I SAW YOU
REGAL URGENT CARE: Monday May 12, 11:50 am, I was leaving, smiled at you. You smiled. I said Giggity, you laughed. You are cute brunette gal waiting to be seen. Im tall guy. Lets meet for a glass sometime.YOU GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BUS: I was at Bardic Cider and Brewery when I first saw you. You pulled up all nonchalant, cool and in charge. Then you showed your playful side...when everyone inside you started waving and bouncing around. You great big beautiful double decker bus.
HOME DEPOT HOTTIE: I was wandering through the garden center at Home Depot—pretending I knew an annual from a perennial—when I saw you. You were picking out plants, maybe with your daughter? The two of you were kind of adorable, and distracting in the best way. There you were, this Indian motorcycle t-shirt wearing guy (World's Fastest...my favorite movie btw)—cool, rugged, and completely unexpected among all the petunias and begonias. I don't normally mix flirting with forget-me-nots, but something about that moment stuck with me. So I figured, what the heck, I'll plant the seed and say hi.
CHEERS
MILLWOOD HOUSE TOUR: Thank you to all those who opened their homes for the MAC fundraiser Mother's Day Tour. A special thanks to Al and Vickie for sharing the amazing history of the Rosebush House!
I SEE YOU SISTER (OR BROTHER OPPRESSED BY OTHER BROTHERS) Cheers to the individual whose frustrated words I found hidden inside A Confederacy of Dunces from the Spokane Public Library. Literally, a clipping from the Inlander titled "Who do you think you are bud?" Stuck in the middle of my newly acquired library book. Luckily I know the Inlander well and where this came from. You have been heard, my friend. There are so many injustices in this world, all we can do is be there for each other and do what we can do to move humanity in the right direction. Cheers to people moving in the right direction!
THEY HIRE GOOD PEOPLE: Thank you Asplundh tree crew, we applaud you. You provided an entertaining morning and I appreciate the favor.
ARBOR DAY GROOTS: Bravo to the Arbor Day block party organizers! What an amazing and memorable event and day. The picture booth, delicious food trucks, used recycled kids bikes given away, craft events...the whole thing was amazing and will bring me back. BUT...hands down the highlight, the Red Hawk band TORE.IT.UP! So good from a first time listen and I'd love to see them again, wow what a show!!
GREAT DAY IN SANDPOINT: Thank you to some of the folks in Sandpoint for a great off the cuff day! My girlfriend and I had to make a trip to Sandpoint and decided to make something of a day of it visiting Matchwood, Utara and Fat Pig. It was wonderful and exactly what we needed! Thank you!
SPOKANE'S ARTISTS: YOU'RE NOT JUST COOL, YOU'RE SPECIAL: To the painters, sculptors, dancers, poets, muralists, and dreamers — you make this city more colorful, more meaningful, more beautiful, and more alive. Thank you.
LET ME KEEP DREAMING: Long hair, beautiful eyes and a soothing voice? I must be dreaming. Kind, intelligent, creative, and loving? I must be dreaming. A singer, a writer, a poet, and a dancer? I must be dreaming. Never have I met a man who knows my thoughts, body, and desires. One who listens and makes loving him so effortless. You have captivated my heart and my mind. So if I'm dreaming, I don't ever want to wake up. I love you, my dear sweet Irishman.
FOR YOUR BLOOMSDAY COMMENTS: Thank you "Cheers and Jeers Bloomsday" for your acknowledgement of the protesters at the top of Doomsday Hill, but I must make a correction. I was there for 3 hours and we certainly did cheer on the racers as well as hand out water and watermelon slices to them. I tell you, we were so encouraged by the many Bloomies who gave high fives and thumbs up, and shouted thank you to us! So, while your comment didn't seem particularly positive towards us, I want to thank you for confirming that we got your attention and we did make an impact.
CASH: Cheers to all the businesses, nonprofits, and schools who still accept cash. Let's keep cash alive.
BEST ZIP'S IN THE COUNTY: To the folks working at the Cheney Zip's: Thank you for the work you do! You are kind and attentive, and you make perfect onion rings and fry sauce. I'm happy every time I get to go to Cheney!
