On The Road: Destination Los Angeles CA. story by August H Mallory part 1

As I arrive In the city of Los Angeles, I am now observing a city that maybe famous for
the many movie actors and actresses, and other well known celebrities, but the city of Los angeles also has its share of con artists as well. but I have noticed this time as I had noticed back in 1982 when I first saw Los Angeles, was the many people who are homeless and poor. and the desperation in their souls. I remember when I went into a restaurant to have dinner, there was a man seated next to me. he was homeless, and he was having a meal but was not able to pay for the meal. and this created an uproar with the restaurant. the guy said that he was willing to go to jail for it.
I intervened and offered to pay for this person's meal. the waitress thanked me but told the guy to never step foot back into that restaurant again. I felt pretty bad for the guy, but I asked this person to sit and talk with me. I informed him that what he did was wrong. but I understood he was hungry, he was very lucky to not have been arrested.
I mentioned to him that there was were ways to earn money to buy what he needed. I asked him if he had considered temporary employment work. or working as a flyer distribution person, he could earn himself money for 2-3 hours a day. these were options that he could take. I gave him a list of temporary employment services and flyer distribution firms who were looking for people. it now the year 2007, not alot has changed. however more employment agencies are opening up in metro Los Angeles. which is a good sign, which means that the homeless can have more opportunities to find work if they want it. I spend an entire day in Downtown LA. and I see the homeless sleeping in cardboard boxes and in tents. sleeping in alleyways, and doorways and where ever they can get some rest. the Los Angeles police department has not changed, they are still the aggressive, baton swinging, trigger happy, shoot first ask questions last department that they always have been. in movies and television the LAPD has always been portrayed as a very professional police department.
but to see their actions in real life paints an entire different picture from what is portrayed in the movies. as many people put it the LAPD is full of redneck hillbillies, hicks from the hills, backwood gun toting cowboys with no proper training what so ever. a department who has a serious hatred for blacks and hispanics. and if a person appears homeless, that person will catch more flack than your average individual, simply because he or she is homeless. as I am about to wrap up day one in LA. I take a trip to the Los Angeles County Department Of Social Services. whom I observe but not surprised that this department is run highly by african americans who may appear to be educated in their fields, but their attitudes and behaviors speak a different language. many black clients refer to them as uncle toms and aunt jemima's who kissed up to the system to get their jobs.
I sat in the client waiting area to get a good view of just how clients were being treated. believe me, I have never seen such rudeness and mean spirited behavior in my life. suddenly without warning there was a shouting match between clients and case managers. and things got so bad that one client came very close to sending a chair through a glass window at one case manager, he bedside manner was just appalling and ridiculous. the client had to be restrained by two other clients and a security person and escorted out of the building.
many of the poor in Los Angeles are african american and to see how african americans treat one another is a crying shame. there is so much prejudice present that it is totally sickening. the city of angels did not come from heaven, that's for sure, but maybe from the devil you might say. there are so many mean spirited blacks in america, that it does make you sick to your stomach. what is it that makes blacks hate each other. or as some might say dislike each other. this is my story from Los Angeles,

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Waking up on the other side of life story by August H Mallory

As I look back on what my life could have been. but never was. I keep thinking about what my family was like, we were very poor in many ways. after my dad became disabled things begin to go down hill. I didn't realize it at first but I had often wondered why we as kids could not afford the things that we did as we were growing up. dad had became disabled due to an injury on his job. and I had often wondered why he didn't go to work everyday like alot of fathers did.
I went through hell in school, getting into fights with other kids because I didn't dress as well as they did. my mother was a chronic alcoholic, everybody knew it. they would make fun of us kids because she wouldn't care how she dressed or what she wore in public, it was really embarassing for us. dad was in and out of the hospital alot. and dealing with an alcoholic mother was not an easy thing.
I don't know how I did it but I managed to survive such horrible times. I later entered high school, this was not an easy ordeal either but it was better than elementary school was. after my four years in high school ended, it was now time to find a new career for myself, what was I going to do with my life now that school was now over with. I was not afraid of growing up like most people were. I really wanted to move on. but as I grew older I saw very little opportunity for myself. I wanted to go to college. but could not afford the cost. so I had to ask myself, what do I do now. I didn't care for the life of being a hustler like many black males in my community had ventured off into. It may be a crime to be a black man in america, and I already had this strike against me, because I was already labled a criminal, even by my own race. so I took another route, I joined the U.S.Armed forces hopefully this would give me the edge on life that I needed. being in the military wasn't too bad of a life, but even then I was confronted by discrimination by whites and even other blacks.
I didn't see this at first but alot of the prejudice I experienced was based on jealousy. and even today the military still has its share of jealousy and prejudice. I have often wondered why I would be confronted by hostility. I always considered myself an easy going person. and I think this was the problem I was a fairly nice guy. and in many cases peo[ple are willing to take kindness for weakness, and this happens in every environment. as I look back on my life today, I have asked my self. how did homelessness happen. it was due to the economy in many cases. jobs were hard to find. jobs at every level.
even temporary employment was on a down low. and I asked myself, I am a veteran of the armed forces why am I having such a hard time trying to find employment. as I looked around many people with the college degrees were getting all of the jobs. at one time if a person was a veteran of the military he or she was given first consideration over everybody. but as times have changed this is no longer the case anymore. as I tried to go to school on the GI bill I ended up dropping out because I had to keep a roof over my head. the money for school helped with school but it didn't help my living situation. and this just put me in a bigger mess than I was already in.
I have now sought the help of credit counselors to keep me out of debt. and help me to resume my payments on what I owe to whom. I now own and operate my very own wholesale and retail business. and I am now getting many, many, inquiries concerning my small business. I have joined the local chamber of commerce, I now help make decisions on various zoning laws and districts. I have just awkened on the other side of life.

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9/11 Links:

1. Full footage from 9/11 PC format: http://www.glennbeck.com/news/11012007.shtml
2. 911 blogger has some interesting reads: http://www.911blogger.com/node/10370

Other Links:

1. This is an interesting treaty that might bring discussion to this blog (water wars?): http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/closindx.htm
2. This link is a non profit wanting congress to read the bills act before voting and have a bill to forcing the congress to write the laws act rather than the lobbyist: See link for more info: http://www.downsizedc.org
   

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