So tonight I went to one of my favorite restaraunts in Old Town San Diego called Cafe Coyote. It's Tuesday night, and the whole Old Town was alive and happening. Anyway, while we were in line to get seats, a Hispanic lady I would say in her late 30's early 40's at the most, came up to us with a basket full of candies and said "hello miss" and before she said anything else i asked her "how much are they?" referring to the candy in her basket. And then she told me, "im just asking for donations for me and my family, my husband and I both lost our jobs recently and we are short on our rent." I had 2 dollar bills in my wallet...so I gave them to her. I felt really bad for some reason. She looked sincere, and she also looked appreciative for the little donation I gave. If I had more cash Im pretty sure i would have given it to her. She told me to please keep her and her husband in my prayers, with tears in her eyes, and I told her "oh, I will, I really will." And i mean it. If this is just a way of her hustling some money, and she's lying about this, that is on her and she will pay for that, but I had a feeling that she wasn't. At times like these with our economy in a crisis, it has come to people that once had jobs, to ask for donations outside a busy street. It's just so sad to me. I am affected by this economic crisis personally, not me myself, but someone very close to me, and I know that it will never come to them having to do anything like that, but still....it just angers me and saddens me all at the same tiime. We need a change....big time! Hopefully Obama can make something happen...im not expecting it overnight, but im just expecting it. Just thought i'd share this little experience i had tonight.
January 1st - Family Photo at Mom's House in Greenfield, CA