It went something like this...
Walking into my favorite most caffeinated place in the world prior to work, Dunkin Donuts. I am approached by a man I presume to be homeless, or down on his luck, he is asking for money to anyone who walks by him. I say no, I was not in the mood. My mood that morning was a sense of survival, the survival part being me and only me, not others begging me for their survival. I enter Dunkin Donuts and proceed to the line that seems to never end when you are craving coffee. This morning, Dunkin Donuts is crowded, lots of ppl coming and going. I wait my turn when I see the man walk into Dunkin Donuts, now normally when I run into someone as he, they never usually walk in, they stand outside. But this brave soul just trotted his way in.
He begins again to beg for money, tapping ppl on their shoulders, walking up to ppl as they work on their laptops, each of these ppl shook their heads no, and allowed him to continue on his quest.
I am now fuming, thinking first off, not everyone could be in the mood I am in, surly someone is in the mood of giving. Finally I saw the giving person, a woman hands him change, and then he moves to another you totally blew him away. I could not take it anymore, my control freak issue which I have tried to tame over the years emerged.
"Excuse me, Excuse me" I yell, all eyes are now turned on the control freak crazy lady, which just happens to me be. He looks up, "Yes you, come here" "Yes ma'am" he says as he walks over to me. I have now stepped up to the counter as my turn as finally arrived. I say "I will not give you money, but I will buy you coffee and something to eat, you have to stop begging, ppl are struggling as well, and they just want to get their coffee and go off to work, so please order what you like" he asks "any size coffee" "yes" I say. He orders a medium coffee and a donut. I pay for his items as well as my X Large Black Coffee and start to turn my back to leave, when I hear "Thank You" I replied with "Have a good day". As I leave I realized not one person said a word about what just happen, they all just went about their business, as if nothing really happen.
So, I am thinking didn't these ppl just see a crazy lady yelling at a homeless man, or was I dreaming that the control freak me surfaced?
Then it hits me, a crazy lady, and a homeless man, is nothing shocking, so why would anyone make a fuss. Normal day, Normal doings. Sad but true.
And that's how I see it..
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Umm, good morning Carol? *said quietly and cautiously*
I hope you have a lovely day.
BAM!! 2!!
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was the homeless man hot?....at all? I always try to look beyond the scruff and picture them with a nice haircut...shave...mani and pedi.....
What? At my age you got a better way to get dates??!!
Careful DEE DEE or u r going to end up getting married!!!
Morning Glories!
Congrats on first Shirley!
Carol like you I would not give him money but am always willing to buy them food.
Sad but true just another day, the things we get used to and become inured against. Busy keeping our head down so we don't see. If I ignore it, it does not exist in my world.
I could go on but am afraid I will climb my soapbox and get preachy this morning.
Sandie fantastic to see you check in yesterday. I am very sorry about Ipunni.
Scrishy I am also relieved to see you check in with the owls. (((Hugs))) to you!
Mo not pathetic coping the best way you know how. (((Hugs)))
Okay kids need to head out for the day. Food bank gets inspected today for our yearly recertification. Oh Joy.
Dee Dee hmmmm I am picturing a cougar with a bucket of hot water scented soap and a scrub brush out hunting the mean streets. LOL
Good Morning Ladies!!!
you too Niu lolo!
Not a chance Dianne!! I throw them all back no worse for the wear!!!
lol.....you are just determined to see me hitched again......3 times was plenty!! I mean....why buy the bull when you can get the milk for free.....omg.....so to speak!
Hi Lynn D......lol
not searching but if i drive by something promising .....like a shark...I will move in for a closer look......and possibly a brief questionnaire...
Good Morning Hooters!!
Congrats on 1st Shirley- mark that down!!
I have often given food- offered up doggie bags and had them gratefully accepted and also had some tell me no, they want cash. NOPE.
I will throw a buck or two into a guitar case if someone is playing on a street corner.
Dee Dee, do you carry the necessary equipment with you to get them out of scruff mode?
Have a good day everyone- going to SIL and BIL's house for the weekend.
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Good Morning!
CAROL: I don't think you were being a control freak at all..just someone who cares, not only about the man that was asking for money..but the other people in the Dunkin Donuts. You did a good thing.
My grandfather always said to give with a caring heart, and don't worry about how what you give is used. You gave because you cared..and in the end, that's all that matters.
SHIRLEY: Congrats on FIRST!!
DEEDEE: The milk?? LOL!!
GOLDIE: Have a fun weekend!
DIANNE: {{HUGS}}
Waving HI to LYNND and MEK!!
