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<p>I tipped Ohori's staff, hoping that success there will maybe
encourage lateral transmission to other restaurants.</p>
<p>I also found Sweetwater on goFundMe and gave them a little
"taste" even though I've only been there once. <br>
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/50KSWnm">https://www.gofundme.com/f/50KSWnm</a></p>
<p>Glen made the point with me at one point before "the time of
COVID19" (on or off line, I'm not sure) that the "independent
spirit" of *only* helping those you know or close to you is a
little ??? (Narcissistic is my word). <br>
</p>
<p>I still feel it is important to NOT *use*
global/national/organized fundraisers as a way to appease guilt
(and therefore responsibility). The pre-COVID city signs that
went up trying to discourage panhandling on streetcorners were
good for illuminating the paradoxes. I didn't *want* people to
*feel the need to* stand on street corners and know that
supporting local non-profits that help the the homeless and
otherwise marginalized helps *most* of those folks... yet at the
same time, it felt good in another way to hand out a set of
chemical hand/toe-warmers, a bar of chocolate, and a couple of
bucks to those with the fortitude, or the desperation, (or the
entrepreneurial spirit) to stand on the corners. <br>
</p>
<p>I don't have any answers... and this pandemic has offered the
mixed blessing of forcing me to consider a lot of different
questions. If my garden this year begins to produce, I think
I'll be setting up a self-serve farm-stand at the top of my drive
with three options: A) if you need some, takes some; B) if you
can afford a few $$, drop it in the collection box; C) do someone
you know in more need than you a solid... bring them some food or
give *them* the $$ you would have left in the box.</p>
<p>I may also use that "farm stand" as a way to gift away some the 2
cords of books I still have filling a covered trailer... like a
"little library" but with a larger selection. "farm and book
stand"? <br>
</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I hope we all find more ways to be kind and "pay it
forward, backward, and sideways".</p>
<p>- Steve<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/22/20 12:40 PM,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ed, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your kind note. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’ll dump a little change into “mine”,
I will dump a little change into “yours”. I just think it’s
way to help these folks feel that somebody has noticed what
they are doing and is aware of what has happened to them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nick <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and
Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clark University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com"><friam-bounces@redfish.com></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven
A Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">friam@redfish.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Fundraiser by Christina Z. :
Ohoris Staff Relief Fund<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Nick -<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thanks for the link. Ohori's is not my goto, but I'm 100%
with the spirit. I have had no traction on trying to extend
this kind of help TO my regular go-tos. I am of a mind that
at the very least, my weekly *tip* budget could go straight
into the same pockets it used to with no harm to me... and as
you point out, my entire luxury food/services budget could go
that way as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I'll check for other go-fund-me's in SFe and would love to
hear from others who have discovered similar to yours here.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>- Steve<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>To The Mother Church, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>As you know, I am addicted to coffee and particularly to
coffee houses, and particularly to Ohori’s-next-to-Kaune’s,
where I like to loll in the sunshine of a late afternoon
like the flea-bitten old dog that I am. Over the years I
have come to befriend and greatly admire the Barista’s of
Santa Fe. They remind me of graduate students. Many of
them are using barista work to make possible independent
scholarship, artistic careers, and musical careers, pursued
for the sheer love of it. So when the virus hit in March
and many of them lost work, I tried to set up some sort of a
fund to help them. But not being gig-economy type, I
couldn’t see how to do it. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Now, to my delight, one of the workers has set up a
gofundme site. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a
href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/ohoris-staff-relief-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.gofundme.com/f/ohoris-staff-relief-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I am hoping that those of you who have shared my pleasure
in dealing with these young folks will make some sort of a
donation, if only as a token of your support. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I am figuring it this way: I am saving about 7 – 10
dollars a day in latte’s and zucchini bread (AND lost three
pounds). I figure that savings ought to go to them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It would be a great kindness to me if you would pitch in. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All the best, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Nick <o:p></o:p></p>
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