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Whoopie

            I met Whoopie, Missy, and Jesse on the southwest corner of Madison and Michigan.  They were sitting with their three dogs with a sign in front of them and a hat.  I introduced myself and the first person I spoke with was Whoopie, "Whoopie, as in 'cushion'", he said.  Then I met Missy and Jesse.  They travel around the country on freight trains.  Right now, they're headed to the East Coast, while the weather's still nice.  Then they're going down south for the winter.  Missy said, "I don't know how people do it up here in the wintertime!"  They stayed in Arizona last winter with a friend.  "It actually snowed on us there, since we were up a bit higher".  The three of them met up during their travels.  Whoopie has been on the road for about ten years and Jesse about nine.  They stick together.  That way they won't get hassled on the street.  "Nobody wants to mess with three people", Missy said.  "Our dogs will also make noise if someone bothers us while we're sleeping."  I asked what advice they would give to people and Whoopie said, "Don't be a dick", he said smiling.  "It takes so much more work to be mean", he said.  "We just need more love in the world."   
   

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Taken on: July 24, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS R, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, 40mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	40mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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