After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> A guy who works for Microsoft has sold his house. Believe it or not,
> this made the news at boycottnovell:
>
> <http://boycottnovell.com/2009/08/15/poor-people-of-redmond/>
I'm sure Roy will thank you for attracting readers to this more interesting
nugget:
It takes viewers on a quick tour through Tent City 4, located about a
mile from Microsoft on the grounds of St Jude's Catholic Church in
Redmond. Nearly 100 people live there, most having lost jobs and homes
during the past year -- Eastside unemployment is almost 10 percent.
The encampment is full, and newcomers are turned away every night.
--
The only people for me are the mad ones -- the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn
like fabulous yellow Roman candles.
-- Jack Kerouac, "On the Road"
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