TONY
“You know those people who don’t have any place to live after that big fire the other day ? Well, that’s a bad feeling, I can tell you, when you get kicked out of your own place.”
Archive for September, 2010
Home away from home
September 29, 2010Homeless is as homeless does
September 25, 2010
TONY
“I slept in one smelly empty trailer last night, believe it or not.”
PHILIP
“No offense but it’s not too hard to believe about a homeless guy. Sorry if that was a mean thing to say; I didn’t mean it that way.”
TONY
“Well it was a bit mean but I guess I gotta admit it’s true. But I’ll tell you one thing: It’s no fun sleeping rough when you’ve gotten to my age. At least it’s not winter or anything. You know, I’ve been mostly sleeping at least somewhere that wouldn’t get me arrested if anyone knew where I was, if you know my meaning.”
On the merits of Rob Ford
September 21, 2010
PHILIP
“Tony, you’re talking with people all the time. So what’s behind this incredible popularity of Rob Ford?” [Rob Ford is a candidate for mayor of Toronto.]
TONY
“Well I think that it’s just that people don’t like to see the city wasting their money, if you know what I mean.”
PHILIP
“Do people really trust his judgement though? Being good at hating waste doesn’t make you good at cutting it.”
TONY
“All I know is that folks seem to like him.”
A medium of exchange
September 18, 2010
PHILIP
“What’s that bill you’ve got there? It looks like foreign money.”
TONY
“Yup. It’s fifty pesos from down in Mexico. The guy said it was worth about four bucks. I hope I can sell it to someone. I ain’t planning on going to Mexico any time soon, that’s for sure.”
Oh, what a knight
September 17, 2010
TONY
“Can I get you a coffee, Phil? I’ll tell you, if you had the night I had last night, you would be needing a coffee bad right now.”
In the long rain
September 16, 2010
PHILIP
“It looks like it’s going to rain.”
TONY
“If you think about it, it’s gotta to rain sometimes.”
Staying put
September 15, 2010
PHILIP
“How come you don’t move yourself up the street with all the construction and dust and noise everywhere?”
TONY
“You know, sometimes it helps things, if you know what I mean.”
Between Scylla and Charybdis
September 9, 2010
PHILIP
“Boy, you’re out here awfully early; it’s only seven-thirty for god’s sake.”
TONY
“You know, sometimes it’s the most comfortable place to be right here.”
PHILIP
“Was last night was that bad for you?”
TONY
“You got it, if you know what I mean.”
Sweet hummingbird of youth
September 7, 2010
TONY
“Did you know that I saved a little hummingbird this morning?”
PHILIP
“No, actually I didn’t know that.”
TONY
“Yup. I’m guessing he must of hit one of the store windows or something up the street. So I found him there on the sidewalk kind of flapping around so I picked him up and he was OK to fly off after a little while. Otherwise, there was a dog there and that little thing would’ve been breakfast, if you know what I mean.”
[Thanks to Pat Dixon for the photo.]
Homeless Man Speaks 