On a Day Like Today


We are feeling the first
glint of shock that our
ancestors felt the day they
were expelled from Spain.

Now our restive hands
are sensing the first drops

Three Gratitudes

Every night before I go to sleep
I say out loud
Three things that I’m grateful for,
All the significant, insignificant
Extraordinary, ordinary stuff of my life.

It’s a...

I have had difficulty finding parking several times during the day, both in the current parking lot, and along the streets surrounding that area. Walking is great, unless you have physical...

He's enjoying himself now, he doesn't mind living thus way, showers everyday at "The Y," and said previously he had a gym membership for showering. He stayed at our main homeless shelter for a year....

Note the statement in your post:

"He had dropped out of good employment to be on the streets using Meth and alcohol "

Actions have consequences. Yes, everything you say is true, but in my view,...

Thanks MikeH.
I did a word search of Tommy's postings on this thread and found what you are referring to #1:

SENIOR CITIZENS

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive, double-pane, energy-efficient kind.

Today, I got a call from Home Depot who installed them. The caller...

Thank you for sharing about your compassionate contribution to these people. I'm not in a position at this time to help much, but would like to know what the individual needs might be. I'm very...

The conversation on the homeless & Courthouse Square is complex, and difficult, with no easy answers. I notice at the Starbucks on 4th St, the tables and chairs that used to be outside, have been...