But before all of that here is this:
I was posting in another thread when I heard
what sounded like knocking on my house. My neighbor sometimes will do
that but not usually at eleven at night. Usually because she has
something nice to eat she wants to share. At this time of night I
thought maybe she was in trouble so I went out and slipped on my sandals
to go see. Down the street in front of a neighbors house a woman was
beating on the back window of a car in front of a neighbors house. Her
son lives across the way and I could see he was out walking his dog so I
clapped to get his attention. He waved because often at this time of
night I will just make a noise like a squirrel to get his attention and
say hello. I motioned him to the front and he came out and saw what was
going on and took a triple take so I motioned him down that way
thinking perhaps a child had locked Mom out of the car. It turned out
it was a woman who thought that was her husbands car and who knows what
else was in her mind. He told her to leave that that was not her
husbands car but she went at it again and he repeated then started to to
call as if the police but actually the cars owner. Last we saw she
headed off to the next block, barefooted. It is currently 50 degrees. I
put the other text in a blog post about our housing and homeless New
Hope thing.
I am not a fan of the SRO idea at all. There needs to be a place for people who are single and will make the right decision to move into a monthly low rent situation. Those situations change though to couples in a one bedroom then possibly a family in a two bedroom and then to home ownership possibly with Avenue CDC but also any of these various stages can be permanent. I know, I am being idealistic. There is nothing at any of these stages to stop a person that needs mental health treatment or is just plain bad from being in any of those situations.
Some will remember that the Salvation Army ended up in our midst because the situations we now face were not wanted in the block north of Market Square. Star of Hope was also convinced to move out of downtown as it developed. The YMCA downtown had nightly and weekly rentals. The DeGeorge did as well as did the building just west of the old post office at the base of Washington. There were also two what were then called transient hotels politely. It was illegal not to have a few dollars and a drivers license and before any major event there was a police sweep to arrest those who did not have those two things. After the event they were processed back out. I managed to have all of those as I lived in my car working day labor until I made enough to afford the DeGeorge then the one by the post office then the Y but I injured my back muscles. I was a vet so I was treated at the VA and not being a drunk as only drunks were taken by the SOH and the Sally. I was at the Y and decide on Sunday to walk to First Methodist even though I could not bend to put on my shoes. I somehow missed FMC and went to First Baptist Church where a young man recognized me as having been at Mainstream, a Christian night club over Club Bojangles. He said I should come to Mainstream so I met Merle Shade who ran it and I lived there sleeping on the floor and returning to work as driver for Peakload then returning to TAMU the next semester.
We are faced with a monumental task and even though the Sally has blown it big time and this facility is not right for us and may not be right at all I hope we can find ways to be kind and loving of all ages and all economic situations and to treat those who need physical ot mental help. As individuals, faith based orgs, other ords, businesses and governments this is the task before us. Poorly stated but I hope I got a little bit of it across and that also these three pieces of history will be considered and that we will get to know folks around us so less of this type of thing happens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Mossler
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Grisly-Ice-Box-Murders-7251178.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Corll
Friday, January 27, 2017
Friday, September 9, 2016
Now That Is An Empanada
In my late teen years in Montrose I loved Marini's Empanadas on Westheimer close to Utter Delight. They moved out to Hillcroft and somehow the magic was just not there for me even though the empanadas were still great. This new place at The Carrilion way out Westheimer brings back the magic and more as the little rotunda room has the feel of the original place yet there is so much more.
This little red room is about the same size as the original dining area and has the same feel.
Not the guessing game of old.
Had to get plenty for the weekend.
These two are half gone but someone taught me to use a pen for perspective.
The Fugazetta was always my favorite with an espresso. Onions and gooey dripping cheese.
Maaaarrrrrvin
Zindler
And a special extra for people named Leslie.
This little red room is about the same size as the original dining area and has the same feel.
Not the guessing game of old.
Had to get plenty for the weekend.
These two are half gone but someone taught me to use a pen for perspective.
The Fugazetta was always my favorite with an espresso. Onions and gooey dripping cheese.
Zindler
And a special extra for people named Leslie.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Not Right
In other words WRONG!!!
Trump
Christians following Trump.
Orlando shoting
Christians doing anything but loving one another.
Anyone can love those that love them. God loves you and loved you while you were yet sinners. You continue to sin and he still loves you.
