Sunday, August 14, 2016

Mall Cop En Feugo

This is my friend, Catarino, but you can call him Cat. Find him strolling the mall as a security guard stalking shoplifters and always first to assist the elderly. Youth is on his side, recently completing a workout regimen to execute a one arm pushup.

All his physical prowess is not for vanity - the last four years Cat spends his summertime as a volunteer firefighter battling Washington's wildfires.

Cat is pacing himself to become a police detective.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Thumbs Up Fons

This is my friend, Alfonso, AKA Fonz but points out it is Fon(s).
The longest tenured custodian at the mall, Alfonso is faithful in his work and always first to greet with a chummy smile and a broom in hand wave, "Heyyyy hiya doin?!"

I asked him what is the hardest part of the job fearfully imagining the worst of the restrooms, but was caught off guard with his response.

"People think they can yell at me to hurry up cleaning...and call me names. That's not right. People call me names my whole life and you shouldn't treat humans like that." Upside down smiles as we look at each other.

Today he turns 50 and the smile he gives [everyday] is as big as ever.

*A devout follower of the Seahawks, Fons shares his daydreams of going to see a home game someday.