KGRL: Almost missed you! You're up way too early..or way too late!!
SCIRISH: It's so very difficult, I know..but hang in there..we're all here for you. {{Hugs}}
Very interesting, Carol! I'm surprised the homeless guy himself didn't react strangely to you, since your response would have been unusual to him too. I wonder how often he hangs around that particular DD? You'd never seen him before, right?
Meanwhile, ROFLMAO at Dee Dee's milk and bull story! It makes you wonder why I got married!
Dee Dee: You asked whether the homeless guy was hot? Check out Jackie Beat's original song, "Hot and Homeless"!
Good Morning Shirley - Congrats on being first.
Good Morning Dee Dee - Bam!!!
Good Morning Kahonugrl - You are a girl of few words this morning I see. You must be in a hurry.
Good Morning Dianne - Did you know your farm is ready to be harvested? It looked so pretty yesterday.
Good Morning Goldie - I hope you are having a good day.
Good Morning Mek - Another girl of few words. Have a great day at the park if that's where you are heading.
Good Morning Zona-My-Baby - I am home. My legs were too sore to go shopping. The Emergency Diagnostic Clinic at the Victoria Hospital called me Yesterday to give me an appointment. I missed the call. They are closed today so I have to wait until Monday. I wish I had heard the call. I think I was sleeping at the time.
Good Morning Whabbear - I am going to check out that song.
I hope I didn't miss anyone. Hi to all those yet to land. Off to read the blog and check my farm.
Carol - I am sorry I credited the blog to Lynn. That's the reason for the deleted comment. I saw Lynn's name between QOTD and the blog and thought she wrote it. Now I will read it.
Good Morning Lynn - I deleted your last "morning". When I see "homeless" I think "food bank" and then I think of you. That's why I thought you wrote the blog. I know I need another cup of tea.
Shirley Congrats on #1! Love your sunflower.
DeeDee Congrats on your #2. Somehow that didn't sound quite right. LOL
Kgrl Why were you up at that ungodly hour?
Dianne Are you speaking from experience? LOL
LynnD I don't mind your soapbox at all. Please climb up there any time you feel the need.
Carol That was pretty bold of you to call to the homeless guy in a room full of strangers. You actually "got involved" which is what everyone else was trying desperately to avoid doing. Kudos to you. We all need a little "crazy" once in a while or we'd never go beyond our self imposed limits.
Goldie Have fun this weekend.
MEK Good morning. Are you swimming today?
Zona You are right. The act of giving is what is important.
Bear I guess that's a whole dating pool that you missed. LMAO
Tinka Good morning, sweet lady. Nice march to #25.
Hmmmm....that's weird. I wrote my comments to Carol last but they were published in the middle of my other comments. Where's that Twilight Zone music when you need it?
When I used to smoke, I had a homeless guy ask me for a cigarette. I said, "Sure, they're Kools". He said, "Oh...never mind". LOL We all have our standards.
J/L.....congrats....bravo's...applause....are always welcome at my age for number 2....muchos garcias....
Speaking of smoking (J/L) did you all see that homeless guy in the paper that was tasered by the police at which time he burst into flames??!!
I don't know why it struck me as funny but I lmao!...usually when you read about police tasering someone it is because they died but this guy had some burns on his torso....seems he had been sniffing gasoline and the vapors were all around him....I would have loved to have seen the looks on the policemen's faces when he erupted into flames.....PRICELESS!!
We have a pretzel place in the mall called Auntie Annes.....you walk up to one window and order than you move down 4 inches to the next window where you get your order....this also cracks me up....just hand me the damn pretzel! Hell!
And at the bank..as you are walking toward the tellers windows they are all open but no one is there....so you pick one and stand there....this girl comes out and walks to another window and says I can help you down here....well you start gathering up all your crap to head down that way and just as you get there the girl who works the window where you were in the first place comes back!!!!!
Or!! You go to the drive thru and all the lanes are full except the commercial lane....well I say no problem and go thru that one..."MAM THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL LANE!!".....and I say no problem...just give me a second...and I am scanning the car for something I can use and viola! A box of Altoids!! So I compose myself...turn to the window....hold up the box of Altoids...you know...like a model would....and I say in my best, breathy..sexy voice....
"Altoids..Couriously Strong!"
Well the teller was not impressed with my commercial....she said "WHAT!" Oh Good Lord..you are holding up the line...what do you need??!!
And for the love of God I could not remember what I needed...and I said....
"WELL NOW YOU HAVE MADE ME FORGET!!"
I burned a little rubber getting out of there but I would like to know what the people who use that lane "do" that is so impressive...HUMPHT!
