Says he left his gear on the waterfront and went to a friend’s house to sleep. When he returned, it wasn’t there. Ya neva know in cases like this. He and his friend didn’t seem too out of sorts. Couldda been a repo. Who knows?
Tag: street people
Jesse and My Coffee Cup
I left my coffe cup near the rock. Jesse kept it over the weekend. It returned to me a little bruised, but not broken. Had not marked it lost. Hard to explain how one becomes connected to a cup. Sure, it protects the environment, but it also has a feel that I have become attached to, associating it with the liquid it carries and its presence at the beginning of a day. This cup has been with me since Manchester, early oughts. But it never lived in someone’s backpack for four days, not knowing if it would ever see me again.
So, you think this is stupid, eh? If you be a dunkin donut drinker, do you think the cups really disintegrate, or don’t you care? I don’t know if you have a regular cup, many do, especially if they give to charities without taking the beneficial artist mug. When I leave my cup in the care by mistake, my day starts differently if I don’t’ have my cup. I sometimes spill on myself due to unfamiliarity with the opening. Could it be that it also tastes better? I know that it feels better and that it means that I didn’t lose it.
Mayor of Church St Adamant about the Grid
His daughter goes to the Sustainability School, Barnes Elementary School. She is learning how to calculate electric needs in kindergarten. Even though he is a Republican, the Mayor of Church St supports the vote for the Grid in Tuesday’s special election.
Victoria Arrives In City Hall Park
Victoria came to the park for who knows. A little cry and Penguin fed her. Dad acted out, but he smiled proud.
Paul’s Always Angry
Cannot even remember why he was pissed off. People not responding to his sign, maybe? Not enough people on the street? Cops took his ID? Someone gave him an orange. I offered him $1; he wanted two.
Helping Others
A woman couldn’t make a sign. So this man made it for her after she provided the Sharpie and the cardboard. Nice!
Darby Plays
Can he play the thing, or is it just a prop to make people put money in his cap?
Comfortable in Burlington
City Hall Park in Burlington offers space to sleep and play.
Paul’s Going to Court
Paul said he didn’t know where the Courthouse was or why he had to go, except that a cop told him he had a court date. Supposedly, he was tuning his guitar in the park and got a ticket for noise pollution; after protesting, he got another ticket for something. Fines total $850, which he doesn’t have. I offered to go to court with him, but he rejected my offer.
Paul’s Out
A couple of days in. Now he is out. Looks betta. But no direction home.