Better Day

With yesterday's post in mind, I'm feeling better. The drama will NEVER go away. Certain people will never change, and until I make a move somewhere else, I will have to see them on a day to day basis. That's the part that drives me nuts. It's a constant reminder. Anyway, like I was saying, I'm feeling a little better about the whole thing.

Now for something...hilarious. Miss N and I are carpooling every day to school together. It's great...coffee in the morning, and a bitch session on the way home. Just what it should be! We were walking out of the school this afternoon and many times there will be the same homeless man on the corner. He was there today. He's there most days, and I can't help but think that if he used a portion of the time spent collecting money from cars driving by, he could get himself into a better situation. But who am I to judge, right? I don't know his situation. Today was a little different though. He wasn't in his wheelchair. In fact, as I looked closer, he was pushing his wheelchair from behind, completely WALKING with no problem. His wheelchair had a big bucket in it (to collect the money) and a blanket. He wheeled his chair to the corner, put the brake on it, picked up the bucket and the blanket, sat down in the chair and situated the blanket over his legs. He held the bucket out to the side, waiting for anyone to throw some money his way. I couldn't believe what I had witnessed. Good thing Miss N was with me to witness it, cause no one would have believed me! This man PRETENDED to be in a wheelchair to get people's money. I started out this post by saying this was hilarious, but it really isn't. It's sad. It was funny for a minute, because it was something that you would see on TV, that's what made me laugh, but the reality of it is the opposite of funny.