Stock photo, blog post by John Hoff
A few days ago, I took my latest vehicle to my favorite NoMi neighborhood mechanic for a little work on the transmission. Today, when I asked him how much I owed, first he told me (by text message) "one million dollhairs." Then he told me to forget about it and to consider his work a donation for all the effort I put into blogging for the cause of our rapidly-revitalizing neighborhood.
It's been my policy to try to publicly acknowledge help and donations of this kind. So, therefore:
Thank you, neighbor. You know who you are.
Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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6 comments:
This this from one of those illegal repair shops run out of private homes in NOMI? I've been calling 311 on any I find.
Thank you John!
The Neighbor
I feel like there should be a "like" button for that statement.
I don't always agree with everything posted here but understand the goal and motivation of you and your collaborators and appreciate the time and effort that you all put in.
In the several years I have lived in Jordan I have seen a dramatic change in the atmosphere and feel that your efforts have made a significant contribution to those changes.
Good work - Keep it up!
Oh,thats right TROLLS dont drive!
Cpt Jack
Ok JNS, I didn't fix your van but I did get your "NOMI" Weed whacker working again! :-)
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