Just a quick response from a long-time observer. If you aren’t interested, why are you here? What Stephen is doing MAY be self-indulgent and egotistical (or whatever criticism you have levelled against it), but if it annoys you as much as it does (and it must annoy you a lot; it’s driven you to the extreme of commenting frequently), why not just hit the red X in the upper left hand corner and leave, never to return? The beauty of the internet is that it facilitates everyone. What’s even more beautiful is that you don’t have to read anything you don’t want to. So, come on, do us (and your blood pressure) a favor and JUST STOP READING.
…and those new to the site, please note that M’s response was to a particularly nasty comment, which I decided, after much thought, to remove. Please know that constructive criticism is terrific, important and much needed as one starts out on something new like this (2 months old). I welcome it. Funny that there are people (actually it was only person visiting the site, pretending to be a number of people) that want to destroy something that’s new. This has already been quite a learning process
Our son is one of the homeless in LA. One reason for that is the obstacle he faces in the form of his autism. It’s difficult to provide shelter and structure life for oneself when dealing with any of the wide range of handicapping conditions we call “mental illness.”
To draw a connection to your thoughtful commentary on health care: The relationship between homelessness and mental health issues is well-documented. If persons like our son had access to resources that would help them better manage their mental health care, not only would our homelessness in many locales be reduced, but the persons themselves would have a fresh opportunity to offer their talents and gifts to society.
Kim- if you are in contact with your son I’d suggest you try to have him talk with Pete White and the other people at LACAN – you only get a small sense of who Pete is in the video, but he has a wonderful sense of humor and has a very different sense about what it is to be homeless, what it is to be without what most of us has. I think your son might find some really interesting human connections if he went to LACAN. It’s on South Main Street and Sixth Ave on the east side of the street. Tele: 213-228-0024. Almost everyone that works there is homeless too. They are some of the wisest and best informed people I’ve ever met. I suspect that much of that is true of your son as well. And, yes, single payer health care would not only bring health to many of the people that our homeless but would bring back into our mix what I see increasingly as one of the most important segments of our population – those people who have gained the insight that can only come from living with nothing except themselves.
Yep, another great video. I am surprized, (happily) that you found people who would even talk about the subject. I’ve brought it up on several occaisons and the subject was quickly changed. Funny, because in reality, we are all homeless.
You could do more on this subject for sure. It’s not taboo, man, it’s good to talk about these issues and make them real and bring them out in the open. We must!
Again, Bravo!
Just a quick response from a long-time observer. If you aren’t interested, why are you here? What Stephen is doing MAY be self-indulgent and egotistical (or whatever criticism you have levelled against it), but if it annoys you as much as it does (and it must annoy you a lot; it’s driven you to the extreme of commenting frequently), why not just hit the red X in the upper left hand corner and leave, never to return? The beauty of the internet is that it facilitates everyone. What’s even more beautiful is that you don’t have to read anything you don’t want to. So, come on, do us (and your blood pressure) a favor and JUST STOP READING.
…and those new to the site, please note that M’s response was to a particularly nasty comment, which I decided, after much thought, to remove. Please know that constructive criticism is terrific, important and much needed as one starts out on something new like this (2 months old). I welcome it. Funny that there are people (actually it was only person visiting the site, pretending to be a number of people) that want to destroy something that’s new. This has already been quite a learning process
Our son is one of the homeless in LA. One reason for that is the obstacle he faces in the form of his autism. It’s difficult to provide shelter and structure life for oneself when dealing with any of the wide range of handicapping conditions we call “mental illness.”
To draw a connection to your thoughtful commentary on health care: The relationship between homelessness and mental health issues is well-documented. If persons like our son had access to resources that would help them better manage their mental health care, not only would our homelessness in many locales be reduced, but the persons themselves would have a fresh opportunity to offer their talents and gifts to society.
And that would improve the dream for all of us.
Kim- if you are in contact with your son I’d suggest you try to have him talk with Pete White and the other people at LACAN – you only get a small sense of who Pete is in the video, but he has a wonderful sense of humor and has a very different sense about what it is to be homeless, what it is to be without what most of us has. I think your son might find some really interesting human connections if he went to LACAN. It’s on South Main Street and Sixth Ave on the east side of the street. Tele: 213-228-0024. Almost everyone that works there is homeless too. They are some of the wisest and best informed people I’ve ever met. I suspect that much of that is true of your son as well. And, yes, single payer health care would not only bring health to many of the people that our homeless but would bring back into our mix what I see increasingly as one of the most important segments of our population – those people who have gained the insight that can only come from living with nothing except themselves.
And here’s a link to the LACAN website http://www.cangress.org/
Yep, another great video. I am surprized, (happily) that you found people who would even talk about the subject. I’ve brought it up on several occaisons and the subject was quickly changed. Funny, because in reality, we are all homeless.
You could do more on this subject for sure. It’s not taboo, man, it’s good to talk about these issues and make them real and bring them out in the open. We must!
Again, Bravo!