Happy 2014

What are your resolutions?

Good News Phone Calls

Are the best. Happy Monday to me! I am on a phone call with a lady who just had a baby Christmas Eve.

The Poor are easy to pick on

An article my @Latimes. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/opinion/blow-the-appalling-stance-of-rand-paul.html?smid=fb-share

Out of touch politician strikes again

I have a county contracted job and a 4 yr degree. I still qualify for W.I.C. and free lunch programs. ..and I WORK. Why should children have to earn their food? Why are they punished for the poverty of their folks? Why do I work I. The welfare system where the government decides my pay […]

I didn’t know the job was dangerous when I took it

I knocked out a man within 10 minutes of starting work on Skid Row. I’ve been propositioned for sex. Someone pulled a knife on me at my desk this past Spring. I’ve had clients waiting at my car. I still get texts from a crazy for client who repeatedly wants to discuss my body and […]

Stapler of Power

Fairies use wands , Queens have sectors and I have a stapler. This is what makes me feel in control of the situation.

There are no poor in America.

Should we introduce this political leader to @Mendpoverty or @Urm? Video http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4467332?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000038&ir=Black+Voices

Reasons. Plans. No Excuses

*rant* It isn’t 9 am yet and I am living at 7-11 to keep me from saying this to a client. "The acid in my daughter’s pee makes her have a rash if she is wet longer than 2 minutes so I can’t go to work". Pardon? No! Diaper rash is not the same as […]

Echo…. is anyone at the LA Parking Ticket office?

I was on skid row all night, talking about the @lacitymayor Garcetti and how good some changes have been. Ironically, my car (parked on the left side of a 1 way street) received a parking ticket because it was street sweeping night. I’ve had my share of tickets, and even the yellow boot once -so […]

Who is Santa?

You are. In the coldest season of the year, a stranger appears and silently gives us symbols of hope. Yesterday I was at MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity ) in Pacoima when Santa flew in to visit the children of this impoverished neighborhood while their parents secretly collected sacks of wrapping paper and toys. […]