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Stigma Attached to Helping the Homeless

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Posted in Berkeley, California, chorus, Fruitvale, Hayward, homeless, housing, Oakland, pizza, San Jose, Silicon ValleyLeave a comment

I have twenty bags of stuff for the homeless people in Hayward. The news reported last week that there are 500 people on the streets there, way up from last year. I asked my chorus to donate. Thank God all 130 of them didn’t do it. My car is full. At a chorus program-stuffing party… Continue reading Stigma Attached to Helping the Homeless

He Met Her at Work

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019 Posted in California, camera, cheater, dating, divorce, drinking, DUI, flashing, misdemeanor, Monster Truck show, Oakland, relationships, wife, work, work-alternative programLeave a comment

Troy had the best job for meeting women. He was a parks worker for the city of Clayton, which contracted with the county for a workforce from the work alternative program. In other words, drunk drivers and those with misdemeanors could work off their time instead of paying fines. He was their supervisor. Katie, a… Continue reading He Met Her at Work

Not Dinner Conversation

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Posted in Oakland, relationships, restaurant, singing, sister, White Elephant saleLeave a comment

Tonight I had a co-author meeting with my fellow authors. We met in a local restaurant bar that had been taken over by elderly singers for open mic night. Think Meet-up for super seniors. We quickly retreated to the dining room where I drank water and used my laptop to record our changes on the… Continue reading Not Dinner Conversation