last night i was supremely frustrated with gallupians.
on a side note: i never meant for ‘my rambles’ to become a rant – but i feel like it has. trust me, i’m working on it.
anyway, last night my family had a wonderful dinner with a group of youngish gallupians. it was a blast. i love getting to know new people and hear their stories, hear what they like and dislike about gallup, everything. i just like it all. after the dinner i heard some troubling news.
i heard that less than a quarter of gallupians on the southside voted in the city council election. i haven’t heard a number from the northside election, but my guess is that it is similar.
seriously? i can’t tell you how often i hear people bitching and moaning about this city. what we don’t have, what we can’t offer, all the shortcomings of businesses and anything else negative . . . it’s bullshit. when are we going to take ownership of this town? when is this thing really going to turn around? what is it going to take? this is/was a pivotal election. and we may have blown it.
it sucks. it’s depressing.
but with that, let me move on.
i love gallup. i wasn’t born here. i love gallup. i work here. i love gallup. i want to help change things. i love gallup. i want to take the beautiful things of gallup and showcase them. i love gallup. i believe in this place. i love gallup.
okay, that bit there is super-lame. i just don’t know how to get my point across. i guess i’m just trying to say, that even when i feel like people are giving up on gallup (and i do it, too), i still love this place.
anyway, i’m just rambling.
