Vendor Writing

Here Today, Gone Today

BY DANIEL H., CONTRIBUTOR VENDOR

Used to be said, “Here today, gone tomorrow.” Now it’s, “Here today, gone today.” - Edwin Lockridge

On Thursday, May 9, Edwin Lockridge (Tony) and I met Peggy Snow at the Monell’s Restaurant. Maybe I should say what used to be Monell’s Restaurant next to the Airport. We were taking pictures of the historic restaurant as a keepsake memory of a place we ate at many times. The memories were overwhelming of how we were treated like family each time we ate there.

Peggy Snow showed up in an older vehicle that reflected a piece of her personality or persona. A woman who believes everything has a purpose. She was there to paint a second oil painting of Monell’s. Recently I spoke with her on the phone to ask if she could tell me a little about herself. “I believe all across the country people were sad to lose the old places” Peggy had spoke to people in her travels across the country.

Ms. Snow describes herself as an artist who does impressionism — open air painting. A public artist who likes to engage with people, and is sympathetic towards the homeless people who she has painted nearby while doing street art. A portion of her time was spent in Germany, Montana and Connecticut. When asked that someone was to describe something significant about you what would like people to know? “I like to paint out in the country where I can be close to nature.” She feels in harmony with two of her paintings are in the Tennessee Art Museum here in Nashville. The paintings are in their collection, but not necessarily on exhibit. When she recently showed up to what was Monell's, the first thing she noticed was the huge tree that was on the property was shoved over to the ground. It was a huge number of birds that flew around it, not leaving, as if to pay tribute to a friend who gave them refuge and shelter in the history of it loving devotion. When we neglect what is around us, we forget the loving purpose it serves. We must remember this purpose rather than replace it with a piece of land for the airport that no one could care less about. (Watch for a follow-up Part 2.)

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Realizing The Cycle We Are In

BY MAURICE B., CONTRIBUTOR VENDOR

Within the overall average means of existence, and the serene landscape with a tree symbolizing the strength and continuity of life, the diverse branches, the soft glow of Nur/light in the background representing hope and faith, are given only to ones of consciousness. Conscious individuals can and will accept and realize that living life is full of our choices and decisions, yeah various choices that are incorrect and but by the grace and mercy of our Almighty Creator God's will that He returns us our limited freewill of our naffs/soul another day to redirect our choices only to make better decisions of and for our destiny. Whereas a destiny means the future that is destined for a "person or thing, or the predetermined course of events." Decisions are conclusions and resolutions reached after considerations. The factor of considerations is those of Who Am I/You? The best way to find and determine that answer is to find our identity within our Creator's will. We all "Mankind" are created the same in which is of perfection and that's only through and by our Almighty Creator God's will. His will is that of "A serene landscape with a tree symbolizing the strength and continuity of life".

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Court letting men get away with it

BY JULIE B., CONTRIBUTOR VENDOR

[Editor's content warning: sexual assault]

Our court system is now letting men that sexually assault women go on misdemeanors. You’re letting them out on misdemeanors like it never even happened like they never sexually assaulted the victim.

What is our court system coming to? They let my rapist go free today like he never even raped me like the court didn’t even care that I was raped by this man like being raped doesn’t matter at all like raping a woman is no big deal. It’s like the court of law is making light of the crime. If someone kills someone are they going to let them off on a misdemeanor and dismiss the case? If someone stabs someone is the court going to let them off on a misdemeanor? Are all crimes going to be dismissed and let off as misdemeanors?