tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post7171030154217495756..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: .. Starring Yvonne DeCarlo as Homeless Woman #1Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-89946490962605683962011-11-12T02:41:38.645-08:002011-11-12T02:41:38.645-08:00I'm wondering what brought the exodus about?
O...I'm wondering what brought the exodus about?<br />Over here - since the double dip recession, many families are just one step away from being homeless. It's a national tragedy.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38733600029516476722011-11-10T05:29:47.466-08:002011-11-10T05:29:47.466-08:00First, LOLA, all of our cities do that. Maybe you ...First, LOLA, all of our cities do that. Maybe you just haven;t noticed. Even down here in my little Paradise it gets cold enough to freeze the nasal drippings on a few nights. When those nights are about to hit, churches and schools and city governments seek out the homeless to take to shelters. Some of them refuse to go because they feel the shelters are not safe or because they are suspicious of the motives of the kind hearted people who run the shelters or the people providing the transportation. Paranoia is a regular companion of the homeless.<br /><br />I like your take, LOLA, on the "grace of God" bit.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34347692527537386862011-11-10T04:15:17.317-08:002011-11-10T04:15:17.317-08:00"Ring around the brain." I can't sto..."Ring around the brain." I can't stop laughing. On a serious note, it bothers me to see these people suffer, no matter why they ended up that way. And yes, most workers are a paycheck away.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-62637572234394572642011-11-10T00:44:45.507-08:002011-11-10T00:44:45.507-08:00Brilliant post :)Brilliant post :)Roadshowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489358405101957563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23706110334884191352011-11-09T20:41:17.915-08:002011-11-09T20:41:17.915-08:00nixabn, I swear I don't intend to be pissy, bu...nixabn, I swear I don't intend to be pissy, but I stay away from the statement about the grace of God because it suggests that if something bad happens to someone, then that person does not have the grace of God. We don't know that.<br /><br />Someone I Love went to school in England (Cambridge University). She was impressed because when it was cold, people who were designated to get the homeless people to shelters would be out telling the homeless, It's going to be freezing tonight. We need to get you to a shelter.<br /><br />And they they would transport people to the shelters. Do we have any cities so compassionate?<br /><br />Love,<br />LolaJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-4069743946623509342011-11-09T20:23:45.593-08:002011-11-09T20:23:45.593-08:00yep....I have been pretty darn close to being home...yep....I have been pretty darn close to being homeless when I was much much younger, but all of us are a few bank failures away from the streets. The streets will be pretty crowded at that time. <br /><br />Just curious, but how do homeless people get from one part of the country to the other? It takes money to get from Minnesota to Texas or Arizona, at least that is what I've been led to believe. I wouldn't pick up a tidy hitchhiker and sure as heck wouldn't pick up someone who looked like they were homeless somewhere else. The unkempt do not ride with me for they remind me of serial killers even though they may only be cereal killers, but then I might look like a serial killer when I only consume cereal.<br /><br />I'm getting more and more like that dog in the insurance commercial...the one that is worried about his bone and/or stolen. Actually I love that commercial.Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66319852162226692162011-11-09T19:43:26.644-08:002011-11-09T19:43:26.644-08:00The homeless have all come over to California. Th...The homeless have all come over to California. They're here for the weather and to occupy every Bank Of America they can find.HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-28436673727571920472011-11-09T17:44:29.252-08:002011-11-09T17:44:29.252-08:00Do any of the "bums by choice" stay? The...Do any of the "bums by choice" stay? They do in Michigan... less competition in sub-zero temperatures.<br /><br />And cheer up, there have to be some interesting people left amongst the Minnesotans to provide blog fuel for the winter fires. :)Nuke Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441827154896272488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-87444840561279875452011-11-09T16:01:40.910-08:002011-11-09T16:01:40.910-08:00It's ok Pearl, I will tell them you said Hi! W...It's ok Pearl, I will tell them you said Hi! We should be getting them down here in a few days. Yes, Boomer, they are heading to warmer climes for the winter along with all the snowbirds.vanyelmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976788895311992176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38571206410881424382011-11-09T15:52:42.537-08:002011-11-09T15:52:42.537-08:00Nothing left but Minnesotans ... hmmmm, what would...Nothing left but Minnesotans ... hmmmm, what would that be like ?Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15199809429636149132011-11-09T15:41:52.946-08:002011-11-09T15:41:52.946-08:00I am confused. It sounds like they're being re...I am confused. It sounds like they're being relocated to an internment camp or are they going to warmer climates for the winter?Bodacious Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541581963810435319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47264291363926260282011-11-09T15:08:28.074-08:002011-11-09T15:08:28.074-08:00"I would like to miss him, but how can I miss..."I would like to miss him, but how can I miss him if he won’t go away?"