod. But the next time I hit one “I’ll…!!” (4/24/25)…