Livin' la Vida Hobo

You know how every couple of years there's a new fashion, diet or beauty fad modeled after some movie star, has-been or other? Well I have an idea for a lifestyle - The Life of a Hobo.

Come on think about it - despite eating crap food, and consuming other seemingly un-nutritious foods, many of them seem to be able to live on the street for a long time. And they certainly aren't fat. And many have bountiful masses of hair without the use of all those $30 shampoos and conditioners that our hairdressers tell us we must have for healthy hair. Maybe we should take a good look at their lifestyle?

And the part that I'm most impressed with is their dogs - many of these dogs don't have leashes, they don't seem to get into fights with other dogs and in most cases seem to be very well behaved. Is it because these dogs get more exercise that the more well-off dogs? Or that their masters/owners spend more time with them? Are they taught who is master and don't get fed treats all day long? Ever watched shows like At the End of My Leash or The Dog Whisperer? These people seem to have fairly comfortable lives with nice, neat homes but out of control dogs. Or have you seen Downsize My Pet? Talk about obesity and killing your animal with kindness! I like how the owner has to eat the human equivalent of what the pet eats in one day to get the point across. There are some tired, stuffed and lethargic people after that day! Do the dogs that live on the street go through a natural selection? Perhaps the dogs that run away - run away and aren't found and the ones that are problems are discarded? I'm not sure - but do you think I can write a book about it and make millions on my new 'fad'? What other life lessons can we learn from people who live on the street?

PS. I mean no disrespect for our homeless, I do believe it is a serious issue that our government and politicians are not handling the issues well.