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Melody K.
December 25, 2018
I have a friend in the downtown area who is homeless. I met him while he was panhandling --- or flying, as they say. Since summer, I bring him PBJ sandwiches on homemade bread, and hit him with a few bucks. He also like a bottle of coffee if I buy one. I have also scrounged up coats, clothes, our old never used anymore sleeping bags, and socks. (BTW, they don't care if they match!! What a wonderful way to donate lonely mismatched socks!) My friend, AKA Twitch, or Douglas, is a complete riot, and one of my inspirations. He is smart, funny, and how he keeps positive is beyond me. I took him to a cafe for lunch for Christmas. I asked him if he needed a comb for his hair --- which was WILD! He said no, he had a comb, and this was his street persona!! I bought he and his buddy a small $10 heater, (yes, they find places to plug it in), and found a used hiker back pack they could carry their stuff in. I cannot tell you how grateful Twitch is, for of course --- all the stuff. However, even though there is no way I can rescue him, he is the most grateful after all the people that pass him by with his sign panhandling, someone noticed, and is treating him like a real person --- as he says. I am grateful to Douglas for giving me the joy of giving to someone else, and exemplifying having a positive attitude even in the most dire living conditions. I am proud to call him my friend!!!
Jessica H.
December 26, 2016
Thank you for this and all your posts. Thanks love Food52 but you bring another perspective that has been by turns funny, heart warming and thought provoking. Kudos to you and hope to see more in the new year.
randii
December 25, 2016
Good grief. Perpetuating the myth that solo diners on Christmas Day are pathetic. Not so, my friends. some of us like it that way.
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