Rainy Days and Sundays Always Lift Me Up
Third Truck Load
Rainy days are a time for reflection for
me. Everything is calm. The trees, the streets and the air are being gently
scrubbed and a misty face is probably the best feeling in the world.
Now to Sundays which are my special workday where I only do
things that make me smile. For nearly a decade now I have been feeding hungry
folks and pets in need. I don’t know about you, but in this land of everything,
I haven’t missed a meal in my life. But there have been plenty of times where
there was little to no money in my pocket. Mostly in my New York City days as
an author. (They talk about starving authors but I wasn’t one of them.)
Fortunately, what I did have an abundance of was clever so I
could always think of a way to find something nourishing to eat for me and my
brother. Lots of folks don’t have that gift or talent or chutzpa ... whatever you want to call it, and they go hungry.
When President Obama asked us all to get involved in
community service, I was moved to help people and pets find food because that’s
one thing I do best. There is another best thing and that is I don’t mind
stepping outside my introverted writer personality to ask folks to help folks.
Of course, it’s uncomfortable for a while, but hunger hurts more.
So, when it rained on my Sunday, it couldn’t have been a
happier day for me. And, too, lots of folks were home trying to stay dry.
We donated 170 lbs. of dog and cat food and $16.30 in checks
and cash to PACC. The three 52 lb. bags of Purina Chow cost $74.94 at Walmart
or $24.98 each. Therefore, we collected a total of $91.24 in cash and checks
which made for a very good rainy Sunday.
See you Sunday,
Peter
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