On a highway on-ramp every night at two a.m there is a beggar of some sort; waiting for traffic [at 2AM!] to stop at the light so he can approach them with an empty cup. It seems to me that _any_ job would be better than that one. But interestingly, it's a franchise. I see different beggars every night. Sometimes there is the man who sells roses- he makes money, people roll down windows. There is another man with the mcdonalds cup, a crate full of bottled water which he keeps for himself. Third, a bald guy, looks strung out, knocks on your windshield, kind of scary really. No one gives him money, but he shakes his head if you try to ignore him, shrugs his shoulders. It's like they really expect it. And it's good, sometimes. If I had a buck, I'd donate it to the 2AM brigade of futile, ridiculous hope. -e. _______________________________________________ Five7Five mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five
