Dear Amanda,
I've known you for almost 4 years and yet I feel we just became friends in the last 4 months. I find it amazing that the same source that kept us separated has now become the source that brought us together. Now you are leaving - I'm happy for you. I hope that you find peace and happiness. My heart breaks for you as I know how low in life you have fallen. I know because I have been there. I know the struggle as you desperately cling and scratch at whatever you can to climb out of that hole. I know the struggles to smile, to laugh, to trust. I know your pain in a way that only the two of us can.
I want you to know, though, that you can. You will smile, you will laugh, one day you will look back and realize you are a better person because of that hole you were in. You also need to know how grateful I am for you. You were another loving parent to my children. Yes, our parenting styles differed greatly but at the end of the day my children know you love them and they know you will continue to love them. More so, please know you will always be family - you will always have a place in our home and our hearts.
Jealous that you are moving,
Mel P
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
The Eighteenth
Dear State of NC, County of Mecklenburg, and City of Charlotte,
As a contributing member of society, also known as a tax payer, who winced as she wrote her check to pay her dues this year, I must confess - I do believe you are wasting my money!
For example, as I drove into the city, I noticed multiple signs indicating the buildings located in uptown. 1st - if those working at the Bank of America building do not know where it is, perhaps, they should find a new place of employment - might I recommend Taco Bell (I hear they can make a mean chicken burrito by the way) 2nd - Signs for the Nascar Hall of Fame - This just happens to be a building that can be seen from the 277 loop easily. If the tourists can't find it, perhaps our local businesses would benefit from the idiots stopping by to purchase maps, snacks, and the such as they ask for directions (mind you, I hear gas station coffee is watered down, maybe they ought to steer clear from that). 3rd - what does the orange block with a white S on it mean? I have lived in this beautiful city for twelve years and have yet to figure it out. How will someone not from here know if I don't? Plus - did we really need to go with orange, I would have opted for a livelier color. Might I suggest cranberry? Or better yet, rasberry, that is the color of my luggage after all.
In short, I am boggled by the changes being made. I hate to see that we are so completely wasting money yet we have to close our libraries, our school system is severely lacking and I can't drive down any road for more than five minutes without swerving to miss a pot hole. How is it these basic needs are over looked for more frivolous matters? I understand there are many schools of thought however I firmly believe that if we fix the core the rest will follow suit - after all who wants to buy a house with a fresh coat of paint but is infested with termites?
Wanting my money to go to better use,
Mel P
As a contributing member of society, also known as a tax payer, who winced as she wrote her check to pay her dues this year, I must confess - I do believe you are wasting my money!
For example, as I drove into the city, I noticed multiple signs indicating the buildings located in uptown. 1st - if those working at the Bank of America building do not know where it is, perhaps, they should find a new place of employment - might I recommend Taco Bell (I hear they can make a mean chicken burrito by the way) 2nd - Signs for the Nascar Hall of Fame - This just happens to be a building that can be seen from the 277 loop easily. If the tourists can't find it, perhaps our local businesses would benefit from the idiots stopping by to purchase maps, snacks, and the such as they ask for directions (mind you, I hear gas station coffee is watered down, maybe they ought to steer clear from that). 3rd - what does the orange block with a white S on it mean? I have lived in this beautiful city for twelve years and have yet to figure it out. How will someone not from here know if I don't? Plus - did we really need to go with orange, I would have opted for a livelier color. Might I suggest cranberry? Or better yet, rasberry, that is the color of my luggage after all.
In short, I am boggled by the changes being made. I hate to see that we are so completely wasting money yet we have to close our libraries, our school system is severely lacking and I can't drive down any road for more than five minutes without swerving to miss a pot hole. How is it these basic needs are over looked for more frivolous matters? I understand there are many schools of thought however I firmly believe that if we fix the core the rest will follow suit - after all who wants to buy a house with a fresh coat of paint but is infested with termites?
Wanting my money to go to better use,
Mel P
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)