7 Steps to Prevent Child Abuse Reporting – Because I HATE It.

Bad Parenting = I will have to report you and that in uncomfortable for everyone.

#wp Accountability – who is responisible for ending your personal homelessness

Accountability. It is endlessly frustrating to speak to someone who is telling me they ONLY have 70 days left on a shelter before I need to find them new housing. NO! no, no , no! You have 70 days with in which to find yourself housing. Take this time to look for a job. Apply […]

This blog is almost 7 years old

It started in a Las Vegas hotel room, the day after my 34th birthday. I was with Leslie, Bonnie, and Isabel and discussing my job in the “dodgie” part of town aka LA’s skid Row. I had made friends with a wonderful man, Mike, who had a blog and worked for Microsoft. He encouraged me […]

Spam Comments

This is more of a Blog issue than a Homeless issue. Thank you for anyone who has ever left a real comment. I have the most annoying Spam of all time – and I am very happy that WordPress screens for it. Really – I speak German – so I know when your comment is explicit […]

I don’t know how to help

The problems I am facing today and how I would solve them if I could.

Plugged in Without a Power Bill

aka Homeless with Web I found this on Gizmodo – “I’m homeless and this is why I have an iPad” and this Is it okay for the homeless to have cell phones and FaceBook and Twitter accounts and e-mail? It had better be if you expect them to ever become housed. And anyway, who cares what […]

Should Poor People Have Fun?

Fun, YES! Enjoy life! Use cash assistance wisely though.

Today’s desk sign.

I am frustrated today. “I can’t learn anything, I am pregnant!” “You won’t give me more money for my new baby?!?!” “I don’t see why I have to look for work if I have to take maternity leave in over half a year”. Here is my frustration – you are in CalWORKS because you […]

So, One Time I Ate With a Homeless Friend…

So you should give me a job because that makes me a nice person. Right? Disingenuous at best, coming across “I’ve spent a holiday on Sunset Boulevard with a homeless friend eating in a diner and enjoying his stories.” on a resume’ cover letter makes me uncomfortable. Eat with your friend – don’t hold them […]