"You look like you are in the business."

You've got to be fucking joking.

Do I have some sign abover my head that reads sucker? I must. Perhaps it's because I am a good person or that I scream newbie in a city full of hardened New Yorkers. But there I was, listening to some sob story in the middle of Washington Square Park and getting taken for a ride.

I must be a sucker because I gave the man $20. And I never give money to people/pan handlers. Nevermind the fact that before I got paid yesterday, I had a grand total of $34 to my name.

Karma better be working me on this one. I deserve it.