http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:19:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en $ister was actually an outstanding middle school student and well on her way down the straight and narrow path.  At the time, if you were smart and got all your work done with time to spare ... guess what? You got assigned extra work to do. Reading, book reports, etc etc ... $he ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/08/07/ister-2/ One of the two homeless shelters in town will close on September 1. Its administrator, a charismatic young woman whose best friend is Jesus and who believes the Lord helps those in need, leased the building in 2005 and has not paid one penny of rent since then. The owners finally ran out of ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/08/05/closing/ Clop clop clop clop ...  I'm not in the kitchen, but I can hear the sound, and know what it means. Clop clop clopclopclopclop ... Someone is having scrambled eggs for breakfast. A delicious way to begin the day. Especially if you don't have to clean up the mess after the meal is finished. In ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/29/scrambled-eggs/ The Blue Water Center For Independent Living is a local charity whose mission is to provide financial assistance that will allow people to keep their homes. Thus the "independent living" in its name. Seek its help, and one is asked the same questions posed by the Salvation Army: how much income ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/23/sacrifices/ Even a homeless blog needs something about the Hermaphrodite Of Pop. I had a friend who drove a Hollywood sightseeing bus, for Starline Tours. (The company's owners were from Iran. We called it "Shahline.") Polyester-clad tourists from the Midwest, with camcorders, and cameras on leather straps around their necks, paid $36 each ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/15/michael-jack-sone/  In the past several months, I've been asked about three dozen times if I'm actively seeking work. (As opposed to passively seeking it, I guess.) So I'm going to get a dog and name him Work.  And let him run loose without a leash. Then, if someone asks the question, I ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/15/work/ The brass band has played its last hymn. The Salvation Army Major - a grandfatherly man wearing wire-rimmed glasses - has finished telling the gathering about God's plan. All that remains is the food. From somewhere, I hear a kid screaming. All the unoccupied picnic tables are on that side of ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/15/parents/ Yes, I am. Making up names for people I don't even know, like Shelter Babe and Loud Kid. Awful. Horribly judgemental. Tear-A-Bull. I can walk through town and count on having something shouted at me, by some coward from the safety of a passing car, that questions my sexual identity. Even $ister ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/14/terrible/ "Banks Get Rich On Overdraft Fees," reads the front page headline in the July 9 USA Today. The story reveals that banks, in various ways, deliberately make it easier for customers to bounce checks. "If it weren't for overdraft fees, 45 % of banks and credit unions wouldn't have made money in ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/13/devils-part-one/ On your way to the mall, at a busy intersection, you might see a young lady holding a sign whose message is a sale at a nearby business. A giant hot dog may wave at you. The young lady with the sign, and the guy inside the hot dog costume, may be ... http://shelterfromthestorm.today.com/2009/07/10/sign-sign-everywhere-a-sign/