HI EVERYONE: I HAD TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF FOR BUSINESS: I WILL BE BACK POSTING ON MONDAY!!

For most people in Cheshire, the title to this post is something that happens to someone else-someone you see on television-someone you read about in a news article.

But for me it was real-and will be real again.

Starting next week-I will be “homeless.”

I will be going to several towns-CHESHIRE INCLUDED-with my sign that says “homeless” and my sleeping bag. I will not be going to big cities-I will be going to towns that are middle to upper middle class-I want people to see that a homeless person is not a “bum”-someone that has their belongings tied to the end of a stick.

The sad fact-many homeless people are WORKING PEOPLE-they may have lost their job or jobs-fell behind on their mortgage or rent-could not pay up-and out they went-onto the street-into a homeless shelter-if it is not full-or of they are extremely lucky-moved in with a friend or relative.

Everyone SHOULD have a place to stay that is safe-THAT IS A PERSONS RIGHT.

Everyone who desires-should HAVE EMPLOYMENT AND THE DIGNITY OF EARNING A LIVING WAGE!!

I will be blogging about my “homelessness” but I will not be taking my camera-just words will do.

I did find an interesting “blog” from a person who was actually homeless-this was from a few years ago-but his writings are quite revealing. One does get a taste of how it really feels to be homeless-the hassle of finding a place to sleep that is safe-the humiliation of having to ask for help. It runs both ends of the spectrum-it is true survival.

That is why I found it totally shocking and insensitive that while the city of New Haven was closing a few homeless shelters, the former speaker of the Connecticut House was giving away over half a million dollars to Cheshire for artificial turf!!

Come on-look-I am totally for sports-I think the turf would look nice at Cheshire High School-I think our town should have artificial turf-BUT NOT NOW AND NOT THIS WAY!!

I will be more than happy to knock on doors to fundraise-the kicker-the town has to waive this $100 solicitor fee.

That is what put a damper on my spouse and I raising money for the fireworks-THE PERMIT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE-WE WOULD BE $200 IN THE HOLE TO START OFF!!

I know there will always be people that are down and out-that is life-but this town and other communities have got to start prioritizing-and artificial turf and this bottomless pit spending on this pool HAS GOT TO STOP!!

DRAW THE LINE NOW!! TAKE HOLD OF THE SPENDING-PRIORITIZE PLEASE!!

The Republicans in Cheshire-are hoping they will gain the advantage in this coming November’s local election.

Many of you NOT ALL-but many-have indicated they would like to see me run again for the Town Council.

Well, I HAVE DECIDED TO RUN AGAIN AS A WRITE-IN FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL IN CHESHIRE.

I am going to start a lot earlier than I did two years ago-I started too late-but I did OK. Then, I got tired and lost my focus-why?? BECAUSE I AM SHY-DON’T LAUGH-I AM SHY!!

I HAD TO SUMMON UP THE COURAGE TO GO TO PEOPLES HOMES AND STAND IN FRONT OF THE SUPERMARKET AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES-BUT I KNOW I JUST HAVE TO DO IT-THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER VOICE-I HOPE OTHERS RUN AS WRITE-INS-THIS TOWN NEEDS TO SEE MORE OF ITS CITIZENS INVOLVED!!

I hope to be successful-but-I am realistic-it is HARD for a write-in to win-but I will give it my best shot.

I am putting all my efforts right now into tying up loose ends so I can concentrate on the campaigning.

We will see what happens-besides, I have a ton of signs from the last campaign-ones I had made and ones people made for me-so I should be able to get a lot of visibility around town.

So to end-here are some articles that touch on homelessness:

“Advocates Expect Jump in Homeless Population”

“Homeless in Connecticut: More Families Seeking Shelter During Recession”

“Homeless in New Haven”