Sandy and I have dine together nearly
every week for going on eight years. We
have been having lunch for the last five years. For three years before that, we would get together
for dinner. She is one of the best
friends I have ever had in my life. We
meet somewhere in Redmond or Kirkland.
We used to make an effort to rotate restaurants every time.
Today we meet in Redmond to have lunch
and patronize a thrift store owned by a black woman that had a KKK
robe dropped off for consignment.
The thrift store owner was still traumatized by the experience almost a
month later. She had her door locked
when we came by at 2 PM.
Turns out that she is a gospel singer
and Sandy knew Leona from when she sang at Sandy’s church two years ago. She is a talented woman from the Bahamas
that sings, paints and dedicates a large portion of the proceeds from her store
to health causes back in the Bahamas.
It boogles my mind how someone would think that is the sort of person deserving
to be persecuted in our community—kind, smart, talented, hard-working.
Leona was clearly still upset by the experience as she recounted it to
us. Sandy was unaware of the
story. We got some items for
purchase. I paid for them and told
Sandy her birthday came early this year.
Our birthdays are a few days apart in early March. Mission accomplished!
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