I'm a little worried about Kenny. Not really. But I haven’t seen him in a couple of weeks. Well, he'll undoubtedly show up like the proverbial bad penny. I know he's not sleeping in the gazebo, like he did last winter—until the police came and “forced” him to stay in a (free) motel room. This year Bruce is staying there and he keeps it a whole lot neater Kenny ever did—when it looked pretty much like a college freshman’s dorm room. Bruce gets up every morning, collects all his stuff in a variety of knapsacks and laundry bags, and comes downtown. I asked him why he didn’t get a room voucher—which became available for most folks in mid-December—and he said ‘cause he’d have to stay at a place 40 miles away and then how would he get his methadone every morning? A good question. But I had several equally good questions which made it clear that he hadn’t really explored other options. Maybe, like Kenny, he prefers the great outdoors.
Do love the Kenny stories. This one is a gem
Love the journalistic vibe of this episode. Makes the situation much more relatable.