bag girl
She appeared to be 30ish and it just doesn’t feel right to call her bag lady,”Bag Girl” seems more appropriate because of her age. I wasn’t sure whether I should feel sorry for her, the brief peek I got of her eyes made it seem as though she were blissfully unaware that she was in a “predicament” What is it about people like her that captures our imagination? Maybe they have found the true secret to enjoying life, by living a life of abject isolation from the mainstream. Closed off by the customs of our society, sentenced to a place where there is possibly no hope of recovery. Or maybe they just don’t know any better. I like to think they are happy with things the way they are, but I am pretty sure I am wrong. What do you think?
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The Monkey and the Cue Ball
A man walks into a bar with a monkey on a leash.
“Hey, Mac, mind if I bring my monkey in? He’s well trained and won’t bother anyone.
“Sure no problem, what will you have?”
The man orders a beer and looks around, meanwhile the monkey amuses himself on a barstool by sneaking pieces of fruit from the garnish tray on the bar. The barkeeper notices and yells at the man to make the monkey behave. This frightens the monkey and it scampers over to a pool table and picks up the cue ball and swallows it whole.
“Hey, get the hell out of here and take that damn monkey with you too”
A week later the man stops back in to the bar.
“Hey bud, I’m sorry about my monkey eating your cue ball, I will gladly pay for it. Mind if we come in? I promise to make him behave”
“Yeah, I suppose, come on in”
The man settles in with another beer and the monkey perches on the edge of the bar. It was well behaved at first but started getting fidgety and soon enough sneaks a cherry out of the garnish tray. It then bends over and sticks the cherry up it’s ass, pulls it out and then eats it!
“Holy mackerel! Did you just see what your monkey did? He stuck that cherry up his ass then he ate it! How disgusting!”
“Yeah he’s been doing that ever since he ate that cue ball, tries everything he eats for fit before he eats it.”
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i’m pretty sure she’s either not happy or mentally ill - not that those things are mutually exclusive … it is amazing how the homeless can survive though - i myself am way beyond spoiled with my creature comforts
I’ve heard the monkey story before but I still LOVE it!
Oh, EW. Now what was I going to say? Hmph, don’t remember. Oh well…
I would refrain from calling the red haired woman a bag lady or bag girl. She is probably a very lost soul. Someone threw her away a very long time ago and this is the only life she knows. It is very sad but you can keep her in your prayers if you pray or every now and again think of her and wish her kind thoughts. Or you can try to find her and give her a blanket or something kind. Afterall, she was once a tiny baby, loved by many and once upon a time, she probably had very big dreams like we all do. I’ll pray for her tonight. Thanks for mentioning her.
Wow, life is harsh. I hope she finds a place to call home. Love the monkey story!
People are homeless for many reasons. Mental illness, hopelessness, breaks from their families. Some, believe it or not, are there out of choice. And, there are those who “fake” it (I’ve seen it, they have their homeless garb and then, when their work day is over, they get in their car and go home).
I don’t know what category she was in, but prayer never hurt anyone.
oh and I play in a pool league, that joke hurts but will be repeated