I love this town.  So many reasons why.  Lately I’ve been reminded again as the precious sunny days return with more frequency:

1.  We have streets called “Blueberry Lane”, “Jimi Hendrix Blvd”, and “Roma Rd”.  Also there’s the area known as Sudden Valley, which is neither sudden or a valley (it’s a heavily treed hilly area known for trapping its residents in the slightest bit of snow).

2.  A local newspaper (the Indy) has a weekly column by the “Bellinghamster”, and a picture of a fluffy hamster is shown in the corner.

3.  Then there’s this guy:

Eat Me! I'm tasty!

Maybe I don’t get out much, but this is the BEST advertising “sign-holder” I’ve ever seen on a street corner – not your average dejected looking teenager on his cell phone looking bored in his sandwich-board.  This one is for Speak-EZ’s Memphis-style ribs.  He has two signs that I’ve seen him alternate between:  one says, “All you can eat RIBS!”, another says (and I’m not kidding), “Eat me!  I’m tasty!”  Genius.