The Diner in my somewhat sleepy town is painfully empty. It is as painfully empty as most any store or restaurant you walk by these days. No doubt this change causes incredible stress to the owner of each business leaving them way too much time to...

Panhandlers. Beggars. People who spend their days asking the age old question "Brother, can you spare a dime?" Every big (and some small) city has them and their approach is always the same... "Excuse the interruption. I lost my job, have no place...