a couple of years ago when I was having my nervous breakdown I spent considerable time in the park next to my grocery store. sometimes I sippd coffee. other times I wrote. & there were days when all I cd manage was deep breathing. but mostly I simply lookd around me. I was able to see the regular station where the "homeless" stand with signs asking for money. one day I watchd a young woman finish her shift. she walkd a distance away from the station & got into a new SUV & drove off.
I rarely sit in the park anymore but I do go to the store daily. & in the process I see many of the regulars who seek funds. recently as I carried my venti coffee from Starbuck's I saw a new young man. he was with a dog. I've heard that panhandlers like to appear with dogs because they get more handouts. the man was new but I swear I've seen that dog before. as I walkd home I began to wonder if the regulars share the same dog. perhaps there is a Fagin who organizes the panhandlers & rents the dog out. I'll try to be more careful in my observations of the regulars & check out the canine angle.
I rarely sit in the park anymore but I do go to the store daily. & in the process I see many of the regulars who seek funds. recently as I carried my venti coffee from Starbuck's I saw a new young man. he was with a dog. I've heard that panhandlers like to appear with dogs because they get more handouts. the man was new but I swear I've seen that dog before. as I walkd home I began to wonder if the regulars share the same dog. perhaps there is a Fagin who organizes the panhandlers & rents the dog out. I'll try to be more careful in my observations of the regulars & check out the canine angle.
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