{"id":17785,"date":"2012-05-12T14:50:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/313.43"},"modified":"2012-05-12T14:50:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T19:50:38","slug":"desert-sage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2012\/05\/12\/desert-sage\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Sage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHey…\u201d she said, \u201cgo give that guy a water bottle.\u201d
\nThe homeless man she was nodding toward was sitting on a bench with an overstuffed shopping cart.
\n\u201cMan,\u201d I chided myself as I made my way toward him with my water in tow, \u201cI didn’t even see this guy. She’s better at this than I am!\u201d
\nLater, I smiled as she beckoned a waitress in a conspiratorial tone. ?See that older couple at the table on the other side of the dining room?\u201d she asked, \u201cDo you think you can put their meal on our bill, please? Don’t tell them though, it might be seen as a bit creepy.\u201d
\nThe couple, previously invisible to me, was sharing a small meal and positively glowed as the waitress removed their bill.
\nShe’s much<\/strong> better at this than me!<\/em>
\nUsing her Facebook account, my wife gathered donations of soap, shampoo, lotions, and other toiletry items to place in bags to distribute with the water bottles. As we sat at the table at home, she commented \u201cI read your blog…I had no idea you talked about me so much.\u201d
\n\u201cOf course,\u201d I affirmed, \u201cAll of my best ideas came from you.\u201d In fact, it would be helpful if you would choose a name so I can stop referring to you constantly as \u201cMy Wife\u201d when I write.
\nShe thought for a second. She bounced around names of muses, mythological deities, and a few Shakespearean characters. Finally, she decided.
\n\u201cWatson!\u201d she exclaimed proudly. Soon, she had determined her logo. The silhouette of a Victorian gentleman with a bowler making an \u201cAt-Your-Service\u201d bow. It was humble, and emphasized her service orientation.
\nWhile stuffing the bags, she thought of the Rook labels that I place on the water bottles.
\n\u201cPerhaps we should label these bags with both of our logos.\u201d She mused.
\nShe had indeed done most of the work with these.
\n\u201cTrue. However, many RLSHs, when they combine forces, often form a kind of team, with a new logo.\u201d
\n\u201cYes, but just two of us, we hardly constitute a ‘team,’ and I really don’t want to form a team with a bunch of people I don’t know.\u201d She confessed.
\nA new voice joined the conversation. Our daugther’s fiancee’, who sidled up to the table and began stuffing bags noted \u201cI’ve already chosen my name…Sage.\u201d
\n\u201cNice!\u201d I nodded, \u201cIt’s a plant indigenous to this area, it is often used for cleansing, and has a double-meaning for wisdom.\u201d
\nMy daughter wasn’t too far behind. \u201cMy name’s always been ‘Ember.’ I’ll use that one.\u201d
\nI grinned over at my wife and she nodded.
\nIt looks like we have a team now.<\/em>
\nSoon, our new RLSH group had chosen a name (Desert Sage), adopted a logo (a simple line drawing of a sage leaf) and made plans to create a Facebook page to generate awareness, contributions, and support. Alas, \u201cDesert Sage\u201d was taken in Facebook, so we had to create it under a different name. The RLSH team Desert Sage, consisting of Watson, Ember, Sage, and myself can be contacted at the \u201cArid Sage\u201d Facebook page at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Desert-Sage\/226532500791094<\/a>
\nRook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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