Anything helps

I was driving to work the other day when I saw a guy holding a sign asking for money standing by the road.

Now that isn't a strange thing in Portland.  At almost every busy corner, stoplight and stop sign, there are homeless people holding signs.

What was odd about this guy is that he was standing at the end of a freeway on-ramp.  You know, the part where you have just accelerated to the speed of the expressway and you are getting ready to merge.  He was standing right where the expressway meets the ramp.

He was holding a sign that stated "VETERAN, ANYTHING HELPS, GOD BLESS".

And as I zoomed by him at 50 mph I couldn't help but think, "Well, that explains why we haven't left Iraq yet."