The BRIGHT SPOT Awards: No. 061

Friday, August 6, 2022

Recipient:

Stephen @ Best Buy, Glendale

[Author's Note: It had been months since I had given an award. I wanted to catch up with the writing bit before recommencing, but I was too busy being a workaholic at my new gig. (More on that another time.) Ah, best laid plans.]

Moratorium on BSAs be damned!

He was just that good.

Stephen with a PH. My favorite kind of salesperson. Personable. Intelligent. Knowledgeable.

I needed a dual monitor setup for my home office for those times when I needed to work remotely, and he guided me to a screamin' good deal on a couple of screens while holding up his end of a conversation that included the meaning of life and the comparative value of knowledge that comes easily versus that which has to be acquired via sheer grit.

I am sitting in front of those devices now, writing in the easy comfort of a great deal of visual real estate, thanks to Stephen at Best Buy.

The BRIGHT SPOT Awards: No. 060

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Recipient:

Valerie @ Soulstice, Rockport, MA

First of all, I just need to brag on this shop.

I have been coming here for years, always a fan of their silver jewelry. 

Love their goods, love their store, love their sign.

Naturally, when we were visiting Massachusetts over the summer, we had to make a trip up to Rockport and stop by.

Valerie, the owner, was working on the forearm of another patron when we came in. (Mike had a funny moment of thinking, "My God! She's got nerves of steel!" as the young woman in the chair barely blinked while getting her tattoo, until he realized the tool was a long narrow metal-tipped bottle and not a needled drill.) 

I had been thinking of getting a tattoo of the spiral I designed (and now use on the BSAs) on my wrist; now I was thinking I could have Valerie create a temporary tattoo as a trial run. 

She was amazing! She nailed it --  not an easy feat, given the small size and fiddly negative space of the design -- while answering my questions about jagua ink and her business.

Her artistry allowed me to experience my idea in real life, without the permanent consequences. 

(Now that I have, it's time to find someone to do the real thing in Denver.)

The BRIGHT SPOT Awards: No. 059

 Thursday, July 14, 2022

Recipient:

Joe @ Coors Field, Denver

As I am fond of saying, it's the little things.

Mike and I and the boys attended a Rockies game with his folks, his Aunt Patti and Cousin Olivia, the latter two visiting Denver for a few days. 

We had a wonderful time. 

Right up to the point of driving home. 

Faced with a line of cars bumper to bumper as far as the eye could see, we were preparing for a long wait when Joe pointed an alternate route which circumvented the crush of traffic. 

That's good enough for me. 😀

The BRIGHT SPOT Awards: No. 058

 Wednesday, May 22, 2023

Recipient:

Bianca @ Denver Health

I wish I could have taken a picture of Bianca, but that would have meant interrupting her during her very busy day, and I didn't want to get in her way. 

Let us simply say it's a pleasure to cross paths with someone who's not only good at their job, but also enjoys it, and considers it part of their job to make the other person feel comfortable.

The BRIGHT SPOT Awards: No. 056 and No. 057

 Saturday, May 14, 2022

Recipients:

Aoifa and brother / Taylor Ashton @ First Baptist Church Denver, Capitol Hill

Mike and I were so excited to see Aoifa O'Donovan, especially in a small, low-key venue. What we were *not* anticipating was the pre-headliner entertainment.

The small blond girl (attendee, sitting next to us with her little brother and her parents) and large blond man (opening act, one man with his banjo and guitar) kept us in absolute stitches.