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applegrove

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4. I passed a guy on the street who was trying

Reply to myrna minx (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 12:48 AM

Apr 2014

to sleep. I was once an alcoholic and asked myself what I would want if I was laying there on a nice suuny day. I would want to be left alone. His eyes were open in annoyance at all the pedestrians walking by. So I let him sleep. Poor guy, there were police all over that neighbourhood today as people of armenian descent had been demonstrating. I'm sure he he didn't get much sleep in the end.

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Powerful Ad Asks: What If Your Loved Ones Were Homeless On The Street? [View all] myrna minx Apr 2014 OP

Very Powerful ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2014 #1

Good message, bad psychology Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #2

Exactly so. Why is it surprising that people don't recognize someone they know when they are, Jgarrick Apr 2014 #3

I think the point was that most of us are so predisposed to ignoring the homeless Live and Learn Apr 2014 #5

Thank you. That is the message I took away as well. myrna minx Apr 2014 #6

I passed a guy on the street who was trying applegrove Apr 2014 #4