Comments on: Because Every Day is Independence Day in America

By: Emerald63

Emerald63 — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:03:03 +0000

@Frodo: 'Kay... cross-dressing is a thing, a thing that's been around for millennia, so... um... OK, then. That's his thing. But a tongue tattoo? Is that weirder or less weird than an eyeball tattoo, which is also a thing? And that tattoo in particular, on the tongue?? I guess it's a damn good thing this guy is friendly.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:34:17 +0000

Love that there is 1 picture..it’s listed as a HOT HOME on Redfin. Eeek!

By: Frodo

Frodo — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:57:47 +0000

Okay, so I want to see the place at night with the lights strung out in the front yard all lit up. I also found a couple more photos, of Sam at least.

By: MsWildhack

MsWildhack — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 06:23:22 +0000

I see. So has the weirdness factor increased in Everett over the last 13 years or was it always this way?

By: Marty E.

Marty E. — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 05:44:14 +0000

@Emerald63: Everett, even. ;^)

By: Emerald63

Emerald63 — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 05:34:29 +0000

@MsWildhack: I believe Marty's based in Seattle, hence the relatively high number of Seattle and nearby listings.

By: MsWildhack

MsWildhack — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 02:44:22 +0000

Is it just me or does Everett pop up here with alarming regularity? When I lived in Seattle, I thought of Everett as a bland ‘burb. I had no idea it was such a hotbed of eccentricity.

By: Emerald63

Emerald63 — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:17:28 +0000

I have to wonder how the neighbors feel about his patriotic ardor. See, there was a house I drove past semi-regularly when I still lived in the KC area. It was just across the street from a shopping mall. The mall’s construction so outraged the resident that he had his split-level sided in horizontal rows of pastel yellow, blue, and pink. It stayed that way for years, despite the equal outrage of his residential neighbors. Many, many years later someone finally gave it a more normal exterior.

Maybe the level of displeasure depends on the area, on the economic and educational levels. I can’t see this flying in most upper-middle class neighborhoods, though it might in some place like Beverly Hills. There are more than enough eccentrics to go around in high-end SoCal. The neighborhood featured here seems decidedly modest, so perhaps those who see the house daily are OK with it.

It would indeed be interesting to go inside. Since we can’t, I’d settle for maybe checking back in the future to see if new owners choose to change the exterior. Um, the front exterior, that is. Apparently Mr. Bloomfield’s love of America doesn’t extend to the back of the house or, hopefully, of his body.