No problem. Just a stickler for accuracy.
Schmoke was ‘90s. Yes. He’s the one that started the nonsense “City that Reads” benches (now includes “greatest city in America” LOL).
I sure wish that was true. My mother loved her home city.
The first fellow I really got to know from Baltimore had a mixed view. He loved Baltimore, but left in the early 80s because of crime. He was a young man and probably did a good thing by leaving because he was getting caught up in some bad things with some bad people. Never saw him after the late 80s. I always wondered if he went back or what happened to him. Strangely, I see the same thing from Philly. Locals either call it “The City of Brotherly Love” or “Philthydelphia”. I come from the deep south. Grew up on the edge of a small city. I wouldn’t call it rural but there were woods and fields to play in and poke dead things with sticks, shoot guns, fish. But I’ve been to nearly every major city in the USA. 5 states I haven’t made it to yet. Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, North and South Dakota. I tend to love enjoy nature when I can. I try to get out to the Rockies as often as I can and ride horses (though those days may be coming to and end). Had a quarter horse lay down on me in Colorado a few years ago. Caught my left leg under her. Lucky for me there was about three feet of snow on the ground otherwise she would have snapped my leg easily. But I have a friend with a horse (a paint) right outside of Estes Park (about 3 miles from the Stanley Hotel where Steven King wrote The Shining) that is a true mountain horse. He is named Rudy. Horse has the most amazing footing and we ride inclines with 1000 ft drops off the trail. But riding him is like hugging your loved ones. There I go dreaming of being in the mountains today riding a horse. Short for this world probably and frankly I’m ok with that This world I don’t understand anymore. People don’t even know the difference between male and female which Neanderthals had figured out long before now. Have a great weekend OlLine Rebel.