I tipped Ohori's staff, hoping that success there will maybe encourage lateral transmission to other restaurants.
I also found Sweetwater on goFundMe and gave them a little "taste" even though I've only been there once. https://www.gofundme.com/f/50KSWnm Glen made the point with me at one point before "the time of COVID19" (on or off line, I'm not sure) that the "independent spirit" of *only* helping those you know or close to you is a little ??? (Narcissistic is my word). I still feel it is important to NOT *use* global/national/organized fundraisers as a way to appease guilt (and therefore responsibility). The pre-COVID city signs that went up trying to discourage panhandling on streetcorners were good for illuminating the paradoxes. I didn't *want* people to *feel the need to* stand on street corners and know that supporting local non-profits that help the the homeless and otherwise marginalized helps *most* of those folks... yet at the same time, it felt good in another way to hand out a set of chemical hand/toe-warmers, a bar of chocolate, and a couple of bucks to those with the fortitude, or the desperation, (or the entrepreneurial spirit) to stand on the corners. I don't have any answers... and this pandemic has offered the mixed blessing of forcing me to consider a lot of different questions. If my garden this year begins to produce, I think I'll be setting up a self-serve farm-stand at the top of my drive with three options: A) if you need some, takes some; B) if you can afford a few $$, drop it in the collection box; C) do someone you know in more need than you a solid... bring them some food or give *them* the $$ you would have left in the box. I may also use that "farm stand" as a way to gift away some the 2 cords of books I still have filling a covered trailer... like a "little library" but with a larger selection. "farm and book stand"? Meanwhile, I hope we all find more ways to be kind and "pay it forward, backward, and sideways". - Steve On 4/22/20 12:40 PM, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > > Ed, > > > > Thanks for your kind note. > > > > If you’ll dump a little change into “mine”, I will dump a little > change into “yours”. I just think it’s way to help these folks feel > that somebody has noticed what they are doing and is aware of what has > happened to them. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com> > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Steven A Smith > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:29 PM > *To:* friam@redfish.com > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fundraiser by Christina Z. : Ohoris Staff > Relief Fund > > > > Nick - > > Thanks for the link. Ohori's is not my goto, but I'm 100% with the > spirit. I have had no traction on trying to extend this kind of help > TO my regular go-tos. I am of a mind that at the very least, my > weekly *tip* budget could go straight into the same pockets it used to > with no harm to me... and as you point out, my entire luxury > food/services budget could go that way as well. > > I'll check for other go-fund-me's in SFe and would love to hear from > others who have discovered similar to yours here. > > - Steve > > To The Mother Church, > > As you know, I am addicted to coffee and particularly to coffee > houses, and particularly to Ohori’s-next-to-Kaune’s, where I like > to loll in the sunshine of a late afternoon like the flea-bitten > old dog that I am. Over the years I have come to befriend and > greatly admire the Barista’s of Santa Fe. They remind me of > graduate students. Many of them are using barista work to make > possible independent scholarship, artistic careers, and musical > careers, pursued for the sheer love of it. So when the virus hit > in March and many of them lost work, I tried to set up some sort > of a fund to help them. But not being gig-economy type, I > couldn’t see how to do it. > > Now, to my delight, one of the workers has set up a gofundme site. > > > https://www.gofundme.com/f/ohoris-staff-relief-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet > > I am hoping that those of you who have shared my pleasure in > dealing with these young folks will make some sort of a donation, > if only as a token of your support. > > I am figuring it this way: I am saving about 7 – 10 dollars a day > in latte’s and zucchini bread (AND lost three pounds). I figure > that savings ought to go to them. > > It would be a great kindness to me if you would pitch in. > > All the best, > > Nick > > > > > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
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