Posted in Mayor Jim, tagged dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2105 on October 28, 2025| 3 Comments »
You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for?
That leadership of Republicans and Democrats would actually listen face to face and commit to stay in the same room until a solution acceptable to both sides is achieved.
That Our divided society would focus on Love and unity.
That Russia would stop the war.
Posted in Mayor Jim, Thoughts on October 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I think I enjoy all seasonal decorations… a lot! I especially love outdoor Christmas lights … the more the better but today my focus is Halloween. Here are two tasteful examples seen this morning on my walk in the neighborhood.
The first two were neighborhood front porch and front yard displays. My guess would be, the front porch couple was not the traditional house full of kids. The second, very well could be a household with kids …maybe even one or two parents that enjoy the spirit as much as the kids. To support my thought, keep in mind that my photo captures only about 25% of the total display. It was Halloween impressive!
The third photo shows an inflatable puppy dog … given to Patti. We’ve got him posted at our front door… but I must admit, there is a “somewhat” humorous back story. We’ve had many pet dogs thru the years from Great Danes (heck of a lap dog) to Yorkies. My wife and I have agreed our flexibility is better now without owning a dog. However, Patti wavers from time to time so our friends have opined, when I die, she will stop at the animal shelter on her way home from the funeral and pick up a rescue puppy. I guess, that proves “a dog truly is a man’s/woman’s best friend.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!!
Posted in Mayor Jim, Tributes on October 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Today I had a little extra time before lunch and decided to walk along East Markham and make a quick stroll through the River Market hall. Both Markham St and the River Market hold memories and significance in my life … one because our family had an Office Furniture dealership on Markham at Laharpe for many years and the other because I was Mayor when we developed the River Market for food vendors, farmers market and an outdoor entertainment amphitheater.
I’ve not been to the Market Hall in sometime so I was anxious to see what food vendors are there now … more importantly, to see if Middle Eastern Cuisine was still there. Well, it’s there … and the friendly faces pictured, above still greeted me with smiles and a small plate of the best baklava I’ve ever eaten.
I’LL BE BACK SOON!!
Posted in Mayor Jim, tagged tribute to Jane Goodall on October 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
She came to Little Rock to participate in a conference sponsored by Little Rock Zoo and University of Arkansas Little Rock .
As Mayor I was honored to meet her and receive the above pictured T-Shirt … one I have treasured all these years. She was here to present and discuss her life long work and research with Chimpanzees. What an amazing life commitment and person. When I heard the news that she died, I fondly remembered our visit and fortunately located the gift tucked away on a shelf in my closet.
The faces and names of the chimpanzees brought a smile and a feeling of gratitude. Her legacy will live on forever.
Jim Dailey 