Intravenous drug use?

Or just a scratch? I may need a new career. Today I picked up the toddler from day care and saw her "ouchie" report and then saw the inside of her elbow where she has a scratch. My first thought : needle track!

Hey Hawaii’s Tom Brower

How about helping people and not trashing their belongings? Hawaii has a history of homeless people, I want to say the highest percentage of homelessmess.per capita for all of the 50 states. Part of it is cultural, part is due to mild climates. I’m going to say that part of it is due to reckless […]

Healthy , affordable, homemade

Feeds 4 or lasts for days! Cream of chicken soup – 2 cans for $1 Frozen chicken breasts -$4.00 Cumin … I don’t know. It’s in with my spices… maybe $1 Artichoke hearts $4 Noodles $1 Cheese $1 Add in extra veggies like carrots, peas, beans , for more nutrition.

Working (and using Welfare to Work)

We ran into for fries and this cashier said "You’re from the GAIN!". Yay! When we were collaborating on her life she was hired by Carl’s Jr and I had told her I would stop in and check on her. She is working but the low pay and minimum hours keep her tethered to cash […]

The Social Divide of Dentistry and Smiles

This hit home with me, the idea that good dentistry is social privilege. When my oldest wad very little I had Denti-Cal, the state version of Medicaid for teeth. The dentist removed all my porcelain fillings and put in solver because he could bill for that. 20th ears later I am still fixing the poor […]

Ending Homelessness is a Fight

This week has been exhausting. I feel sore and tired and my hands ache. I’ve never noticed before how similar a fist is to holding a pen. Bang! Boom! Pow! Jumping in and mixing get it up with people’s lives is messy and the chaos comes from all sides. Sometimes my fiercest opponent is the […]

it’s like Christmas, only you’re getting your own stuff

I was checking the California State Controller’s office for unclaimed property and found more than I thought (but not the item I was expecting… hmm) most of it was easy to claim, 1 item will require my sending in my licence. https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/ucp/Default.aspx

Addiction, making normal feel awef

Here is a video that explains addiction better than words can. I’ve met many people who were sidelined by addiction. For skme, the pursuit became all encompassing, for others it became a mandatory part of self maintenance. Some people are addicted and function just fine…but there are so many levels to be aware of. http://io9.com/this-deceptively-cute-animation-illustrates-the-horrors-1661191621 […]

The meaning of life.

At Arcadia High School I was every bit the smarta $$ I am today. I had a history teacher offer extra credit to anyone who could explain the "meaning of life". So of course I did. I wrote a paper in crayon and marker and got my "A". I also got my life purpose at […]

Working (and using Welfare to Work)

We ran into @carlsjr for fries and this cashier said "You’re from the GAIN!". Yay! When we were collaborating on her life she was hired by Carl’s Jr and I had told her I would stop in and check on her. She is working but the low pay and minimum hours keep her tethered to […]