Feature Photograph
Appendix – Content
RASR associated friends
On and off Keith “Buster”
Torkelson has rented a shared room with people.
Here we feature a few of his friend in a shared room at UC Davis. We consider his UC Davis shared room
experiences as successes because he as well as his roommate accomplished what
was needed.
Rent a Shared Room
On and off Buster has rented a
shared room with behaviorally and physically disabled people. For the most part this has been very
challenging. Buster is a specialist in
and advocate for the Rent a Shared Room environment.
What Dad Said
While Buster still lived at home
with his parents during high school his father George Gerald repeatedly said
those Buster thought were friends now would not be friends when Buster grew
up. We defined friends as those you
talked with on the telephone, rode in the same car, worked with, had adventures
together and or had one-to-one conversations with. Very few of Buster’s high school friends meet
these criteria for friends. Buster’
father was correct.
Social Life & Health Related
Engagements
Well what is a study about
friends without addressing COVID-19. For
us COVID-19 (Corona) started around March of 2020. Buster’s social life has changed since the
outbreak of Corona. For one his aunt
passed away from non-Corona related illness in December of 2020. Most of his meetings were moved to Zoom type
meetings. He now calls his niece on the
phone once per week. His programs such
as a clubhouse and a wellness center are literal ghost towns. Overall he spends more time socializing. Sometimes his dealings with people we refer
to as Health Related Engagements (HREs).
Just this month (March 2022) he lost the first of his contemporaries
about the cohort was call “The Block”.
The more Buster socializes the less writing he gets done.
FYI – “When was COVID-19 first
reported?”
“On this website you can find
information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December
2019.”
Appendix - Honorable Mention -
Feature MIA - Jessie Rodaf
Sometime about July 23, 2918 a kid named Jessie rented a shared room. He acted up a bit and two men jumped and mashed him. The man on top proceeded to punch him in the face two times. Jessie’s nose was visibly broken when Buster took the picture. Jessie was taken away by the police and we have never seen him again. Jessie is a good example of one missing in action or MIA. Obviously on that day Buster was Jessie only friend.
