I'm a pinup girl for homeless alcoholic guys, and other revelations

Hello y'all...

This week has been a benchmark week for Sudiegirl. I have been propositioned by two (count 'em) homeless guys. Makes a woman proud to "drop eggs" (thank you Judy Tenuta) when the guys bumming change in the parking lot of the laundromat or the front door of McDonalds think she's fine. I don't know what is worse...having panhandlers bug you in the first place, or the fact that if they can't figure out you're not giving up change, you'll just lie down and spread your legs in public? God! It must be my cologne.

I'm on a new temp assignment with an indefinite end at this point...I'm working with a contractor at the DC Children and Family Agency, auditing case files to see if they're eligible for adoption subsidies or foster care subsidies. Some very sad stories, y'all. If I was ever wavering on being a parent, all I have to do is read a case file and I'm reaffirmed in my decision in the fact that it's a good choice for me to remain childless. I work with some intelligent, classy women, though, and I like riding the Metro every morning. It's a nice opportunity to chill out and become invisible. However, I have become enough of a "native" that I spotted a family of Iowans right off the bat (it helped that the dad was wearing a CASE machinery hat). They were nice folks, though...they were from Knoxville. I know some of my friends back home think I'm nuts for staying here, but I gotta tell ya...there's nothing like being in the hustle-bustle of a city sidewalk in the morning. It's a Mary Tyler Moore kind of feeling, and if I had a beret I would toss it into the air...except it'd get caught by a homeless guy who would try to sell it back to me and then proposition me to meet him behind the green dumpster. Sigh...

Dad's due to get out of the hospital soon, but I'm not sure exactly what SOON means in the doctor's eyes, and he knows best. For now, good thoughts and warm wishes are the best prescription for the guy...

And with that, I must say toodle-oo.

Sudiegirl