tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post6810168672145900538..comments2024-03-08T00:19:44.136-05:00Comments on The Kanrei Home for Wayward Lemmings: Realizing the Lucky MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897700063744746464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-14404732252661277192007-03-06T16:50:00.000-05:002007-03-06T16:50:00.000-05:00sorry, Kanrei--I just read your story and left my ...sorry, Kanrei--<BR/><BR/>I just read your story and left my rsponse on your next post.Camille Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031841106283355784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-87672133796133622892007-03-06T11:33:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:33:00.000-05:00Here is a link Birdie to the Charlie story.Here is a link Birdie to the <A HREF="http://kanrei2.blogspot.com/2006/09/charlie-saga_09.html" REL="nofollow">Charlie story</A>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897700063744746464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-59144166702911769592007-03-06T11:28:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:28:00.000-05:00Little,Check out my "Charlie" story. I tried that...Little,<BR/>Check out my "Charlie" story. I tried that, but lost my way. I am going to try again because I like the concept of the story, just not where I went with it. <BR/><BR/>I have had homeless friends in the past. I realize most can be dangerous (especially the one's talking to themselves), just seeing him made me think about what causes a person to give up or were they just that beaten by life.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rex,<BR/>Miami is not known for its violent bums, quite the opposite. Our bums tend to get beaten by our youth. That said, this guy was probably one of the more dangerous ones since he was talking to himself violently. I would have probably avoid eye contact with him every time, but I still felt the guilt of doing it. Stupid liberal guilt!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897700063744746464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-85982646077805035042007-03-06T03:07:00.000-05:002007-03-06T03:07:00.000-05:00The homeless can be dangerous....If they are an ad...The homeless can be dangerous....If they are an adult man, I steer way clear of them....Seattle is full of agressive, violent, street bums.....<BR/><BR/>If it is a person under the age of 21 or a female, my reaction is different......<BR/><BR/>I always try and remember, But for the grace of god it could be anyone of us....Rex Zeitgeisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642575223837309912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-71157891511930107792007-03-05T23:16:00.000-05:002007-03-05T23:16:00.000-05:00First of all, Kanrei,I think you've got an amazing...First of all, Kanrei,I think you've got an amazing idea for a speculative fiction story here, what with the annoying invisible friends.<BR/><BR/>Second, I go out of my way to avoid eye contact with strange men, PERIOD. Always. I'm not going to apologize for distancing myself from random dudes I don't know. In my experience, strange guys--no matter if they're wearing business suits or sheriff's uniforms or last week's supper down the front of their shirts--are more likely to behave inappropriately or make you feel uncomfortable than not.<BR/><BR/>They might ask you for dates or money or to accept jesus as your personal saviour--or they just leer, stink, or treat you like a servant or act like you're a hooker...or whatever. <BR/><BR/>There's a real danger making eye contact with strange men in the street. I'm sorry to say most women have experienced this fact at multiple times in their lives. The homeless dudes in Portland used to verbally abuse me EVERY DAY on my way to and from work because I wouldn't acknowledge them calling out to me when I passed through their 'hangout' areas.<BR/><BR/>Screw that sh*t.<BR/><BR/>And even if you were homeless, that would never be you.Camille Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031841106283355784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-22919300638313386462007-03-05T20:54:00.000-05:002007-03-05T20:54:00.000-05:00It only takes one screw-up to counter years of doi...<I>It only takes one screw-up to counter years of doing the right thing and does not even have to be your screw-up. You could be doing everything right and still end up homeless. It is a fear I thnk we all have.</I><BR/><BR/>I think perhaps that's what frightens us all on some level -- that it "could" happen so easily. And yet, I sometimes wonder "how" people can fall so low. I know that if I lost my job, I'm not too proud to flip burgers if I had to, to keep a roof over my head. That leads me to wonder what percentage of the homeless actually have mental or other problems that make them unhireable.<BR/><BR/><I>Maybe they talk to themselves because no one else will talk to them. Maybe over years you forget there is no one listening.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a profound statement and I'm sure there's a great deal of truth in it. I would think that after a time of being treated as though you're invisible, you might begin to believe you are invisible.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-43646795415876080572007-03-05T16:57:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:57:00.000-05:00I also wonder if it is our turning away that adds ...I also wonder if it is our turning away that adds to their delusion. Maybe so many people act like they are not there they start to question their own existence. Maybe they talk to themselves because no one else will talk to them. Maybe over years you forget there is no one listening.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897700063744746464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-28461895395777901762007-03-05T16:43:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:43:00.000-05:00I was reading this after posting it and was thinki...I was reading this after posting it and was thinking it made me sound cold and evil. Thank you for letting me know it is not just my reaction. I tend to think the same thing- it could be me very easily. It only takes one screw-up to counter years of doing the right thing and does not even have to be your screw-up. You could be doing everything right and still end up homeless. It is a fear I thnk we all have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897700063744746464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951741.post-30793030324511483302007-03-05T16:27:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:27:00.000-05:00I, too, tend to avoid eye contact with the homeles...I, too, tend to avoid eye contact with the homeless, and I don't know why. When it happens, I'll later feel bad about it and remind myself that it could be me. A lot of different things can happen to cause someone to be so down on his luck. Maybe that's why it's so uncomfortable -- the realization that it COULD be me.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.com