I'm behind on a deadline at work, and have been working late at night. Tonight I decided I needed a Mama's fix to rejuvenate me, so I walked over there around 8pm. One of our local eccentrics, to use a more polite term, was pacing in front of the Trib alley on Blanchard and had me in his sights. He let me know in no uncertain terms that I was in "his" house, that he lives in Seattle, and that I should go back to West Seattle where I came from. I nodded in agreement and kept going - to Mama's, not West Seattle. I can sort of get where he might be coming from, though. Belltown is popular and we get a lot of visitors in our neighborhood. Having all the people here is great, but I wish more of them could get here without driving and parking in the neighborhood. More people, good, more cars, bad. We don't need more cars in our house. That's why I say go ahead with the tunnel as AWV replacement, and wish for a way to get the streetcar on 1st Avenue sooner rather than later.
We have our share of "eccentrics" because we have more than our share of social service agencies and housing for people who need the services. I've never had a real problem with any of them, although I was once frightened by a drug dealer, and once by an addict. I'd rather have all the people here than worry about the chances of one actually being dangerous; sort of an open door policy, I guess. Anyway, Mama's was thoroughly rejuvenating, I discovered they had delicious Rogers pilsner from Georgetown Brewery, and was in a much better mood to return to work for some late night productivity. Stopped at Bedlam for a caffeine jolt first.
* I just remembered that this is the one year anniversary of the citywalker blog! There are 77 posts to date.
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