[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh, Four Hours Ago

[Derrick Brashear]

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Phillip Clark
Campbell<pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mr.Brashear;
>
> I don't question your observations;  just giving
> another 'viewpoint' aren't I.

It's fine to question them. I'm not a sociologist and even if I was it
would just mean I wasted a few more years studying it
instead of wasting them on what I studied instead.

> Seems similar is
> happening to many libraries isn't it.  Are you speaking
> from experience when visiting?

Libraries? Well, their hours are posted. They close at 5:30pm most
days. The South Side library is never open late. The Oakland library
is open late once a week. It's just not somewhere feasible to go other
than "normal hours", usually, which has meant electronic copies of
books being available is a mixed blessing.

> Or are you
> famished (lunch,) out of the wrong side of the
> bed, or is your chain easily pulled?

I think you misread my comments. What I meant was if I needed
sedentary work, volunteering to do food service (for a sedentary
situation) would put me in a situation where, as an observation of how
people treat those who provide food service, the interaction I would
expect to get would probably not greatly improve my quality of life. I
suppose if you're thinking more like "soup kitchen" or something,
perhaps there'd be less attitude. I don't even mean entitled, I just
see people being treated as non-entities, basically, and it bothers
me.

> It is not quality time to help those who are struggling?
> There goes volunteerism.  Goodness.
>
> TV, bingo, casinos are on the bottom of the 'to-do'
> list aren't they.  Hope that helps.

They're on the bottom of mine, but I do them. They are what they are.
My great aunt enjoyed the bingo hall by her old church, and knew lots
of people there. It was good for her. She had a long rich life.

> Hope you enjoyed your lunch.

I put off starvation for another day :)

Derrick