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9/11 and a book recommendation
(Origionaly posted FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 9:52 AM) Today is a reminder to me that the guys at St Louis Area American Red Cross disaster services know I’ll put everything else on hold when they need me. The aftermath of 9/11 got me thinking about volunteer work. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina convinced me to…
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Volunteer Update The taxi cab company I drive for has several accounts with area k-12 schools through the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation commonly referred to as VICC This means allot of business for us drivers. In the slowness of the summer when there was no school I had some time to write but now that…
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The volunteer work never ends and I prefer it that way
(when it comes to dogs, I do an extreme amount of exaggeration) July 31, 2009 10:04 AM Lots of volunteer stuff going on. It never ends and I prefer it that way. This morning’s shift at Stray Rescue’s 18th St shelter (strayrescue.org) was fun as usual. Boris was his vacuous self but I decided to break…
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Baby mouse alert!!!!! Don’t read any further………Be forewarned………….
Baby mouse alert!!!!! Don’t read any further………Be forewarned…………. August 10, 2009 9:14am It was another fantastic volunteer weekend. Saturday morning I attended a volunteer orientation at Hogan Street Youth Center. ***** the ***** dog trainer ***** and his family have been in Charlotte attending to an important matter so when he returns it will be good…
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Physicians
Sunday, February 13, 2011 It was 3 am early this morning and I just dropped off a taxi fare from Missouri to a nightclub in Illinois. The Illinois taxi cab drivers don’t like us Missouri taxi cab drivers around so I started to return to Missouri. As I neared the Route Three 24 hour liquor…
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Beautiful Struggle
Sunday, February 13, 2011 Blind people take taxicabs all the time so in 10 years of being a hack I have met many blind people. But there was something special about the blind lady I met a few nights ago. She is from the hood is 48 years old and lost her vision from glaucoma…
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Disenchantment
Sunday, February 6, 2011 I pulled up to a local bar & she jumped in my taxicab. I asked “how’s your night going?” She said excitedly “I’m glad to get out of there!” The taxi fare continued with her blurting “my roommate just went psycho on me inside that bar!” I responded “I’m sorry to…
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Breaking Point
Sunday, February 13, 2011 He seems sure of himself and organized but a bad situation with his ex girlfriend pushed him to seek a long stay at the psychiatric hospital. So I’m sure they know him very well. I made sure to do little things that I knew would relax him. I played relaxing R&B…