Twitter and Facebook news feeds will only reflect what you have chosen. Do not mistake what you read as indicating anything except what you have chosen.
Now right. Never tire of doing good works.
Trump
Christians following Trump.
Orlando shoting
Christians doing anything but loving one another.
Anyone can love those that love them. God loves you and loved you while you were yet sinners. You continue to sin and he still loves you.
Twitter and Facebook news feeds will only reflect what you have chosen. Do not mistake what you read as indicating anything except what you have chosen.
Now right. Never tire of doing good works.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Not Even Close
Friend:
Not even close. I get the 1970s reference now, and I get the connection between the homeless and recycling. I think it makes a lot of sense to look to the FreeGeek model for inspiration, too. Is there anything going on at Tx/Rx that looks like FreeGeek? What about organizations that address part of the problem, like Compucycle and Compudopt? Where are the gaps in Houston's network of partners and what's needed to make your vision real?
Randy:
Tx/Rx is more like Pumping Station: One than FreeGeek Chicago yet still there $$$ model is based on offering classes and shared maker space for small $$. FreeGeek is based on being respectful of anyone coming in the door, recycling, refurbishing and reselling electronics loaded with freelibre software with a special interest group committed to open source civic hacking all also bringing in $$. Compucycle seems to be the same model but within a company instead of an NFP so of course not anyone can just walk in and start learning and helping. Compudopt, more like Willow Creek Computer Connections, except that schools / students are the main beneficiaries. My vision would be that there would be a university committed to freelibre and open software and hardware as well as zero waste and a minimal carbon footprint. I hear pieces of committment to these ideals all throughout Houston until it hits folks that they have to eat and then either fear sets in, an irrational fear that says helping cancer patients will expose your family to cancer or that helping the homeless or other disenfranchised groups will cause you to be disenfranchised. Bacon's You not you Friend Then I hear things like never do anything for free or that it is all fine and good to talk ideologically but don't try to do it, or that HR concerns trump transparency. Yes we can hack and get out the data. When I was at Exxon a freightening parlour trick I could do was guess a persons salary within a few thousand dollars except for the few who were independently rich. It would certainly be nice if they just gave us the data though. I think there fear is that HR issues are indeed rampant and that an accurate picture of financial discrimination and pension dangers will be presented.
Not even close. I get the 1970s reference now, and I get the connection between the homeless and recycling. I think it makes a lot of sense to look to the FreeGeek model for inspiration, too. Is there anything going on at Tx/Rx that looks like FreeGeek? What about organizations that address part of the problem, like Compucycle and Compudopt? Where are the gaps in Houston's network of partners and what's needed to make your vision real?
Randy:
Tx/Rx is more like Pumping Station: One than FreeGeek Chicago yet still there $$$ model is based on offering classes and shared maker space for small $$. FreeGeek is based on being respectful of anyone coming in the door, recycling, refurbishing and reselling electronics loaded with freelibre software with a special interest group committed to open source civic hacking all also bringing in $$. Compucycle seems to be the same model but within a company instead of an NFP so of course not anyone can just walk in and start learning and helping. Compudopt, more like Willow Creek Computer Connections, except that schools / students are the main beneficiaries. My vision would be that there would be a university committed to freelibre and open software and hardware as well as zero waste and a minimal carbon footprint. I hear pieces of committment to these ideals all throughout Houston until it hits folks that they have to eat and then either fear sets in, an irrational fear that says helping cancer patients will expose your family to cancer or that helping the homeless or other disenfranchised groups will cause you to be disenfranchised. Bacon's You not you Friend Then I hear things like never do anything for free or that it is all fine and good to talk ideologically but don't try to do it, or that HR concerns trump transparency. Yes we can hack and get out the data. When I was at Exxon a freightening parlour trick I could do was guess a persons salary within a few thousand dollars except for the few who were independently rich. It would certainly be nice if they just gave us the data though. I think there fear is that HR issues are indeed rampant and that an accurate picture of financial discrimination and pension dangers will be presented.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Randall Baxley
In Houston now and E-waste, Recycling and Treatment of the Homeless have come fast and furious. Currently on a slow and disappointed burn over Houston's Media and at Large 1970's response.
1 · Like · Reply · 2 days ago · Mute
Friend
hey Randy, can you clarify?
Like · 1h ago
Friend
specifically, how can they improve ewaste/recycling and i'm confused about at large 1970.
