Roomin' House Blues

Tell your legislators to end unfair tax breaks and protect our kids’ future Here is some mail I got from FUSE about Washington State House Bill 2078--to close a Wall Street Banker tax loophole for education.  Dear Friend, Finally, some good news.  48 members of the state House just launched a last-ditch effort to rescue funding for our kids’ classrooms.  Their proposal - House Bill 2078 - saves funding for our kids’ kindergarten through third grade classrooms by finally closing tax loopholes for Wall Street Banks and out-of-state shoppers. 1   These 48 legislators defied pundits and conservative editorial boards to introduce this badly needed reform. But thanks to Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1053, it takes a 2/3 supermajority or a public vote to close tax loopholes.  We’re challenging 2/3 of the legislature to vote yes for our kids’ future.  And now that the state Senate has released their budget - including deeper cuts to education and essential services...

Thanks to my blog follower Spambot3049.q5fjksr.t90.tja.ji0yj, who maintains his secret identity, and surprisingly, leaves no spam.  He pointed out that I was an interesting writer for a former parking attendant. Mr Spambot was pointing out how easily overlooked the talents  or character of an individual maybe, until circumstances change.  I noted then that many of the parking attendants I had worked with had another side to them that the public did not see.  I am sure the same is true for bus boys, dishwashers and bike messengers alike.  So I am going to tell a few stories of people I worked with, leaving out their names, who showed another side of themselves to me, be that intellectual, moral or an interesting personal history. If anyone has a story about a service or blue collar worker who secretly rises above there rank, please leave it in the comment section. One of the persistent images of a parking attendant in Seattle, and in certain...