A leading bandage manufacturer that touts their bandage as an invisible strip that, “blends in with your skin,” has made me a believer!
Homelessness here in Baltimore affects an estimated 3,000 people. One fellow whom I have dubbed, “Homeless Harold,” has his living quarters at the base of an interstate facing a very busy roadway. I have watched him over the months collect a small apartment's worth of household items. He has a broom and a dustpan, a mattress, countless blankets (the middle ground heap is him in bed) and bags of clothing neatly stored in trash bags around his “bedroom.” He also had a five gallon pail with a lid that I assumed he used as a commode or perhaps a bedside end table (It has since been removed). But what really caught my attention was the orderly display of twelve pairs of shoes. That strand of shoes speaks a volume about his character.
UPDATE:After having his belonging removed by the city, only to see him return with more "furnishings", the city has once again cleared him off the street, and thus far he has not returned. He certainly was a colorful addition to a dull intersection.
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