Cool and dry here overnight--yay! And a full moon. I am full of energy (we won't call it stress) and woke up several times in the night. Barking dogs and even car horns came through the open windows. I was good when we played racquetball, but no matter how well I played, Ray played better. The thing about racquetball (or tennis and similar sports) is when you make a really good play, you don't always get a point, just a chance to serve and maybe get a point. But at the end of the second game, Ray was able to let me get ahead and I won, 15-13!

Work was pretty good. The evicted family has found a place to live and the parents are helping with the first month's rent. Interns went and got groceries and wrote thank you notes. Amanda is one of them; she and I spent a couple hours visiting some of the resources in town. The Homeless Day Services Center is in an old house off Lexington Road, near a not-always-great neighborhood. There are men standing and sitting on the porch, there are men in the front room standing and sitting. Ed came to greet us; he knew who I was and had heard I was at the Shelter. He was on the phone trying to help someone. There was a woman in the back doing laundry and drinking coffee and another guy came and asked for deodorant. We sat on folding chairs. I would not enjoy working in that space; but he is doing good work. People come there to do laundry, take showers, use the phone. They can get mail and phone messages there. Sometimes they can get some help there or referrals to other agencies.

Potluck and choir rehearsal finished the day.