tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493688943227237448.post5802809989569389519..comments2009-10-28T06:47:36.851-07:00Comments on Insider Outsider Peer Seminar Blog: Fate or Destiny?Fran Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982648382873074128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493688943227237448.post-34853147764815914192009-08-29T10:48:14.377-07:002009-08-29T10:48:14.377-07:00I was in San Francisco about three years ago and r...I was in San Francisco about three years ago and really notice the homeless population as being big. Even coming from NYC. Thank you for your story. Just finishing editing my packet. Mine has to be in by Sept 2. Have a great day. NancyNancy Volantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817509659615289674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493688943227237448.post-54751214291784834472009-08-28T14:09:25.709-07:002009-08-28T14:09:25.709-07:00Hi Nancy,
Interesting thoughts... I remember you...Hi Nancy,<br /><br />Interesting thoughts... I remember your story about the homeless man from the conference call.<br /><br />I too had an experience with homeless people in San Francisco--where they are everywhere! Homeless people are reletively few (other than in Madison or Milwaukee, probably) because of how severe the weather is in winter. But in San Francisco, where I was visiting with my family for a medical convention, they were everywhere!<br /><br />I was only 13, and the experience of seeing so many people living on the streets with nothing really bothered me. At night, we (Grandma, Grandpa, Mom and me) would go out to a restaurant for supper. There was always way too much food. So, one night I said that we should all put our leftovers in "doggie bags" (that what we call them, anyway, even though we don't feed our dogs people food), and I walked right up to a homeless person, in the dark of evening, and said, "Here, this is for you." I don't know, maybe because I was 13 and looked so innocent, but the lady looked shocked a moment and then very appreciative, though she said little. I think that, on another night, I also gave some to a homeless man.<br /><br />In San Francisco, the garbage recepticals on the sides of the streets have a top on them, with gaps in the sides to put the garbage into the can. The top is to place unwanted food on for the homeless people, so they don't have to "dig" in the garbage for it. I guess it's another way to do it, as an anonymous thought.<br /><br />Things like that, it reminds you how fragile what you have can be...<br />LauraLaura Berlagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077457055752990679noreply@blogger.com