Hi hooters!
Shirley congrats on 1st!
Carol, you are one of few who get involved. Most of the time we just ignore.
Yesterday when we stopped for gas, there was a young, pretty gal on the corner, holding up a sign saying "need money, out of gas".
She was wearing tight jeans, tight shirt and had a nice figure.
In the few minutes we were at the gas station, at least 7 people pulled up and gave her money.
At another corner was a disheveled man holding up a sign saying "Vietnam vet, disabed, hungry".
Didn't see anyone stop to give him money.
Interesting??
Zona, I bow to you, your Diamondbacks kicked SF ass last night.
The game sucked, but we were in a suite with catered food and booze, so partied the crappy game away.
DeeDee, I cracked up with your "commercial". That is so funny!
Scrishy and MO I am thinking of you both and send big hugs to you.
Shirley~ congrats of first~
Carol~ uh....honey....you live in Jersey~ What you did isn't considered "crazy" there...you should know that by now~ :)~
Good Morning to all....okay....so it's afternoon...it's my day off...i'm allowed to sleep in~ :D
Tina I thought you would be playing nurse with George Clooney after he broke his hand in a car accident.
What? Our accomplice with the stopwatch broke his hand? Can the spacecraft experiment go on? Oh, my!
DeeDee LMAO!!! Good points, all of them. Wonder if they'll have to put a warning on the taser gun, "Warning...subject may burst into flames". LOL
damnit shirley...why is he wife always the last to know!!!!~
Tina maybe you aren't as important to him as he is to you. ijs.
i do believe there is a bitch in the house~ ijs~ :)~
Tina Maybe he's just not that into you.
Shirley... Happy 1, and thanks for being so quiet, as ya never know what is gonna set me off.. LOL..
Turtle.. What the heck, did you sleep, or did you pull a all nighter?
Dee.. I don't consider toothless as being hot.. LOL
Mek.. 10 :O)
Whabby.. no, never have seen him there before
Tinka.. my wish is that you feel better really really soon..
Mo.. Hi, just cause..
Tina.. Yes, NJ, and I should not be surprised at all.. glad you finally woke up!
Zona.. Actually I did care, but I wished I acted somewhat normal, but then again as Tina said, I do live in NJ.. :O)
J/L.. I think it was more of trying to control a situation, then being bold.. TY..
EBJ.. You are right so interesting what some tits and ass will do..
J/L.. "Maybe he's just not that into you" LOL..
Oh my.. 7:10est.. and its dark out, we did have lots of rain today which I guess is partly the cause, as its quite cloudy. But the realization that summer is coming to a end, is sad..
Tomorrow we will have rain as well, all day.. Tropical Storm Danny is on its way.. and then I think its headed Shirleys way.. Wow Shirley we got a double header.. Bill and Danny!
Ok.. outta here..
Hope all is enjoying their day..
:O)
Good afternoon all!
Carol, I like the way you handled the situation. I just wish someone had videoed it! I hope you are around when I am down to my last million after I spend the 300 million I will win tonight lol!!
Dee. love your rainbow poodle, sure looks better than your insides lol!
Don't sweat it Tina, I am nursing George ;-)
Kgirl,3 back at yah :) Hope the new sensor does the job.
Tinka, shopping is the worst for me! The hard floors raise hell with my arthritis! I sure do love the thick carpets in the Vegas Casinos lol!!
MEK,10 back at yah lol!
Goldie,In Vancouver there were many singers in the streets. I love hearing them. I always give a little to each of them.
Waving at Whabby,Shirley,Diane(ouch),LynnD,
Zona,EBJ,& Justlin ~~~~~
yeah, I got 50 without even trying :)
Dang, Carol got it lol!!!
ready to race???
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Hello all; I have not been deported from Earth. So sorry I've not been around. Duty calls in for form of a compound in Maryland and I've been busy as heck.
When I see people "begging" for change, I am suspicious. Reference my previous blog about addiction. I am however, happy to take them to the nearest eatery/grocery store and buy them necessities. I'd rather buy them food, clothes and medicines than wonder if the money will go to drugs.
I will catch up on comments when I have time for such luxuries as breathing. Don't forget me!! Hugs to all, and I miss you!
Happy Friday Owls.
Carol, I think what you did is very commendable. I, too, do not like to give money to beggars. I used to work in the heart of downtown across from the Capitol building. There were a lot of homeless people that roamed around nearby and every time I went outside I would get hit up for money. I used to buy McDonald's coupon books and hand out coupons and sometimes the beggar would say "no thanks I need the cash." I would always say "too bad." I don't know if McDonald's sells those coupon books anymore.
