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San Antonio, TX

Sunday January 2, 2005

     7:39am  I just woke up at Sam's. I got a lot of sleep. At least I think I did. I don't know. Sam's kind of weird.

                   Oh yeah, last night I found out Sam was a Hare Krishna. I never knew that. He told me he's been since 1996. He had never told me. He was all on some live Hare Krishna chat room where I could hear some guy talking. This other dude was in California. That just really surprised me.

                   I've decided I'm going to walk downtown. I don't need to go to my mom's house or anything. That's where I'd be more comfortable, but screw it. I gotta walk. I need to get my webpage up. That's exactly what I need to do.

                   I came over to the little homeless camp behind the plasma place. I was going to go see if there was anyone there who wanted to wake-n-bake. There's one guy there sleeping. I heard him coughing.

                   I told you I stopped at the homeless village and now I'm going to keep walking South and get my exercise for the day.

     8:15am  The guys at Arriba del Norte are giving me some gasoline for the stomach. I appreciate it, guys. Whoa, even coffee!

     8:42am  Wow, after I ate and put on my bag to leave, one of the girls came up to me and handed me a bag with a couple tacos in it. She said, "Here you go. For later." Perfect, for the walk downtown.

                    She even came outside and gave me my water bottle. I had left it inside. I appreciate it.

                    In the title somewhere on my webpage, have the title say, "The whole world is cashed. I'm going to load another bowl."

     9:04am  I'm almost to Flores and Laredo.

     9:18am  I just walked downtown. I'm over by the library. These dudes just drove by in a car. This guy points out the window and said, "Hey, it's the professional walker." I am known.

                   I went into hiding for the end of the year so I wouldn't get hit by another car. I was due for another head injury last year.

     9:30am  I'm at Travis Park. I wonder how long that took me. Not that long.

     9:53am  I came over and bummed a cigarette off Charlie here. He's wearing a Hard Rock Nashville shirt. I offered to smoke him out. I told him, "Okay, I'm going to go see if I get a courtesy ride." He told me, "I've got some change if you need some bus fare." I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     10:41am  I'm at the hospital. I'm going to walk all the way home.

     11:07am  I have donned my poncho. It started drizzling. I'm over by Babcock and Hamilton Wolfe.

     11:20am  I stopped at the Jack in the Box on Eckhert and Huebner. I'm going to go get me a Jumbo Jack for the walk home.

     11:30am  I just got out of the Jack in the Box. I've got the burger in my bag. I'll eat it later.

                     Oh yeah, I never mentioned. I've had this dog following me all the way from Babcock. I'm already on Bandera in front of the Jefferson Bank and this dog is still following me. It's almost died a couple times because it's bitch ass is getting in the street and cars are having to slam on their brakes. Remember, it's all raining. It's not my dog. I don't want him following me.

     12:05pm  I'm coming up on Leon Creek. That dog is still following me. I was thinking maybe I'd go to the woods and see if I can lose him in there.

                      I walked Eckhert all the way to Bandera. I'm going to walk all the way home now. I've been a walking fool lately.

     12:17pm  I stopped under the Leon Creek Bridge on Bandera. I sat down and ate my burger. I took a hit of weed and now I'm going to walk all the way home through the park. I'll walk up to the Exxon on Braun Road and get a cigarette. Then I'll walk home and take a shower.

                     I have eighteen dollars. I want to go home and get three more of my cameras and get them developed. I'll walk home and then come back to the Walmart and do that.

                     When I get free food and people ask me, "What do you like?" I'll tell them, "Not liking it would still be a small price to pay for free food. So like I said, surprise me."

                      I so much prefer to be walking in the woods than walking anywhere else. Did I tell you I'm in OP Schnabel already? Walking around on some random trail.

     1:08pm  I'm at the entrance to the park now. That was a good hike I had. All the way from the hospital.

                   This guy gave me the rest of his Pall Mall at the Exxon. I'm going to walk home now.

     1:42pm  I am just now getting to my mom's. I walked all the way from Medical Center.

     1:50pm  Wow, I got home right on time. It's starting to really pour now. It had only been drizzling a little before. Wow, perfect timing.

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