I was thinking about this today. I need to fund raise for my project to get the program going but the actual amount of “money” could be far less if we actually do this together. I started thinking how can we do this together within the confines of the money system. Some cities have their…
Author: heat4sound
Don’t we all just want to be happy?
A little about me since I am realizing that not everyone who reads this will actually know me. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ca in the 70’s to 2nd generation immigrants from Europe and Mexico. I started my career in the IT field in the late 80’s, building the backbone that became the modern…
And so it begins
I knew this day was coming. People often wonder how the homeless become homeless. Many of course are mentally ill or have drug addiction that keeps them down. But how about that population of working people, how do they become homeless? Well I can tell you first hand how it happens. First you lose a…
Life Skills, sneak peak into the project details.
Let me star off by saying, I do not like to call people homeless when I discuss this project. Homeless has a very negative connotation to it. Many of my own friends and family, assume incorrect things about the homeless. It is sad, people think of homeless people like they do stray dogs or trash…
Radio Interview discussing Ubuntu Contributinism
http://www.kx935.com/podcasts/the-global-ubuntu-movement-with-guest-heather-oblon/
Finding purpose
Every day another news article comes out discussing the problems between rent prices and wage earners, causing more people to become homeless. Further adding to the already official “crisis” in our city and county and my guess it this is not just an issue our county is having, as now the news reports are showing…
Cutting paths for others to follow
This past week has been a learning experience. I learned that the city does not know how to tackle the homeless crisis we are currently in. This past year the homeless population grew by 23% do you get that, 23 out of every 100 people in LA became homeless in the past 12 months. This…
RVs are the hot topic in Los Angeles.
41% percent of Americans will have some form of Cancer. Some will die from it without ever even knowing they had anything wrong with them, till the last few days, like my late Grandmother and Uncle. We expect to live to between 76 and 81 years old, based on certain factors of course male versus…
From seeds to sandwiches
Today I decided to skip work to attend the Master Gardener monthly meeting. I have never been to one before, as I only recently graduated the UC Master Garden program. This particular class was on my side of town, in Venice, CA actually, so I had committed to attending. It was actually 2 meetings as…