Raleigh Men

I know what you're thinking. "Hey, you're about to get married. Why a post on Raleigh men?"
Well, let's just say I'm glad my man's from VerJinYa.

Fluffy Yippy Dog Man
I have found it quite disturbing that in my very "young professionals" neighborhood, every guy who has a dog has a small yippy russel terrier or something fluffy the size of my foot. I find it ironic that I am the one with the large "masculine" dog (granted he's really Danny's). And when they see me approaching, they quickly scoop up their precious fluff balls so as to make sure the big dog heading toward them won' t make them afraid. You know how the saying is about judging someone by their pet? Ughh. Get a set of ..... Hmmm.

Men Without a Home or Job
On the way to and from school everyday, we pass the Wake County Homeless shelter for men. And there are tons of them. Black. White. Young. Old. Some sleep outside the building. Others are waiting for a bus. Many lounge about smoking. There is a story for each face, I'm sure. These are men who need to be saved. But many of them don't look like they want to be saved.

Firemen-to-be
Directly NEXT to the homeless shelter, is the Keeter Training Center for Rescue/Firemen. The contrast in the two government facilities next to each other is subtle until you see the recruits out training. In their matching yellow and black uniforms, standing in perfect formation ready to save lives. Ready to learn how to save other men.

Every time I drive by I always think, "When are they gonna set the building on fire and practice? I want to see them fight fire!" As we drove home from school today their practice fire building was smoking! But I didn't see fire and I didn't see any real action.

Mr. Wheelie or No Hands King
Once you pass the training center, over the bridge and are in the edge of the south of Raleigh, if you're lucky you'll get to see him. Mr. Wheelie as I call him. He is usually out every morning when the weather is nice --- riding his bike, but doing wheelies around a corner. Yes, he is quite good. He's 41 (according to his website) and is hoping to break the Guiness world record for the longest wheelie. He buys his bikes from Walmart. I'm not sure whether to admire or question his goal in life.

Did I mention I'm thrilled with my VerJinYa man???