I watched a movie called Craigslist Joe. It’s a documentary about a guy named Joe
Garner from LA that lived totally off Craigslist for a month. He walked out of his apartment with the
clothes he had on, a backpack, cell phone, computer, tooth brush, and of course
the camera guy. He had no money, no credit
cards, and no itinerary. He survived by
posting for places to stay, rides, food, volunteered, bartered, was a hair
model in exchange for a free haircut, and overall was dependent on the kindness
of others for his survival. He went from
California to Washington then across to Chicago, over to New York, down to
Florida then back to California all with the help of strangers. His final stop before going home was to meet
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.
At the end of the film, his mother asked him to describe the
journey in 10 words or less. Joe got
quiet, started crying, and summed it up with one word, inspiring. Contrary to all the crap called news these
days, watching the show reminded me that there are indeed still a lot of good
people out there with great hearts.
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