it works better with a picture I guess

Which graphic artist gave me this idea? And yes, this is how I take notes.

meeting notes , sometimes they look like this

You get bonus points if you can tell me which artist inspired my drawing (other than Elvis).

About this Makeshift Easter Basket

Inhale .@avonfoundation and @990nly hygiene”basket”.

Social. Work

It is an oxymoron: social work. Most of it is just work. I kill trees and process claims and write detailed notes that don’t reveal anything social. I don’t write about how you smell or if you swore at me or if I genuinely like you. I document the purpose of our encounter, and the […]

The Ed Show: Challenging Wal-Mart to raise their wages

Challenging Wal-Mart to raise their wages: http://on.msnbc.com/1eps7xJ

I, personally, refuse to go to Walmart

Walmart takes in about 18 percent of U.S. food stamp dollars, a share that would have amounted to more than $13 billion last year. …-Slate When I saw the Employee Welcome packet with 2 credit card applications enclosed:I knew I had to stop shopping there. Yes, Walmart donates funds to the poor community but they […]

How would you change skid row

Would you gentrification it and replace Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) housing with lofts and boutiques -or refurbish what is there to move the street dwellers behind walls and give them indoor plumbing and job training? How would you reduce the number of Homeless in Los Angeles? Speak ♡♡♡♡ here is an article in the Los […]

Reading is FUNdamental

To employment and avoiding poverty. Books can be expensive, but you can borrow them for free from a library. Both the Los Angeles City and County Libraries let you check out digital books. This photo is from the Lake View Terrace library and the computers can be borrowed for 2 hours at a time. Today, […]

Follow Jesus or Facebook friends, but Not Yourself

Helplessness is not a skill that will should be learned or perfected. Lead your own life. Ask for help if you need to pick a direction; and then take action. Every day I have to (yes, I have to – it is actually part of my job as well as a compulsion) tell grown people […]

Can you live on minimum wage?

Play this interactive game. http://www.marketplace.org/sites/default/iframes/wage-wager/index.html