Injustice at the shelter

April 23, 2020Get on your feet, Homelessness, Job search/Job prospects, Justice, Thursday postsTake things in stride, The Homeless BloggerWilliam Tell

Saturday 2014-11-01

I was very nearly turned away tonight.

I arrived at 15:45, and the gate was closed. I’ll explain why that did not disturb me. As I’m a “regular,” they’re supposed to hold my bunk for me until 16:00. Leo, another “regular,” arrived minutes later.

A closed gate at this hour as often as not means they’re doing a “count,” a comparison of the checkin logs (plural) to pin down exactly how many beds are left. Depending on who’s at the desk, this can take ten minutes — or 45.
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Podcast – Baseless hatred

April 21, 2020Bible, Podcast, The William Tell ShowBaseless hatred, CNN, Coronavirus, Great Tribulation, Sinat chinam, Susan Rice, Trump Derangement SyndromeWilliam Tell

We’re at war.

Baseless hatred

Ace, “How long”

Billy Joel, “Goodnight Saigon”

George S. Patton, “Through a glass, darkly”

Mensch

April 18, 2020OUR BEST POSTSChoosing feelings, Immortality, Life after death, Matthew 5:16, MormonsWilliam Tell

On or about 03/09/20, my oldest brother was moved into hospice. He has end-stage Parkinson’s disease, and had stopped eating and drinking. So he is not long for this world.

To sum up his life, what comes to me first and last is that he’s a mensch, and a role model for a mensch. Continue reading Mensch →

Job search update, 11/03/14

April 16, 2020Homelessness, Job search/Job prospects, Thursday postsThe Homeless BloggerWilliam Tell

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OCTOBER ’14:

Secretary II — The Salvation Army

Litigation Secretary — Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann
• They want a typing speed of 90-100 wpm.
• This would be a case of wanting the job for the paycheck.

Data Entry — Randstad

Administrative Coordinator — JHU Div. of General Internal Medicine

Legal Records Clerk — Wilson Elser

Administrative Assistant (Float) — Kennedy Krieger Institute

Data and Content Night – Supervisor — OrderUp

From my diary for 2014-10-17: I noted in latest search engine results “many listings for interesting positions outside-the-box. Night/Weekend Content Supervisor for OrderUp: OrderUp is an online site where people can order from any of a jillion local restaurants and have it delivered. This person manages updates to their online menus. Sounds right up my alley. Located 3500 Boston Street.”

Full-Time Center Associate — The UPS Store

Another “outside-the-box” position.

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Tom works at Royal Farms. He wears his work shirt all the time. I used to resent this. I realized Thursday night 2014-10-30 that I resented it because I assumed that if he had a job, he ought not be staying at the shelter. He’s got a real job, all right. But he still can’t afford his own place.

He works full time and is homeless.

(Originally posted 2014-11-03.)

Jesus is not a vegan.

April 11, 2020Music, OUR BEST POSTSAsceticism, Celibacy, Gandhi, George Ritchie, Hygiene, Reincarnation, Samsara, Serena Williams, Sex, Sports, TranscendenceWilliam Tell

Asceticism.

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o Reducing our carbon footprint – by design

April 9, 2020ScienceAir conditioning, Architecture, CO2 emissions, Global warming, Green roofs, Greenhouse gases, HVAC, Public schools, Schools, The Homeless BloggerWilliam Tell

I don’t hold with those who want to blame global warming wholly on American industry and American cars. The slashing-burning of hundreds of square miles of Amazon rain forest each day, and the air pollution in Mexico City and Beijing, show the need for a global response.

There are two principal ways human beings can reduce greenhouse gases: (1) covering more land with green plants that will consume carbon dioxide from the air; and (2) reducing our carbon dioxide emissions.

Some simple considerations of architecture address both concerns.

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