Hobonomics: Reading

February 14, 2008

First the difference between a hobo who hops freight to travel from job to job and a tramp who doesn’t work, is that the hobo reads the Wall Street Journal before using it as insulation and the tramp simply uses it for insulation. The hobo:tramp ratio is a good indicator of the employment situation because it rises directly with the number of available jobs.

- dailyspeculations.com

Illiteracy is a large problem with the homeless here in Edmonton. If any homeless person can read (or get to a computer to read blogs), they are far better ahead for reading this guy’s message of hope.

csmonitor.com

In a test of the American Dream, Adam Shepard started life from scratch with the clothes on his back and twenty-five dollars. Ten months later, he had an apartment, a car, and a small savings.

Of course, he did it all without a crack or meth addiction. But, if you stay clean, you can get out of any rut.

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1 islandgrovepress 02.15.08 at 2:39 am

Crikey,

I’ve been trying to get out of my rut for thirty years.
And I can read… :)

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