Comments for stevenchristopher http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher Creating a life from scratch, fresh out of prison Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Charity by Tara http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/31/charity/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Tara Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=53#comment-66 I hate to be the one negative nelly in here but I don't believe in giving money to stemmers. I used to do it a good bit and once I recall after a night out, my boyfriend and I walked passed a grubby man who said his name was Digger and my boyfriend the most guilty of white guilters (even though the panhandler was white) gave him a handful of cigarettes, a Gatorade and his transit pass. We got in the car and I asked him why and he said "look at your car!" I do, in fact, have a car. This is true. I also have a job connecting people with community resources-some of whom want nothing more to be able to work-again, for the first time, as a dancer like they planned to be before their schizophrenic break or as a contractor like he did before he shattered his pelvis when he fell off a roof at a job that never provided him with compensation for medical treatment because they lied about having insurance. The reason I'm against panhandling (not against, but against giving to those who perform the art) is because I think it cheapens the idea of the homeless person. It often reduces the idea to the liar, the cheat, the man soaked in his own because he sleeps in a Boston ATM so he can drink all night instead of going to a shelter where you can't. I just want people to realize there are a lot of people who work hard but still have help. And then don't get to sit outside a lively downtown setting while they do it. Some wake up at 2:30 am to go to work at four as a stock boy even though he's a father of four and some are reduced to rolling silverware fro restaurants even though he has a Master's Degree in fine art. I truly appreciate your, well, appreciation of the different incarnations of humanity. I'm just on the other side, holding up a different cup for people who would never be caught dead holding a cup of their own because they were taught that only hard work is rewarded. I hate to be the one negative nelly in here but I don’t believe in giving money to stemmers. I used to do it a good bit and once I recall after a night out, my boyfriend and I walked passed a grubby man who said his name was Digger and my boyfriend the most guilty of white guilters (even though the panhandler was white) gave him a handful of cigarettes, a Gatorade and his transit pass.
We got in the car and I asked him why and he said “look at your car!”
I do, in fact, have a car. This is true. I also have a job connecting people with community resources-some of whom want nothing more to be able to work-again, for the first time, as a dancer like they planned to be before their schizophrenic break or as a contractor like he did before he shattered his pelvis when he fell off a roof at a job that never provided him with compensation for medical treatment because they lied about having insurance.
The reason I’m against panhandling (not against, but against giving to those who perform the art) is because I think it cheapens the idea of the homeless person. It often reduces the idea to the liar, the cheat, the man soaked in his own because he sleeps in a Boston ATM so he can drink all night instead of going to a shelter where you can’t.
I just want people to realize there are a lot of people who work hard but still have help. And then don’t get to sit outside a lively downtown setting while they do it. Some wake up at 2:30 am to go to work at four as a stock boy even though he’s a father of four and some are reduced to rolling silverware fro restaurants even though he has a Master’s Degree in fine art.
I truly appreciate your, well, appreciation of the different incarnations of humanity. I’m just on the other side, holding up a different cup for people who would never be caught dead holding a cup of their own because they were taught that only hard work is rewarded.

]]> Comment on Life as a whirlwind by Stevenchristopher » Life As a Whirlwind http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/06/25/life-as-a-whirlwind/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Stevenchristopher » Life As a Whirlwind Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:11:48 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=35#comment-61 [...] I’m reminded of my powerlessness over so much in this life : over my various addictions, over other people and their addictions, over just about everything other than how I approach and deal with everything I’m powerless over! …Continue [...] [...] I’m reminded of my powerlessness over so much in this life : over my various addictions, over other people and their addictions, over just about everything other than how I approach and deal with everything I’m powerless over! …Continue [...]

]]> Comment on A request for feedback and conversation by stevenchristopher http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/08/01/a-request-for-feedback-and-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-55 stevenchristopher Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:13:57 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=57#comment-55 Hey There! Long time no hear! Thanks for the positive feedback. Yeah, I think I know how to post on wires... Hey There! Long time no hear! Thanks for the positive feedback. Yeah, I think I know how to post on wires…

]]> Comment on Criminal Records and Employment by stevenchristopher http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/10/criminal-records-and-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-54 stevenchristopher Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:13:12 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=42#comment-54 I have no idea what blogroll links are, but I[m willing to learn and decide then! I have no idea what blogroll links are, but I[m willing to learn and decide then!

]]> Comment on Charity by kimberly http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/31/charity/comment-page-1/#comment-52 kimberly Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:06:19 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=53#comment-52 Oh my gosh, this is such rare point of view, most people would just think negative things if they concluded the same things you did about her. It is so great you have a job and are sticking to it, it seems to be a very interesting job, and I think having an outside job would be great. Keep going, you are doing great! Oh my gosh, this is such rare point of view, most people would just think negative things if they concluded the same things you did about her. It is so great you have a job and are sticking to it, it seems to be a very interesting job, and I think having an outside job would be great. Keep going, you are doing great!

]]> Comment on A request for feedback and conversation by kimberly http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/08/01/a-request-for-feedback-and-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-51 kimberly Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:49 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=57#comment-51 Hey, do you know how to write on each other's wire as well? I am so excited you are writing your experiences on this blog site(: Hey, do you know how to write on each other’s wire as well? I am so excited you are writing your experiences on this blog site(:

]]> Comment on Charity by Jalali http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/31/charity/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Jalali Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:52:05 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=53#comment-41 Great post. I think in this 'new society' you define what your worth is. Congratulations to her for having the humility to accept handouts and also the creativity to do in a 'social media' kind of way. Great strategy on her part. Great post.

I think in this ‘new society’ you define what your worth is. Congratulations to her for having the humility to accept handouts and also the creativity to do in a ‘social media’ kind of way. Great strategy on her part.

]]> Comment on A request for feedback and conversation by photography http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/08/01/a-request-for-feedback-and-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-39 photography Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:49:53 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=57#comment-39 keep writing!!!! keep writing!!!!

]]> Comment on Charity by stevenchristopher http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/31/charity/comment-page-1/#comment-37 stevenchristopher Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:31:55 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=53#comment-37 Thanks very much for the feedback. Thanks very much for the feedback.

]]> Comment on Charity by evemurphy http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/2009/07/31/charity/comment-page-1/#comment-36 evemurphy Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:33:13 +0000 http://yovia.com/blogs/stevenchristopher/?p=53#comment-36 Beautifully expressed blog post. Beautifully expressed blog post.

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