JEERS
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO HELL... Well lookie here. To the surprise of not a single democrat. The Trump Department of Commerce yanked that $48 million Aerospace investment. The only people that needed it more than Spokane were the folks across the border who voted for Trump in far greater numbers. How's that workin' out for you? Maybe start charging ICE to rent the Kootenai Jail so you can recoup some of the federal money you're losing. Geniuses...SELFISH ON 7TH: hey selfish prick on 7th ave who constantly does loud construction in your garage: you are ruining our summer again already. fyi we all hate you and call crimecheck so there is a record of every time you disrupt the neighborhood. you suck.
MONAGHAN ERASURE: Jeers to the Spokane City Council majority for voting to remove the Monaghan statue. The history of it is complex, not black and white, and it was a beautiful old remnant of Victorian Spokane. How many other graceful old buildings, monuments and statues will fall to the axe of this vindictive, self-righteous cultural purge? Any charm Spokane ever had is fast disappearing. Maybe I ought to just sell my house and move.
ENOUGH ALREADY: I'm sick of seeing the constant discourse on license tabs week after week. At this point, whether you are for or against license tabs, I don't care anymore and neither should you. Personally, I would like to to see some discussions on the topics of housing issues, the rise of measles, or perhaps an increase of cheers or I Saw Yous; hell, I would be down to discuss something else stupid like how Newport hwy Costco strawberries always seem to have an abundance of mold, how the Northtown Mall is a husk of its former glory, or how 100 men could, probably, win against a gorilla but never against a grizzly bear or a Sasquatch.
JEEP DUCKS: I'm Canadian Sorry, but you ducks need to go. The Rainbow Color Wheel Spectrum Disorder on your dash is going to look like snow globe glitter when you're rolling end-over-end or sideways upside down this winter (is coming). Better keep your head glued to your headrest, sloth; BTW TYFYS, ps it was 20 years ago, no one cares you were E-6, the MOLLE Gear rearview mirror and extra 2.5g of fuel says that way louder than your license plate ever could.
I ALWAYS FIND IT INTERESTING: when people think it's okay to refer to people as a "Trumptard." Obviously, this mixing of the words "Trump" and "R----d" is what makes this word a word. However, when did we get to the point where it was okay to refer to someone as a r----d? That word was deemed offensive long ago. Although used as a clinical term for many decades, once people began using it as a pejorative, society determined that the word shouldn't be used anymore. So, in the jeers last week complaining about a "Trumptard," perhaps you should pick up a dictionary and learn a new word? Spokane: near nature -- near ignorance!
RE: PLASTIC BAG BAN: Your argument, however well intentioned, fails to take into consideration how 'cheap' Americans are conditioned/compelled to be (your pick). And as such, now feel it compulsory to bring their own re-usable bags to save 8 cents and by extension: our environment (the point of the ordinance- to its success). Nonetheless; we're talking about the same people who will drive 15 miles out of their way to save 50 cents on an advertised 'one day only deal' as well as cruise around a big box/strip mall parking lot burning carbon for 10-15 minutes to save themselves from walking an extra 10 ft. Maybe you're right. It's pointless to try to preserve the awesomeness of our planet for the next generation. Why bother?
ESTATE SALES: We had an estate sale this weekend (5/17) and the abhorrent behavior of the people who came was an icky wake up call. We had people literally try to pry items that weren't for sale (clearly marked) off the walls and breaking said walls. People showed up 2 hours early just to throw hissy fits because we wouldn't let them in. People trying to switch price tags, bringing their own price tags, their own SOLD stickers, the audacity of these grown people coming in to steal and argue was truly insane. The chaos of the house could only be compared to a particular scene in the movie "Mother!" I can't believe the amount of people who had to be repeatedly reprimanded for going into doors marked private and taking things our family set aside for ourselves. Like, you realize we are doing this because a loved one died right? Where's your shame? Was your urge to steal from people who are mourning larger than your urge to be a decent civilized individual? Thank you for shaping my life, when I die I would rather have all my items and memories burned than to make any of my loved ones deal with people like you. Enjoy the antiques, I hope they're haunted. Have a life that's as pleasant as you are! xoxo ♦
