My new friend, Gene

Tonight I was out wandering the neighborhood, looking for the bus stop I'll need for work, when I ran into Gene.  He was folding some clothes he just got for free and said he needed a bag to put them in, so I offered to give him an Ecobag.  When I came back from my car with the bag we ended up talking for a couple of hours.  He is homeless right now, and struggles with addiction, but is going to recovery meetings and is on a list for housing.  He was all over the place tonight, and couldn't sit still.  However, I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.  We talked about philosophy, theology, politics, homelessness, etc.  I wish I'd had a notebook with me because he has quite a wealth of knowledge!  I'm sure we could have talked for many more hours, but it was getting late, so I needed to get home.  We're planning to meet next week at Powell's, where he's going to introduce me to The Loeb Classics.  I can hardly wait!