Unbelievable.
He’s an exceptionally personable person. He makes friends easily, and they quickly become convinced that he’s a good guy through and through. But boy, does he ever have secrets.
Category Archives: Poverty
The pain pills saga
The dentist prescribed ibuprofen 800s and, for me to take at night if the toothache became severe, Hydrocodon-Acetaminoph 7.5-325. This is a narcotic. “Pain pills.”
I have a large zipper bag with four compartments. There is a main compartment, which I can lock; a front compartment; a left side compartment; and a right side compartment.
Every afternoon when I sit on my bunk, I empty my pockets and put my phone, debit card, and cash in the main compartment. I take my afternoon meds, which are already in there, and lock it all back up.
Related: Giving it all away
It pays to be grateful.
I meant to discuss how privileged you are if you can choose your food.
An event Thursday night changed that. Sometimes you’re privileged even when you can’t.
That same guy happened to be right behind me in the dinner line. As we approached the serving window, he got all put out because they’d run out of the chicken and French fries. What we had to accept instead:
Four thick slices of hot, tender, juicy, turkey breast with gravy, and this fantastic stuffing.
And mixed vegetables.
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Continue reading It pays to be grateful.
Why you should know about Freddie Gray’s life
Janell Ross’s 12/19/15 WaPo column includes a remarkable statement:
The abbreviated and not at all easy life of Freddie Gray was, to some extent, shaped by Gray’s choices. He was an American and an adult with at least some of the attendant free will that people assume comes with either status.
In the present political climate, I never expected to see such words in print.
Read the article:
Continue reading Why you should know about Freddie Gray’s life
The babies in the river
A parable of relief vs. advocacy
“Relief” refers to providing for needy people’s immediate survival needs — food, shelter and clothing, direct material gifts. “Advocacy” refers to political activism, meant to change policies and laws. People and organizations who presume to serve the poor, face choices as to which one to emphasize.
The parable of the babies in the river addresses that choice. Activists love it. Desmond Tutu and others have endorsed it.
Hawk Newsome, BLM and NYC
The people in a place make the place.
New York BLM co-founder slams Mayor Adams for failing Black residents: ‘City is a warzone’
Podcast — Contrasts and justice (Part 2)
Choices and inevitability
Contrasts and justice (Part 2)
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- 6 Starbucks stores across L.A. area permanently close – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- A rise in retail crime causing Eddie’s of Mount Vernon to consider closing | WBFF (foxbaltimore.com)
- ‘Lady In The Lake’ Series Halts Production After Extortion Threats – Deadline
Per a different article, this was at 200 Park Avenue.
Music:
- The Turtles, “Happy Together”
- George Michael, “Hand to Mouth”
Who’s dying in Baltimore
5. Serotonin and society
THE WAY OF PEACE
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The serotonin levels of the members of a community profoundly affect the degree of harmony and prosperity (shalom) in that community. Continue reading 5. Serotonin and society
A landmark study
Stress in low-income families can affect children’s learning
I am very excited about this.
This is, as far as I know, the first study to attempt to measure the degree of chaos in the home.
The researchers in an earlier-mentioned study (Related: Poor children have smaller brains) speculated that “poor families tend to live more chaotic lives, and that stress could inhibit healthy brain development.” The current study seems to indicate that it is directly so.
As of this writing, my hypothesis has become as follows: the chaos of a growing child’s environment causes comparatively more resources to be devoted to the limbic system and less to the cerebral cortex, resulting in a body with reduced capacity to learn.
Related: A MUST-READ CONCERNING JUSTICE AND POVERTY
Related: Chaos overwhelms the poor
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(Originally posted 2015-07-08; reblogged 10/13/16.)
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