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by Joe B. Award Night Wednesday Folks,know are in the media biz whether they be top flight professionals, retired,or just beginning to learn what its all about. There are stressful times when your day doesn’t end because your job does. A major story turns guppy,minor ones becomes huge and the vacation for you alone or the family that was planned weeks maybe months in advance all of it shot to… you get the meaning. No family have I except for mother, brother,sister -in-law her relatives now related by marriage. You see Wednesday’s is almost my one day off to decompress,get away from radio,video/dvd, or reading,hearing what happening around this floating multi color gemlike mud-ball floating in space. Usually,I sleep late, shower,then volunteer a Glide Memorial making safe hygiene,kits for people dealing with drug addiction,or male and female condoms for safe sex to prevent spreading the HIV/AIDS virus but my supervisors Willie,David, would more up on this they’ve been at it going into communities all over the city for three years I’m just glad to help in my small way. When lunch time arrives its either stand in line at Glide or be in St. Anthony’s line this time there’s baked and boiled chicken with potatoes and gravy,broccoli,water with wheat or white bread. The line is short so there’s a second serving for me I could’ve gone for a third helping but other people need it more so its up five flights of stairs [the elevator is being fixed it’ll take a few weeks.] I’d see a movie or sleep,get up to practice Salsa dancing before going to Glides Prayer Circle. After that take an F bus or any bus going to Fisherman’s Wharf then quickly walk to Pier 23 at Embarcadero San Francisco, Ca. Pier 23 is I go the free Salsa dance lessons from Mr. Fred Flores and his dance instructor’s helping multi thumbed and clay footed folks as I with dance steps. It feels great relearning dance again with lovely and willing instructors women/men and other ladies too now if I could perspire less but really wanting to be a competent partner for any woman dancing with me plus heat causes it guess going to other clubs would help. All the above explains why I value being away from my media driven-non profit-job at times. I do my volunteer work, had lunch, slept instead of seeing a movie provided the C.H.P.[San Christina Housing Project.] Anyway,there’s this vanilla card "You’re Invited" Join us to help honor our Catholic Campaign for Human Development Funded Groups Folks,its my Wednesday -do-good-deed-movie or sleep-Glide Prayer Circle, and Salsa dance night with many lovely ladies. Usually the mother/ daughter,genetically connected Dee and Lisa Gray would be up there talking about how they’re struggle began and continues to this day. I go after explaining to the prayer group why I must flee to the Archdiocese of San Francisco. On time with other people there waiting for the photo electric eye on the sides of the door to let us in. We’re in and I have to say there in an array of food,pastries,dip,wine, water,and apple cider in a wine like bottle. Lots of baby carrots, celery,broccoli,cookies, and foods I can pronounce but not spell properly. Ms. Melanie Piendak is a bubbly,shapely,full figured young woman who with help set up the reception for the organizations honored and spoke slowly,clearly,so that multi linguistic-ly diverse people are translated so all could understand,first in English then translated to other languages. Others followed her lead in the slow clear speech. I and other people accepted awards for those who could not be here to accept them themselves. I hand out my cards, explain what we do and helped with garbage can placement and removal of some trash on the floor. It was a pleasant event and worth missing one dance night but don’t want to make a routine of it. Besides Poor Magazine Inc.,The Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco,ACORN, Myanmar Community Of Unified States Of America, Inc,and Senior Action Network. After the awards people ate,drank,talked,handed out business cards and announced dates for up coming events. May all the organizations keep doing their best to help people as we have and we link up to other organizations and continue improving the horizons for many. Email: askjoe@poormagazine.org |