Those who know me know that I have always been a patron of the arts… AND crafts for that matter. On my walks to and from work I would pass by many down on their luck folks with signs asking for money; I am not certain if they were homeless or not, on account of not knowing if they had homes. I was happy to oblige if it was clear to me that effort went into the development of the key messaging, if the sign was creative and if it made me laugh or think. I ran into these guys on my walk home one night from work. I felt that their sign was very creative and deserving of my patronage.  I should also mention, one condition I place on the funding is that I must be permitted to take a photo of the sign prior to the disbursement of funds. In this case I offered them $5 if I could take a picture of it.. that’s exactly how I said it too. After the words came out of my mouth I felt the need to clarify and followed up with “I meant a picture of the sign, not your little penis…”

Then there was this guy, Dave, who was only $1.75 short of taking over the world… $1.75… how could I not help him realize his destiny. On a side note I liked both his sign and his hat. I gave Dave $3.50 that night, all the change I had. Admittedly my motive was somewhat self-serving in that I wanted to make sure that I secured my place in the new world order, if his plans were to ever come to fruition…

Stay great!