Or maybe a case of drug-induced psychosis?
This morning, in front of the Main Library, a former resident of the transitional living program at Boulder Shelter for the Homeless told me that he and I would be going to Heaven at 9:45PM tonight. I just smiled at him and made no reply.
“Lonnie”, which isn’t his real [...]

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As a group, I’m inducting all of the homeless men who abuse their homeless wives/girlfriends and cause much suffering on a daily basis. Not all of this abuse is physical; a great deal of it comes from treating their women as subservient creatures to be degraded verbally, and otherwise shown their inferiority.
I see one case [...]

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See –
http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/x-jane-fonda-2/x-lee-marvin-cat-ballou-film.jpg
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Addendum: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1522336025/

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Amazing but true tales of the homeless from your friendly charlatan:
http://www.kshs.org/people/graphics/brinkley_john.jpg
A roster of the ridiculous was observed by Old Doc at Boulder Shelter for the Homeless last night. To wit:
Trench Foot Boy appeared to be staggering drunk, running around in his bare, rotten feet and stinking up the place; but give him credit for responding [...]

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Based on my successful experience as a homeless camper here in Boulder, city and county, I would urge others to keep these points in mind:
1) Use all of the resources available for obtaining necessary camping gear and knowledge — see Boulder County Cares, Colorado FriendShip, Homeless Gear, and Wilderness Survival Skills under Blogroll to the right of these [...]

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“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.”
See — http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/index.php
This quote certainly describes my credentials. Some just don’t get it, but the fact is that if I hadn’t done what I did to get sent where I was, I wouldn’t be here today doing what it is that I [...]

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Boulder Shelter for the Homeless has been open for their winter season of emergency sheltering since October 15, 2009 — 146 days through yesterday. Strangely enough, there have been 146 calls for Boulder PD from 4869 N. Broadway (street address of BSH) during that time. Caveat: Some of those calls, I’m advised, involve traffic stops [...]

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See the 2008 (most recent available) Annual Report for Boulder Shelter for the Homeless here:
http://www.bouldershelter.org/about.reports.html
And the 2008 Annual Report for Carriage House here (click on fullscreen):
http://www.bouldercarriagehouse.org/index/2008-annual-report/
To me, what’s really important in both reports is missing and apparently not tracked: How many homeless people from Denver and elsewhere are using services at these Boulder nonprofits?
Resources are [...]

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FYI –
Coming up this Thursday evening, March 11th, at 7PM — At Cornerstone Church of Boulder Valley, 1190 S. Lashley Lane here in Boulder, in the auditorium.
I understand that the usual suspects will be involved . . .

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