It was last Tuesday, and I was walking up 7th St, on my way home from work. Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit more social than usual.. well, at least more accepting of the world around me, and the possibility of unsolicited conversation.
Homeless people haven’t been talking to me as much as they used to, [...]
Posts under ‘Spare Change’
The Weight Of Pleas On Deaf Ears
The War Criminal Rises and Speaks
I often think of myself as a “cynical idealist”.
I want a world without war, without fear, without bombs. I want a world in which everyone is treated with respect, love, and is happy. I want a world with equal rights, and equal opportunities. I want to walk down the streets of San [...]
Wealth
It was a Tuesday night, and I was walking home from work, or rather to my inlaws’ house, where the hubby and I have been house-sitting.
I wasn’t very far down 8th St when I saw him stop in his tracks, and wait for me.
He was homeless, and as I caught up with him, I took [...]
The Giving Tree
A couple of weeks ago, Lindsy and I were walking down 15th St in the Mission. We had just finished dinner, and had only recently come to the realization that our dream of thrift shop treasure hunting would not be realized on a Sunday night in San Francisco.
I dropped a cigarette on the sidewalk; [...]