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Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 11/21/2005 - 10:04pm.
Many neighborhoods have them. The all seeing eyes. They know who is doing what, when, where, and often why. If they don't actually know, they certainly have an opinion.
» Ideally the unofficial mayor of a neighborhood has a dog that needs walking. They then have a habit of daily strolls during which they watch, observe, catch up with local gossip, pick up litter, attend to a little gardening and pruning, and add to their storehouse of community knowledge. And their dog is good at sniffing things out too. I knew who one of the unofficial mayors was in my neighborhood, I'd enjoyed conversations with her, I'd picked up litter with her. Today while doing laundry, a miracle happened. The unofficial mayor visited with me, nothing really miraculous there, but another woman joined us, and I realized that I was in the presence of two unofficial mayors. I shut up and listened. Respect the unofficial mayors and you will learn a lot about your community.
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Submitted by emmettoconnell on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 8:54am.Sarah, great introduction, bu
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 10:30am.We want the whole story, the nitty-gritty! What's the haps?!
You want the actual intel? Oh
Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 11/22/2005 - 12:01pm.The unofficial mayors see the big picture and recount each puzzle piece. I'm grateful just to hear some of their observations and wisdom.
I'm thinking too that most unoffical mayors have some sort of trademark shrug of shoulders, wave of hand, facial expression, something that is their own way of expressing what cannot be verbalized. I interpret one of our unofficial mayor's vigorous wave of arm and hand roughly as "To hell with 'em!" and "Don't sweat the small stuff.".