As I talk to some folk who have only seen pictures of Colorado and long to visit, I always wonder exactly what images they have seen that makes them yearn for the Mile High City. I am a native and have traveled the State however, never found it to be any different from any other State I have visited. I acquiesce after visiting Colorado West Wind. I feel very fortunate.
I am fortunate to have become acquainted with a very profound individual who at this very moment forces me to recall the aphorism, by Carl Jung, "Your vision will only become clear only when you look into your heart." (An inner peace that so many have spent years searching for but has yet to find.)
Like me, Mr. Linville is a Coloradian. He is a dedicated writer - should be published - who courtly invites his readers into his world. And as an avid reader of his on-line journal, he allows me to travel with him and his dog, Dakota, to a peaceful place that I long to embrace. In short, I envy Mr. Linville for his ability to capture such magnificence images of an area that seems almost foreign to me - close, yet so far away.
Mr. Linville exhibits his passion for music, though it is apparent that Country is his first love while seeking employment at Willie 92.5 Country Radio. As a lover of music, I am eclectic when it comes to music and art, and have secretly vowed to give Willie a listen once he is hired, but until then, my own personal collection of music will remain.
Fashionably, I have accepted Colorado Desert Wind as my regular dose of reality. Here, Mr. Linville shares his daily eventful life and I have since found it personal, as I am incapable of not checking in to see what he has discovered. He posts pictures of his serene surroundings and after viewing them, you wish that you were there, however, with his descriptive art, drawing you in as if you are, sharing in such peace. While I watch Dakota appeased to do what some people run away from, I myself, long to trade place with him in a matter of seconds.
Here, where I reside, in my cluttered City, with cars and other noisy pollutants, I sit only hours away from Dakota who I can only guess is freely-playfully running in a peaceful region.
Recently, I have learned that Mr. Linville is a website creator and has appreciation for his friends.
I suppose Mr. Linville is currently taking a break and has stepped away; out from his computer, but most likely behind his camera enjoying the beautiful outdoors of a place in Colorado.
"Who looks outside, dreams; Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung ~
Hugs to Dakota in Colorado’s Desert Wind.
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. He was routinely driving to work in his pickup truck towing a trailer that he uses to carry lawn mowing equipment for his business. On the side of his trailer, the married father of two affixed a sign that reads "Lawn Services Done With Pride!! By An English Speaking American."
The sign also gives Gray's phone number and the lettering is over a background of an American flag."
There are a lot of people in the lawn service that are non-English speaking," Gray said. "Customers and different people were telling me that they have a hard time trying to communicate with them about the work they want done on their yards. I just want to let people know they at least can communicate with me when I do work on their property."
Gray also wore a hat to work that says "U.S. Border Patrol," which he says was a gift from his son.
Arapahoe County officials told Gray the sign and hat must go or else. In a Nov. 10, 2005, letter, his supervisor Monty Sedlak wrote the following:
"Some of your conduct ... is reprehensible and discriminatory to our non-English speaking and/or Hispanic workforce. You are in violation of ... guidelines which ensure a workplace free from harassment and sensitive to the diversity of employees."
"You are required to permanently remove your cap from the workplace. It is offensive and harassing. Your business sign, if on work premises, must be completely covered at all times. This behavior is inappropriate and any further incidents of this nature may result in further disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment."
Andrea Rasizer, spokesperson for Arapahoe County, declined to answer questions, saying the matter was a "personnel issue."
Gray said he believes his First Amendment rights are at stake, and he said he is "not about to surrender."
"I got a new supervisor," said Gray. "He's a politically correct, bleeding heart liberal. I believe in what I'm doing. I got to stand up for what I believe in and I don't think I'm doing a thing wrong. Of course I don't want to lose my job, but I can't back down from something I believe in. Like I say, they're just chipping away at our rights and freedoms."
In response to the County's firing threat, Gray stopped wearing his Border Patrol hat to work and partly covers his business sign at work so that the American flag and the words "English speaking American" are the only things still visible.
The County says that's not enough, but it's as far as Gray is willing to go.
"Why would any American do such a thing as cover up the American flag and something that says you're an American? Its beyond me that anyone could expect me to do that like my employer is."
Gray has hired attorney David Lane, who plans to file an injunction to allow the County worker to resume wearing his hat on the job and fully display his sign.
"What is of concern to me is whether the government of Arapahoe County is violating his Constitutional rights under the First Amendment," Lane said. "When the government tries to put a gag in people's mouths because they don't like the message that's being delivered, I'd do everything in my power to stop that from happening."
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