A man in a Santa suit, fur-lined hat, and combat boots paces back and forth along the sidewalk, rattling a bell in passerby's faces.           "Please donate to the Children Against Poverty foundation ...  [+]

I walk with the weight of the water barrel heavy and full against my head. I glance around me, keeping my neck as stiff as possible as to not disturb the sloshing water that rests atop my head like a ...  [+]