SHEsaysWITHaSMILE.blogspot.com: Parable of the diseased rose bush -by sandra mickanen

Sunday, May 17, 2026

initially learned this during my wine goddess era,

how they use rose bushes at the end of rows of grapevines,

not for the aesthetic value,

but because they serve as early warning signs..

if you see the rose bush showing signs of disease, you still have time to save the grapes.

in my opinion,

and observation,

and result of research,

and the reason i am livid every time i hear san jose leadership claim victory for 'getting homeless off the streets'

is because,

what we see,

is that yes, they do get a % of drug addicts, mentally ill, those who can't hold down a job, or be trusted by their own family,

they do get a % off the streets,

and they place them near otherwise hard-working, tax-paying, law abiding contributors..

and then the hard-working, tax-paying, law abiding, contributing citizens have their safety, cleanliness, civilized lives destroyed

THEY are forced to move; stores forced to close; children forced to change their routes to school..

i keep repeating.. we are not bringing them up; they are bringing us down.

it is the equivalent of seeing the diseased roses..

and then uprooting the diseased roses..

re-planting them throughout the vineyard;

and claiming victory for getting rid of the disease. -it is only spreading.

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how many times... Dignity Acres Emergency Campground On the Outskirts...

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selah! and amen..