This Sunday is the 10th of October. Inspired by the Year of Giving, a guy named Howard Wu created an event, Give a Stranger 10 Bucks Day. Howard thought that the perfect day to do this would be October 10th since it is 10/10/10. Why not join me and Howard and give $10 away this Sunday. [...]
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Day 282 – Ernest H.
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, Arlington, begging, economy, homeless, homelessness, jobs, VA on October 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Day 251 – Bob G.
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, addiction, Alcohol, DC, drugs, Dupont, family, favorites, homeless, mental illness, recovery, video, washington on September 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I originally walked right by Bob who was holding himself up by leaning against a pole and supporting the rest of his weight with a walker at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and R Street. I crossed the street but couldn’t stop thinking about what his story was. I turned around and went back and placed ten dollars [...]
Day 166 – Rubiela B.
Posted in Rent, tagged 20000 pesos, arepas, cafe, coffee, Colombia, comida, employment, finca, food, Manizales, plantation, politica, politics, trabajo on June 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Version en espanol va ser publicado al final de jueves. On Friday Roberto and I decided to have a few beers at a local convenience store that has a TV, two billiard tables, and a few tables where locals can sit and relax. After our second beer some neighborhood kids asked if we wanted to play some [...]
Day 96 – Robin C.
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, beer, college, economy, harrisonburg, school, VA on March 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
On Saturday my father and I drove from Richlands, VA to Washington, DC. It’s about a 7 hour drive. Along the way we stopped in Harrisonburg, VA. It has a small picturesque downtown. On the west side of the main square there is a restaurant called Cally’s. We stopped in to eat. I decided to [...]
Day 84 – Jim and Jacqie
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, drugs, giving, marriage, movies, nightlife, recovery, tattoo on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was trying out a new spot called Social. It’s on 14th Street just north of the Columbia Heights Metro. I just was having drinks, but the food looked fantastic. They do several portion sizes as well so that you can share plates easily. Very cool place…worth checking out. It was there that I met Jim [...]
Day 57 – Roger
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, counseling, DC, domestic problems, driving, homeless, snow, Street Sense on February 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I didn’t think that the driving situation could get worse than yesterday…but I stand corrected. Today there were way more amateur drivers venturing out into the snowy mess. I helped dig out and push five cars. Most of the people were not used to driving in the snow. Sadly one of them was a taxi driver who [...]
Day 49 – Ivory W.
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, homeless, Street Sense, success, zazzle on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
You may remember that zazzle.com offered to make cool business cards for me for free!!! Yep, I got them yesterday. They look great. I will take a picture of them and post it later this week. Zazzle’s site is cool, you create your own designs (for all kinds of things, not just business cards) and can [...]
Day 26 – Christine
Posted in Rent, tagged $10, Chinatown, Fadi's Irish Pub, Rent on January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday night I found myself out in Chinatown in DC with my brother and several friends. I had not given my $10 away yet and it was getting close to midnight, so I thought I better find someone quick. Inside Fado’s Irish Pub, I spotted Christine who was talking to some of our friends [...]
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