A Canadian team of journalists stopped by the restaurant for lunch the other day. The point man asked me if I remembered when Obama was running for president, how the word “Hope” was used as a slogan on buildings and billboards. The team was investigating where in America the word “Hope” could still be found. They were optimistic that it may still exist in Chicago. I polled my coworkers, mainly of whom hail from the South side, and my own mental map, culled from my trips around the North side on my bike and in my car. Ultimately, the only spot I remembered seeing it for sure, was in the archives of this blog. The Canadians were not interested in my blog. On their way out, I chased them to the door, and said that just because they may not find what they’re looking for, does not mean it’s not there.
you are the proof of hope, the walking runner, the water walker.