Author: Sage
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The Negative Behavior Police
There is a very important statement made by a high up leader in homeless services here in Akron Ohio. It’s stated in this article in the Akron Beacon Journal made by Keith Stahl Director of Operations and Residential Services at Community Support Services. He states: There is a philosophical debate at the heart of this,…
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What it’s actually like living with Sage Lewis
Can you imagine the conversations at the King house after they were fire bombed? The Montgomery bus boycott started December 1, 1955. On January 30, 1956 segregationists fire bombed Martin Luther King Jr.’s house with his wife and 10 week old baby living in it. I think about what those family “talks” must have been…
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#13 – Finally looking forward
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Do you remember that time the entire Summit County Continuum of Care came out against us? I do.
It was an opinion piece signed by Mar-Quetta Boddie, Rebecca Callahan, Keith Stahl and Fred Berry AND “the view of 11 other members of the Continuum of Care for the Homeless” It was entitled “Second Chance Village is not a solution to homelessness” and was written on July 11, 2018. I often focus on Mayor…
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American Untouchables
The extreme suffering the street brings is a constant hum. Hunger, isolation, hatred, beatings, rape, torture. And then death. It’s constant. A constant hum of grinding suffering. It doesn’t have to be this way. But it is because our society has put up invisible walls of classism. Make no mistake, America has untouchables. People like…
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Sage Lewis the activist
In 2014 Arnold Abbot, a 90 year old man, was charged with feeding the homeless in public in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Those “do not feed laws” in Fort Lauderdale still exist. Mayor Jack Seiler told WPLG, “Just because of media attention we don’t stop enforcing the law. We enforce the laws here in Fort Lauderdale.”…
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Why We’re Selling 15 Broad Street in Akron Ohio
Rocky and I bought 15 Broad Street at the height of the great recession. We closed on the building on February 25, 2010. Nearly everyone said I was insane for doing this. There were only two people that thought it was a good idea: my wife and my banker. Everybody else told me not to…
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#12 – Are Bathroom Stall Doors A Right?
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“The Answer is Love” by Elon Musk
I don’t put a lot of weight in the incredibly nice things people say about me. I am just a regular guy who grew a conscience in his midlife. That’s all. But one trait I will agree with and feel, unfortunately, is sorely missing in a lot of people is PASSION. I’m passionate. About a…
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The 3 Stages of Faith
I can’t overstate how influential girls and women have been in my life. If I’m honest with myself, it was probably MaryBeth Glasgow that had as much influence over my abilities as a cellist as any teacher I ever had (and I had some amazing teachers). I just REALLY liked MaryBeth and she was a…
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The Black Market
You can buy nearly anything on the black market. Food. Phones. Laptops. Clothes. Tools. Video game consoles. The prices for those kinds of things are unbelievably low. I’ve seen a Nintendo Switch that retails for $300 sell for $40. A Craftsman breaker bar that retails for $35 sell of $5. High end cell phones in…
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Scumbag Activists
There have been a couple local activists getting some heat recently for being less than ethical in their social giving. This, I think, is shocking to the person in the cross hairs of these accusations. It also throws a wet blanket on the good feelings of supporters. Martin Luther King was often accused of incredible…
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#11 – Anger and Resolve
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Of Course I Still Love You
I sometimes have to remind myself that there is a cherry red Tesla convertible hurdling RIGHT NOW into the distant asteroid belt of our solar system. It will likely fly through space for millions of years. Elon Musk did that with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket. “With 27 engines, the Falcon Heavy is capable of…
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A Fiduciary Responsibility
This week I got word that “the church” across the street from where we have our dumpster located wants us to move it. It’s not on their land. It’s across the street from them. But having to look at it apparently is too much for their sensibilities. The problem with the dumpster is that people…
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Magic Housing Unicorn
There’s a high profile homelessness “expert” who is against these tiny houses that are popping up all over the country for homeless people. Barbara Poppe, who coordinated federal homelessness policy for most of Barack Obamas presidency, said she believes the development of slums is a real risk and that some of the ramshackle camps used…
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What the hell just happened?
I can make no promises as to what is about to be vomited on this page or if I’ll have the energy to clean it up afterwards. I guess shock is a good word. I’m still in shock. Last week, I and many incredibly hard working homeless people dismantled everything we created over the last…
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My “Big Heart”
I always cringe a little when people tell me I have a “big heart.” It’s something I hear fairly regularly. But it’s definitely not how I see myself. When they say it I imagine Forest Gump. A well meaning mentally challenged individual. It is also always followed by advice on how I need to counteract…
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#10 – Today we die
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God who raises the dead
It’s hard to compete with the writings of a guy like Paul. Hell, it’s hard to compete with any of the great leaders of humanity. I feel like a tool when I compare my writings and thoughts to someone like Martin Luther King Jr. His understanding of philosophy and religion crush my own. And then…