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
http://www.khou.com/news/city-leaders-push-move-homeless-downtown-streets/93173117
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
Not a new problem http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/East-Downtown-wants-city-to-ban-sleeping-on-2081594.php
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
Indeed in the 1970s I was what is now called Homeless in Houston. I lived in my car then in several transient hotels, the Downtown Y and a place called Mainstream. I worked at the docks to get out of the car then at Peakload where I interacted daily with folks living at The Sally, Star and Open Door. Everyone knew if you were caught without an ID and $10.00 you were headed for 51 Reisner.
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
eWaste https://medium.com/@davideads/coding-standards-2-origin-stories-f079439ff23a#.rv5e80pyu
Like · 59m ago
Randall Baxley
recycling where there is a marketable commodity allows for entrepreneurs to operate from the level of meeting a truck at 5am to sell to the truck just as for years we met trucks at 3am to 5am to get newspapers to sell.
Like · 43m ago
Randall Baxley
Where there is not a market and there is material we need to look at better use and planning along all phases of the life cycle so that there is a market.
Like · 41m ago
Randall Baxley
And of course sweeping people out of downtown and midtown will sweep them onto Metrorail on passes given out by those who are "helping" so they can spend their days on rail platforms and on rail cars cutting into metro profits and keeping all but the poorest or most fool hardy off rail then they will also go out to our neighborhoods on those rails and recycle anything not tied down. So why not channel all that energy into replicating the Compucycle or FreeGeek model in every vacant space in our city large enough to do so. http://www.click2houston.com/web/kprc/news/hundreds-of-overdoses-tied-to-emerging-illegal-drug was also too timely for me not to believe there is a city gov coordination to make us look the other way as human rights are violated.
Like · 27m ago
Randall Baxley
Not sure what outsiders can see here https://www.facebook.com/groups/computer.connection/?fref=nf but there is the basics here http://www.willowcreek.org/southbarrington/get-involved/computer-connection
Like · 9m ago
Randall Baxley
Is that enough depth?
In Houston now and E-waste, Recycling and Treatment of the Homeless have come fast and furious. Currently on a slow and disappointed burn over Houston's Media and at Large 1970's response.
1 · Like · Reply · 2 days ago · Mute
Friend
hey Randy, can you clarify?
Like · 1h ago
Friend
specifically, how can they improve ewaste/recycling and i'm confused about at large 1970.
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
http://www.khou.com/news/city-leaders-push-move-homeless-downtown-streets/93173117
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
Not a new problem http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/East-Downtown-wants-city-to-ban-sleeping-on-2081594.php
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
Indeed in the 1970s I was what is now called Homeless in Houston. I lived in my car then in several transient hotels, the Downtown Y and a place called Mainstream. I worked at the docks to get out of the car then at Peakload where I interacted daily with folks living at The Sally, Star and Open Door. Everyone knew if you were caught without an ID and $10.00 you were headed for 51 Reisner.
Like · 1h ago
Randall Baxley
eWaste https://medium.com/@davideads/coding-standards-2-origin-stories-f079439ff23a#.rv5e80pyu
Like · 59m ago
Randall Baxley
recycling where there is a marketable commodity allows for entrepreneurs to operate from the level of meeting a truck at 5am to sell to the truck just as for years we met trucks at 3am to 5am to get newspapers to sell.
Like · 43m ago
Randall Baxley
Where there is not a market and there is material we need to look at better use and planning along all phases of the life cycle so that there is a market.
Like · 41m ago
Randall Baxley
And of course sweeping people out of downtown and midtown will sweep them onto Metrorail on passes given out by those who are "helping" so they can spend their days on rail platforms and on rail cars cutting into metro profits and keeping all but the poorest or most fool hardy off rail then they will also go out to our neighborhoods on those rails and recycle anything not tied down. So why not channel all that energy into replicating the Compucycle or FreeGeek model in every vacant space in our city large enough to do so. http://www.click2houston.com/web/kprc/news/hundreds-of-overdoses-tied-to-emerging-illegal-drug was also too timely for me not to believe there is a city gov coordination to make us look the other way as human rights are violated.
Like · 27m ago
Randall Baxley
Not sure what outsiders can see here https://www.facebook.com/groups/computer.connection/?fref=nf but there is the basics here http://www.willowcreek.org/southbarrington/get-involved/computer-connection
Like · 9m ago
Randall Baxley
Is that enough depth?
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