(Originally posted 10/11/13.) Having several interviews in quick succession has raised my hopes and made my dreams more vivid. I can...

Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on. My last two job prospects fell through.  It’s fitting that I start over, with a clean slate. I have a short...

Don’t torture your conscience over whether or not, on any given occasion, to give or not give to a panhandler. Go with your gut. Your...

☺ Please donate! ☺ MONDAY 2016-11-14 CVS – Penn North Called. H____ not in today.WEDNESDAY 2016-11-16 CVS – Penn North Called 12:55....

Many people are skeptical about prayer. How many have prayed fervently, day and night, for an ailing loved one, and never obtained the...

(Originally posted 10/08/13. Reblogged 12/26/24.) A lot of them are just like me: college graduates who have had professional careers,...

(Originally posted 10/04/13.  See update, below. Reblogged 12/12/24.) Yesterday I researched expungement in Maryland. My conviction was...

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Last week I was turned away from the shelter three times:  Sunday night, Wednesday night and Thursday night....

☺ Please donate! ☺ THURSDAY 2016-11-03 Issues at the shelter Posted on FB: Turned away again tonight. So here’s the deal: Tomorrow...

☺ Please donate! ☺ FRIDAY 2016-10-21 CVS – Penn North Called yesterday around noon; connected with H____; he was covering the register...

I continue to try to hook up with H____, the manager of the CVS – Penn North , by phone.  This one prospect has been the sole focus of my...

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16:03 Thursday 2016-09-08 A case on point. Today as I walked toward the shelter, I contemplated that I am likely to have no smokes during...

(Originally published 08/11/12 at Trojan Horse Productions; reblogged 10/30/13 here.) If you go into a men’s room and see that someone’s...

Bookmarks: Pinky’s dead. • Hiring panhandlers in Albuquerque • What’s killing the honeybees? • Coping without AC • ———— ♦ ————...

Sunday night, half a dozen new guys all showed up together. They’re all white, none over age 25, all covered with tattoos and piercings...

Courage and despair hang in the balance for a homeless radio talk jock wannabe. “You’ve got to pay your dues If you want to sing the...