<br /><br />May I use a paraphrased version of this line on one or two people I know???Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59144169033118417192011-11-09T14:38:47.226-08:002011-11-09T14:38:47.226-08:00Our winters are nothing like as brisk as yours so ...Our winters are nothing like as brisk as yours so the homeless stay year round. Not pleasant for them in the extremes of summer OR winter. And yes, I wonder how it happened and am thankful I am not sharing space with them yet. And perhaps you could pay the man with the recorder a little something to STOP!Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36257561168430268642011-11-09T13:52:26.160-08:002011-11-09T13:52:26.160-08:00It's less than a breath away from us all.It's less than a breath away from us all.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64406760091349253032011-11-09T12:10:29.463-08:002011-11-09T12:10:29.463-08:00To Wow That Was Awkward, I believe I might have sa...To Wow That Was Awkward, I believe I might have saw Arizona's state senators doing just that the other day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229883789485107841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50285107482748947972011-11-09T12:06:37.426-08:002011-11-09T12:06:37.426-08:00Since moving to this Right to Starve state, there ...Since moving to this Right to Starve state, there have been a few times, I've been less than one step away from homeless. <br /><br />Slum that it may be, I'm thankful to have a ceiling over my head, the electric still on and food in my fridge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229883789485107841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23980644558173870472011-11-09T11:51:42.586-08:002011-11-09T11:51:42.586-08:00Your homeless (and geese) are flocking to Tucson i...Your homeless (and geese) are flocking to Tucson in droves. They are quite comfy here.<br /><br />I actually know a homeless man quite well. he goes by the name of Cricket. He chooses to be homeless to make a statement regarding the consuming ways of the world. The sky is his sanctuary (and sometimes the underside of a bridge.)Crystal Pistolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384208762919600611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-20554464802225029372011-11-09T11:38:38.802-08:002011-11-09T11:38:38.802-08:00You had a flutophone? Back in the 40's when I ...You had a flutophone? Back in the 40's when I was a mere child, we called then tonettes. Years later when my kids were at that age, the psuedo- musical instruments were just called flutes. I never heard them called recorders until much later. It's nostalgic to think that one of those thousands of kids who learned to play the recorder is now doing it for a living!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91040412486952226322011-11-09T11:23:34.178-08:002011-11-09T11:23:34.178-08:00I thought that was normal recorder playing?I thought that was normal recorder playing?Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10871749056249766042011-11-09T11:07:22.618-08:002011-11-09T11:07:22.618-08:00I was just walking around my yard this afternoon,u...I was just walking around my yard this afternoon,under an infrequently blue sky and thinking thoughts such as these: what does happen to make life go so horribly awry for some folks? A multitude of possibilities, I suppose. It's scary, thinking that life can turn on a dime, but what's scarier is Minnesota with only Minnesotans. :)<br /><br />I always enjoy your posts.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-54803752497582481352011-11-09T10:45:55.582-08:002011-11-09T10:45:55.582-08:00Pretty busy today but had to stop in. Funny, kind...Pretty busy today but had to stop in. Funny, kind, and thoughtful, that's what you guys are. Every day I am glad that someone talked me into writing every day, "just to see"...Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-55236609271539821022011-11-09T10:35:33.507-08:002011-11-09T10:35:33.507-08:00It is a good idea to go south for the winter. Our ...It is a good idea to go south for the winter. Our Canadian homeless can't do that, but we have lots of shelters and free food for them. My hubby and I had to sleep in our car once when he was out of work. Had to clean up in gas stations. Hubby finally talked a motel into taking us in until he got paid from his new job. It was nice of them to do that.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63415128671375832552011-11-09T09:22:44.005-08:002011-11-09T09:22:44.005-08:00I like the homeless - the real ones, not the ones ...I like the homeless - the real ones, not the ones who pretend and panhandle their way into 400 bones a day. The cranky ones also get me - but the ones that allow me to buy them a meal and listen to their story - them I like and Chicago is full of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79273080121215369342011-11-09T09:14:15.748-08:002011-11-09T09:14:15.748-08:00Now some guy on a horse in warm weather states is ...Now some guy on a horse in warm weather states is riding around screaming, "the homeless are coming, the homeless are coming!"Brettheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962592571393908971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8786726623988015892011-11-09T08:55:41.404-08:002011-11-09T08:55:41.404-08:00lol at Joshua's comment!lol at Joshua's comment!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.com