tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post4484746281594443148..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Honor, At LastPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-81931411666287120692011-12-15T21:44:13.427-08:002011-12-15T21:44:13.427-08:00I do it, too, Katie, always telling myself I can&#...I do it, too, Katie, always telling myself I can't help each individual I see by breaking my own bank. A good donation to a solid group can go farther. <br />In Pasadena, Union Station is a good place to start:<br />ttp://www.unionstationfoundation.org/Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-79680904754488661552011-12-15T20:49:24.500-08:002011-12-15T20:49:24.500-08:00So sad to read about this memorial, and to realize...So sad to read about this memorial, and to realize how easy it is to forget about people on the real fringes of society. I'm guilty of walking by homeless people every day thinking I should help (but doing nothing). Thank you for this post; even if I can't go to the memorial, I can donate to local organizations that help people in need.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-71633934094188875172011-12-15T20:18:16.681-08:002011-12-15T20:18:16.681-08:00It's hard to wrap my head around all of it. Th...It's hard to wrap my head around all of it. The LA Times article talked about the families that can't afford to pay for a burial. God.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18134490637986427932011-12-15T18:44:38.276-08:002011-12-15T18:44:38.276-08:00Very moving post. May these souls rest in peace.Very moving post. May these souls rest in peace.Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-30626224505340153052011-12-15T18:32:00.161-08:002011-12-15T18:32:00.161-08:00That's a very poignant photo as well.That's a very poignant photo as well.Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-40010494337558268502011-12-15T15:58:58.682-08:002011-12-15T15:58:58.682-08:00How sad. I thought about the homeless when I was w...How sad. I thought about the homeless when I was without power after the storm. It was so cold. How do they endure it? Such a hard life, and then to die alone. <br /><br />PA, they mention babies in the LA Times article. Hard to wrap my head around it.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-68988788645087269952011-12-15T12:50:41.582-08:002011-12-15T12:50:41.582-08:00I keep wanting to say something about how it's...I keep wanting to say something about how it's all wrong, but I don't have any solutions.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63199340114304211922011-12-15T10:37:23.924-08:002011-12-15T10:37:23.924-08:00Something similar takes place for the unclaimed ba...Something similar takes place for the unclaimed babies of Los Angeles at the Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Calimesa. You can see it from the freeway.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18414115253955674102011-12-15T10:31:40.271-08:002011-12-15T10:31:40.271-08:00Petrea: thanks for referring to this lovely idea o...Petrea: thanks for referring to this lovely idea of a memorial for the homeless. As you say, too little for sure, but at least it's something.<br /> <br />*And I fixed the typo—thank you!Kat Wardhttp://keepingsane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-72968375229693311652011-12-15T07:51:04.053-08:002011-12-15T07:51:04.053-08:00It's a big county, Dina--as if that were an ex...It's a big county, Dina--as if that were an explanation. Pasadena's homeless statistics are small in comparison. Still, the numbers are too large.<br /><br />Mise, hello! You have a way with words. Thanks for your visit.<br /><br />Kalei, it's hard to relate to some of these people even for those who are trained to do it. Our donations help them. Their organizations are up against it all year, not just at Christmas.<br /><br />That it is, Margaret. A glorious place to be honored.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-40811230375153189002011-12-15T07:31:19.051-08:002011-12-15T07:31:19.051-08:00It's a beautiful church, too.It's a beautiful church, too.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43113779065927413472011-12-15T04:53:59.590-08:002011-12-15T04:53:59.590-08:00Yep, every year I see the article on the ones who ...Yep, every year I see the article on the ones who have passed... I know of someone who is without a family and who I thought I'd be the one who would be in his life.. Unfortunately, our relationship dissolved due to his issues.. I have a feeling he may end up as one of the 'unclaimed'..<br />Thank God, there is a part of society that cares about the forgotten and unclaimed.Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-73899405044867299402011-12-15T02:24:17.336-08:002011-12-15T02:24:17.336-08:00That's so sad. It reminds me of Julian Barnes,...That's so sad. It reminds me of Julian Barnes, in one of his short stories, speaking of the war dead, noting they are remembered with such pomp after their lives have been given up so lightly. As you say, it is a little too late, but perhaps it is a necessary first step to tackling the incongruity.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-17609982024927190012011-12-15T00:48:51.631-08:002011-12-15T00:48:51.631-08:00Thank you for telling us about the church ceremony...Thank you for telling us about the church ceremony, Petrea. <br />Reading the LA Times article throws me into shock and deep sadness. How can that be, so many . . . ?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com