Opinion/Streetalk

ThiS ModeRn WoRld by tom tomorrow

Are you comfortable with police?

Asked at Reno main post office, 2000 Vassar St.

John Reed

Accountant Yes. I think they do as good a job as they can. They do what the government tells them to do.

Dustin Conn

Salesman Not really. I skateboarded as a kid, and they always hassled us, so I’ve always been uncomfortable.

Goodbye, Ramsey

I can’t believe this time has come, where I must sit down and try and cobble together my thoughts, feelby ings and memories about my son, my first born

Art Farley son and the person who held the largest space in my heart. It’s a group I never wanted to be a part of, the group who’ve had to watch a child die. Art Farley is Ramsey I’m heartbroken beyond belief. Farley’s father. Ramsey died on Aug. 13. To read more about Ramsey’s story, I know every parent thinks this, but in Ramsey’s case it was true: He was the see kindest and brightest spirit http://bit.ly/1pFjvf8 who has ever graced this world. I was lucky enough to be able to stay home and raise him the first few years of his life, and those moments where we would sit alone in an empty house, while I fed him, or he wiggled around on the floor, “buffing the wood,” as I liked to call it, are the fondest memories of my life. His unabashed joy at the simplest pleasures, which we as adults are so quick forget: a balloon, a ball, going for a stroll, spraying himself with the hose when helping me wash my truck, or going for a drive and listening to Fats Domino or the Beach Boys, were joys never lost on him. He loved everyone, and everyone loved him back. It was impossible to know him and not be deeply touched, as if he was just there to make you feel love, deep and true, and to remind you how trivial most of our problems are.

His life was not easy, more hours in a hospital room than anyone should have to spend, let alone someone his age, but he took it all with grace and would even comfort me or his mother in moments where I felt like I was going to wither up and die. There would be hoses and wires everywhere, and he’d reach over and put his hand on my leg and give a smile and a look that said, “I’m all right, you’re all right, we’ll all be all right,” but I’m not all right, because that comfort and joy has left us and left a gaping hole in my heart. I will carry on, as I must, but I will miss him beyond words. He was the best in all of us, robbed of the ability to take a walk, run, or just say in words all the love and joy that emanated from his big beautiful brown eyes. I see him everywhere and in everything, and I probably always will. He’s still teaching me things right now. Ramsey—a.k.a. Bubba, Scam, Ram Jam, Penguin, Buzz, Buster and so many other nicknames that only a truly loved person could have—I love you with all my heart and treasure the time you gave us. Darrin Piver

RV detailer Of course. Of course I am, because they serve us, they serve the city.

Neil Baker

Retiree Yes. I’ve never seen any problem around here with them. Never seen any problems with any of the locals here.

Rachael Rotter

Administrative assistant Yes. I think that they do their job to the best of their ability, and I’m sure that like anybody else, they don’t do things exactly the way they should, and there should be consequences for those actions, but at the same time I feel like they protect us.