Monday mornings are hard enough without adding in torrential rain. The fact that the kids are on summer vacation and were still in their nice dry beds when I left this morning adds insult to injury. Somehow, my trip into the office got detoured and I ended up at Bard www.bardcoffee.com. I just don't know how that happens.
It is definitely summer in Portland. Despite the rain, the sidewalks are full of tourists and there was barely a seat to be found here at Bard. It's amazing how much happier those vacationers look trudging about in the rain compared to the rest of us poor working slobs.
For those of us whose livelihood depends on the "improving" economy, busy sidewalks are nice to see. Rumor has is that this year, people are actually leaving stores with packages in hand as opposed to just window shopping. Hopefully the remaining empty storefronts will be filling up with some fun new stores...and it would be even better if those new business owners would call me to work as their Tenant Representative. Send them my way!!!!
