Live Life Out Loud, Like David Does--UPDATED!

So, David's food pantry bed has flourished.  As I transplanted some of the lettuces yesterday, I thought about David and our journey as friends.  David starred in two professional two professional theater productions with my older daughter and they became fast friends, partly because he was also a vegetarian and they could make "cast food" choices together, but bigger picture, because they saw eye-to-eye on many things in life.  

David wanted to start a home garden--enter me, stage left.  We became good friends, he came to my Grand Celebration of the Arrival of the Worms party almost four years ago now (it's mentioned on pages 3-4 in my book), he made me a shirt that says "I've Got Worms" (which, I've been told, I should not be wearing out in public).  He recently took over, and transformed, that little abandoned bed at the community garden that is for the food pantry, which he tends at least twice a week.  He was my major partner in creating the Plant a Row at the food pantry garden across the street from the park where the community garden is, and now he comes every week to help with whatever needs doing at that garden.  But none of that is why I'm telling you about David today.

David is 61 years old and attended Ohio State University in the tumultuous years of 1969-1971.  He didn't get a degree, and recently went back to college at the Georgia Perimeter College campus that is in my city.  And he is currently (as in tomorrow) running for Homecoming King.  What I like about David: he shows up; he does what he says he's going to do; he brings positive energy, humor and honesty to everything he does; he makes me laugh out loud; and most importantly, he lives life out loud.  Good luck, David.  That's one vote I wish I could cast.

And so, wherever you are on our FoodShed Planet, think of David.  A different David, David Brooks of the New York Times, wrote a column a couple of days ago about lessons people learned in life and his conclusion is that those who took chances lived more fulfilled lives.  So, take a chance, vote for living life out loud, and, as David says, "make an old guy happy."  Or yourself, no matter what your age and stage of life is.

And because I know I'm going to get emails about it, yes, metro-Atlanta ladies, David is available.  (He is cute, fun, smart, financially stable, and generous with his heart, time, and spirit.)  Can we make a match right here on FoodShed Planet?  This could be interesting.

UPDATE 11/3/11:  The AJC just ran this story about David!
And see the part about his friend writing a blog post about him--and the fact that he is indeed going out with someone he met as a result!!!!  I can't tell you anything else.  I can't.  I can't.  Not yet.  

Live Life Out Loud, Like David Does--UPDATED!