On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:27:58 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd >
wrote:

-->On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:24:24 -0500, Lou Decruss
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:
-->
--><snippidy>
-->
-->>Being over served didn't help, but I'll never know what "really"
-->>happened that night, if she was telling the truth, or if I did the
-->>right thing.
-->
-->You just never know if someone is truly in need or you're just being
-->played. My boss and I were crossing a parking lot a couple of weeks
-->ago when a woman in one of those whirl-around gigs approached us. She
-->introduced herself by name, said this was the most embarrassing thing
-->that had ever happened to her, but she needed $20 for her meds (a
-->pharmacy was right across the street) and anything we could spare
-->would be appreciated. Sincerity just *dripped* off her. My boss
-->*rarely* has cash on him due to a bad case of teenageritis at home and
-->all I had were $20s, so I gave her one. She just about wept with
-->gratitude then *bolted* out of the parking lot, making a bee line for
-->the pharmacy. I told my boss that if I'd been played, I didn't care. I
-->also didn't want to know about it if I *had* been played, as it might
-->keep my hand out of my pocket the next time for someone who *was* in
-->need.
-->
-->OTOH, I recall a time a few years ago in Amsterdam that this American
-->kid approached the DH and me, saying he just needed $20 to be able to
-->buy air fare back to the states. The kid was giving off a vibe, so I
-->just pushed my sunglasses down my nose and said, "Does this work very
-->often for you?" He just grinned and said, "Uh-huh."
-->
-->Then there's the homeless woman who sits on a bus bench right in front
-->of LA Superior Court. She must just about live there, as she's been
-->there every single time I've been to LASC for years. She never
-->panhandles, just sits quietly, not making eye contact, keeping one
-->hand on a big bag of her belongings. If you offer her a bill, she'll
-->quietly take it, never acknowledge it further, still not making eye
-->contact.
-->
-->OB: Just made a big batch of tapioca for the DH. Funny how tapioca can
-->float his boat just as well as a far more complicated dessert.
-->
-->Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

I wonder if it can be made in the crockpot? Got my kid and a herd of friends
coming over Sat., maybe I'll check it out... I love tapioca