Zach’s Post
I was wondering what I had been missing lately and I suddenly remembered I have not posted anything at Rick’s site lately. Anyway I was looking down at a recent newspaper on the floor at home today and I saw your quote saying apathy is the enemy. It occured to me then “that is why Rick gets such a kick out of my political antics…I have not even a molecule of apathy in my body”.Someday I will have to gain a little ,though, to rest. The debate at the city club was very moving for me-listening to you surge past political mumbo jumbo and speak to the people. It drives me almost to tears listening to you talk to them. Tonight I thought to myself “Rick Dancer…breaking the sound byte barrier”. The media love to get lazy but you cause them to think, and write better articles. Perhaps some of them will someday feel they have a hollow profession and strive for some higher calling. I have never seen decent political articles on the front page of the local paper. You are changing that. Also your detailed understanding of the plight of our endangered species-the fisherman at the coast. Pork barrel renewable energy spending is not as important as our quiet heroes who risk their lives in this overlooked profession. Thank you for understanding “sanctuarys” may not be so wonderful as the universities and non-profit industrial complex(and the governor) would have us believe. Usually I read the Register Guard with disgust as they cry chicken little over global whining junk science. Lately you have stirred some of their coverage into what really could happen in politics. I do not know how things will all turn out but I do know your future in Oregon is going to be huge-like that sneaker wave. And when it breaks business as usual types better not have their backs to it or God help them.
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Zach, I can’t tell you how much this post made my day. really. It set the tone for my day. I met a guy at the gym who serves on some Eugene City Committee and he says he’s heard you speak at meetings and thinks you have great ideas that are overlooked and they shouldn’t be. See, we’re not alone.
I was hoping you would not miss it. Keep surfing that enormous wave. You are inspiring people all over our state. And obviously right here in my living room, Eugene. Someday I am hopeful my ex-wife will be as moved by my words as you are and so we can get back together. She was lost to me for 8 years(she went to Honduras with the Peace corps and I was chicken of that life and knew I had to bring down U.O. real estate speculators here) but I recently found her again…on the internet. Pretty funny about that for a guy who despises technology. I hope you can meet her someday. She is coming here in May next year. She is a captain who flies airplanes for a living. And I can’t even drive a go-cart! I have seen how you help kids in our community and after that I thought of that phrase “What would Jesus do?”. When I live my life I aspire to live in a way like “What would Rick do?”. I just mean the things I see you doing are always the right things and help people and it sets the bar high for anyone(and me) in your wake.
Zach,Thank you.
But I make so many mistakes. I think that’s how I learn the best, by screwing it up at least once or twice. When you take risks and fight the big fight, you trip, you fall, and sometimes you skin your knee. But at least we try right? I had a boss once who told me, “Rick, did you mean to make the mistake”? He would then tell me, say your sorry, correct it and move on. The moving on part is what’s most difficult for most of us.