Vanilla Ice Cream

That is correct. Stop. I was going to put cement shoes on this weekly story and drop it off the Coronado Bridge. A typical mob hit. I liked the visual in my mind of seeing the printed out email fluttering in the cold blue water as it sank rapidly, passing a few PCBs and maybe a mutant fish or two until it hit the sandy bottom of San Diego Harbor. Nice and quiet. No one could complain or be critical. My random thoughts would then slowly disappear over time, washed away in the saltwater. It sounded so private.

Several readers contacted me this past week saying things like, "what your writing may not be good for your business...my opinion of your company has plummeted...you should think about being more vanilla...stay to writing something nice about people in our community and call it a day...". 

I was concerned, so I spoke with our editor, a few friends and even consulted with some out of state family members who regularly read 92127eweekly. I began to question myself why I write this article? It takes many more hours then you would think and I only started writing it on a lark. A challenge to myself. Something which has grown and become more public and more widely distributed then I ever imagined. Even so, I had decided to stop. (read more). 

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Vanilla Ice Cream continued.

 

I know I can write like some people are asking. Or so I kept telling myself. Safe stories. Not talk about real life, or how I really feel. Keep it all non-controversial like any properly run gated community, or HOA. Keep it within the lines and stay boring. In those early morning hours, I suddenly came to another conclusion. This is America and I am not vanilla. I am so far from vanilla.  Forget about being vanilla.  If I were vanilla, I would be mixed up with Pinkberry peach yogurt, lots of dark chocolate chips, nuts, and fresh fruit. I like being mixed up. Even our, "pound puppy" kids are a mix between Chinese and Irish. I would not change any of it for the world.

As for writing, I can only really write one style.  On the edge. Tell the truth. In the next few weeks, I will be writing about our San Diego County Government and the idiotic things they put their customers through. Sometimes our government does stupid things. I know some people won't like the story. I am still going to write it.

We are opening a new Community Hub (tm) at 4S Commons. A Community Hub (tm) has never been built before. I know some people won't like it. I remember many years ago asking a close friend and someone I deeply admire, named Jerry Sanders. He was not the Mayor of San Diego at the time. His official title was, "Chief of Police", but we all knew he was fine if we just called him, "Jerry". As we sat on the front porch of his home in Kensington, I asked him how he handles people speaking negatively about him. He chuckled like he does frequently and then a kind smile crossed his face. He simply said, "don't worry about it, it will always be there. Some people for whatever reason will not like you or what you do. Keep making good decisions, treat people right, and continue on".

In my morning slumber, all these thoughts were swirling around in my head. If I quit writing I would not be doing what he recommended, "carrying on". I would be a quitter. It reminded of the pineapple maze story so many months ago. Our boys, Troy, Raymond, and Ryan would not allow it. Not an option. I can quit, but not this week. Not because we received complaints. If I quit, it will be on my own terms.

Only in an incredible place like America can people decide what they want to read or not. What business they can start, or not. Be critical of their government, or not. Open an email, or not. I can honestly write almost anything I want and the US government will not take me out of my bed in the early morning darkness never to be seen again. That is just one more reason I feel so very fortunate to be an American and to live in America. I may not love vanilla ice cream, but I do love the different cultures, different beliefs of our wide variety of people. It is all about choices. My choice is to write.

 

To further free speech and facilitate better communication between us, I have asked our terrific editor, Marika to start a new section in 92127 eweekly entitled, "Letters to the Editor", (see below). If you want to submit a guest article or comment on any of our stories or the information we provide, or anything else for that matter, feel free to send us an email at editor@trustshay.com

 

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Have a great week! 

Ray & Theresa Shay 

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