So Ed,my Amazon package will be late??? LOL
Mike I got tell ya this story
Many years back--- a very vagabond man
was pushing a shopping cart past my driveway.
I was just pulling in from work
The man asked me: if I had a quarter for some soup?
I had him a 5 spot ,
About a week later this same man same situation is walking by.
I get out the car and this time go out to talk to him.
There seemed to be something about him.
(We have a lot of wayward homeless people in my neighborhood
But this man seemed much different older something uncanny.)
Getting closer to him I could tell this man as been on the streets, alone,
for a long long time. He literally stunk and had not bathed in in a long time.
Anyway I asked about him and he spoke fairly coherently.
Knowing he wasn’t from our neighborhood I asked:
where he was from?
He relied: Benton Harbor Michigan.
Well that set bells off in my head.
I said: You must have known my Uncle ---Richard Davia?
Ah man--- you should have seen this man eyes light up!
Ho hho ha ha ha… he said… Richard! The Oscar Meyer wiener guy !
He’d hand out free samples out in front of the butcher shop.
Always a good time when Richard was around!
Then he went into litany of words-- sort of pray--
but it was some thing more like a code or saying
these guys must of uttered amongst themselves.
I was flabbergasted. He knew the whole family. Telling me stories. I invited him to my door and gave him a beer and food. I watched out for him for him the next few years on the street. I tried to get him into a home but he couldn’t stop the drinking. So I just supported him the best I could. I figure beer is what he wants and food what he needs. I supplied that. And warm mat on Christmas day. Anyway I watched over this amazing person named Papa John
My Uncle Richard was the butcher in this town.
I attended his funeral and the whole town showed up for him,
practically.
Always a party going on w/him
Let it roll he’d say…
Awesome story Ed...Two thumbs up for memories.....Also thank you for helping the homeless...I lived on the streets for fours years, long long ago...An education, that puts me where I am today!
Thanks Mike
I try to help where I can
I’ve never been on the streets for any amount of time
but I have felt homeless for a long time.
I have an anxiety about this retiring thing.
Obviously I’m not in any position to do it comfortably
Need to accept what I’ve accomplish & consider that good enough
Staying productive in whatever capacity is key
and allowing the natural course of events play out
Mostly