Occasionally I will see a homeless person with a dog. I don't understand, if they can't feed themselves, how can they feed a dog. I feel badly for those dogs.
Shirley, congrats on #1.
Sandie, I am so sorry the hear about your beloved Ipunni. (((HUGS))).
Scirish & Mo, (((HUGS))) to you both.
I have been hobbling around for three days and finally decided to go to the doctor to find out what the hell is wrong with my heel. Well, it seems I have a bone spur on my heel and it hurts like hell. The remedy is Motrin and icing it. I'm thinking wine might help...does wine go with Motrin?
Waving to all the other Owls. I'm going to open the wine and see how much it takes to make me feel better. I'll probably not be back so good night and sweet dreams to you all. ♥♥♥
CAROL...what you did is no surprise, as you have a kind and generous heart.
WOW, SHIRLEY and CAROL getting blown by 2 boys in a week!!
TINKA..hope you feel better soon.
DIANNE...{{hugs}}
LYNN...getting on your soapbox is only proof of your passion...and compassion.
MARY...I hope you win, as we forgot to get tickets!
Maureen you have such a delicate way with words. Thanks! :)
"WOW, SHIRLEY and CAROL getting blown by 2 boys in a week!!"
Good night Owls!
SHIRLEY...I have been accused of being many things, but "delicate" was never one of them!!
Stay safe and dry!
SACBARB...Oy, I thought you were going to take the motrin and put the wine on your heel. I think I am overtired!!!!! Feel better.
Mary dear....I hope you're not to intent on winning the mega tonight. I need a new Gulfstream 650 so I really must have the money....
we'll pick you up in it for a few nights in Vegas to celebrate....
Thanks for understanding......but you will have a seat emblazoned with your name!!!!
SacBarb Sorry about your heel. A good reason to keep your feet up. : )
DeeDee Yay, road trip! If you come through the Bay Area will you pick me up?
J/L~ road? no road...flying!
Mary~ I kinda hope DeeDee wins....she says I can have a seat with my name on it too....but for some reason mine says "bitch!" hmmmmmmm~
Mo~ I'm almost positive that Shirley and Carol are blowing the boys~ ijs~ :)~
TINA...U may just be right!
Tina Oooops, you're right, of course. I was thinking of one of those gigantic motorhome things, for some reason. Flying is even better.
JUST LIN...I think a road trip would be even more fun then an air trip
Seriously Mo? What about going to Italy for dinner.....Paris for breakfast the next morning....and NYC for lunch? :D
Did someone say blow?
of course we will fetch you J/L!! And anyone else who wants to join us!! We'll take over the top of Bellagio and hire en suite catering and muscled male dancers to pamper us at our pj party!!
And if theres a piano I can do my show.....wait come back.....just kidding....no really....we'll get Bette or Cher over from Caesars!!
Sacbarb.. Yikes that is painful, sorry, hope u feel better soon..
TINA...when you put it that way, I'll be waiting on the tarmac for ya!! manga!
How about Breakfast in Rome...at a quaint little table in front of the Trevi fountain, then lunch in Florence at the Ponte Vecchio and dinner in Venice along the Grand Canal followed by a gelato in Piazza San Marco?
Then the next day we stroll the Rue's of Paris with a coffee and croissant, followed by a lunch at the Arch De Triomph then dinner in the south of France aboard a luxury yacht?
The next day we can have breakfast at a deli in NYC, followed by a lunch off a cart in Rockefeller Plaza with a dinner at the Tavern on the Green?
It is just a dream anyhow!!I'm thinking my reality is a McChicken off the dollar menu;)
DEE DEE...I wanna be fetched, too!!
CAROL, on the other hand just wants to be blown!
OMG.. that sounds divine.. I love to dream.. Enjoy your $1.00 Mickey D's :O)
MO..
Yes blown in another direction, perhaps west, as the rain in tomorrow is suppose to be awful.. Fuck Danny!
CAROL....you tramp! You wanna blow AND fuck Danny???????? LOL!!
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The news today has been killing me, so depressing..
That girl missing for so long, living in tents, and noone knew??? WTF
DJ AM, overdosed on drugs.. and is dead..
Crazy reality show contestant, kills his girlfriend, cuts off her finger tips and takes her teeth out, then kills himself..
I need to stop reading and watching TV...
CAROL...for a real splurge there is the $1 side salad AND the McChicken!! I am so simple!
Tinka..
You did it.. Happy Dance, Happy Dance.. Shake that booty.. you got 100!!!!!
Mo..
