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John. Several years ago , I met a man living on the streets , who turned out to be a past successful writer with Reuters ; “Mike” speaks perfect English , and walks the 101 Highway for miles every day to fight his loneliness due his wife dying several years ago. He is homeless and carry’s a small tent with him. He does not drink or smoke. When I see him as I drive by, I always stop and roll down my car window and give him a 10 or $ 20 dollar bill. I have become rather fond of our short discussions about cars or sports when I pull over the side of the highway ; he refuses to allow me to buy him a lunch or a dinner in a restaurant, probably because he fears embarrassing me in public with our presence together, because of his disheveled appearance. He is a Gem of a person inside , and I am very happy to give him money whenever I see him walking along 101, near Newport, alone and staying alive . If you are ever in Newport, and driving along HWY 101 and you see a tall gangly old man walking, with a Yellow vest on, that is probably Mike. Stop and say hello to him … give him a dollar or more…. He used to be a fellow writer like you….he is interesting to talk with on any subject …I treasure his friendship.

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