I have been a Lunch Buddy for years.  The Lunch Buddy system pairs an adult with an at risk primary student.  Vancouver WA has a very active system.

The student I have had for the last 18 months is great company, makes me laugh, does well in school and seems to have no problems whatsoever.

Yesterday we were sitting across from another Lunch Buddy pair and the other adult asked his student how the family was doing.  He replied that both parents were out of work and the father was especially having trouble finding work because he had been in jail three times.  My student says in a loud voice in a room full of people "That's nothing, my Dad's been in jail way more than that!"

Only 4th grade boys!

I guess I now know why the school categorized my guy as at risk.

Volunteer - it's probably more productive than what you're doing at work.

 

 

 

 

 

Index for My Real Estate Blogs
12/04/2008
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In Vancouver WA Selling a Home Dogs Property Taxes Price History 2005 to 2008 The 2008 Bank Fiasco The Origins Part 2 Bank Bailout - comments from customers The Baby and the Bathwater CDOS etc, Why do we need them?.. more
Selling a home in Vancouver WA
11/09/2008
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You can sell it yourself. I'm not going to help you with that - I'm a Realtor. In support of using a Realtor I will say that most homeowners do not have the people skills to deal with the emotional aspects of selling their own home to a buyer… more
Our New President and Racism
11/06/2008
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At this significant time when America has cast off a last remnant of racism it is worth taking a look at something else we have tolerated for far too long. Why is it that so many official forms and surveys ask for the racial origin of the person… more
Circuit City and Realtors
11/04/2008
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In March 2006 Philip Schoonover was appointed CEO of Circuit City. In a very competitive industry his goal was to cut costs and increase profits. In March 2007, in a move destined to be an example used in business classes well beyond our lifetimes… more
CDOs, CDSs, IRSs, Derivatives - Why do we need them?
11/01/2008
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We have been exposed to a plethora of incomprehensible abbreviations in the last little while. I am not going to explain what all these financial instruments are in this post. I will be attempting to do that in my "For Dummies" series starting… more
Canine Industrial Action
11/01/2008
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This is the blog I wrote a few days ago. I'm really enjoying taking Zorro out but please read what he has done to me at the end of the enclosed story. I wrote a blog extolling the virtues of owning a dog at Dogs in Vancouver WA Two days later… more
Take Action Realtors! Towards more meaningful Statistics
10/30/2008
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Realtors can be assigned very little of the blame for the present mortgage fiasco and bank bailout. We have maintained accurate and reliable sale price data going back many years and this has helped Realtors provide good information for their… more
Lead generating with my Dog in Vancouver WA
10/27/2008
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I wrote a blog extolling the virtues of owning a dog at Dogs in Vancouver WA Two days later one of my two dogs in the photographs accompanying the blog died unexpectedly. I miss her more than I ever would have suspected. Her mate, Zorro, misses… more
Bank Bailout - Comments from customers
10/26/2008
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On Oct 23, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Jerry Rolling wrote and Bob Replied point for point Bob, Thank you for reading and responding to my attempt to enhance the media's attempts to explain the mess. Although they have contributed to our understanding… more
 

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