Yea, I just thought, two is always better then one! LOL
TINKA...that was a sly drop in for a march!!!
Mo..
$1 menu.. go for it.. and while you are ordering, you can dream of the beautiful flowers that line the streets in Amsterdam.. its so good to dream..
:O)
CAROL... I know what you mean about the headlines. I was shocked about DJ AM. Ater getting a second chance at life after the plane crash, such a shame the way he chose to live it. I wonder if he had chronic pain after his injuries from that crash. So sad. And little Jayce (sp?) to have also had 2 children by that pig.
Sickening.
Mo..
Its got me crazy.. that man that took that poor girl at age 11.. sickens me to.. she was only 14 when she had her first born.. I can't even imagine..
CAROL...if I am gonna dream, while the scenery of Amsterdam must be beautiful, my dream would be unlimited Murano glass purchases in Venice, a trunk full of leather goods from Florence and a side trip up to Sulmona and a whole bunch of gold!! Maybe a shoe bonanza in Milan, too!
And his wife was in on it, too. I wanna puke
MO The travel itinerary sounds devine. I wanted a Big Mac in a really big way the other day but managed to resist.
DeeDee I vote for Bette. She'd be a blast!
OMG! Huz and I are listening to the solid gold oldies station on comcast, and the song playing right now is 1961's "The Mountain's High".
Never heard of it before tonight.
Nor had a heard of the artists who recorded it.
Dick and Dee Dee!
Delores, have you heard of them? LOL!
JUST LIN...hanging out with Bette? OMG, how fun would that be?
OMG, Carol! I have a personal angle on that kidnapping case!
SacBarb, MEK, and EBJ: Do you remember Mary, my next door neighbor, who was having that wild party the same night as the first BABB? And she brought "Black Louise" over?
Mary is from south Lake Tahoe, and she knew both the kidnapped girl and her mother! She's pretty freaked out by it all.
Bear I remember it very well. : )
MO I know! Can you imagine? What a blast that would be.
MO, Carol, Bear That case is very disturbing, isn't it? There were missed opportunities to find her several years ago. What a nightmare for that poor girl!
JUST LIN...I haven't read all the background, but I have to wonder. If he was a convicted sex offender, why wasnt he ever checked up on by the police? The whole thing is so sick, so sick.
WHABBY...I cant even imagine what your friend Mary is going thru. Has she heard how Jaycee is really doing?
OMG.. Whabby.. I remember Mary and Black Louise.. I was watching you guys in chat when she came in..
OMG.. she knew them, she must be totally freaked out..
Mo..
Exactly!!!
I totally want to bash that mans face in..
MO Although he had come to police attention and also had one (yes, one) visit my a probation officer, no one went into the backyard or beyond the back fence to the property beyond. That was like a second backyard and that's where she and her children were kept in sheds and tents among trees and under tarps.
J/L.. Horrible, just Horrible.. So Sad..
And bash in the wife's face, too. Then cut off his penis so if he ever gets out of jail he can never rape anyone again.
How do she and her children ever recover from such a thing?? How does she explain to her children their father? OY
Mo.. I was thinking the same thing, how does one recover from such a thing.. I don't know if even therapy will help..
The female UC Berkely Security police officers are heroes for recognizing that something was weird about that man and the two young robot like girls he had with him. They did a background check on him and saw that he had a kidnapping/rape charge from Nevada so they called the probation dept. on him.
I really need to go to bed. I have to be at work at 8:30 in the morning. But those 2 damn Diet Cokes I had tonight are keeping me awake!
JUST LIN...hero doesn't even begin to describe the officers. G-D bless them
J/L.. I saw those two woman on TV 2nite.. u r right kudos to them..
I have to go to bed to.. it is really late..
:O)
nite!
Good night, Carol.
DeeDee, I keep checking, and no news on any lottery winners yet. I checked my numbers and I got zero,zilch,nada, so I counting on you to "take me away" lol!!
I haven't watched the news today, so I have not heard about the kidnapping. From what you all are saying,I vote for the old fashion, guillotine for both of them!
Nite Carol :)
Bear, I remember Mary. Is she still in contact with the Mom? I can't imagine how anyone can recover from something like this. And doesn't Seaside Lady live in/near Antioch? Jaycee's children are 11 and 15 and have NEVER been to a doctor. I can't imagine that either. I'm glad that they have kept Jaycee out of the media and I hope it stays that way. She certainly doesn't need stupid reporters asking her inane questions.
Good night and sweet dreams Owls. The wine really didn't help the pain much, but I really didn't care. I'm off to pass out now.
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