FOOD PANTRIES

Probably the last post for the day, I THINK I posted this ink before.  I is one of the most important links you can have if you are facing a food shortage in this country.  It is foodpantry.org and it lists some of the food pantries in this country.  Each organization has its own criteria so you have to read each list carefully. I have it listed in the links provided to the side but I am also posting it in this entry





http://www.foodpantries.org


Soup kitchen, pantry and food bank information

ELDER NEWS: Money Follows the Person Program

Interesting information from Aging Care.   The second link is for caregivers



https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/The-Money-Follows-the-Person-Program-189162.htm?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20October%2024,%202015


https://www.agingcare.com/ebook/library?utm_source=ebook&utm_medium=mini%20banner&utm_campaign=mini_banner_ebook&acst=7698353D-7F32-43D4-B448-D6F1AA8193B8

JOURNAL ENTRY # 67: Donald Trump and the immigration issue

Donald Trump is scary.

I don't think he is racist.

I don't think he is wrong...but I don't think he is right.

NO, I don't think he should be president.

No, I am not voting for him.  I doubt if I could vote for any of today's republicans or conservatives.

Do I feel Trump believes everything he is campaigning?  No.

YES, I am for candidates voicing their opinions even if they are politically incorrect and appear racist.  People have labeled Trump racist for his controversial views on immigration.    I am not saying he is right, however we do need to tighten up the laws and regulations on immigration.  Newsflash:  According to some news sources there are problems with gangs of illegals.  BIGGER NEWSFLASH:  I am more suspect of candidates who stay quiet and/or pro law enforcement when there are obvious accounts of police brutality and especially against people of color.  SO any candidate who is quiet on the Walter Scott killing, the South Carolina shootings in a church,  Tayvon Martin, Eric Garner and even the Ferguson situation I am very suspicious of YOU.  You can acknowledge the law, but if as a candidate you cannot articulate that those deaths should not have happened then I think you are harboring racist thoughts and are kissing the ass of those who would see me dead.  You are more dangerous than a nut with a bad hair piece saying that we need walls around the boarders.

Similarly I am for political incorrectness.  Too often people try to be liked and accepted by everyone.  This is one of the few things I actually appreciate about right wing television.  I won't give much of my time to FOX News or Rush Limbaugh but I support their right to say what they want.  Yes, even if it plays with racism.  Only to a point though.  I honestly don't need Rush saying "those niggers" but if he honestly feels a particular way he should be able to voice himself appropriately without reprisal.   Let him appeal to his audience intelligently.

Donald Trump is leading republicans in most polls because he seems honest where the rest of the pack just comes off as stuffy and out of touch.  Ben Carson is closing in because he has adapted Trump's style.  No, I think a few people will choose to not vote for a Muslim running for president.

I'm just saying we put too much faith into political correctness.  People don't truly let you know how they actually think  George W Bush served two terms as president and the American population supposedly found him stupid.

JOURNAL ENTRY #66: updating the links

There is so much going on in my life nowadays.  In a recently blog entry I wrote how I wasn't keeping up with it.  Just a few moments ago I took a quick glance at it and I am embarrassed at how much I neglected it.  Specifically the links.

My blog focus is supposed to be on elder care and homelessness, but lately I have been all over the place.  And this would be for a number of reasons, starting with the fact my everyday life seems like it is in turmoil.  It's time to change that.  I just spent a few minutes checking the links I have provided to make sure they are still active.  I'll be doing this over the weekend as well.    So far though so good.  I think I need to add some though.  I think I have food pantry information I can add links to.  Plus I wanted to provide pantry information for other states.  So far I have New York and the Washington DC area.  

I was disappointed about the elder care inks though.  But before I came down too hard on myself I realized I was disappointed because the information on the sites don't seem to help much.  

Most things in this country are based on and motivated by a person's ability to make money off it.  You can find a cure for cancer but why share it unless you can maximize your profits.  This is what I am finding out when I look at the sites for elder care.    Sure they give advice as to what to look for with Alzheimer's Disease or elder care abuse.  No real practical advice though.  Nothing to really help a person pay for caregivers, especially if you don't qualify  for Medicaid.  There are elderly who have to pay out of pocket for caregivers.  

I am stil of the mindset that caregiving for the elderly should be free and should be an optional service for the government.  If the focus is on the care for the elderly you cannot provide the best service if the prime focus is on profit making.  Right now my aunt is paying more than she can afford for her care.  My mother is not too far behind her.

It's similar to the situation with feeding the hungry. I personally feel that it is good that you have charitable organizations assisting with the hungry but there was an agency like Social Security that dealt with homelessness and feeding the hungry we would do better.

Anyway, that is my soapbox again.  My focus tonight (actually today since I started writing this blog at 3 in the morning, passed out and it is now 10:30).  is to make sure I have good links.  I am not generating much traffic but if even one person can get access to assistance (right now that would be access to getting fed) I have achieved my goal)

JOURNAL ENTRY #65: thoughts and changes

Been doing some thinking.  For years my personality has been "passive aggressive".  I am not really aggressive and I am not that passive.  However, recently I have been giving thought to this.  I am tired of the passive side to me.  It is time to get more aggressive.  I am missing out on too much.

JOURNAL ENTRY # 64: The usual excuse

Been mentally busy lately.  I know I HATE that excuse.  I have not been able to gather the mental energy to put something together.


Starting this weekend I will be going back to one posting a week, no matter what it is.  No more excuses.

I will say that I am seriously looking for new employment.  I haven't left the government yet,  However, I am checking out agencies that deal with the homeless and seeking entry level employment.  It's about time to work some place I actually feel I am accomplishing something.  No more just getting files for people and doing busy work.

More as it develops.